Harcsporttörténész és harcművész
Posts about professional boxing and prizefighting in the 19th and early 20th Centuries.
On December 8, 1903, Sam Langford fought the reigning lightweight boxing champion in his hometown of Boston, Massachusetts. Prior to fighting Langford, most boxing experts felt Joe Gans could not be beaten in a legitimate bout. Born in 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 “A Butcher” Hogy, Morrissey úgy döntött, hogy megvédje a címét ellen, John C. Heenan, “A Benicia Boy”. “Régi Füst” Morrissey legyőzte Heenan az október 1858 bout held in
John Camel Heenan was known to 19th Century bare knuckle prizefighting fans as “A 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. Után 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. Be is lépett, mint az egyik
Október 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.
Júliusában 1854, A világ Bareknuckle Prizefighting Champion John Morrissey, aki megszakította az Tammany Hall-enforcer, kétségbe William “Bill a Butcher” Poole egy nem őszinte utcai harc. Az eredmény egy rettenetes verés, és több hónapos helyreállítási John Morrissey. Morrissey would have likely won a bareknuckle prizefight with Poole, részmunkaidős Prizefighter magát. Morrissey made a
Július 26, 1854, A Bare Knuckle bajnok John Morrissey találkozott alkalmi Bare Knuckle harcos William Poole egy nincsenek szabályok utcai verekedés. Mit követett lenne a legrosszabb öt perccel John Morrissey életének. Október 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 has always been a tough subject for me. I admire his courage and strength in confronting hatred and bigotry in a time when doing so put his life in danger. He refused to conform and accept a position of inferiority to white Americans. Még, like many human beings he was a flawed man. He beat his first wife
Sam McVey, aki úgy az Idol Párizs, alatt boksz karrierjét 1902 a 1921, nagyrészt feledésbe merült. Az egyik legnagyobb fekete nehézsúlyú idejét, ő fagyott ki a harc a világbajnoki címért még azután is, Jack Johnson legyőzte 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” és 235 font. He posed a threat to anyone based on size alone. Viszont,