Batalsporthistoriisto kaj Militartisto
Posts about professional boxing and prizefighting in the 19th and early 20th Centuries.
Vendrede, Junio 10, 1910, World Middleweight Boxing Champion Stanley Ketchel fought his last fight against unheralded Jim Smith. Ketchel has cleared out the middleweight division, so boxing promoters struggled to find suitable competition for Ketchel. Ĉe nura 24 Jaroj malnova, Ketchel lived hard and fought constantly causing an early breakdown of his body. After fighting Smith, Ketchel intended to
Sur marto 17, 1897, Nuna Monda Superpezula Bokso Ĉampiono James J. Corbett eniris la boksan ringon ĉe Carson Urbo, Nevado. Corbett alfrontis la defion de eksa middleweight boksa ĉampiono Bob Fitzsimmons. Corbett enirita kiel la preferata ĝuanta ambaŭ preskaŭ dudek funto peza avantaĝo kaj glitigaj boksaj kapabloj. “Ruddy Robert” Kiel Fitzsimmons estis foje sciita gajnis la Mondan Middleweight Boksa Ĉampioneco en
1909 saw Stanley Ketchel continue his torrid pace through all the top fighters around the middleweight limit. En marto 1909, Ketchel faced a rare challenge, when he fought reigning World Light Heavyweight Champion Philadelphia Jack O’Brien. O’Brien was a slick boxer, who used his speed and elusiveness to pummel Ketchel in the early rounds. Despite O’Brien’s size advantage, Ketchel was
Bob “Rudy Robert” Fitzsimmons was an English boxer, who won the undisputed middleweight, heavyweight and light heavyweight world championships, at the turn of the 20th Century. Often mistaken for an Australian because he started his boxing career there, Fitzsimmons traveled to the United States in 1890 to campaign for the middleweight championship. Fitzsimmons stood just under 6 feet tall but
Sur novembro 30, 1871, granda homamaso de viroj suriris dek relvagonojn sur la Nov-Orleano, Mobile kaj Teksasa fervojo kiam ĝi ĉesis sur Canal Street en Nov-Orleano, Luiziano. La trajno daŭris al Montgomery Station proksime de Bay St. Louis, Misisipo, kie la homamaso forlasis la pluvon kaj direktis sin en la arbaron. Such an odd procession
James J. Jeffries dominated American heavyweight boxing from 1899 Al 1904. After winning the World Heavyweight Boxing Championship from Bob Fitzsimmons in 1899, Jeffries made 9 successful title defenses during the next five years. He retired undefeated in 1905 before be lured back for an ill-fated comeback against the great Jack Johnson. Jeffries didn’t win his bouts with superior boxing
Marde, Februaro 22, 1910, Ad Wolgast challenged World Lightweight Boxing Champion Battling Nelson for Nelson’s title at Richmond Arena in Point Richmond, Kalifornio. 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
Tom Hyer gajnis la amerikan Malplenan Fingronodon Prizefighting Ĉampioneco en 1841. Ŝatas plej prizefighting ĉampionoj de la Deknaŭa Jarcento, Li ne batalis tre ofte. Hyer normale pagis liajn kalkulojn kiel observigisto por politikaj partioj en Nov-Jorko. Originale, Hyer employed his talents for the Whigs but would switch allegiances to the “Scii Nenion Partio” Kun lia amiko William
Lunde, Majo 30, 1892, the great Peter Jackson boxed a gloved bout with former protégé Frank Slavin. Ambaŭ viroj vivis kaj batalis en Aŭstralio, kvankam fanintereso igis Jackson travojaĝi la mondon por ekspluati la financajn ŝancojn en Usono kaj Anglio. Kiel en Aŭstralio, Jackson ofte trovis blankajn boksistojn nevolajn kontraŭbatali lin. Few
St. Louis, at the beginning of the 20th Century, had a prominent professional boxing scene. Abe Attell, although born in San Francisco, was based in St. Louis. Sur februaro 1, 1904, Attell defended his World Featherweight Boxing Championship against frequent rival Harry Forbes. Forbes was also a regular on the St. Louis boxing scene. Forbes defeated Danny Dougherty for the