Bardagaíþróttasagnfræðingur og bardagalistamaður
Posts about bare knuckle prizefighting and professional gloved contests from the 1850s to 1930s.
Oliver Leonard Kirk has the distinction of being the only Olympic boxer to win a gold medal in two separate weight classes in the same Olympic Games. Oliver Kirk accomplished this feat at his hometown Olympics in 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
Þó frægur fyrir að berjast við John L. Sullivan í síðasta heimsmeistarakeppni verðlaunabardaga sem keppt var undir berum hnúareglum, Jake Kilrain tók einnig þátt í mörgum hanskabardögum. Verðlaunabaráttan var að breytast úr reglum um beina hnúa yfir í hanskabardaga samkvæmt reglum Marquess of Queensberry (snemma áhugamanna- og atvinnuhnefaleikar) seint á 19. öld. Eins og Sullivan, Kilrain myndi berjast í dúr
Eins og ég hef skrifað í nokkrum færslum, bestu þungavigtarboxararnir á milli 1900 og 1919 voru afrísk-amerísku boxararnir neyddir til að berjast hver við annan fyrir “Litað meistaramót”. Jafnvel eftir að hinn frábæri Jack Johnson braut loksins litalínuna og vann heimsmeistaramótið í þungavigt, hann myndi aðeins verja titilinn gegn hvítum keppendum. Þar af leiðandi, erfiðustu keppendurnir
Sam McVey myndi vinna World Litað Heavyweight Hnefaleikar Championship á tímum þar sem þrír bestu bardagamenn voru svartir og fryst út úr titlinum mynd. Hann byrjaði 1903 svo vel, hann myndi setja þrýsting á World Heavyweight Boxing meistari James J. Jeffries að gefa honum leik. Jeffries neitaði að brjóta “Color Line” by giving a
Nóvember 30, 1910, reports came from England that former World Heavyweight Prizefighting Champion Jem Mace had died at 79 ára. 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 £, possessed tremendous knockout power. “Terrible” Terry often finished his opponents in the first four rounds. Júlí 1, 1899, Brooklyn based McGovern met Chicago’s Johnny Richie at
This post is an excerpt from the revised book Morrissey vs. Að: Stjórnmál, Prizefighting og Murder 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.
Á maí 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
Í 2010, St. Louis var 58 stærsta borg í Bandaríkjunum og 19. stærsta höfuðborgarsvæðinu. Kringum aldamótin, það var fimmta eða sjötta stærsta borg í Bandaríkjunum og stærsta vestan Mississippi River. St. Louis had one of the largest clothing, shoe and beer manufacturing industries in