Historyk sportów walki i artysta sztuk walki
Posts about bare knuckle prizefighting and professional gloved contests from the 1850s to 1930s.
After Jack Johnson became champion, a lack of strong contenders caused public pressure to mount on James J. Jeffires, the retired former heavyweight champion, to end his retirement and fight Johnson. Jeffries was considered the first and most credible of the “White Hope” contenders. In his prime, Jeffries probably couldn’t beat Johnson. At 35 years of age and nearly 300
W kwietniu 17, 1909, African-American heavyweight boxer Joe Jeanette met World Colored Heavyweight Boxing Champion Sam McVey for the title in a fight to the finish. Before the classic bout was complete, the men would box for 49 rounds over 3 hours and 30 protokół. From February 5, 1903, when he beat “Denver” Ed Martin to December 26, 1908, when
John L. Sullivan had dominated the prize ring during his career. Possessing a record of 40 wins, no losses and two draws, “The Boston Strong Boy” was considered invincible. Sullivan won the world championship in 1882 and dispensed all challengers culminating with the Fight of the Nineteenth Century with Jake Kilrain. After defeating Kilrain in this epic bout, John L.
John L. Sullivan był przejściowy wygrana walka mistrz wagi ciężkiej. He transitioned prize fighting from the bare knuckle era to modern boxing under the Marquis of Queensbury rules by refusing to fight in any more non-gloved bouts. Before he made this pledge, he took part in the Fight of the 19th Century with the formidable Jake Kilrain. Jake Kilrain was
Nieliczni ludzie, którzy wiedzą o bokserze Paddy Ryan prawdopodobnie zna go jako John L. Ofiara Sullivan. Sullivan pokonał Ryan na Mistrzostwach w Heavyweight Prizefighting 1882. Ryan was a good fighter in his own right though. Ryan was born on March 15, 1851 w Irlandii. Jego rodzina wyemigrowała do Troi, Nowy Jork. Ryan was known through out his
On January 5, 1900, four days before a showdown with Bantamweight Boxing Champion Terry McGovern, Featherweight World Boxing Champion George Dixon made an announcement to chill the spine of all his supporters. Dixon announced that win or lose, he would be retiring from the ring after the bout with McGovern. The last thing a manager wants to hear before a
We wtorek, Styczeń 19, 1909, Dr. Benjamin Roller, lekarz Seattle i pro wrestlerem, który był na tyle dobry, aby wygrać amerykańską Heavyweight Championship, niewytłumaczalny sposób postanowił spróbować swoich sił w boksie zawodowym. Jego przeciwnikiem był sparing partnerem i przyjacielem, “Denver” Ed Martin, kto wygra Colored World Heavyweight Championship Boxing. Dr. Benjamin Franklin Roller was a unique athlete
In this post, which was previously a podcast, we will discuss the epic sixty-one round draw between James J. Corbett and Peter Jackson in 1891. This bout prepared Corbett for his successful challenge of John L. Sullivan in 1892. Główna zawartość – Marzec 21, 1891, the most serious contender for the inactive John L. Mistrzostwa świata Sullivana przełamały kolory
For the October 5, 1861 edition of the Cincinnati Daily Press, editors pulled a story off the wire service from the Spirit of the Times. The wire story reported on a fight between former English prizefighting champion Tom Sayers and current English champion Jem Mace. Both Sayers and Mace were touring with English circuses, kiedy zatrzymali się o godz
Sam McVey zmęczony brakiem możliwości dla czarnych bojowników w Stanach Zjednoczonych w ciągu XX wieku. McVey postanowił wyjechać do Europy 1907, gdzie walczył do 1911. McVey walczył w Australii przez kolejne trzy lata przed powrotem do Stanów Zjednoczonych. Ten krótki Film kulminacyjnym z Francji w 1911 z “Battling” Pokazy Jima Johnsona