Bardagaíþróttasagnfræðingur og bardagalistamaður
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. Þó, before O’Baldwin could face Mace, he served as a second for a friend and fellow prizefighter named Hicken. Atvinnubardaga á 19. öld naut lélegs orðspors utan
Júlí 3, 1905, Marvin Hart entered the fight for the vacant world title as a 3 til 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
Í 2010, St. Louis var 58 stærsta borg í Bandaríkjunum og 19. stærsta höfuðborgarsvæðinu. Kringum aldamótin, það var fimmta eða sjötta stærsta borg í Bandaríkjunum og stærsta vestan Mississippi River. St. Louis had one of the largest clothing, shoe and beer manufacturing industries in
Nóvember 30, 1871, mikill mannfjöldi fór um borð í tíu lestarvagna á New Orleans, Mobile og Texas járnbraut þar sem hún stoppaði á Canal Street í New Orleans, Louisiana. Lestin hélt áfram að Montgomery stöðinni nálægt Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, þar sem mannfjöldinn yfirgaf rigninguna og lagði leið sína inn í skóginn. Svo skrýtin ganga
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. Þó, doctors diagnosed pneumonia. McGovern went from walking and talking to unresponsive in just one or two days. McGovern never recovered.
Enginn nýtti sér No Decision tímabil atvinnuhnefaleika eins og Battling Levinsky. Levinsky var hæfileikaríkur varnarboxari, sem skemmdist lítið í átökum sínum. Þegar Ring Magazine spurði hann hvers vegna hann væri svona virkur, stundum að taka 3 slagsmál á einum degi í kringum New York, sagði Levinsky, “Mér líkar við peninga og ég meiðast aldrei.” Levinsky var
Mars 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
Júlí 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.” Jafnvel þó Georges Carpentier
Á maí 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
Fáir sem vita um prizefighter Paddy Ryan sennilega þekkja hann sem John L. Fórnarlamb Sullivan er. Sullivan slá Ryan fyrir Heavyweight Prizefighting Championship árið 1882. Ryan var þó góður bardagamaður í sjálfu sér. Ryan fæddist í mars 15, 1851 á Írlandi. Fjölskylda hans fluttist til Troy, New York. Ryan var þekktur í gegnum tíðina