Historian i sporteve luftarake dhe artist luftarak
Posts about professional boxing and prizefighting in the 19th and early 20th Centuries.
Të enjten, Shtator 7, 1876, Tom Allen defended his World Heavyweight Bare Knuckle Prizefighting Championship against fellow Englishman Joe Goss. Allen, originally from Birmingham, Angli, settled in St. Louis, Misuri. 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
Të martën, Nëntor 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, Nëntor 17, 1884, but New York City authorities threatened the men with arrest. The wrangling with
Të martën, Shkurt 22, 1910, Ad Wolgast challenged World Lightweight Boxing Champion Battling Nelson for Nelson’s title at Richmond Arena in Point Richmond, Kaliforni. 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
Në një natë të marsit në San Francisco, konkurrent njeri shumë i rëndësishëm Marvin Hart provuar agresiviteti i pastër nganjëherë mund të fitojë një vendim. Pas 20 raunde boks, Arbitri Greggains, vetëm gjyqtar, awarded the decision over the great Jack Johnson to Hart. Hart takua Johnson në mars 28, 1905. Johnson hyrë në rrjet si bast preferuar. He also entered as one of
Ne Janar 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
Më gusht 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
Të premten, Mars 13, 1891, Jake Kilrain luftoi me George Godfrey në klubin atletik të Kalifornisë në San Francisko, Kaliforni. Burrat luftuan për një trofe dhe $5,000. Burrat hynë në ring në 9:52 mëngjesit. William Muldoon, ish-kampion i botës në mundje në peshën e rëndë, dërguar Kilrain, i cili Muldoon u stërvit për këtë luftë. Muldoon stërviti kundërshtarin e Kilrain, John L. Sullivan, for their 1889
While famous for fighting John L. Sullivan in the last world championship prizefight contested under bare knuckle rules, Jake Kilrain also took part in many gloved bouts. Prizefighting was transitioning from bare knuckle rules to gloved bouts under the Marquess of Queensberry Rules (early amateur and professional boxing) in the late 19th Century. Like Sullivan, Kilrain would fight in major
Në shkurt 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.
Ata pak njerëz që e dinë në lidhje me Prizefighter Paddy Ryan ndoshta e njohin atë si John L. Viktimë Sullivan. Sullivan mundi Ryan për kampionatin Heavyweight Prizefighting në 1882. Ryan was a good fighter in his own right though. Ryan was born on March 15, 1851 në Irlandë. Familja e tij emigroi në Troy, Nju Jork. Ryan was known through out his