Hanesydd Chwaraeon Brwydro ac Artist Ymladd
Posts about bare knuckle prizefighting and professional gloved contests from the 1850s to 1930s.
Yn 1902, Roedd Marvin Hart, Pencampwr Bocsio Pwysau Trwm y Byd yn y dyfodol, yn gystadleuydd cynyddol. Ymladd yn bennaf allan o'i dref enedigol, Louisville, Kentucky, Cafodd Hart ei gêm yn erbyn Kid Carter yn y Southern Athletic Club ym mis Mai 2, 1902. At 17-1, Roedd Hart yn gwybod y byddai buddugoliaeth arall yn mynd yn bell i sicrhau gornest teitl pwysau trwm. Bwriad y Kid Carter a aned yn Brooklyn oedd
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 gweld Stanley Ketchel yn parhau â'i gyflymdra cythryblus trwy'r holl ymladdwyr gorau o gwmpas y terfyn pwysau canol. In March 1909, Roedd her brin yn wynebu Ketchel, pan ymladdodd yn teyrnasu Pencampwr Pwysau Trwm Ysgafn y Byd Philadelphia Jack O’Brien. Roedd O’Brien yn focsiwr slic, a ddefnyddiodd ei gyflymdra a'i ddirgelwch i bwmpio Ketchel yn y rowndiau cynnar. Er gwaethaf mantais maint O'Brien, Ketchel oedd
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. Ar Fawrth 21, 1891, the most serious contender for the inactive John L. Sullivan’s world championship broke the color line to
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, pan stopion nhw i mewn yn a
Ar Ionawr 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. After 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. He also entered as one of
While famous for fighting John L. Sullivan in the last world championship prizefight contested under bare knuckle rules, Jake Kilrain also took part in many gloved bouts. Prizefighting was transitioning from bare knuckle rules to gloved bouts under the Marquess of Queensberry Rules (early amateur and professional boxing) in the late 19th Century. Like Sullivan, Kilrain would fight in major
Ar ddydd Mawrth, Chwefror 22, 1910, Heriodd Ad Wolgast Bencampwr Bocsio Pwysau Ysgafn y Byd yn brwydro yn erbyn Nelson am deitl Nelson yn Richmond Arena yn Point Richmond, California. Enillodd Nelson, 28 oed, y teitl trwy guro'r gwych Joe Gans i mewn 1908. Nid oedd arbenigwyr bocsio yn disgwyl i Wolgast drechu Nelson er bod Wolgast wedi cynnal penderfyniad papur newydd dros Nelson yn 1909. Pundits
Ganed Tom Allen yn Birmingham, Lloegr ond ymladdodd rhai o'i ornestau enwocaf yn America. Yn 1867, Symudodd Allen i St. Louis, y ddinas fwyaf i'r gorllewin o'r Mississippi. Allen byth yn gadael a byddai'n defnyddio St. Louis fel ei gartref i hyfforddi ar gyfer ymladd gwobrau. Ymladdodd Allen yn bennaf mewn ymladdfeydd migwrn noeth gan na fyddai bocsio Americanaidd