היסטוריון ספורט קרבי ואמן לחימה
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. אולם, before O’Baldwin could face Mace, he served as a second for a friend and fellow prizefighter named Hicken. לחימה מקצועית במאות ה -19 נהנתה ממוניטין עניים מחוץ
בחודש יולי 3, 1905, Marvin Hart entered the fight for the vacant world title as a 3 <תוחלת bbox_x = bbox_y "787" = bbox_w "796" = bbox_h "12" = fsize "20" = fweight "14" = ירוק "3" אדום = "255" = "255" כחול = אלפא "255" = " 1 underdog. 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. Widely considered the
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בנובמבר 30, 1871, קהל גדול של גברים עלה על עשרה קרונות רכבת בניו אורלינס, רכבת ניידת וטקסס כשהיא עצרה ברחוב קאנאל בניו אורלינס, Louisiana. הרכבת המשיכה לתחנת מונטגומרי ליד Bay St. לואיס, מיסיסיפי, היכן שהקהל עזב את הגשם ועשה את דרכו אל היער. תהלוכה כל כך מוזרה
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. אולם, doctors diagnosed pneumonia. McGovern went from walking and talking to unresponsive in just one or two days. McGovern never recovered.
No one took advantage of the No Decision era of professional boxing like Battling Levinsky. Levinsky was a skilled defensive boxer, who took little damage during his fights. When Ring Magazine asked him why he was so active, sometimes taking 3 fights in a day around New York, Levinsky said, “I like money and I never get hurt.” Levinsky was
On March 17, 1897, current World Heavyweight Boxing Champion James J. Corbett entered the boxing ring at Carson City, נבאדה. 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
בחודש יולי 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.” למרות ז'ורז קרפנטייה
On May 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
כמה אנשים שיודעים על המתאגרף פאדי ריאן כנראה מכירים אותו כג'ון L. הקורבן של סאליבן. סאליבן הכה ריאן על האליפות במשקל כבד בתחרויות ההיאבקות 1882. Ryan was a good fighter in his own right though. Ryan was born on March 15, 1851 באירלנד. משפחתו היגרה לטרוי, ניו יורק. Ryan was known through out his