Историк боевых видов спорта и боец
Posts about professional boxing and prizefighting in the 19th and early 20th Centuries.
В пятницу, Июнь 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. В только 24 лет, Ketchel lived hard and fought constantly causing an early breakdown of his body. After fighting Smith, Ketchel intended to
Марта 17, 1897, current World Heavyweight Boxing Champion James J. Corbett entered the boxing ring at Carson City, Невада. 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. In March 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 “Руди Роберт” Фитцсиммонс был английским боксером, кто выиграл бесспорный средний вес, чемпионаты мира в тяжелом и полутяжелом весе, на рубеже 20-го века. Его часто принимают за австралийца, потому что он начал там свою боксерскую карьеру., Фитцсиммонс отправился в Соединенные Штаты в 1890 бороться за чемпионство в среднем весе. Фитцсиммонс стоял прямо под 6 футов ростом, но
Ноября 30, 1871, большая толпа мужчин села на десять железнодорожных вагонов Нового Орлеана., Мобайл и Техасская железная дорога, остановившаяся на Канал-стрит в Новом Орлеане., Луизиана. Поезд продолжил путь до станции Монтгомери возле Бэй-стрит.. Луис, Mississippi, где толпа оставила дождь и направилась в лес. Such an odd procession
James J. Jeffries dominated American heavyweight boxing from 1899 для 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
Во вторник, Февраль 22, 1910, Ad Wolgast challenged World Lightweight Boxing Champion Battling Nelson for Nelson’s title at Richmond Arena in Point Richmond, Калифорния. 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
Том Хайер выиграл американский чемпионат Bare Knuckle Prizefighting в 1841. Как и большинство prizefighting чемпионов девятнадцатого века, Он не боролся очень часто. Хайер обычно выплачивается свои счета в качестве боевика для политических партий в Нью-Йорке. Первоначально, Hyer использовали свои таланты для вигов, но хотели бы перейти пристрастия к “Know Nothing Party” with his friend William
В понедельник, Может 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
Улица. Луис, at the beginning of the 20th Century, had a prominent professional boxing scene. Abe Attell, although born in San Francisco, was based in St. Луис. 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