Historyk sportów walki i artysta sztuk walki
Posts about bare knuckle prizefighting and professional gloved contests from the 1850s to 1930s.
Jak napisałem w kilku postach, najlepsi bokserzy wagi ciężkiej pomiędzy 1900 i 1919 byli afroamerykańscy bokserzy zmuszeni do walki o “Kolorowe mistrzostwa”. Nawet po tym, jak wielki Jack Johnson w końcu przełamał kolorową linię i zdobył mistrzostwo świata w wadze ciężkiej, broniłby tytułu tylko przed białymi rywalami. W rezultacie, najtrudniejsi rywale
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
W listopadzie 30, 1910, reports came from England that former World Heavyweight Prizefighting Champion Jem Mace had died at 79 lat. Mace was world champion from 1860 do 1862 and again from 1866 do 1876. After reportedly earning a million dollars in a career that spanned 1857 do 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 i 126 funtów, possessed tremendous knockout power. “Terrible” Terry often finished his opponents in the first four rounds. W lipcu 1, 1899, Brooklyn based McGovern met Chicago’s Johnny Richie at
This post is an excerpt from the revised book Morrissey vs. Do: Polityka, Prizefighting i Morderstwo 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.
W 2010, St. Louis był 58th największym miastem w Stanach Zjednoczonych oraz 19-wielkości obszar metropolitalny. Na przełomie XIX i XX wieku, było piątym lub szóstym co do wielkości miasto w Stanach Zjednoczonych, a największym na zachód od rzeki Missisipi. 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
W czwartek, Luty 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
Na sierpień 11, 1915, obecny mistrz świata w boksie w wadze kolorowej ciężkiej Sam McVey walczył z Sandy Fergusonem w Bostonie, Massachusetts w sali gimnastycznej Atlas Athletic Association. McVey walczył w czasach, gdy promotorzy zamrażali wszystkich afroamerykańskich bokserów, z wyjątkiem wielkiego Jacka Johnsona, od walki o mistrzostwo świata. McVey pokonał większość innych wielkich czarnych wojowników
After averaging 9 fights a year over the past 7 lat, 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