Историчар борбених спортова и борилачки уметник
Posts about bare knuckle prizefighting and professional gloved contests from the 1850s to 1930s.
1910-их година, Америчко професионално рвање је трајно прешло са легитимних такмичења у рвање на унапред договорене изложбе. Интерес навијача, контрола промотера и мање хабање рвача су играли улогу у овој транзицији. Још један мање причан о притиску био је ван самог спорта. Пре 20. века, професионални бокс је био илегалан у Сједињеним Државама. Голи зглоб
On Thursday, Фебруар 26, 1903, Џек Џонсон је одбранио своје светско првенство у боји у тешкој категорији против непораженог Сема Меквеја. МцВеи је донео а 6-0 рекорд са шест нокаута у првенственом мечу. Пошто су боксерски промотери одбили да дозволе црним борцима да се такмиче за Светско првенство у боксу у тешкој категорији, најбољи боксери на прелому века борили су се за свет обојених
На августа 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 године, 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
On July 3, 1905, Marvin Hart entered the fight for the vacant world title as a 3 до 1 underdog. Jack Root who would be the first light heavyweight championship was the favorite to succeed the recently retired James J. Џефрис. 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. <Спан ббок_к = "289" ббок_и = "553" ббок_в = "56" ббок_х = "20" фсизе = "14" фвеигхт = "3" црвено = "255" зелено = "255" плави = "255" алфа = ", before O’Baldwin could face Mace, he served as a second for a friend and fellow prizefighter named Hicken. Професионалне борбе у 19. веку уживале су лошу репутацију изван
Октобра 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 фунти. Possessed of a violent disposition, O’Baldwin had the perfect attitude for the ring but poor social skills outside of it. Стигли су навијачи обојице
“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 и 126 фунти. Unlike his fellow smaller fighters, who overwhelmed their opponents with punching volume, McGovern possessed exceptional knockout power. McGovern proved his power on Tuesday, Септембар 12, 1899, when he fought British
Фебруара 7, 1882, Џон Л. 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. У 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 around
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, which is why both promoters