格鬥運動史學家和武術家
Posts about bare knuckle prizefighting and professional gloved contests from the 1850s to 1930s.
約翰·L. 沙利文是過渡重量級獎項冠軍的戰鬥. 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) 在四月 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
週二, 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·麥克維厭倦了二十世紀初在缺乏黑人戰士在美國的機會. 麥克維決定離開歐洲 1907, 他在那裡，直到戰鬥 1911. 麥克維轉戰澳洲三年回到美國之前. 來自法國的這個簡短的電影精華 1911 同 “作戰的” Jim Johnson shows
十二月 8, 1903, 薩姆·朗福德爭取衛冕輕量級拳擊冠軍，在他的家鄉波士頓, 馬薩諸塞州. 在此之前的戰鬥蘭福德, 大多數拳擊專家認為喬甘斯不能在合法的回合被打. 出生於巴爾的摩, 馬里蘭, 甘斯能夠贏得世界輕量級拳擊冠軍，打破膚色障礙. Sam Langford is often considered
約翰·莫里西稱世界裸關節職業拳擊冠軍在一個有爭議的回合揚Sullivan在十月 1853. 比爾謀殺毆打謀殺指控他參與後， “屠夫” 到, 莫里西決定捍衛他對約翰·c標題. 希南, “在Benicia的男孩”. “老煙” 莫里西在10月擊敗希南 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
湯姆HYER榮獲美國裸關節職業拳擊錦標賽 1841. 像十九世紀的大部分職業拳擊冠軍, 他沒有打很多時候. HYER正常支付賬單他作為一個執行者在紐約政黨. 原來, 耶爾（Hyer）聘請了輝格黨（Whigs）才華橫溢的他，但他將效忠者轉變為 “一無所知黨” 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.
七月 1854, 世界Bareknuckle職業拳擊冠軍約翰·莫里西, 誰也切斷為坦慕尼協會的執行者, 威廉挑戰 “比爾屠夫” 普爾到一個沒有暢所欲言街頭鬥毆. 其結果是可怕的毆打和幾個月恢復約翰·莫里西. Morrissey would have likely won a bareknuckle prizefight with Poole, 兼職自己的職業拳擊手. Morrissey made a