Historiador dels esports de combat i artista marcial
Posts about bare knuckle prizefighting and professional gloved contests from the 1850s to 1930s.
En 1902, future World Heavyweight Boxing Champion Marvin Hart was a rising contender. Fighting primarily out of his hometown of Louisville, Kentucky, Hart was matched against Kid Carter at the Southern Athletic Club on May 2, 1902. At 17-1, Hart knew another victory would go a long way in securing a heavyweight title fight. The Brooklyn-born Kid Carter intended to
Micro “Twin” Sullivan claimed the Welterweight World Boxing Championship, when he decisioned Honey Mellody in April 1907. Possessing both heavy hands and better than normal boxing skills, Sullivan claimed victories over the great Joe Gans and future Welterweight World Boxing Champion Harry Lewis during his career. Lewis won the welterweight title, when Sullivan could no longer make the 147 pound
1909 va veure a Stanley Ketchel continuar el seu ritme tòrrid a través de tots els millors lluitadors al voltant del límit de pes mitjà. In March 1909, Ketchel es va enfrontar a un repte rar, quan va lluitar contra el campió mundial de pes lleuger regnant Philadelphia Jack O'Brien. O'Brien era un boxejador astut, que va utilitzar la seva velocitat i evasió per colpejar Ketchel a les primeres rondes. Malgrat l'avantatge de mida d'O'Brien, Ketchel era
In this post, which was previously a podcast, we will discuss the epic sixty-one round draw between James J. Corbett and Peter Jackson in 1891. This bout prepared Corbett for his successful challenge of John L. Sullivan in 1892. Al març de 21, 1891, the most serious contender for the inactive John L. Sullivan’s world championship broke the color line to
For the October 5, 1861 edition of the Cincinnati Daily Press, editors pulled a story off the wire service from the Spirit of the Times. The wire story reported on a fight between former English prizefighting champion Tom Sayers and current English champion Jem Mace. Both Sayers and Mace were touring with English circuses, quan es van aturar a a
Al gener 5, 1900, four days before a showdown with Bantamweight Boxing Champion Terry McGovern, Featherweight World Boxing Champion George Dixon made an announcement to chill the spine of all his supporters. Dixon announced that win or lose, he would be retiring from the ring after the bout with McGovern. The last thing a manager wants to hear before a
En una nit de març a San Francisco, contendent de pes pesat Marvin Hart va demostrar agressivitat pura vegades podria guanyar una decisió. Després 20 rondes de boxa, àrbitre Greggains, l'únic jutge, awarded the decision over the great Jack Johnson to Hart. Hart es va reunir Johnson al març 28, 1905. Johnson va entrar en el ring com el favorit de les apostes. També va entrar com un dels
Tot i que és famós per lluitar contra John L. Sullivan a l'última lluita de premis del campionat del món disputada sota les regles del nus nus, Jake Kilrain també va participar en molts combats amb guants. Prizefighting estava passant de les regles de nus nus a combats enguantats sota les regles del Marquès de Queensberry (primera boxa amateur i professional) a finals del segle XIX. Com Sullivan, Kilrain lluitaria en major
William Muldoon was the reigning World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion and a noted physical culturist, when Muldoon was engaged by John L. Sullivan’s backers to get their fighter in shape. Sullivan was the reigning World Heavyweight Bare Knuckle Prizefighting Champion. He signed an agreement to meet his toughest challenger, Jake Kilrain, in July 1889. Sullivan admitted he was in bad shape,
Dimarts, Febrer 22, 1910, Ad Wolgast va desafiar el campió mundial de boxa lleugera lluitant contra Nelson pel títol de Nelson al Richmond Arena de Point Richmond, Califòrnia. Nelson, de 28 anys, va guanyar el títol eliminant al gran Joe Gans 1908. Els experts en boxa no esperaven que Wolgast derrotés a Nelson tot i que Wolgast va tenir una decisió del diari sobre Nelson a 1909. Els experts