Kontakt
V 1902, future World Heavyweight Boxing Champion Marvin Hart was a rising contender. Kontakt, Kentucky, Kontakt 2, 1902. At 17-1, Kontakt. The Brooklyn-born Kid Carter intended to
Category: Zgodovina nagrajevanja
Posts about bare knuckle prizefighting and professional gloved contests from the 1850s to 1930s.
Ketchel Starches Sullivan
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
Ketchel se bori proti lahkemu šampionu
1909 videl, kako je Stanley Ketchel nadaljeval svoj mučen tempo skozi vse najboljše borce okoli meje srednje kategorije. In March 1909, Ketchel se je soočila z redkim izzivom, ko se je boril z vladajočim svetovnim prvakom v polteški kategoriji Philadelphia Jackom O’Brienom. O’Brien je bil uglajen boksar, ki je v zgodnjih krogih uporabil svojo hitrost in izmuzljivost, da je razbil Ketchela. Kljub O'Brienovi velikostni prednosti, Ketchel je bila
An Epic 61 Round Draw
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. Marca 21, 1891, the most serious contender for the inactive John L. Sullivan’s world championship broke the color line to
Prizefighters Meet in Liverpool Pub
For the October 5, 1861 edition of the Cincinnati Daily Press, editors pulled a story off the wire service from the Spirit of the Times. The wire story reported on a fight between former English prizefighting champion Tom Sayers and current English champion Jem Mace. Both Sayers and Mace were touring with English circuses, when they stopped in at a
“Terrible” Terry Beats Dixon for Title
Januarja 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
Hart’s Face Beats Up Johnson’s Fist
On a March night in San Francisco, heavyweight contender Marvin Hart proved pure aggressiveness could sometimes win a decision. Po 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. Vstopil je tudi kot eden od
Jake Kilrain Škatle za neodločen
Čeprav je znan po boju proti Johnu L. Sullivan v zadnji borbi za nagrado svetovnega prvenstva, ki je potekala po pravilih golih prstov, Jake Kilrain je sodeloval tudi v številnih dvobojih v rokavicah. Prizefighting je prešel iz pravil z golimi členki na dvoboje v rokavicah po pravilih markiza Queensberryja (zgodnji amaterski in profesionalni boks) v poznem 19. stoletju. Kot Sullivan, Kilrain bi se boril v majorju
Muldoon križi Z Sullivan
William Muldoon je bil aktualni svetovni prvak v rokoborbi v težki kategoriji in znan fizični kulturnik, ko je bil Muldoon zaročen z Johnom L. Sullivanovi podporniki, da spravijo svojega borca v formo. Sullivan je bil aktualni svetovni prvak v borbah z golimi členki v težki kategoriji. Podpisal je pogodbo za srečanje s svojim najtežjim tekmecem, Jake Kilrain, julija 1889. Sullivan je priznal, da je v slabem stanju,
Ad Wolgast osvoji naslov prvaka v lahki kategoriji
V torek, Februar 22, 1910, Ad Wolgast je v Richmond Areni v Point Richmondu izzval svetovnega prvaka v lahkem boksu, ki se bori z Nelsonom za Nelsonov naslov, California. 28-letni Nelson je naslov osvojil tako, da je nokavtiral velikega Joeja Gansa 1908. Boksarski strokovnjaki niso pričakovali, da bo Wolgast premagal Nelsona, čeprav je imel Wolgast časopisno odločitev glede Nelsona v 1909. Strokovnjaki