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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, だからこそ両方のプロモーターが
After Jack Johnson became champion, a lack of strong contenders caused public pressure to mount on James J. Jeffires, 引退した元ヘビー級チャンピオン, to end his retirement and fight Johnson. Jeffries was considered the first and most credible of the “ホープ” 候補. 全盛期, Jeffries probably couldn’t beat Johnson. At 35 years of age and nearly 300
4月に 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. From February 5, 1903, when he beat “デンバー” Ed Martin to December 26, 1908, いつ
ジョン·L. Sullivan had dominated the prize ring during his career. Possessing a record of 40 wins, no losses and two draws, “ボストンストロングボーイ” 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, ジョン·L.
初期の20世紀に米国で黒い戦闘機のための機会の欠如の疲れサム·マクベイ. McVeyはヨーロッパに向けて出発することにした 1907, どこに彼がなるまで戦った 1911. McVeyは米国に戻る前に、3年以上のためにオーストラリアで戦った. フランスからのこの短いハイライトフィルム 1911 とともに “Battling” Jim Johnson shows
12月に 8, 1903, サムラングフォードは、ボストンの彼の故郷に君臨軽量のボクシングのチャンピオンを戦った, マサチューセッツ州. ラングフォードとの戦いの前に, ほとんどのボクシングの専門家は、ジョー·ガンズが正当な試合で殴らすることができなかったと感じ. ボルチモアで生まれ, メリーランド州, ガンズは世界ライト級ボクシング選手権で優勝した色の壁を破ることができました. Sam Langford is often considered
ジョン·モリッシーは10月にヤンキーサリバンと物議を醸す試合で世界ベアナックルプロボクシング選手権を主張 1853. ビルの殺人の彼の参加のための殺人電荷を破って “肉屋” へ, モリッシーは、ジョン·Cに対する彼のタイトルを守ることにしました. ヒーナン, “ベニシアボーイ”. “オールド·スモーク” モリッシーは10月にヒーナンを破った 1858 bout held in
John Camel Heenan was known to 19th Century bare knuckle prizefighting fans as “ベニシアボーイ”. 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
トム·ハイヤーは年にアメリカベアナックルプロボクシング選手権に勝った 1841. 十九世紀のほとんどのプロボクシングのチャンピオンと同様に, 彼は非常に頻繁に戦うしませんでした. ハイヤーは通常、ニューヨークの政党のための執行者としての彼の手形を支払った. もともと, Hyerはホイッグ党のための彼の才能を採用だけに忠誠を切り替えます “何党を知っている” with his friend William
10月に 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.