Ahli Sejarah Sukan Pertempuran dan Seniman Mempertahankan Diri
Posts about bare knuckle prizefighting and professional gloved contests from the 1850s to 1930s.
Oliver Leonard Kirk mempunyai kelebihan sebagai satu-satunya peninju Olimpik untuk memenangi pingat emas dalam dua kelas berat badan yang berasingan dalam yang sama Sukan Olimpik. Oliver Kirk dicapai lagu ini di kampung halamannya di Sukan Olimpik 1904. St. Louis menjadi tuan rumah Olimpik ketiga semasa 1904 Ekspo Pameran Dunia. 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
Walaupun terkenal kerana melawan John L. Sullivan dalam pertarungan hadiah kejohanan dunia terakhir bertanding di bawah peraturan buku jari kosong, Jake Kilrain juga mengambil bahagian dalam banyak pertarungan bersarung tangan. Pertarungan hadiah telah beralih daripada peraturan buku jari kosong kepada pertarungan bersarung di bawah Peraturan Marquess of Queensberry (tinju amatur dan profesional awal) pada akhir abad ke-19. Seperti Sullivan, Kilrain akan bertarung dalam major
Seperti yang saya tulis dalam beberapa post, peninju kelas berat terbaik antara 1900 dan 1919 adalah petinju Afrika-Amerika yang dipaksa untuk melawan satu sama lain untuk “Kejohanan Berwarna”. Walaupun selepas Jack Johnson yang hebat akhirnya memecahkan garis warna dan memenangi Kejohanan Heavyweight Dunia, dia hanya akan mempertahankan gelaran menentang pencabar kulit putih. Akibatnya, pencabar paling sukar
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
Pada November 30, 1910, reports came from England that former World Heavyweight Prizefighting Champion Jem Mace had died at 79 tahun. Mace was world champion from 1860 kepada 1862 and again from 1866 kepada 1876. After reportedly earning a million dollars in a career that spanned 1857 kepada 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 dan 126 pound, possessed tremendous knockout power. “Terrible” Terry often finished his opponents in the first four rounds. Pada Julai 1, 1899, Brooklyn based McGovern met Chicago’s Johnny Richie at
This post is an excerpt from the revised book Morrissey vs. Untuk: Politik, Prizefighting dan Bunuh Rang Undang-Undang yang 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.
Pada Mei 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
Dalam 2010, St. Louis adalah bandar ke-58 terbesar di Amerika Syarikat dan kawasan metropolitan terbesar ke-19. Sekitar awal abad ke-, ia adalah bandar kelima atau keenam terbesar di Amerika Syarikat dan barat yang terbesar di Sungai Mississippi. St. Louis had one of the largest clothing, shoe and beer manufacturing industries in