Hanesydd Chwaraeon Brwydro ac Artist Ymladd
Posts about bare knuckle prizefighting and professional gloved contests from the 1850s to 1930s.
Oliver Leonard Kirk sydd â'r fraint o fod yr unig bocsiwr Olympaidd i ennill medal aur mewn dau ddosbarth pwysau ar wahân yn yr un Gemau Olympaidd. Gyflawni Oliver Kirk camp hwn yn ei dref enedigol Gemau Olympaidd yn 1904. St. Cynnal Louis y trydydd Olympiad yn ystod y 1904 Dangosiad Ffair y Byd yn. Fel y Gemau Paris bedair blynedd cyn, 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
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
Fel yr wyf wedi ysgrifennu mewn sawl post, y bocswyr pwysau trwm gorau rhwng 1900 a 1919 a orfodwyd y paffwyr Affricanaidd-Americanaidd i ymladd yn erbyn ei gilydd dros y “Pencampwriaeth Lliw”. Hyd yn oed ar ôl i'r gwych Jack Johnson dorri'r llinell liw o'r diwedd ac ennill Pencampwriaeth Pwysau Trwm y Byd, dim ond yn erbyn cystadleuwyr gwyn y byddai'n amddiffyn y teitl. O ganlyniad, yr herwyr caletaf
Byddai Sam McVey ennill Pencampwriaeth Bocsio Byd Lliwiog Pwysau Trwm mewn oes lle mae tri diffoddwyr gorau yn ddu ac yn rhewi allan o'r darlun teitl. Dechreuodd 1903 allan mor dda, byddai'n rhoi pwysau ar y Byd Pwysau Trwm Bocsio Pencampwr James J. Jeffries i roi gem iddo. Gwrthododd Jeffries i dorri'r “llinell lliw” by giving a
Ar Dachwedd 30, 1910, Daeth adroddiadau o Loegr fod cyn Pwysau Trwm y Byd Prizefighting Pencampwr Jem Mace wedi marw yn 79 mlwydd oed. Roedd Mace bencampwr byd o 1860 i 1862 ac eto o 1866 i 1876. Ar ôl reportedly ennill miliwn o ddoleri mewn gyrfa sy'n rhychwantu 1857 i 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 a 126 bunnoedd, possessed tremendous knockout power. “Terrible” Terry often finished his opponents in the first four rounds. Ar Orffennaf 1, 1899, Brooklyn based McGovern met Chicago’s Johnny Richie at
This post is an excerpt from the revised book Morrissey vs. Poole: Gwleidyddiaeth, Prizefighting a Llofruddiaeth Mesur y Cigydd. 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.
Ar Fai 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
Yn 2010, St. Louis oedd y ddinas yn 58 mwyaf yn yr Unol Daleithiau a'r ardal fetropolitanaidd fwyaf 19eg. Tua throad y ganrif, yr oedd y pumed neu'r chweched mwyaf ddinas yn yr Unol Daleithiau a'r gorllewin fwyaf o Afon Mississippi. St. Louis had one of the largest clothing, shoe and beer manufacturing industries in