Historiador de deportes de combate y artista marcial
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, es por eso que ambos promotores
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
En abril 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 minutes. 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.
Sam McVey cansado de la falta de oportunidades para los combatientes negros en los Estados Unidos a principios del siglo XX. McVey decidió salir para Europa en 1907, donde luchó hasta 1911. McVey luchó en Australia durante tres años más antes de regresar a los Estados Unidos. Esta breve película más destacado de Francia en 1911 con “Battling” Jim Johnson shows
En diciembre 8, 1903, Sam Langford luchó contra el actual campeón de boxeo de peso ligero en su ciudad natal de Boston, Massachusetts. Antes de la lucha contra Langford, la mayoría de los expertos del boxeo Joe Gans sentían no podría ser mejor, en un combate legítimo. Nacido en Baltimore, Maryland, Gans fue capaz de romper la barrera del color al ganar el Campeonato Mundial de Boxeo peso ligero. 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” A, 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
Tom Hyer ganó el Campeonato Americano Bare Knuckle boxeo profesional en 1841. Al igual que la mayoría de los campeones de boxeo profesional del siglo XIX, él no luchó con mucha frecuencia. Hyer normalmente pagaba sus facturas como un matón de los partidos políticos en Nueva York. Originalmente, Hyer empleó su talento para los whigs, pero podría cambiar lealtades a la “Know Nothing Party” with his friend William
En octubre 12, 1853, 23 años de edad, John Morrissey se reuniría 40 años de edad “Yanqui” Sullivan para el Campeonato de América y posiblemente Mundial Peso Pesado prizefighting. Sullivan había sido considerado el campeón desde que Tom Hyer, que había derrotado previamente Sullivan, retirado en lugar de luchar Sullivan en una revancha. Sullivan se adjudicó el título y fue respaldado por Hyer, who had made peace with Sullivan.