Историк на бойните спортове и майстор на бойните изкуства
Posts about bare knuckle prizefighting and professional gloved contests from the 1850s to 1930s.
От декември 8, 1903, Sam Langford fought the reigning lightweight boxing champion in his hometown of Boston, Massachusetts. Prior to fighting Langford, most boxing experts felt Joe Gans could not be beaten in a legitimate bout. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, Gans was able to break the color barrier by winning the World Lightweight Boxing Championship. Sam Langford is often considered
John Morrissey claimed the World Bare Knuckle Prizefighting Championship in a controversial bout with Yankee Sullivan in October 1853. After beating a murder charge for his participation in the murder of Bill “The Butcher” Poole, Morrissey decided to defend his title against John C. Heenan, “the Benicia Boy”. “Old Smoke” Morrissey defeated Heenan in the October 1858 bout held in
John Camel Heenan was known to 19th Century bare knuckle prizefighting fans as “the Benicia Boy”. Despite an 0-1-1 record as a professional fighter, Heenan claimed the World Prizefighting Championship based on a draw with Tom Sayer in an 1860 English prize-fight. Heenan’s first professional fight had been with the reigning World Heavyweight Prizefighting Champion John Morrissey’s last professional fight
On a March night in San Francisco, heavyweight contender Marvin Hart proved pure aggressiveness could sometimes win a decision. След 20 rounds of boxing, referee Greggains, the only judge, awarded the decision over the great Jack Johnson to Hart. Hart met Johnson on March 28, 1905. Johnson entered the ring as the betting favorite. He also entered as one of
Tom Hyer won the American Bare Knuckle Prizefighting Championship in 1841. Like most prizefighting champions of the Nineteenth Century, he did not fight very often. Hyer normally paid his bills as an enforcer for political parties in New York. Първоначално, Hyer employed his talents for the Whigs but would switch allegiances to the “Know Nothing Party” with his friend William
<Педя bbox_x = "244" bbox_y = "690" bbox_w = "74" bbox_h = "20" fsize = "14" fweight = "3" червено = "255" зелен = "255" синьо = "255" алфа = " 12, 1853, 23 годишният Джон Morrissey ще посрещне 40 годишният “Янки” Sullivan за американския и евентуално World Heavyweight Prizefighting първенство. Съливан е бил смятан за шампион, тъй като Том Hyer, който беше пребит Sullivan рано, пенсиониран Вместо да се бори Sullivan в мач-реванш. Съливан заяви, титлата и бе подкрепена от Hyer, who had made peace with Sullivan.
През юли 1854, Световната Bareknuckle Prizefighting шампион Джон Морисей, които също отделих като Тамани Хол изпълнител, оспорена William “Бил Касапина” Пуул до с безкомпромисен уличен бой. Резултатът е ужасен побой и няколко плана за възстановяване на месец за John Morrissey. Morrissey би вероятно спечели bareknuckle prizefight с Пуул, непълно работно време самият боксьор. Morrissey made a
От юли 26, 1854, голия джолан шампион Джон Morrissey срещна случайно голи глезена боец Уилям Пуул в никакви правила улично сбиване. Това, което последва би било най-лошите пет минути от живота на Джон Morrissey е. <Педя bbox_x = "244" bbox_y = "690" bbox_w = "74" bbox_h = "20" fsize = "14" fweight = "3" червено = "255" зелен = "255" синьо = "255" алфа = " 23, 1853, 22-годишният Morrissey победи Yankee Sullivan за световната гола джолан първенство в оспорвано решение. Sullivan всъщност почука Morrissey навън
Jack Johnson has always been a tough subject for me. I admire his courage and strength in confronting hatred and bigotry in a time when doing so put his life in danger. He refused to conform and accept a position of inferiority to white Americans. Още, like many human beings he was a flawed man. He beat his first wife
Sam Маквей, който е бил смятан идола на Париж, по време на боксов си кариера от 1902 за 1921, е почти забравено днес. Един от най-големите черни тежка категория на своето време, той беше замразен от борбата за световната титла, дори и след Jack Johnson победи Томи Бърнс в 1908. McVey lost to Jack Johnson three times early in his career