格闘技史家・武道家
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
11月に 30, 1910, レポートは、元世界ヘビー級プロボクシングチャンピオンジェム·メイスがで死亡したことがイギリスから来た 79 歳. メイスから世界チャンピオンだった 1860 へ 1862 そして再びから 1866 へ 1876. 報告によるとスパンのキャリアの中で万ドルを獲得した後、 1857 へ 1909, ジェム·メイスは無一文に死亡. 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 と 126 ポンド, possessed tremendous knockout power. “Terrible” Terry often finished his opponents in the first four rounds. 7月 1, 1899, Brooklyn based McGovern met Chicago’s Johnny Richie at
This post is an excerpt from the revised book Morrissey vs. へ: 政治, プロボクシングとビルの殺人ブッチャー. 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年代, アメリカのプロレスは合法的なレスリングコンテストから事前に用意されたエキシビションへと永久に移行した. ファンの関心, プロモーターのコントロールとレスラーの消耗の軽減はすべて、この移行に一役買った. あまり話題になっていないもう一つのプレッシャーはスポーツそのものの外にありました. 20世紀以前, プロボクシングはアメリカでは違法だった. ベアナックル
木曜日に, 2月 26, 1903, ジャック・ジョンソンが無敗のサム・マクベイを相手に世界カラーヘビー級ボクシング王座を防衛した. マクベイが持ってきたのは、 6-0 チャンピオンシップマッチで6回のKO勝ちを記録. ボクシングのプロモーターが黒人選手のボクシング世界ヘビー級選手権出場を拒否して以来、, 世紀末の最高のボクサーがワールド・カラードのために戦った
After averaging 9 fights a year over the past 7 年, 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
10月に 29, 1868, “Irish Giant” Ned O’Baldwin and English prizefighter Joe Wormald met in a bare knuckle prize-fight outside of Boston in Lynnville, マサチューセッツ州. O’Baldwin stood 6’06” tall and weighed around 220 ポンド. Possessed of a violent disposition, O’Baldwin had the perfect attitude for the ring but poor social skills outside of it. 両氏のファンが到着
“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 と 126 ポンド. Unlike his fellow smaller fighters, who overwhelmed their opponents with punching volume, McGovern possessed exceptional knockout power. McGovern proved his power on Tuesday, <スパンbbox_x = "925" bbox_y = "2116" bbox_w = "63" bbox_h = "19" FSIZE = "13" fweight = "3"赤= "255"緑= "255"青= "255"アルファ= " 12, 1899, when he fought British
On February 7, 1882, ジョン·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. で 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, ミシシッピ州周辺