Staraí Spóirt agus Ealaíontóir Comhraic
Posts about bare knuckle prizefighting and professional gloved contests from the 1850s to 1930s.
Oliver Leonard Kirk Tá an t-idirdhealú a bheith ar an dornálaí Oilimpeacha ach a bhuachan bonn óir i dhá rang meáchan ar leithligh sna Cluichí Oilimpeacha céanna. Oliver Kirk i gcrích an éacht seo ag a bhaile dúchais Cluichí Oilimpeacha i 1904. St. D'óstáil Louis tríú Oilimpiad i rith na 1904 Domhain Aonach 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
Cé go raibh cáil air as troid John L. Bhí Sullivan sa chraobhchomórtas domhanda dheireanach san iomaíocht faoi rialacha lom sníomh, Ghlac Jake Kilrain páirt freisin i go leor babhtaí lámhainní. Bhí comhrac na nduaiseanna ag aistriú ó rialacha lom sníomh go babhtaí lámhainní faoi Rialacha Mharcais Queensberry (dornálaíocht amaitéarach agus ghairmiúil go luath) go déanach sa 19ú hAois. Cosúil le Sullivan, Bheadh Cillrain ag troid i mór
Mar a scríobh mé i roinnt post, na dhornálaithe meáchain is fearr idir 1900 agus 1919 ar cuireadh iachall ar na dhornálaithe Afracach-Mheiriceánacha troid ar son a chéile “Craobh daite”. Fiú amháin tar éis don iontach Jack Johnson an líne datha a bhriseadh ar deireadh agus Craobh Meáchan Trom an Domhain a bhuachan, ní chosnódh sé an teideal ach ar iomaitheoir bán. As a result, na hiomaitheoirí is deacra
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
Ar Samhain 30, 1910, reports came from England that former World Heavyweight Prizefighting Champion Jem Mace had died at 79 bliana d'aois. 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 agus 126 punt, possessed tremendous knockout power. “Terrible” Terry often finished his opponents in the first four rounds. Ar Iúil 1, 1899, Brooklyn based McGovern met Chicago’s Johnny Richie at
This post is an excerpt from the revised book Morrissey vs. Go: Polaitíocht, Prizefighting agus Dúnmharú an Bhille an Búistéir. 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.
On May 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. Bhí an chathair is mó 58ú sna Stáit Aontaithe agus an ceantar cathrach is mó 19 Louis. Timpeall an cas de na céad, bhí sé ar an cúigiú nó an séú chathair is mó sna Stáit Aontaithe agus ar an taobh thiar is mó de na Abhainn Mississippi. St. Louis had one of the largest clothing, shoe and beer manufacturing industries in