Historiador dels esports de combat i artista marcial
Posts about professional boxing and prizefighting in the 19th and early 20th Centuries.
Al desembre 8, 1903, Sam Langford va lluitar contra l'actual campió de boxa de pes lleuger en la seva ciutat natal de Boston, Massachusetts. Abans de la lluita contra Langford, la majoria dels experts de la boxa Joe Gans sentien no podria ser millor, en un combat legítim. Nascut a Baltimore, Maryland, Gans va ser capaç de trencar la barrera del color en guanyar el Campionat Mundial de Boxa pes lleuger. Sam Langford is often considered
John Morrissey claimed the World Bare Knuckle Prizefighting Championship in a controversial bout with Yankee Sullivan in October 1853. After beating a murder charge for his participation in the murder of Bill “The Butcher” A, Morrissey decided to defend his title against John C. Heenan, “the Benicia Boy”. “Old Smoke” Morrissey defeated Heenan in the October 1858 bout held in
John Camel Heenan was known to 19th Century bare knuckle prizefighting fans as “the Benicia Boy”. Despite an 0-1-1 record as a professional fighter, Heenan claimed the World Prizefighting Championship based on a draw with Tom Sayer in an 1860 English prize-fight. Heenan’s first professional fight had been with the reigning World Heavyweight Prizefighting Champion John Morrissey’s last professional fight
En una nit de març a San Francisco, contendent de pes pesat Marvin Hart va demostrar agressivitat pura vegades podria guanyar una decisió. Després 20 rondes de boxa, àrbitre Greggains, l'únic jutge, awarded the decision over the great Jack Johnson to Hart. Hart es va reunir Johnson al març 28, 1905. Johnson va entrar en el ring com el favorit de les apostes. He also entered as one of
A l'octubre 12, 1853, 23 year-old John Morrissey would meet 40 year-old “Yankee” Sullivan for the American and possibly World Heavyweight Prizefighting Championship. Sullivan had been considered the champion since Tom Hyer, who had beaten Sullivan previously, retired instead of fighting Sullivan in a rematch. Sullivan claimed the title and was backed by Hyer, who had made peace with Sullivan.
In July 1854, the World Bareknuckle Prizefighting Champion John Morrissey, who also severed as Tammany Hall enforcer, challenged William “Bill el Carnisser” Poole to a no holds barred street fight. The result was a terrible beating and several month recovery for John Morrissey. Morrissey would have likely won a bareknuckle prizefight with Poole, a part-time prizefighter himself. Morrissey made a
Al juliol 26, 1854, el campió de artells nus John Morrissey va reunir ocasional lluitador nu artell, William Poole, en una baralla sense regles carrer. El que va seguir seria el pitjor dels cinc minuts de la vida de John Morrissey. A l'octubre 23, 1853, the 22-year-old Morrissey beat Yankee Sullivan for the world bare knuckle championship in a disputed decision. Sullivan actually knocked Morrissey out
Jack Johnson sempre ha estat un tema difícil per a mi. Admiro el seu coratge i força per enfrontar l'odi i la intolerància en un moment en què en fer-ho posi en perill la seva vida. Es va negar a conformar-se i acceptar una posició d'inferioritat respecte als americans blancs. Encara, like many human beings he was a flawed man. He beat his first wife
Sam McVey, qui era considerat l'ídol de París, durant la seva carrera de boxa de 1902 to 1921, s'oblida en gran part avui. Un dels més grans pesos pesats negre del seu temps, que va ser congelat fora de la lluita pel títol mundial, fins i tot després que Jack Johnson va derrotar a Tommy Burns 1908. McVey lost to Jack Johnson three times early in his career
Mentre feia la investigació, He trobat aquesta foto de la formació Manassa Mauler per la seva 4 juliol, 1919 lluita pel títol amb Jess Willard, les World Heavyweight Champions boxa. Willard had knocked out the great Jack Johnson in 1915 to become champion. Willard era un gegant d'un home a les 6’06” i 235 lliures. He posed a threat to anyone based on size alone. Però,