Kampfsporthistoriker und Kampfkünstler
Posts about bare knuckle prizefighting and professional gloved contests from the 1850s to 1930s.
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
On November 30, 1910, reports came from England that former World Heavyweight Prizefighting Champion Jem Mace had died at 79 Jahren. 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 und 126 Pfund, possessed tremendous knockout power. “Terrible” Terry often finished his opponents in the first four rounds. Im Juli 1, 1899, Brooklyn based McGovern met Chicago’s Johnny Richie at
This post is an excerpt from the revised book Morrissey vs. Bis Zur: Politik, Berufsboxkampf und die Ermordung von Bill the 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.
In den 1910er Jahren, Das amerikanische professionelle Wrestling verlagerte sich dauerhaft von legitimen Wrestling-Wettbewerben zu vorher vereinbarten Ausstellungen. Faninteresse, Die Kontrolle des Promoters und eine geringere Abnutzung der Wrestler spielten bei diesem Übergang eine Rolle. Ein weiterer, weniger diskutierter Druck lag außerhalb des Sports selbst. Vor dem 20. Jahrhundert, Profiboxen war in den Vereinigten Staaten illegal. Nackte Knöchel
Am Donnerstag,, Februar 26, 1903, Jack Johnson verteidigte seine World Coloured Heavyweight Boxing Championship gegen den ungeschlagenen Sam McVey. McVey brachte ein 6-0 Rekord mit sechs Knockouts im Meisterschaftsspiel. Da sich die Boxveranstalter weigerten, schwarze Kämpfer um die Weltmeisterschaft im Schwergewichtsboxen konkurrieren zu lassen, Die besten Boxer der Jahrhundertwende kämpften für die World Coloured
After averaging 9 fights a year over the past 7 Jahre, 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
Am Oktober 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 Pfund. Possessed of a violent disposition, O’Baldwin had the perfect attitude for the ring but poor social skills outside of it. Fans beider Männer kamen herein
“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 und 126 Pfund. Unlike his fellow smaller fighters, who overwhelmed their opponents with punching volume, McGovern possessed exceptional knockout power. McGovern proved his power on Tuesday, September 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. In 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