Povjesničar borilačkih sportova i borilački umjetnik
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. Međutim, before O’Baldwin could face Mace, he served as a second for a friend and fellow prizefighter named Hicken. Profesionalne borbe u 19. stoljeću uživale su lošu reputaciju izvan zemlje
On July 3, 1905, Marvin Hart entered the fight for the vacant world title as a 3 to 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
U 2010, St. Louis je 58. po veličini grad u SAD-u i 19. po veličini metropolitansko područje. Oko prijelazu stoljeća, to je bio peti ili šesti po veličini grad u SAD-u i najveći zapadno od rijeke Mississippi. St. Louis je imao jednu od najvećih odjeće, shoe and beer manufacturing industries in
Studeni 30, 1871, velika gomila muškaraca ukrcala se u deset željezničkih vagona na New Orleansu, Mobilna i teksaška željeznica dok se zaustavljala u ulici Canal u New Orleansu, Louisiana. Vlak je nastavio do postaje Montgomery blizu Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, gdje je gomila ostavila kišu i uputila se u šumu. Tako čudna povorka
U veljači 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. Međutim, 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
Na ožujka 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
On July 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.” Iako Georges Carpentier
Svibnja 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
Nekoliko ljudi koji znaju o boksača Paddy Ryan vjerojatno ga znaju kao John L. Sullivan je žrtva. Sullivan pobijedio Ryana za profesionalni boks u teškoj kategoriji prvenstvu u 1882. Ryan je ipak bio dobar borac sam po sebi. Ryan je rođen u ožujku 15, 1851 u Irskoj. Njegova obitelj emigrirala u Troji, New York. Ryan je bio poznat kroz sve svoje