Historien des sports de combat et artiste martial
Posts about bare knuckle prizefighting and professional gloved contests from the 1850s to 1930s.
Comme je l'ai écrit dans plusieurs messages, les meilleurs boxeurs poids lourds entre 1900 and 1919 étaient les boxeurs afro-américains forcés de se battre pour le “Championnat coloré”. Même après que le grand Jack Johnson ait finalement brisé la ligne de couleur et remporté le championnat du monde des poids lourds, il ne défendrait le titre que contre des prétendants blancs. As a result, les challengers les plus coriaces
Sam McVey allait gagner le Championnat du Monde de boxe poids lourd de couleur à une époque où les trois meilleurs combattants étaient noirs et congelés sur l'image du titre. Il a commencé 1903 si bien, il mettrait la pression sur le Champion du monde de boxe poids lourd James J. Jeffries de lui donner un match. Jeffries a refusé de rompre le “ligne de couleur” by giving a
Sur Novembre 30, 1910, reports came from England that former World Heavyweight Prizefighting Champion Jem Mace had died at 79 ans. Mace was world champion from 1860 to 1862 and again from 1866 to 1876. After reportedly earning a million dollars in a career that spanned 1857 to 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 livres, possessed tremendous knockout power. “Terrible” Terry often finished his opponents in the first four rounds. Sur Juillet 1, 1899, Brooklyn based McGovern met Chicago’s Johnny Richie at
This post is an excerpt from the revised book Morrissey vs. À: Politique, La boxe et de la Assassiner du projet de loi le Boucher. 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.
Dans 2010, St. Louis était le 58e plus grande ville aux États-Unis et la plus grande région métropolitaine du 19e. Vers la fin du siècle, il s'agissait de la cinquième ou sixième plus grande ville aux États-Unis et le plus grand à l'ouest du fleuve Mississippi. St. Louis had one of the largest clothing, shoe and beer manufacturing industries in
In the 1910s, American professional wrestling permanently moved from legitimate wrestling contests to prearranged exhibitions. Fan interest, promoter control and less wear and tear on the wrestlers all played a role in this transition. Another less talked about pressure was outside of the sport itself. Prior to the 20th Century, professional boxing was illegal in the United States. Bare knuckle
Le jeudi, Février 26, 1903, Jack Johnson defended his World Colored Heavyweight Boxing Championship against the undefeated Sam McVey. McVey brought a 6-0 record with six knockouts into the championship match. Since boxing promoters refused to let Black fighters compete for the World Heavyweight Boxing Championship, the best boxers around the turn of the Century fought for the World Colored
Sur Août 11, 1915, current World Colored Heavyweight Boxing Champion Sam McVey fought Sandy Ferguson in Boston, Massachusetts at the Atlas Athletic Association gym. McVey fought in an era where promoters froze out all the African American boxers, except the great Jack Johnson, from fighting for the world championship. McVey defeated most of the other great Black fighters of this
After averaging 9 fights a year over the past 7 ans, 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