Kampsportshistoriker og kampsportskunstner
Posts about bare knuckle prizefighting and professional gloved contests from the 1850s to 1930s.
Oliver Leonard Kirk har den ære at være den eneste olympiske bokser til at vinde en guldmedalje i to separate vægtklasser i de samme olympiske lege. Oliver Kirk opnået dette kunststykke ved sin hjemby OL i 1904. St. Louis var vært for tredje olympiade under 1904 Verdensudstillingen Exposition. Like the Paris Games four years before, St. Louis gave
I 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
Mens den er berømt for at kæmpe mod John L. Sullivan i den sidste verdensmesterskabspræmiekamp, der konkurrerede under bar kno regler, Jake Kilrain deltog også i mange handskekampe. Præmiekampen gik fra regler for bare knoer til behandskekampe under Marquess of Queensberry-reglerne (tidlig amatør og professionel boksning) i slutningen af det 19. århundrede. Ligesom Sullivan, Kilrain ville kæmpe i dur
Som jeg har skrevet i flere indlæg, de bedste sværvægtsboksere imellem 1900 og 1919 blev de afroamerikanske boksere tvunget til at kæmpe mod hinanden for “Farvede Mesterskab”. Selv efter at den store Jack Johnson endelig brød farvelinjen og vandt World Heavyweight Championship, han ville kun forsvare titlen mod hvide kandidater. As a result, de hårdeste udfordrere
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
På November 30, 1910, reports came from England that former World Heavyweight Prizefighting Champion Jem Mace had died at 79 år. Mace was world champion from 1860 til 1862 and again from 1866 til 1876. After reportedly earning a million dollars in a career that spanned 1857 til 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 og 126 pounds, possessed tremendous knockout power. “Terrible” Terry often finished his opponents in the first four rounds. På juli 1, 1899, Brooklyn based McGovern met Chicago’s Johnny Richie at
This post is an excerpt from the revised book Morrissey vs. Til: Politik, Prizefighting og mordet på Bill the Butcher. 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.
Den maj 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
I 2010, St. Louis var den 58. største by i USA og den 19. største byområde. Omkring århundredskiftet, Det var den femte eller sjette største by i USA og den største vest for Mississippi-floden. St. Louis had one of the largest clothing, shoe and beer manufacturing industries in