Historiador dels esports de combat i artista marcial
Posts about bare knuckle prizefighting and professional gloved contests from the 1850s to 1930s.
Oliver Leonard Kirk té la distinció de ser l'únic boxejador olímpic a guanyar una medalla d'or en dues categories de pes diferents en els mateixos Jocs Olímpics. Oliver Kirk va aconseguir aquesta gesta a la seva ciutat natal en els Jocs Olímpics 1904. St. Louis va ser seu de la tercera Olimpíada durant el 1904 Fira Exposició del Món. Like the Paris Games four years before, St. Louis gave
In December 1920, robbers killed Patrolman Charles Daly at the entrance to his home in the 4000 block of Forest Park Boulevard. St. Louis Police aggressively investigated the murder but it was never solved. Prior to his death, the Daly name was already well-known in St. Louis. Charles Daly was the son of professional prizefighter Dan Daly, who fought in
Tot i que és famós per lluitar contra John L. Sullivan a l'última lluita de premis del campionat del món disputada sota les regles del nus nus, Jake Kilrain també va participar en molts combats amb guants. Prizefighting estava passant de les regles de nus nus a combats enguantats sota les regles del Marquès de Queensberry (primera boxa amateur i professional) a finals del segle XIX. Com Sullivan, Kilrain lluitaria en major
Com he escrit en diversos posts, els millors boxejadors de pes pesat entre 1900 i 1919 van ser els boxejadors afroamericans obligats a lluitar entre ells per la “Campionat de colors”. Fins i tot després que el gran Jack Johnson finalment trenqués la línia de color i guanyés el Campionat Mundial de Pes Pesat, només defensaria el títol davant dels contendents blancs. As a result, els desafiadors més durs
Sam McVey would win the World Colored Heavyweight Boxing Championship in an era where the three best fighters were black and frozen out of the title picture. He started 1903 out so well, he would put pressure on World Heavyweight Boxing Champion James J. Jeffries to give him a match. Jeffries refused to break the “color line” by giving a
Al novembre 30, 1910, reports came from England that former World Heavyweight Prizefighting Champion Jem Mace had died at 79 anys d'edat. Mace was world champion from 1860 to 1862 and again from 1866 to 1876. After reportedly earning a million dollars in a career that spanned 1857 to 1909, Jem Mace died penniless. He was laid to rest
“Terrible” Terry McGovern proved to be a rare fighter at the turn of the Twentieth Century. While smaller boxers packed no power in their punches, McGovern, who scaled between 110 i 126 lliures, possessed tremendous knockout power. “Terrible” Terry often finished his opponents in the first four rounds. Al juliol 1, 1899, Brooklyn based McGovern met Chicago’s Johnny Richie at
This post is an excerpt from the revised book Morrissey vs. A: Política, Prizefighting i l'assassinat de Bill el Carnisser. The hot air laid stagnant in the room as the man in the corner tried to sleep. Giving up on the possibility of sleep, the “Troy Giant” pulled himself into a sitting position on the edge of the bed.
Al maig 11, 1900, World Heavyweight Boxing Champion James J. Jeffries fought his former employer James J. Corbett. Corbett held the World Heavyweight Boxing Championship in the early 1890s. Corbett hired the powerfully built Jeffires to help him prepare for his title challengers. Jeffries went on to win the world title from the man, who beat Corbett, Bob Fitzsimmons. Corbett
En 2010, St. Louis era la ciutat més gran de 58 als Estats Units i el 19 àrea metropolitana més gran. Al voltant de la volta del segle, que era la cinquena o sisena ciutat més gran als Estats Units i el més gran a l'oest del riu Mississippi. St. Louis had one of the largest clothing, shoe and beer manufacturing industries in