Историк на бойните спортове и майстор на бойните изкуства
Posts about professional boxing and prizefighting in the 19th and early 20th Centuries.
Сам Лангфорд се смята за един от най-големите паунд за паунд бойци на всички времена. Born on March 4, 1883 в Weymouth Falls, Nova Scotia, he is considered the greatest Canadian boxer of all time. His fighting career stretched from 1900 за 1926. Langford only stood 5 feet six and half inches tall and weighed 185 pounds at his heaviest. He
On May 10, 1870, 39-годишният боксьор Джем Мейс срещна 30-годишният боксьор Tom Allen в Kennerville, Louisiana за World Heavyweight Prizefighting първенство. По това време претенциите за шампионата бяха много мътни. Измамите и мръсните трикове често скривали кой всъщност е американски шампион. Jem Mace, който беше смятан за световен шампион два пъти, докато се биеше в Англия, was signed to meet Tom
Monte Attell was the younger brother of World Featherweight Boxing Champion Abe Attell. Monte would always be stuck in the shadow of his older brother but was a talented fighter in his own right. Monte would win the World Bantamweight Boxing Championship during his career and establish himself as a world class fighter. В 1904, he was a 19-year-old up-and-coming
During his first run as World Featherweight Boxing Champion, Abe Attell was based out of St. Louis, Мисури. Besides having his camp in St. Louis, Attell defended his title several times at St. Louis’ West End Athletic Club. At the time, <Педя bbox_x = "925" bbox_y = "1878" bbox_w = "13" bbox_h = "19" fsize = "13" fweight = "3" червено = "255" зелен = "255" синьо = "255" алфа = ". Louis was the largest city west of the Mississippi River in the United States. Born Abraham Washington Attell
Mike “Twin” Sullivan claimed the Welterweight World Boxing Championship, when he decisioned Honey Mellody in April 1907. Possessing both heavy hands and better than normal boxing skills, Sullivan claimed victories over the great Joe Gans and future Welterweight World Boxing Champion Harry Lewis during his career. Lewis won the welterweight title, when Sullivan could no longer make the 147 pound
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
As I have written in several posts, the best heavyweight boxers between 1900 и 1919 were the African-American boxers forced to fight each other for the “Colored Championship”. Even after the great Jack Johnson finally broke the color line and won the World Heavyweight Championship, he would only defend the title against white contenders. В резултат, the toughest challengers
Сам Маквей ще спечели World Цветни Heavyweight първенство по бокс в във време, когато трите най-добрите бойци бяха черни и замразени от картината заглавието. Той започна 1903 толкова добре, той ще окаже натиск върху World Heavyweight шампион по бокс Джеймс J. Джефрис да му даде един мач. Джефрис отказа да прекъсне “Цвят на линия” by giving a
От ноември 30, 1910, reports came from England that former World Heavyweight Prizefighting Champion Jem Mace had died at 79 години. Mace was world champion from 1860 за 1862 and again from 1866 за 1876. After reportedly earning a million dollars in a career that spanned 1857 за 1909, Jem Mace died penniless. He was laid to rest
“Terrible” Terry McGovern proved to be a rare fighter at the turn of the Twentieth Century. While smaller boxers packed no power in their punches, McGovern, who scaled between 110 и 126 паунда, possessed tremendous knockout power. “Terrible” Terry often finished his opponents in the first four rounds. От юли 1, 1899, Brooklyn based McGovern met Chicago’s Johnny Richie at