Cīņas sporta vēsturnieks un cīņas mākslinieks
Posts about bare knuckle prizefighting and professional gloved contests from the 1850s to 1930s.
Oliver Leonard Kirk ir atšķirība, ka tikai Olympic bokseris uzvarēt zelta medaļu divām atsevišķām svara kategorijām tajās pašās olimpiskajās spēlēs. Oliver Kirk paveikt šo varoņdarbu savā dzimtajā pilsētā olimpiskajām spēlēm 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
Būdams slavens ar cīņu pret Džonu L. Salivans pēdējā pasaules čempionāta cīņā par godalgoto vietu, kas norisinājās pēc kailām dūres noteikumiem, Arī Džeiks Kilreins piedalījās daudzās cimdu cīņās. Cīņas par godalgotajām vietām bija pāreja no noteikumiem par kailām dūres uz cimdu cīņām saskaņā ar Kvīnsberijas marķīzes noteikumiem (agrīnais amatieru un profesionālais bokss) 19. gadsimta beigās. Tāpat kā Salivans, Kilreins cīnītos majorā
Kā jau esmu rakstījis vairākos ierakstos, labākie smagsvara bokseri starp 1900 and 1919 bija afroamerikāņu bokseri spiesti cīnīties savā starpā par “Krāsains čempionāts”. Pat pēc tam, kad izcilais Džeks Džonsons beidzot pārtrauca krāsu līniju un uzvarēja pasaules čempionātā smagajā svarā, viņš tikai aizstāvētu titulu pret baltajiem pretendentiem. As a result, grūtākie izaicinātāji
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
Novembrī 30, 1910, reports came from England that former World Heavyweight Prizefighting Champion Jem Mace had died at 79 gadiem. Mace was world champion from 1860 līdz 1862 and again from 1866 līdz 1876. After reportedly earning a million dollars in a career that spanned 1857 līdz 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 and 126 mārciņas, possessed tremendous knockout power. “Terrible” Terry often finished his opponents in the first four rounds. Jūlijā 1, 1899, Brooklyn based McGovern met Chicago’s Johnny Richie at
This post is an excerpt from the revised book Morrissey vs. Poole: Politika, Prizefighting un noslepkavošana 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.
Gada maijā 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
Uz 2010, St. Louis bija 58. Lielākā pilsēta Amerikas Savienotajās Valstīs un 19 lielākā metropole. Ap gadsimtu mijas, tā bija piektā vai sestā lielākā pilsēta Amerikas Savienotajās Valstīs un lielākā rietumiem no Misisipi upes. St. Louis had one of the largest clothing, shoe and beer manufacturing industries in