Harcsporttörténész és harcművész
Posts about professional boxing and prizefighting in the 19th and early 20th Centuries.
Sam Langford tartják az egyik legnagyobb font a font harcosok minden idők. Born on March 4, 1883 Weymouth Falls, Nova Scotia, he is considered the greatest Canadian boxer of all time. His fighting career stretched from 1900 a 1926. Langford only stood 5 feet six and half inches tall and weighed 185 pounds at his heaviest. Ő
Május 10, 1870, 39-year-old prizefighter Jem Mace met 30-year-old prizefighter Tom Allen in Kennerville, Louisiana for the World Heavyweight Prizefighting Championship. Claims to the championship were very murky at the time. Thuggery and dirty tricks often obscured who was actually American Champion. Jem Mace, who was considered World Champion twice while fighting in England, 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. -Ben 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, Missouri. Besides having his camp in St. Louis, Attell defended his title several times at St. Louis’ West End Athletic Club. At the time, St. Louis was the largest city west of the Mississippi River in the United States. Born Abraham Washington Attell
Mikrofon “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
Míg arról híres, hogy John L. Sullivan a legutóbbi világbajnoki díjharcban csupasz csülökszabályok mellett vívott, Jake Kilrain is sok kesztyűs viadalon vett részt. A nyereményharc áttért a csupasz ütős szabályokról a kesztyűs viadalokra a Queensberry Márquess Rules szabályai szerint. (korai amatőr és profi boksz) a 19. század végén. Mint Sullivan, Kilrain őrnagyban harcolna
Ahogy több bejegyzésben is írtam, közötti legjobb nehézsúlyú bokszolók 1900 és 1919 voltak az afroamerikai ökölvívók kénytelenek megküzdeni egymással a “Színes bajnokság”. Még azután is, hogy a nagyszerű Jack Johnson végre megtörte a színvonalat és megnyerte a nehézsúlyú világbajnokságot, csak a fehér versenyzőkkel szemben védené meg a címet. As a result, the toughest challengers
Sam McVey would win the World Colored Heavyweight Boxing Championship in an era where the three best fighters were black and frozen out of the title picture. He started 1903 out so well, he would put pressure on World Heavyweight Boxing Champion James J. Jeffries to give him a match. Jeffries refused to break the “color line” by giving a
November 30, 1910, reports came from England that former World Heavyweight Prizefighting Champion Jem Mace had died at 79 éves korig. Mace was world champion from 1860 a 1862 and again from 1866 a 1876. After reportedly earning a million dollars in a career that spanned 1857 a 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 és 126 font, possessed tremendous knockout power. “Terrible” Terry often finished his opponents in the first four rounds. Július 1, 1899, Brooklyn based McGovern met Chicago’s Johnny Richie at