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Posts about bare knuckle prizefighting and professional gloved contests from the 1850s to 1930s.
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, hvilket er grunden til begge initiativtagere
After Jack Johnson became champion, a lack of strong contenders caused public pressure to mount on James J. Jeffires, den pensionerede tidligere sværvægter mester, to end his retirement and fight Johnson. Jeffries was considered the first and most credible of the “White Hope” contenders. I sin prime, Jeffries probably couldn’t beat Johnson. På 35 years of age and nearly 300
On April 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 minutter. From February 5, 1903, when he beat “Denver” Ed Martin to December 26, 1908, når
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.
Sam McVey træt af den manglende mulighed for sorte krigere i USA i løbet af det tidlige tyvende århundrede. McVey besluttet at forlade for Europa i 1907, hvor han kæmpede indtil 1911. McVey kæmpede i Australien i mere tre år før han vendte tilbage til USA. Denne korte highlight film fra Frankrig i 1911 med “Battling” Jim Johnson shows
Den December 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 hævdede World Bare Knuckle Prizefighting Championship i en kontroversiel kamp med Yankee Sullivan i oktober 1853. Efter at slå et mord afgift for hans deltagelse i mordet på Bill “The Butcher” Til, Morrissey har besluttet at forsvare sin titel mod John C. Heenan, “Det Benicia Boy”. “Gamle røg” Morrissey besejrede Heenan i oktober 1858 bout held in
John Camel Heenan was known to 19th Century bare knuckle prizefighting fans as “Det 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
Tom Hyer vandt den amerikanske Bare Knuckle Prizefighting Championship i 1841. Som de fleste prizefighting mestre af det nittende århundrede, han kæmpede ikke meget ofte. Hyer normalt betalt sine regninger som håndhæver for politiske partier i New York. Oprindeligt, Hyer employed his talents for the Whigs but would switch allegiances to the “Ved noget Party” med sin ven William
Oktober 12, 1853, 23 year-old John Morrissey would meet 40 year-old “Yankee” Sullivan for the American and possibly World Heavyweight Prizefighting Championship. Sullivan had been considered the champion since Tom Hyer, who had beaten Sullivan previously, retired instead of fighting Sullivan in a rematch. Sullivan claimed the title and was backed by Hyer, who had made peace with Sullivan.