Staraí Spóirt agus Ealaíontóir Comhraic
Posts about professional boxing and prizefighting in the 19th and early 20th Centuries.
Ar Nollaig 8, 1903, Sam Langford throid an banríonacha curadh dornálaíochta lightweight ina bhaile dúchais Boston, Massachusetts. Roimh troid Langford, Bhraith formhór saineolaithe dornálaíochta nach bhféadfaí Joe Gans bheith ann fosta i bout dlisteanach. Rugadh i Baltimore, Maryland, Gans was able to break the color barrier by winning the World Lightweight Boxing Championship. 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” Go, 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
On a March night in San Francisco, heavyweight contender Marvin Hart proved pure aggressiveness could sometimes win a decision. After 20 rounds of boxing, referee Greggains, the only judge, awarded the decision over the great Jack Johnson to Hart. Hart met Johnson on March 28, 1905. Johnson entered the ring as the betting favorite. He also entered as one of
Ar Deireadh Fómhair 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 “Bille an Búistéir” 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
Ar Iúil 26, 1854, an knuckle lom curadh John Morrissey le chéile ó am go chéile Trodaire knuckle lom William Poole i brawl aon rialacha sráide. Cad a leanúint a bheadh ar an cúig nóiméad is measa de shaol John Morrissey. Ar Deireadh Fómhair 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 curtha i gcónaí ina ábhar diana dom. I admire a misneach agus neart i tabhairt aghaidh ar thubaistí fuath agus bigotry in am nuair a dhéanamh amhlaidh a chur ar a shaol i mbaol. Dhiúltaigh sé chun seasamh inferiority i gcomhréir agus glacadh le Meiriceánaigh bán. Ach, like many human beings he was a flawed man. He beat his first wife
Sam McVey, measadh go raibh a an Idol Pháras, le linn a shlí bheatha dornálaíochta ó 1902 to 1921, Tá dearmad den chuid is mó sa lá atá inniu. Ceann de na heavyweights dubh mó de chuid ama, reoite sé as troid ar son an teideal domhan fiú tar éis Jack Johnson defeated Tommy Burns 1908. McVey lost to Jack Johnson three times early in his career
While doing research, I found this picture of the Manassa Mauler training for his July 4th, 1919 title fight with Jess Willard, the World Heavyweight Boxing Champions. Willard had knocked out the great Jack Johnson in 1915 to become champion. Willard was a giant of a man at 6’06” agus 235 punt. He posed a threat to anyone based on size alone. Mar sin féin,