馬文·哈特贏得空置標題
七月 3, 1905, 馬文·哈特進入空置世界冠軍的戰鬥 3 至 1 弱旅. 傑克根會是誰第一個輕重量級冠軍是最有希望接替剛剛退役的詹姆斯Ĵ. 杰弗里斯. 杰弗里斯將裁判這個稱號比賽代替他. 馬文·哈特最近擊敗傑克·約翰遜. 被廣泛認為
Category: 鬥獎歷史
Posts about bare knuckle prizefighting and professional gloved contests from the 1850s to 1930s.
Ned O’Baldwin Shot
In early March 1873, bare knuckle prizefighter Ned “The Irish Giant” O’Baldwin was preparing for a potential match with Jem Mace, who claimed the World Bare Knuckle Prizefighting Championship. 然而, before O’Baldwin could face Mace, he served as a second for a friend and fellow prizefighter named Hicken. 19世紀的職業格鬥在外界之外名聲不佳
Palooka (1934)
一月 26, 1934, United Artists released Palooka (1934), a feature film based on the popular comic strip. Stuart Erwin plays Joe Palooka but Jimmy Durante steals the show as his manager Knobby Walsh. Joe Palooka is the son of former world boxing champion Pete Palooka. When Joe was a baby, his mother Mayme, played by Marjorie Rambeau, takes him
Irish Giant Bashes Wormald
十月 29, 1868, “Irish Giant” Ned O’Baldwin and English prizefighter Joe Wormald met in a bare knuckle prize-fight outside of Boston in Lynnville, 馬薩諸塞州. O’Baldwin stood 6’06” tall and weighed around 220 英鎊. Possessed of a violent disposition, O’Baldwin had the perfect attitude for the ring but poor social skills outside of it. 兩人的粉絲都到場了
Terrible Terry Wins Bantam Title
“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 和 126 英鎊. Unlike his fellow smaller fighters, who overwhelmed their opponents with punching volume, McGovern possessed exceptional knockout power. McGovern proved his power on Tuesday, 九月 12, 1899, when he fought British
Sullivan Beats Paddy Ryan
On February 7, 1882, 約翰·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. 在 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, 密西西比州周圍
Gotch Tries Boxing
An age old question in combat sports is “Who will win between a boxer and a wrestler?” The speculation around this question led to several boxer versus wrestler matches through out history, most notably the disaster between Muhammad Ali and Antonio Inoki in 1976. The matches are mostly no-win affairs except at the box office, 這就是為什麼兩位發起人
傑克·約翰遜和本世紀撲滅
之後，傑克·約翰遜成為冠軍, 缺乏強有力的競爭者引起了公眾的壓力，詹姆斯Ĵ安裝. Jeffires, 退休前重量級拳王, 結束了他的退休，爭取約翰遜. 杰弗里斯被認為是第一個和最可信的 “白望” 競爭者. 在他的全盛時期, 杰弗里斯可能無法擊敗約翰遜. 在 35 歲和近 300
Jeanette Gets Revenge on McVey
四月 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 分鐘. From February 5, 1903, when he beat “Denver” Ed Martin to December 26, 1908, 何時
Gentleman Jim KOs Boston Strong Boy
約翰·L. Sullivan had dominated the prize ring during his career. Possessing a record of 40 wins, no losses and two draws, “波士頓堅強的男孩” 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, 約翰·L.