湯姆艾倫被搶劫
上週四, 九月 7, 1876, 湯姆艾倫 (Tom Allen) 擊敗英國同胞喬戈斯 (Joe Goss) 衛冕世界重量級裸拳拳擊冠軍. Allen, 原本來自伯明翰, 英國, 定居於聖. 路易, 密蘇里州. 艾倫最終成為美國人. 國民. 艾倫表現出好鬥的性格, 環內和環外, 在美國運動員中樹敵. 艾倫特別惱火
Category: 職業拳擊和職業拳擊
有關19世紀和20世紀初職業拳擊和格鬥的文章.
約翰·L. Sullivan Arrested
週二, 十一月 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, 十一月 17, 1884, but New York City authorities threatened the men with arrest. The wrangling with
Ad Wolgast Wins Lightweight Title
週二, 二月 22, 1910, Ad Wolgast challenged World Lightweight Boxing Champion Battling Nelson for Nelson’s title at Richmond Arena in Point Richmond, 加州. 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
哈特的臉毆打約翰遜的拳
On a March night in San Francisco, heavyweight contender Marvin Hart proved pure aggressiveness could sometimes win a decision. 後 20 rounds of boxing, referee Greggains, the only judge, awarded the decision over the great Jack Johnson to Hart. Hart met Johnson on March 28, 1905. Johnson entered the ring as the betting favorite. 他還作為其中之一進入
“Terrible” Terry Beats Dixon for Title
一月 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
麥克維 KO 弗格森
八月 11, 1915, 現任世界有色重量級拳擊冠軍薩姆·麥克維在波士頓與桑迪·弗格森對決, 馬薩諸塞州阿特拉斯體育協會體育館. 麥克維在一個發起人凍結所有非裔美國拳擊手的時代戰鬥, 除了偉大的傑克約翰遜, 從為世界冠軍而戰. 麥克維擊敗了大多數其他偉大的黑人戰士
Kilrain Battles Godfrey in Brutal Fight
上週五, 三月 13, 1891, Jake Kilrain fought George Godfrey at the California Athletic Club in San Francisco, 加州. The men fought for a trophy and $5,000. The men entered the ring at 9:52 比前收市價. 威廉·馬爾登, former World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion, seconded Kilrain, who Muldoon trained for this fight. Muldoon trained Kilrain’s opponent, 約翰·L. 沙利文, for their 1889
傑克·基蘭（Jake Kilrain）抽獎箱
雖然因與約翰L戰鬥而出名. 沙利文參加了上屆世界冠軍爭奪戰, 傑克·基蘭（Jake Kilrain）也參加了許多戴著手套的比賽. 昆斯伯里侯爵規則下，比賽從無節製過渡到戴手套的爭奪戰 (早期的業餘和專業拳擊) 在19世紀後期. 像沙利文一樣, 吉蘭將參加大戰
Burns Beats Hart for Heavyweight Title
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.
Paddy Ryan Wins The Title
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, 紐約. Ryan was known through out his