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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, kjo është arsyeja pse të dy promotorët
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. Në 35 years of age and nearly 300
Në prill 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 minuta. From February 5, 1903, when he beat “Denver” Ed Martin to December 26, 1908, kur
John L. Sullivan kishte dominuar unazën çmimin gjatë karrierës së tij. Zotërimin e një rekord të 40 fiton, pa humbjet dhe dy barazime, “Strong Boy Boston” konsiderohej i pathyeshëm. Sullivan fitoi kampionatin botëror në 1882 dhe kanë shpëtuar të gjithë sfiduesit kulminuar me luftën e shekullit të nëntëmbëdhjetë me Jake Kilrain. After defeating Kilrain in this epic bout, John L.
Sam McVey tired of the lack of opportunity for black fighters in the United States during the early Twentieth Century. McVey decided to leave for Europe in 1907, where he fought until 1911. McVey fought in Australia for three more years before returning to the United States. This brief highlight film from France in 1911 with “Battling” Jim Johnson shows
Më dhjetor 8, 1903, Sam Langford luftuan mbretërimit kampion boks lehtë në qytetin e tij të Bostonit, Massachusetts. Para luftuar Langford, shumica e ekspertëve boks ndjerë Joe Gans nuk mund të rrahur në një periudhë të ligjshme. Lindur në Baltimore, Maryland, Gans ishte në gjendje të thyejnë barriera ngjyra duke fituar Lightweight Boxing Kampionatin Botëror. 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” Në, 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 fitoi kampionatin amerikan Bare grusht Prizefighting në 1841. Ashtu si shumica e kampionëve prizefighting të shekullit të nëntëmbëdhjetë, ai nuk ka luftuar shumë shpesh. Hyer normalisht paguhen faturat e tij si një zbatues për partitë politike në Nju Jork. Fillimisht, Hyer përdori talentin e tij për Whigs, por do t'i kalonte besnikëritë “Know Nothing Party” with his friend William
Në tetor 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.