Kovos sporto istorikas ir kovos menininkas
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
Lapkričio 30, 1910, ataskaitos atėjo iš Anglijos, kad buvęs Pasaulio Sunkiojo Prizefighting čempionas Jem Macai mirė ne 79 metų. Macai buvo pasaulio čempionas iš 1860 į 1862 ir vėl iš 1866 į 1876. Po Pranešama uždirbti milijoną dolerių per karjerą, kuri truko 1857 į 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 ir 126 svarų, possessed tremendous knockout power. “Terrible” Terry often finished his opponents in the first four rounds. Liepos 1, 1899, Brooklyn based McGovern met Chicago’s Johnny Richie at
This post is an excerpt from the revised book Morrissey vs. Į: Politika, Prizefighting ir Billas Butcher Žmogžudystė. 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-aisiais, Amerikiečių profesionalios imtynės visam laikui perėjo nuo teisėtų imtynių varžybų prie iš anksto surengtų parodų. Gerbėjų susidomėjimas, Promotoriaus kontrolė ir mažesnis imtynininkų nusidėvėjimas – visa tai turėjo įtakos šiam perėjimui. Kitas mažiau kalbamas apie spaudimą buvo už paties sporto ribų. Prieš XX a, profesionalus boksas JAV buvo neteisėtas. Plikas snukis
On Thursday, Vasaris 26, 1903, Jackas Johnsonas apgynė savo pasaulio spalvotojo sunkaus svorio bokso čempionatą prieš nenugalimą Sam McVey. McVey atnešė a 6-0 rekordas su šešiais nokautais į čempionato rungtynes. Kadangi bokso propaguotojai atsisakė leisti juodaodžiams kovotojams varžytis dėl pasaulio sunkaus svorio bokso čempionato, geriausi amžių sandūros boksininkai kovojo už Pasaulio spalvotuosius
After averaging 9 fights a year over the past 7 metai, 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
Spalio 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 svarų. Possessed of a violent disposition, O’Baldwin had the perfect attitude for the ring but poor social skills outside of it. Abiejų vyrų gerbėjai atvyko
“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 ir 126 svarų. Unlike his fellow smaller fighters, who overwhelmed their opponents with punching volume, McGovern possessed exceptional knockout power. McGovern proved his power on Tuesday, Rugsėjis 12, 1899, when he fought British
Vasario 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. Į 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, Misisipė aplink