Võitlusspordiajaloolane ja võitluskunstnik
Posts about professional boxing and prizefighting in the 19th and early 20th Centuries.
Reedel, Juuni 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. At only 24 aastat vana, Ketchel lived hard and fought constantly causing an early breakdown of his body. After fighting Smith, Ketchel intended to
Märtsil 17, 1897, current World Heavyweight Boxing Champion James J. Corbett entered the boxing ring at Carson City, Nevada. Corbett faced the challenge of former middleweight boxing champion Bob Fitzsimmons. Corbett entered as the favorite enjoying both an almost twenty pound weight advantage and slick boxing skills. “Ruddy Robert” as Fitzsimmons was sometimes known won the World Middleweight Boxing Championship in
1909 saw Stanley Ketchel continue his torrid pace through all the top fighters around the middleweight limit. Märtsis 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 oli inglise poksija, kes võitis vaieldamatu keskkaalu, raskekaalu ja kergekaalu maailmameistrivõistlused, sajandi vahetusel. Sageli eksitakse austraallase nime all, sest ta alustas seal poksijakarjääri, Aastal reisis Fitzsimmons Ameerika Ühendriikidesse 1890 kampaanias keskkaalu meistrivõistluste nimel. Fitzsimmons seisis napilt 6 jalga pikk, kuid
On November 30, 1871, a large crowd of men boarded ten rail cars on the New Orleans, Mobile and Texas railroad as it stopped on Canal Street in New Orleans, Louisiana. The train continued on to Montgomery Station near Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, where the crowd left the rain and made their way into the woods. Such an odd procession
James J. Jeffries dominated American heavyweight boxing from 1899 kuni 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
Teisipäeval, Veebruar 22, 1910, Ad Wolgast esitas Point Richmondi Richmond Arenal väljakutse kergekaalu poksi maailmameistrile, kes võitles Nelsoni tiitli nimel., California. 28-aastane Nelson võitis tiitli, kukutades välja suurepärase Joe Gansi 1908. Poksieksperdid ei oodanud, et Wolgast alistab Nelsoni, kuigi Wolgast otsustas Nelsoni suhtes ajalehes 1909. Pundits
Tom Hyer võitis American Bare Knuckle prizefighting meistrivõistlused 1841. Nagu enamik prizefighting Meistrite XIX sajandil, Ta ei võidelnud sageli. Hyer tavaliselt tasutud tema arveid enforcer erakondade New York. Algselt, Hyer employed his talents for the Whigs but would switch allegiances to the “Tead midagi Partei” tema sõber William
Esmaspäeval, Mai 30, 1892, the great Peter Jackson boxed a gloved bout with former protégé Frank Slavin. Both men lived and fought in Australia, although fan interest led Jackson to tour the world to take advantage of the financial opportunities in the United States and England. As in Australia, Jackson often found white boxers unwilling to fight him. 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. On February 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