Historyk sportów walki i artysta sztuk walki
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, dlatego obaj promotorzy
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
W kwietniu 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 protokół. 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 zmęczony brakiem możliwości dla czarnych bojowników w Stanach Zjednoczonych w ciągu XX wieku. McVey postanowił wyjechać do Europy 1907, gdzie walczył do 1911. McVey walczył w Australii przez kolejne trzy lata przed powrotem do Stanów Zjednoczonych. Ten krótki Film kulminacyjnym z Francji w 1911 z “Battling” Pokazy Jima Johnsona
Grudzień 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. Często brany jest pod uwagę Sam Langford
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” Do, 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 wygrał Bare Knuckle Prizefighting amerykańskiego w Championship 1841. Podobnie jak większość mistrzów prizefighting XIX wieku, nie walczył bardzo często. Hyer normalnie płacił rachunki za egzekutora dla partii politycznych w Nowym Jorku. Pierwotnie, Hyer wykorzystał swoje talenty dla wigów, ale zmienił lojalność na wigów “Nic nie wiedzą Stronę” ze swoim przyjacielem Williama
Październik 12, 1853, 23 -letni John Morrissey spełniałby 40 lat “Jankes” Sullivan dla amerykańskiej i ewentualnie Mistrzostw Świata Wagi Ciężkiej Prizefighting. Sullivan została uznana mistrzem od Toma Hyer, który pokonał Sullivana wcześniej, emeryturę zamiast walczyć Sullivan w rewanżu. Sullivan zdobył tytuł i została poparta Hyer, who had made peace with Sullivan.