Võitlusspordiajaloolane ja võitluskunstnik
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, mistõttu mõlemad promootorid
Pärast Jack Johnson sai meister, a lack of strong contenders caused public pressure to mount on James J. Jeffires, pensionil endine raskekaalu tšempion, lõpetada tema pensionile ja võidelda Johnson. Jeffries peeti esimene ja kõige usaldusväärsema kohta “White Hope” kandidaati. Tema peamiseks, Jeffries ilmselt ei peksid Johnson. Juures 35 aastased ja peaaegu 300
Aprillil 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 protokoll. From February 5, 1903, when he beat “Denver” Ed Martin to December 26, 1908, when
John L. Sullivan domineerinud auhinna ring oma karjääri jooksul. Omades rekord 40 võitu, kadusid ja kaks viiki, “Boston Strong Boy” peeti võitmatu. Sullivan võitis maailmameistrivõistlustel 1882 and dispensed all challengers culminating with the Fight of the Nineteenth Century with Jake Kilrain. Pärast võideti Kilrain selles eepiline hooaeg, John L.
Sam McVey väsinud võimaluste puudumine must võitlejad United States ajal kahekümnenda sajandi alguses. McVey otsustas jätta Euroopale 1907, kus ta võitles kuni 1911. McVey võidelnud Austraalias veel kolm aastat naasid Ameerika Ühendriigid. See lühike highlight film Prantsusmaalt 1911 koos “Battling” Jim Johnson shows
On detsember 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
Tom Hyer võitis American Bare Knuckle prizefighting meistrivõistlused 1841. Nagu enamik prizefighting Meistrite XIX sajandil, Ta ei võidelnud sageli. Hyer tavaliselt tasutud tema arveid enforcer erakondade New York. Algselt, Hyer kasutas oma andeid Whigsi heaks, kuid vahetas truuduse nende vastu “Tead midagi Partei” tema sõber William
Oktoobril 12, 1853, 23 -aastane John Morrissey vastaks 40 -aastane “Jänki” Sullivan, et Ameerika ja võimalusel World raskekaalu prizefighting meistrivõistlused. Sullivan peeti meister sest Tom Hyer, kes oli pekstud Sullivan varem, pensionile võitlemise asemel Sullivan in rematch. Sullivan väitis pealkiri ja toetas Hyer, who had made peace with Sullivan.