Historiador de deportes de combate e artista marcial
Posts about bare knuckle prizefighting and professional gloved contests from the 1850s to 1930s.
Oliver Leonard Kirk ten a distinción de ser o único boxeador olímpico a gañar unha medalla de ouro en dúas categorías de peso diferentes nos mesmos Xogos Olímpicos. Oliver Kirk conseguir este feito na súa cidade natal Olimpíadas de 1904. St. Louis acolleu a terceira Olimpíada durante o 1904 Exposición Feira Mundial. Como os xogos de París catro anos antes, 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
Aínda que é famoso por loitar contra John L. Sullivan na última loita de premios do campionato do mundo disputada baixo as regras de nudillos, Jake Kilrain tamén participou en moitos combates con luvas. Prizefighting foi a transición das regras de nudillo nu a combates con luvas baixo as regras do Marqués de Queensberry (primeiros boxeo afeccionado e profesional) a finais do século XIX. Como Sullivan, Kilrain loitaría en maior
Como escribín en varias publicacións, os mellores boxeadores de peso pesado entre 1900 e 1919 foron os boxeadores afroamericanos obrigados a loitar entre si polo “Campionato de cores”. Mesmo despois de que o gran Jack Johnson finalmente rompese a liña de cores e gañase o Campionato Mundial de Peso Pesado, só defendería o título ante os aspirantes brancos. As a result, os máis duros retadores
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 novembro 30, 1910, reports came from England that former World Heavyweight Prizefighting Champion Jem Mace had died at 79 anos de idade. Mace was world champion from 1860 para 1862 and again from 1866 para 1876. After reportedly earning a million dollars in a career that spanned 1857 para 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 e 126 libras, possessed tremendous knockout power. “Terrible” Terry often finished his opponents in the first four rounds. En xullo de 1, 1899, Brooklyn based McGovern met Chicago’s Johnny Richie at
This post is an excerpt from the revised book Morrissey vs. Poole: Política, Prizefighting eo asasinato de 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.
En maio 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 foi a 58 ª maior cidade dos Estados Unidos e 19 maior área metropolitana. Ao redor da virada do século, foi a quinta ou sexta maior cidade dos Estados Unidos ea maior a oeste do río Mississippi. St. Louis had one of the largest clothing, shoe and beer manufacturing industries in