格斗运动史学家和武术家
Posts about bare knuckle prizefighting and professional gloved contests from the 1850s to 1930s.
约翰·L. 沙利文是过渡重量级奖项冠军的战斗. He transitioned prize fighting from the bare knuckle era to modern boxing under the Marquis of Queensbury rules by refusing to fight in any more non-gloved bouts. Before he made this pledge, he took part in the Fight of the 19th Century with the formidable Jake Kilrain. Jake Kilrain was
Monogram Pictures released So’s Your Aunt Emma! (1942) 四月 17, 1942. Zasu Pitts stars as Aunt Emma Bates. In her youth, Aunt Emma was engaged to up-and-coming professional fighter Jim O’Banion. Her sister didn’t approve of the match, so they sent her on a trip to break up the couple. Aunt Emma regretted it and starts following the career
周二, 一月 19, 1909, 博士. Benjamin Roller, a Seattle physician and pro wrestler who was good enough to win the American Heavyweight Championship, inexplicably decided to try his hand at professional boxing. His opponent was friend and sparring partner, “Denver” Ed Martin, who would win the Colored World Heavyweight Boxing Championship. 博士. Benjamin Franklin Roller was a unique athlete
山姆·麦克维厌倦了二十世纪初在缺乏黑人战士在美国的机会. 麦克维决定离开欧洲 1907, 他在那里，直到战斗 1911. 麦克维转战澳洲三年回到美国之前. 来自法国的这个简短的电影精华 1911 同 “Battling” Jim Johnson shows
十二月 8, 1903, 萨姆·朗福德争取卫冕轻量级拳击冠军，在他的家乡波士顿, 马萨诸塞州. 在此之前的战斗兰福德, 大多数拳击专家认为乔甘斯不能在合法的回合被打. 出生于巴尔的摩, 马里兰, 甘斯能够赢得世界轻量级拳击冠军，打破肤色障碍. Sam Langford is often considered
约翰·莫里西称世界裸关节职业拳击冠军在一个有争议的回合扬Sullivan在十月 1853. 比尔谋杀殴打谋杀指控他参与后， “屠夫” 到, 莫里西决定捍卫他对约翰·c标题. 希南, “在Benicia的男孩”. “老烟” 莫里西在10月击败希南 1858 bout held in
John Camel Heenan was known to 19th Century bare knuckle prizefighting fans as “在Benicia的男孩”. 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
汤姆HYER荣获美国裸关节职业拳击锦标赛 1841. 像十九世纪的大部分职业拳击冠军, 他没有打很多时候. HYER正常支付账单他作为一个执行者在纽约政党. 原来, 海尔为辉格党发挥了他的才能，但后来转而效忠于辉格党 “一无所知党” with his friend William
十月 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.
In July 1854, the World Bareknuckle Prizefighting Champion John Morrissey, who also severed as Tammany Hall enforcer, challenged William “条例草案屠夫” Poole to a no holds barred street fight. The result was a terrible beating and several month recovery for John Morrissey. Morrissey would have likely won a bareknuckle prizefight with Poole, a part-time prizefighter himself. Morrissey made a