Историк на бойните спортове и майстор на бойните изкуства
Posts about bare knuckle prizefighting and professional gloved contests from the 1850s to 1930s.
През 1910г, Американската професионална борба трайно се премести от легитимни състезания по борба към предварително организирани прояви. Интерес на феновете, Контролът на промоутъра и по-малкото износване на борците изиграха роля в този преход. Друг по-малко обсъждан натиск беше извън самия спорт. Преди 20-ти век, професионалният бокс беше незаконен в Съединените щати. Голо кокалче
В четвъртък, Февруари 26, 1903, Джак Джонсън защити своята световна цветна титла по бокс в тежка категория срещу непобедения Сам Маквей. Маквей донесе а 6-0 рекорд с шест нокаута в шампионатния мач. Тъй като промоутърите на бокса отказаха да позволят на черни бойци да се състезават за Световното първенство по бокс в тежка категория, най-добрите боксьори в началото на века се биеха за Цветните на света
На August 11, 1915, настоящият световен цветнокож шампион по бокс в тежка категория Сам Маквей се би със Санди Фъргюсън в Бостън, Масачузетс във фитнес залата на Atlas Athletic Association. Маквей се би в епоха, в която промоутърите замразиха всички афро-американски боксьори, освен великия Джак Джонсън, от борбата за световното първенство. Маквей победи повечето от другите велики черни бойци от това
After averaging 9 fights a year over the past 7 години, World Middleweight Boxing Champion Stanley “The Michigan Assassin” Ketchel was exhausted. Ketchel took a vacation on the Missouri ranch of his friend Colonel R. P. Dickerson in an attempt to regain his strength and enthusiasm for fighting. Ketchel never returned from vacation as he was shot and killed at
От юли 3, 1905, Marvin Hart entered the fight for the vacant world title as a 3 за 1 underdog. Jack Root who would be the first light heavyweight championship was the favorite to succeed the recently retired James J. Jeffries. Jeffries would referee this title match to replace him. Marvin Hart had recently beaten Jack Johnson. Widely considered the
In early March 1873, bare knuckle prizefighter Ned “The Irish Giant” O’Baldwin was preparing for a potential match with Jem Mace, who claimed the World Bare Knuckle Prizefighting Championship. Обаче, before O’Baldwin could face Mace, he served as a second for a friend and fellow prizefighter named Hicken. Professional fighting in the 19th Century enjoyed a poor reputation outside of
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“Terrible” Terry McGovern earned a reputation as one of the most powerful punchers in the history of the lighter divisions of professional boxing. McGovern weighed between 112 и 126 паунда. Unlike his fellow smaller fighters, who overwhelmed their opponents with punching volume, McGovern possessed exceptional knockout power. McGovern proved his power on Tuesday, <Педя bbox_x = "330" bbox_y = "380" bbox_w = "53" bbox_h = "17" fsize = "11" fweight = "3" червено = "255" зелен = "210" синьо = "31" алфа = " 12, 1899, when he fought British
On February 7, 1882, John L. Sullivan fought Paddy Ryan for a title, which was certainly the American Heavyweight Prizefighting Championship but probably not the World Title it was billed as. В 1880, Paddy Ryan won the title in his first and only prize fight before facing the ferocious power puncher Sullivan. The men met in Mississippi City, Mississippi around
An age old question in combat sports is “Who will win between a boxer and a wrestler?” The speculation around this question led to several boxer versus wrestler matches through out history, most notably the disaster between Muhammad Ali and Antonio Inoki in 1976. The matches are mostly no-win affairs except at the box office, which is why both promoters