Istoricul sporturilor de luptă și artist marțial
Posts about bare knuckle prizefighting and professional gloved contests from the 1850s to 1930s.
În 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. La martie 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, when they stopped in at a
Ianuarie 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. După 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. A intrat și ca unul dintre
Deși faimos pentru lupta împotriva lui John L. Sullivan în ultima luptă cu premii la campionatul mondial, disputată sub regulile simple, Jake Kilrain a luat parte și la multe lupte cu mănuși. Luptele cu premii treceau de la regulile cu nodurile goale la lupte cu mănuși în conformitate cu Regulile Marquesului de Queensberry (box amator timpuriu și profesionist) la sfârşitul secolului al XIX-lea. Ca Sullivan, Kilrain avea să lupte în majoră
Marți, Februarie 22, 1910, Ad Wolgast l-a provocat pe campioana mondială la box uşoară, care se luptă cu Nelson pentru titlul lui Nelson, la Richmond Arena din Point Richmond, California. Nelson, în vârstă de 28 de ani, a câștigat titlul eliminându-l pe marele Joe Gans 1908. Experții în box nu se așteptau ca Wolgast să-l învingă pe Nelson, chiar dacă Wolgast a susținut o decizie a ziarului asupra lui Nelson în 1909. Experti
Tom Allen s-a născut la Birmingham, Anglia, dar a luptat cu unele dintre cele mai faimoase lupte ale sale din America. În 1867, Allen sa mutat la St.. Louis, cel mai mare oraș la vest de Mississippi. Allen nu a plecat niciodată și ar folosi St.. Louis ca bază de acasă pentru a se antrena pentru lupte cu premii. Allen a luptat în cea mai mare parte în lupte cu premiile goale, deoarece boxul american nu ar fi