Taisteluurheiluhistorioitsija ja kamppailutaiteilija
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
Marraskuun 30, 1910, reports came from England that former World Heavyweight Prizefighting Champion Jem Mace had died at 79 vuotiaita. 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 ja 126 kiloa, possessed tremendous knockout power. “Terrible” Terry often finished his opponents in the first four rounds. Heinäkuun 1, 1899, Brooklyn based McGovern met Chicago’s Johnny Richie at
This post is an excerpt from the revised book Morrissey vs. To: Politiikka, Prizefighting ja murha 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.
1910-luvulla, Amerikkalainen ammattipaini siirtyi pysyvästi laillisista painikilpailuista ennalta järjestettyihin näyttelyihin. Fanien kiinnostus, promoottorin hallinta ja painijoiden vähemmän kuluminen vaikuttivat kaikki tähän siirtymiseen. Toinen vähemmän puhuttu paine oli itse urheilun ulkopuolella. Ennen 1900-lukua, ammattinyrkkeily oli laitonta Yhdysvalloissa. Paljas rystys
Torstaina, Helmikuu 26, 1903, Jack Johnson puolusti värillisen raskaansarjan nyrkkeilyn maailmanmestaruutta voittamatonta Sam McVeyta vastaan. McVey toi a 6-0 ennätys kuudella tyrmäyksellä mestaruusottelussa. Koska nyrkkeilypromoottorit kieltäytyivät päästämästä mustia taistelijoita kilpailemaan raskaansarjan nyrkkeilyn maailmanmestaruudesta, vuosisadan vaihteen parhaat nyrkkeilijät taistelivat World Coloredin puolesta
After averaging 9 fights a year over the past 7 vuotta, 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
Lokakuun 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 kiloa. Possessed of a violent disposition, O’Baldwin had the perfect attitude for the ring but poor social skills outside of it. Molempien miesten fanit saapuivat sisään
“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 ja 126 kiloa. Unlike his fellow smaller fighters, who overwhelmed their opponents with punching volume, McGovern possessed exceptional knockout power. McGovern proved his power on Tuesday, Syyskuu 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. Sisään 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 ympärillä