Povjesničar borilačkih sportova i borilački umjetnik
Posts about bare knuckle prizefighting and professional gloved contests from the 1850s to 1930s.
Kao što sam napisao u nekoliko postova, najbolji boksači u teškoj kategoriji između 1900 i 1919 jesu li afroamerički boksači bili prisiljeni međusobno se boriti za “Prvenstvo u boji”. Čak i nakon što je sjajni Jack Johnson napokon probio liniju boja i osvojio Svjetsko prvenstvo u teškoj kategoriji, naslov bi branio samo protiv bijelih pretendenata. As a result, najteži izazivači
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
Studeni 30, 1910, Izvješća došao iz Engleske da je bivši svjetski prvak u teškoj kategoriji profesionalni boks Jem Mace je umro na 79 godina. Mace je svjetski prvak iz 1860 to 1862 i opet iz 1866 to 1876. Nakon što je navodno zaradio milijun dolara u karijeri koja je trajala 1857 to 1909, Jem Mace umro bez novca. 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 i 126 funti, possessed tremendous knockout power. “Terrible” Terry often finished his opponents in the first four rounds. On July 1, 1899, Brooklyn based McGovern met Chicago’s Johnny Richie at
This post is an excerpt from the revised book Morrissey vs. Za: Politika, Profesionalni boks i Ubojstvo 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.
U 2010, St. Louis je 58. po veličini grad u SAD-u i 19. po veličini metropolitansko područje. Oko prijelazu stoljeća, to je bio peti ili šesti po veličini grad u SAD-u i najveći zapadno od rijeke Mississippi. St. Louis je imao jednu od najvećih odjeće, 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
On Thursday, Veljača 26, 1903, Jack Johnson obranio je titulu Svjetskog boksačkog prvaka u obojenoj teškoj kategoriji protiv neporaženog Sama McVeya. McVey je doveo a 6-0 rekord sa šest nokauta u prvenstvenoj utakmici. Budući da su boksački promotori odbili dopustiti crnim borcima da se natječu za Svjetsko boksačko prvenstvo u teškoj kategoriji, najbolji boksači na prijelazu stoljeća borili su se za Obojeni svijet
Kolovoza 11, 1915, aktualni obojeni svjetski boksački prvak u teškoj kategoriji Sam McVey borio se protiv Sandyja Fergusona u Bostonu, Massachusetts u teretani atletske udruge Atlas. McVey se borio u eri u kojoj su promotori zamrznuli sve afroameričke boksače, osim velikog Jacka Johnsona, od borbe za svjetsko prvenstvo. McVey je pobijedio većinu ostalih velikih crnih boraca ovoga svijeta
After averaging 9 fights a year over the past 7 godina, 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