Harcsporttörténész és harcművész
Posts about bare knuckle prizefighting and professional gloved contests from the 1850s to 1930s.
A 1910-es, Amerikai profi birkózó végérvényesen legitim birkózó versenyek az előre megbeszélt kiállítások. Fan érdeklődés, promoter szabályozás és kevesebb kopás a birkózók egyaránt szerepet játszottak ebben az átmeneti. 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
Csütörtökön, Február 26, 1903, Jack Johnson megvédte a színes nehézsúlyú ökölvívó világbajnokságot a veretlen Sam McVey ellen. McVey hozott a 6-0 rekordot hat kiütéssel a bajnoki mérkőzésen. Mivel az ökölvívás támogatói nem engedték, hogy fekete harcosok versenyezzenek a nehézsúlyú ökölvívó-világbajnokságért, század fordulójának legjobb bokszolói küzdöttek a Színes Világért
Augusztus 11, 1915, A jelenlegi színes nehézsúlyú ökölvívó világbajnok, Sam McVey Sandy Ferguson ellen küzdött Bostonban, Massachusetts az Atlas Athletic Association edzőtermében. McVey egy olyan korszakban harcolt, amikor a promóterek lefagyasztották az összes afroamerikai bokszolót, kivéve a nagyszerű Jack Johnsont, a világbajnoki címért való küzdelemből. McVey legyőzte a többi nagy fekete harcost
After averaging 9 fights a year over the past 7 év, 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
Július 3, 1905, Marvin Hart entered the fight for the vacant world title as a 3 a 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. Viszont, before O’Baldwin could face Mace, he served as a second for a friend and fellow prizefighter named Hicken. A 19. századi hivatásos harcok ezen kívül rossz hírnévnek örvendtek
Október 29, 1868, “Irish Giant” Ned O’Baldwin and English prizefighter Joe Wormald met in a bare knuckle prize-fight outside of Boston in Lynnville, Massachusetts. O’Baldwin stood 6’06” tall and weighed around 220 font. Possessed of a violent disposition, O’Baldwin had the perfect attitude for the ring but poor social skills outside of it. Mindkét férfi rajongói megérkeztek
“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 és 126 font. Unlike his fellow smaller fighters, who overwhelmed their opponents with punching volume, McGovern possessed exceptional knockout power. McGovern proved his power on Tuesday, Szeptember 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. -Ben 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 környékén
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, éppen ezért mindkét promóter