Cīņas sporta vēsturnieks un cīņas mākslinieks
Posts about professional boxing and prizefighting in the 19th and early 20th Centuries.
Ceturtdien, September 7, 1876, Tom Allen defended his World Heavyweight Bare Knuckle Prizefighting Championship against fellow Englishman Joe Goss. Allen, originally from Birmingham, England, settled in St. Louis, Missouri. Allen eventually became a U.S. Citizen. Allen showed a pugnacious personality, inside and outside the ring, making powerful enemies amongst the sporting men in the United States. Allen particularly irritated
Otrdien, Novembris 18, 1884, World Heavyweight Bare-Knuckle Prizefighting Champion John L. Sullivan fought Al Greenfield at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Sullivan needed to overcome more than just his opponent in this bout. The men originally agreed to fight on Monday, Novembris 17, 1884, but New York City authorities threatened the men with arrest. The wrangling with
Otrdien, Februāris 22, 1910, Ad Wolgast challenged World Lightweight Boxing Champion Battling Nelson for Nelson’s title at Richmond Arena in Point Richmond, Kalifornija. The 28-year-old Nelson won the title by knocking out the great Joe Gans in 1908. Boxing experts did not expect Wolgast to defeat Nelson even though Wolgast held a newspaper decision over Nelson in 1909. Pundits
Uz martā naktī Sanfrancisko, smagsvars sāncensis Marvin Hart izrādījās tīri agresivitāte dažkārt varētu uzvarēt lēmumu. Pēc 20 kārtas boksa, tiesnesis Greggains, vienīgais tiesnesis, awarded the decision over the great Jack Johnson to Hart. Hart tikās Johnson gada martā 28, 1905. Johnson ienāca gredzenu kā derību favorītu. He also entered as one of
Janvārī 5, 1900, four days before a showdown with Bantamweight Boxing Champion Terry McGovern, Featherweight World Boxing Champion George Dixon made an announcement to chill the spine of all his supporters. Dixon announced that win or lose, he would be retiring from the ring after the bout with McGovern. The last thing a manager wants to hear before a
Augustā 11, 1915, current World Colored Heavyweight Boxing Champion Sam McVey fought Sandy Ferguson in Boston, Massachusetts at the Atlas Athletic Association gym. McVey fought in an era where promoters froze out all the African American boxers, except the great Jack Johnson, from fighting for the world championship. McVey defeated most of the other great Black fighters of this
Piektdien, Marts 13, 1891, Džeiks Kilreins Kalifornijas sporta klubā Sanfrancisko cīnījās ar Džordžu Godfriju, Kalifornija. Vīri cīnījās par trofeju un $5,000. Vīrieši ringā iegāja plkst 9:52 p.m. William Muldoon, bijušais pasaules čempions smagajā cīņā, sekundēja Kilreins, kuru Muldons trenēja šai cīņai. Muldons apmācīja Kilreina pretinieku, John L. Sullivan, priekš viņiem 1889
Būdams slavens ar cīņu pret Džonu L. Salivans pēdējā pasaules čempionāta cīņā par godalgoto vietu, kas norisinājās pēc kailām dūres noteikumiem, Arī Džeiks Kilreins piedalījās daudzās cimdu cīņās. Cīņas par godalgotajām vietām bija pāreja no noteikumiem par kailām dūres uz cimdu cīņām saskaņā ar Kvīnsberijas marķīzes noteikumiem (agrīnais amatieru un profesionālais bokss) 19. gadsimta beigās. Tāpat kā Salivans, Kilreins cīnītos majorā
On February 23, 1906, World Heavyweight Boxing Champion Marvin Hart defended his title in Los Angeles. When James J. Jeffries retired as heavyweight champion, Hart and Jack Sharkey fought for the vacant title. Hart was the surprise winner of the fight. Hart refused to fight Jack Johnson, the recognized best heavyweight. Instead he fought Tommy Burns, a 5’07” skilled boxer.
The few people who know about the prizefighter Paddy Ryan probably know him as John L. Sullivan’s victim. Sullivan beat Ryan for the Heavyweight Prizefighting Championship in 1882. Ryan was a good fighter in his own right though. Ryan was born on March 15, 1851 in Ireland. His family emigrated to Troy, New York. Ryan was known through out his