Kovos sporto istorikas ir kovos menininkas
Įrašai apie profesionalų boksą ir prizų kovą XIX a. Ir XX a. Pradžioje.
Gruodžio 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 “The Butcher” Į, 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
Dėl kovo naktį San Franciske, sunkiasvoris varžovas Marvinas Hart pasirodė grynas agresyvumas kartais gali laimėti sprendimą. Po 20 raundai bokso, Teisėjas Greggains, tik teisėjas, awarded the decision over the great Jack Johnson to Hart. Hart susitiko Johnson kovo 28, 1905. Johnsonas įrašytas žiedas kaip lažybų favoritas. Jis taip pat įėjo kaip vienas iš
Spalio 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 “Bilas Mėsininkas” 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
Liepos 26, 1854, plikas Golonka čempionas Johnas Morrissey susitiko kartais plikas krumplių kovotojas William Poole į jokių taisyklių gatvės muštynėse. Kas po būtų pats blogiausias penkias minutes John Morrisey gyvenimo. Spalio 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 visada buvo kietas dalykas man. Žaviuosi jo drąsą ir stiprumą susiduria su neapykanta ir fanatizmas tuo metu, kai tai padėjo savo gyvybę į pavojų. Jis atsisakė paklusti ir priimti nepilnavertiškumo poziciją baltųjų amerikiečių. Dar, like many human beings he was a flawed man. He beat his first wife
Sam McVey, , kuris buvo laikomas Paryžiaus Idol, per savo bokso karjerą nuo 1902 į 1921, daugiausia pamiršta šiandien. Vienas iš didžiausių juodųjų sunkiasvoriai savo laiku, jis buvo užšaldytas iš kovos dėl pasaulio čempionų titulą net po Jack Johnson nugalėjo Tommy dega 1908. McVey lost to Jack Johnson three times early in his career
Nors daro tyrimus, Radau, kad Manassa Mauler mokymo jo 4 liepa paveikslėlį, 1919 pavadinimas kova su Jess Willard, Pasaulio Sunkiojo Boksas čempionai. Willard had knocked out the great Jack Johnson in 1915 to become champion. Willard buvo žmogus milžinas bent 6’06” ir 235 svarų. He posed a threat to anyone based on size alone. Tačiau,