Harcsporttörténész és harcművész
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
November 30, 1910, reports came from England that former World Heavyweight Prizefighting Champion Jem Mace had died at 79 éves korig. Mace was world champion from 1860 a 1862 and again from 1866 a 1876. After reportedly earning a million dollars in a career that spanned 1857 a 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 és 126 font, possessed tremendous knockout power. “Terrible” Terry often finished his opponents in the first four rounds. Július 1, 1899, Brooklyn based McGovern met Chicago’s Johnny Richie at
This post is an excerpt from the revised book Morrissey vs. Hogy: Politika, Prizefighting és a Gyilkosság a Bill a 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.
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
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
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