Istoryen espò konba ak atis masyal
Posts about bare knuckle prizefighting and professional gloved contests from the 1850s to 1930s.
As I have written in several posts, the best heavyweight boxers between 1900 ak 1919 were the African-American boxers forced to fight each other for the “Colored Championship”. Even after the great Jack Johnson finally broke the color line and won the World Heavyweight Championship, he would only defend the title against white contenders. Kòm yon rezilta, the toughest challengers
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
Sou Novanm 30, 1910, reports came from England that former World Heavyweight Prizefighting Champion Jem Mace had died at 79 ane ki gen laj. 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 ak 126 liv, possessed tremendous knockout power. “Terrible” Terry often finished his opponents in the first four rounds. Sou Jiye 1, 1899, Brooklyn based McGovern met Chicago’s Johnny Richie at
This post is an excerpt from the revised book Morrissey vs. Poole: Politik, Prizefighting ak touye moun an nan Bill Butcher nan. 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.
Nan 2010, St. Louis te lavil la 58th pi gwo nan Etazini yo ak 19yèm pi gwo zòn nan metwopolitèn. Anviwon vire a nan syèk la, li te lavil la senkyèm oswa sizyèm pi gwo nan Etazini yo ak nan lwès nan pi gwo nan Rivyè Misisipi a. St. Louis had one of the largest clothing, shoe and beer manufacturing industries in
Nan ane 1910 yo, Lit pwofesyonèl Ameriken an pèmanan te deplase soti nan konpetisyon lit lejitim nan egzibisyon ki te fikse davans. Enterè fanatik, kontwòl pwomotè ak mwens mete ak chire sou wrèstle yo tout te jwe yon wòl nan tranzisyon sa a. Yon lòt mwens pale sou presyon te deyò nan espò nan tèt li. Anvan 20yèm syèk la, boksè pwofesyonèl te ilegal nan peyi Etazini. Knuckle toutouni
Nan Jedi, Fevriye 26, 1903, Jack Johnson te defann chanpyona mondyal boksè pwa lou li a kont Sam McVey enfèt. McVey te pote yon 6-0 dosye ak sis knockouts nan match chanpyona a. Depi pwomotè boksè yo te refize kite konbatan Nwa yo konpetisyon pou chanpyona mondyal boksè pwa lou, bokseur yo pi byen alantou vire nan Syèk la te goumen pou Mondyal la ki gen koulè
Sou Out 11, 1915, aktyèl chanpyon mondyal ki gen koulè pal boksè pwa lou Sam McVey te goumen ak Sandy Ferguson nan Boston, Massachusetts nan jimnastik Atlas Athletic Association. McVey te goumen nan yon epòk kote pwomotè te jele tout boksè Afriken Ameriken yo, eksepte gwo Jack Johnson la, soti nan batay pou chanpyona mondyal la. McVey te bat pi fò nan lòt gwo konbatan Nwa sa yo
After averaging 9 fights a year over the past 7 ane, 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