Dövüş Sporları Tarihçisi ve Dövüş Sanatçısı
1850'lerden 1930'lara kadar çıplak parmakla ödüllü dövüşler ve profesyonel eldivenli yarışmalar hakkındaki gönderiler.
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
Kasım 30, 1910, reports came from England that former World Heavyweight Prizefighting Champion Jem Mace had died at 79 yaş. Mace was world champion from 1860 karşı 1862 and again from 1866 karşı 1876. After reportedly earning a million dollars in a career that spanned 1857 karşı 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 ve 126 lira, possessed tremendous knockout power. “Terrible” Terry often finished his opponents in the first four rounds. On July 1, 1899, Brooklyn based McGovern met Chicago’s Johnny Richie at
This post is an excerpt from the revised book Morrissey vs. Için: Siyaset, Prizefighting ve Kasap Bill Cinayet. 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'larda, Amerikan profesyonel güreşi kalıcı olarak meşru güreş yarışmalarından önceden düzenlenmiş sergilere geçti. Hayran ilgisi, destekçi kontrolü ve güreşçilerde daha az aşınma ve yıpranma bu geçişte rol oynadı. Baskı hakkında daha az konuşulan bir diğer konu ise sporun dışındaydı. 20. Yüzyıl Öncesi, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri'nde profesyonel boks yasa dışıydı. Çıplak eklem
Perşembe günü, Şubat 26, 1903, Jack Johnson, Dünya Renkli Ağır Siklet Boks Şampiyonasını namağlup Sam McVey'e karşı savundu. McVey getirdi 6-0 şampiyonluk maçında altı nakavtla rekor. Boks organizatörleri Siyah dövüşçülerin Dünya Ağır Siklet Boks Şampiyonası için yarışmasına izin vermediğinden beri, Yüzyılın başındaki en iyi boksörler Dünya Renklileri için savaştı
After averaging 9 fights a year over the past 7 yıl, 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
Ekim'de 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 lira. Possessed of a violent disposition, O’Baldwin had the perfect attitude for the ring but poor social skills outside of it. Her iki adamın hayranları da geldi
“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 ve 126 lira. Unlike his fellow smaller fighters, who overwhelmed their opponents with punching volume, McGovern possessed exceptional knockout power. McGovern proved his power on Tuesday, Eylül 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. Içinde 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 around