Certamina ludis Historicus et Martialis Artist
Posts about bare knuckle prizefighting and professional gloved contests from the 1850s to 1930s.
In 1902, future World Heavyweight Boxing Champion Marvin Hart was a rising contender. Fighting primarily out of his hometown of Louisville, Kentucky, Hart was matched against Kid Carter at the Southern Athletic Club on May 2, 1902. At 17-1, Hart knew another victory would go a long way in securing a heavyweight title fight. The Brooklyn-born Kid Carter intended to
Mike “Twin” Sullivan claimed the Welterweight World Boxing Championship, when he decisioned Honey Mellody in April 1907. Possessing both heavy hands and better than normal boxing skills, Sullivan claimed victories over the great Joe Gans and future Welterweight World Boxing Champion Harry Lewis during his career. Lewis won the welterweight title, when Sullivan could no longer make the 147 pound
1909 saw Stanley Ketchel continue his torrid pace through all the top fighters around the middleweight limit. In March 1909, Ketchel faced a rare challenge, when he fought reigning World Light Heavyweight Champion Philadelphia Jack O’Brien. O’Brien was a slick boxer, who used his speed and elusiveness to pummel Ketchel in the early rounds. Despite O’Brien’s size advantage, Ketchel was
In this post, which was previously a podcast, we will discuss the epic sixty-one round draw between James J. Corbett and Peter Jackson in 1891. This bout prepared Corbett for his successful challenge of John L. Sullivan in 1892. On March 21, 1891, the most serious contender for the inactive John L. Sullivan’s world championship broke the color line to
Nam October 5, 1861 edition of the Cincinnati Daily Press, editoribus trahi a fabulam de filum de ministerio Spiritus Times. The filum fabula retulit in eadem pugna inter illa prizefighting Anglorum fortissimus Tom Sayers current et Anglorum fortissimus Jem Mace. Utrumque Sayers Mace sunt et felicia monstrare, Anglorum circenses, cum stetisset in a *
On January 5, 1900, four days before a showdown with Bantamweight Boxing Champion Terry McGovern, Featherweight World Boxing Champion George Dixon made an announcement to chill the spine of all his supporters. Dixon announced that win or lose, he would be retiring from the ring after the bout with McGovern. The last thing a manager wants to hear before a
On a March night in San Francisco, heavyweight contender Marvin Hart proved pure aggressiveness could sometimes win a decision. Postquam 20 rounds of boxing, referee Greggains, the only judge, awarded the decision over the great Jack Johnson to Hart. Hart met Johnson on March 28, 1905. Johnson entered the ring as the betting favorite. Ingressus est etiam unus of
Dum pugnando clarus Ioannes L. Sullivan in ultimo mundo patrocinium prizefight pugnatum est sub nudo talo regit, Interfuit etiam Jake Kilrain in multis globus chirothecae. Prizefighting erat transitus ab nudis articulis regulis ad globum datis sub Marchione Queensberry Rules (primo amateur et professio caestu) nuper in 19th Century. Sicut Catullus, Kilrain pugnaret in major
William Muldoon fuit Mundus regnans Gravis Champion luctandi et notabilis corporis culturae, Cum Muldoon versatus est a Johanne L. Sullivan adiutores ut pugnaret in figura. Sullivan erat regnans World Heavyweight Bare Knuckle Prizefighting Champion. Et signatum est in occursum eius durior provocator pactum, Jake Kilrain, mense Iulio 1889. Catullus confessus erat in mala specie,
Die martis, February 22, 1910, Ad Wolgast provocavit Mundus Lightweight Boxing Champion Battling Nelson for Nelson titulus apud Richmond Arena in Point Richmond, California. XXVIII annos Nelson magni Joe Gans titulum pulsando vicit 1908. Periti pugilatu Wolgasti non exspectaverunt ut Nelson devinceret, etiamsi Wolgast consilium diurna de Nelson in tenuisset. 1909. Pundits