Combat Sports Historian at Martial Artist
Posts about bare knuckle prizefighting and professional gloved contests from the 1850s to 1930s.
Charles Henry “Jack” Blackburn achieved his greatest fame as the trainer of World Heavyweight Boxing Champion Joe Louis from 1934 upang 1942. Louis is widely considered to be one of the top three to five heavyweights in professional boxing history and some consider him the best heavyweight fighter. “Jack” Binuo ni Blackburn ang mga talento ng batang kampeon at tinulungan siya
Sa Martes, Disyembre 12, 1916, Sam Langford defended the “Colored World Heavyweight Boxing Championship”, which he won from Sam McVea in February 1916. Sa pagitan ng 1904 at 1919, the best African-American boxers, or black Canadians like Langford, were stuck fighting each other for “Colored” Championship. If a white fighter did fight them, it was only to develop their own reputation to
James J. Pinamunuan ni Jeffries ang American heavyweight boxing mula sa 1899 upang 1904. Matapos manalo sa World Heavyweight Boxing Championship mula kay Bob Fitzsimmons sa 1899, Ginawa ni Jeffries 9 matagumpay na pagtatanggol sa titulo sa susunod na limang taon. Siya ay nagretiro nang walang talo 1905 bago maakit pabalik para sa isang masamang pagbabalik laban sa mahusay na Jack Johnson. Hindi nanalo si Jeffries sa kanyang mga laban sa superior boxing
Jake Kilrain is best known as the last and toughest challenger to John L. Sullivan in the last bare knuckle world championship fight. Despite Kilrain’s inability to beat John L. Sullivan, he had a successful career both before and after the bout with the mighty Sullivan. Fighting for 10 more years in gloved bouts, Kilrain was mostly successful but on
Sa Marso 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
Sa Hulyo 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.” Kahit na si Georges Carpentier
Habang ang hubad na buko prizefighter na si Tom Allen ay ipinanganak sa England noong 1840, ginugol niya ang karamihan sa kanyang pang-adultong buhay sa St Louis pagkatapos lumipat sa Estados Unidos noong 1867. Matapos ang isang nakakadismaya na pagkatalo kay Jem Mace 1870, kung saan pinahanga niya ang mga manonood sa isang magagaling na pagganap sa isang natatalo na pagsisikap, Nagsimulang mangampanya si Allen para sa isang pagbaril sa Amerikano
Si Monte Attell ay ang nakababatang kapatid ng World Featherweight Boxing Champion na si Abe Attell. Si Monte ay palaging nananatili sa anino ng kanyang nakatatandang kapatid ngunit isang mahuhusay na manlalaban sa kanyang sariling karapatan. Si Monte ay mananalo sa World Bantamweight Boxing Championship sa panahon ng kanyang karera at itatag ang kanyang sarili bilang isang world class fighter. Sa 1904, siya ay isang 19 na taong gulang up-and-coming
During his first run as World Featherweight Boxing Champion, Abe Attell was based out of St. Louis, Ilog ng Misuri. Besides having his camp in St. Louis, Attell defended his title several times at St. Louis’ West End Athletic Club. At the time, St. Louis was the largest city west of the Mississippi River in the United States. Born Abraham Washington Attell
Bob “Rudy Robert” Fitzsimmons was an English boxer, who won the undisputed middleweight, heavyweight and light heavyweight world championships, at the turn of the 20th Century. Often mistaken for an Australian because he started his boxing career there, Fitzsimmons traveled to the United States in 1890 to campaign for the middleweight championship. Fitzsimmons stood just under 6 feet tall but