Borrokako Kirolen Historialaria eta Martzial Artista
Posts about bare knuckle prizefighting and professional gloved contests from the 1850s to 1930s.
Charles Henry “Jack” Blackburn achieved his greatest fame as the trainer of World Heavyweight Boxing Champion Joe Louis from 1934 arte 1942. Louis is widely considered to be one of the top three to five heavyweights in professional boxing history and some consider him the best heavyweight fighter. “Jack” Blackburn developed the talents of the young champion and helped him
Asteartean, Abendua 12, 1916, Sam Langfordek defendatu zuen “Colored World Heavyweight Boxing Championship”, otsailean Sam McVeari irabazi zion 1916. Arteko 1904 eta 1919, boxeolari afroamerikar onenak, edo Langford bezalako kanadiar beltzak, trabatuta zeuden elkarren alde borrokan “Koloreztatua” Txapelketa. Borrokalari zuri batek borrokatuko balu, beren ospea garatzeko bakarrik izan zen
James J. Jeffries estatubatuar pisu astuneko boxeoan nagusitu zen 1899 arte 1904. Bob Fitzsimmonsen munduko pisu astuneko boxeo txapelketa irabazi ondoren 1899, Jeffries egin zuen 9 tituluen defentsa arrakastatsuak hurrengo bost urteetan. Garaitu gabe erretiratu zen 1905 Jack Johnson handiaren aurkako itzulera zoritxarra erakarri aurretik. Jeffries-ek ez zituen bere borrokak irabazi goi mailako boxeoarekin
Jake Kilrain is best known as the last and toughest challenger to John L. Sullivan in the last bare knuckle world championship fight. Despite Kilrain’s inability to beat John L. Sullivan, he had a successful career both before and after the bout with the mighty Sullivan. Fighting for 10 more years in gloved bouts, Kilrain was mostly successful but on
Martxoan 17, 1897, current World Heavyweight Boxing Champion James J. Corbett entered the boxing ring at Carson City, Nevada. Corbett faced the challenge of former middleweight boxing champion Bob Fitzsimmons. Corbett entered as the favorite enjoying both an almost twenty pound weight advantage and slick boxing skills. “Ruddy Robert” as Fitzsimmons was sometimes known won the World Middleweight Boxing Championship in
Uztailetik 2, 1921 in Jersey City, New Jersey, reigning World Heavyweight Boxing Champion Jack Dempsey met light heavyweight boxing king Georges Carpentier. Boxing fans flocked to event resulting in the first million dollar gate in boxing history. The match would prove the old boxing adage, “A good big man always beats a good little man.” Nahiz eta Georges Carpentier
Tom Allen saridun saridun bare knuckle Ingalaterran jaio zen bitartean 1840, Helduen bizitzaren zatirik handiena St Louisen eman zuen Estatu Batuetara lekualdatu ondoren 1867. Jem Mace-ren aurka galdu eta galdu ondoren 1870, non ikusleak txunditu zituen emanaldi galanta batekin, ahalegin galtzaile batean, Allen amerikarren aurkako tiro baten aldeko kanpaina egiten hasi zen
Monte Attell was the younger brother of World Featherweight Boxing Champion Abe Attell. Monte would always be stuck in the shadow of his older brother but was a talented fighter in his own right. Monte would win the World Bantamweight Boxing Championship during his career and establish himself as a world class fighter. Urtean 1904, he was a 19-year-old up-and-coming
Munduko Luma Pisuko Boxeo Txapeldun gisa egin zuen lehen lasterketan, Abe Attell-ek St. Louis, Missouri. Bere kanpamendua St-en izateaz gain. Louis, Attellek hainbat aldiz defendatu zuen bere titulua St. Louis’ West End Athletic Club. At the time, St. Louis Estatu Batuetako Mississippi ibaiaren mendebaldeko hiririk handiena zen. Abraham Washington Attell jaio zen
Bob “Rudy Robert” Fitzsimmons boxeolari ingelesa zen, pisu ertain eztabaidaezina irabazi zuena, pisu astunak eta pisu arinak munduko txapelketak, mendearen amaieran. Askotan australiar batekin nahastuta, han hasi baitzuen bere boxeo ibilbidea, Fitzsimmonsek Estatu Batuetara bidaiatu zuen 1890 pisu ertaineko txapelketarako kanpaina egiteko. Fitzsimmons azpian zegoen 6 oinak altu baina