Historiador de deportes de combate y artista marcial
Posts about bare knuckle prizefighting and professional gloved contests from the 1850s to 1930s.
Oliver Leonard Kirk tiene la distinción de ser el único boxeador olímpico en ganar una medalla de oro en dos categorías de peso diferentes en los mismos Juegos Olímpicos. Oliver Kirk logró esta hazaña en su ciudad natal en los Juegos Olímpicos 1904. St. Louis hosted the third Olympiad during the 1904 World’s Fair Exposition. 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
Si bien era famoso por luchar contra John L.. Sullivan en la última pelea por el campeonato mundial disputada bajo las reglas del nudillo desnudo, Jake Kilrain también participó en muchos combates con guantes.. Las peleas de premios estaban pasando de las reglas de nudillos desnudos a peleas con guantes bajo las Reglas del Marqués de Queensberry. (primeros boxeo amateur y profesional) a finales del siglo XIX. como sullivan, Kilrain pelearía en mayor
Como he escrito en varios posts, los mejores boxeadores de peso pesado entre 1900 y 1919 ¿Fueron los boxeadores afroamericanos obligados a luchar entre sí por el “Campeonato de colores”. Incluso después de que el gran Jack Johnson finalmente rompió la línea de color y ganó el Campeonato Mundial de Peso Pesado., solo defendería el título contra contendientes blancos. Como resultado, los retadores más duros
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
En noviembre 30, 1910, reports came from England that former World Heavyweight Prizefighting Champion Jem Mace had died at 79 years of age. Mace was world champion from 1860 a 1862 and again from 1866 a 1876. After reportedly earning a million dollars in a career that spanned 1857 a 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 y 126 libras, possessed tremendous knockout power. “Terrible” Terry often finished his opponents in the first four rounds. En julio 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 y el asesinato de Bill el Carnicero. 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.
En mayo 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
In 2010, St. Louis era la ciudad más grande de 58o en los Estados Unidos y el 19 área metropolitana más grande. Alrededor de la vuelta del siglo, que era la quinta o sexta ciudad más grande en los Estados Unidos y el más grande al oeste del río Mississippi. St. Louis tenía una de las prendas más grande, shoe and beer manufacturing industries in