Historiador de deportes de combate e artista marcial
Posts about bare knuckle prizefighting and professional gloved contests from the 1850s to 1930s.
In early March 1873, bare knuckle prizefighter Ned “The Irish Giant” O’Baldwin was preparing for a potential match with Jem Mace, who claimed the World Bare Knuckle Prizefighting Championship. Porén, before O’Baldwin could face Mace, he served as a second for a friend and fellow prizefighter named Hicken. A loita profesional no século XIX gozaba dunha mala reputación fóra de
En xullo de 3, 1905, Marvin Hart entrou na loita polo título mundial vacante por 3 para 1 oprimido. Jack Root who would be the first light heavyweight championship was the favorite to succeed the recently retired James J. Jeffries. Jeffries would referee this title match to replace him. Marvin Hart had recently beaten Jack Johnson. Amplamente considerado o
En 2010, St. Louis foi a 58 ª maior cidade dos Estados Unidos e 19 maior área metropolitana. Ao redor da virada do século, foi a quinta ou sexta maior cidade dos Estados Unidos ea maior a oeste do río Mississippi. St. Louis had one of the largest clothing, shoe and beer manufacturing industries in
En novembro 30, 1871, unha gran multitude de homes subiu a dez vagóns en Nova Orleans, O ferrocarril móbil e de Texas paraba en Canal Street en Nova Orleans, Louisiana. O tren continuou ata a estación de Montgomery preto de Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, onde a multitude deixou a choiva e abriuse camiño cara ao bosque. Unha procesión tan rara
On February 22, 1918, former World Bantamweight and Featherweight Boxing Champion “Terrible” Terry McGovern died in New York City’s Kings County Hospital. McGovern checked in a few days earlier with what McGovern thought was a severe upper respiratory infection. Porén, doctors diagnosed pneumonia. McGovern went from walking and talking to unresponsive in just one or two days. McGovern never recovered.
Ninguén aproveitou a era No Decision do boxeo profesional como Battling Levinsky. Levinsky era un hábil boxeador defensivo, que sufriu pouco dano durante as súas loitas. Cando a revista Ring preguntoulle por que estaba tan activo, ás veces tomando 3 pelexas nun día arredor de Nova York, dixo Levinsky, “Gústame os cartos e nunca me dan dano.” Levinsky era
En marzo 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
En xullo de 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.” Aínda que Georges Carpentier
En maio 11, 1900, World Heavyweight Boxing Champion James J. Jeffries fought his former employer James J. Corbett. Corbett held the World Heavyweight Boxing Championship in the early 1890s. Corbett hired the powerfully built Jeffires to help him prepare for his title challengers. Jeffries went on to win the world title from the man, who beat Corbett, Bob Fitzsimmons. Corbett
As poucas persoas que saben sobre o pugilista Paddy Ryan probablemente o coñecen como John L. Vítima de Sullivan. Sullivan bateu Ryan ao prizefighting Heavyweight Championship en 1882. Ryan era un bo loitador por dereito propio. Ryan naceu en marzo 15, 1851 en Irlanda. A súa familia emigrou Troy, New York. Ryan era coñecido polo seu