Povjesničar borilačkih sportova i borilački umjetnik
Posts about bare knuckle prizefighting and professional gloved contests from the 1850s to 1930s.
Oliver Leonard Kirk ima razlike kao jedini olimpijski boksač koji je osvojio zlatnu medalju u dva odvojena težinske kategorije na istim Olimpijskim igrama. Oliver Kirk postigao ovaj podvig u svom rodnom gradu na Olimpijskim igrama u 1904. St. Louis vrijeme bila domaćin trećeg Olimpijade 1904 Svjetskom sajmu Exposition. Like the Paris Games four years before, St. Louis gave
U prosincu 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
Dok je bio poznat po borbi protiv Johna L. Sullivan u posljednjoj borbi za nagradu na svjetskom prvenstvu koja se natjecala prema pravilima golih nogu, Jake Kilrain također je sudjelovao u mnogim borbama u rukavicama. Borba za nagradu prelazila je s pravila golih zglobova na borbe u rukavicama prema pravilima Markiza od Queensberryja (rani amaterski i profesionalni boks) u kasnom 19. stoljeću. Kao Sullivan, Kilrain bi se borio u majoru
Kao što sam napisao u nekoliko postova, najbolji boksači u teškoj kategoriji između 1900 i 1919 jesu li afroamerički boksači bili prisiljeni međusobno se boriti za “Prvenstvo u boji”. Čak i nakon što je sjajni Jack Johnson napokon probio liniju boja i osvojio Svjetsko prvenstvo u teškoj kategoriji, naslov bi branio samo protiv bijelih pretendenata. As a result, najteži izazivači
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
Studeni 30, 1910, Izvješća došao iz Engleske da je bivši svjetski prvak u teškoj kategoriji profesionalni boks Jem Mace je umro na 79 godina. Mace je svjetski prvak iz 1860 to 1862 i opet iz 1866 to 1876. Nakon što je navodno zaradio milijun dolara u karijeri koja je trajala 1857 to 1909, Jem Mace umro bez novca. 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 i 126 funti, possessed tremendous knockout power. “Terrible” Terry often finished his opponents in the first four rounds. On July 1, 1899, Brooklyn based McGovern met Chicago’s Johnny Richie at
This post is an excerpt from the revised book Morrissey vs. Za: Politika, Profesionalni boks i Ubojstvo Bill 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.
Svibnja 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
U 2010, St. Louis je 58. po veličini grad u SAD-u i 19. po veličini metropolitansko područje. Oko prijelazu stoljeća, to je bio peti ili šesti po veličini grad u SAD-u i najveći zapadno od rijeke Mississippi. St. Louis je imao jednu od najvećih odjeće, shoe and beer manufacturing industries in