Storiku tal-Isport tal-Ġlieda u Artist Marzjali
Posts about professional boxing and prizefighting in the 19th and early 20th Centuries.
Fuq Diċembru 8, 1903, Sam Langford ġġieldu l boxing champion renjanti ħfief fil Hometown tiegħu ta 'Boston, Massachusetts. Qabel ġlieda Langford, esperti boxing aktar ħassew Joe GANS ma setgħux jiġu megħluba fi bout leġittimu. Imwieled fl Baltimore, Maryland, GANS kien kapaċi li jiksru l-barriera kulur mill jirbħu l-Lightweight Boxing Kampjonat Dinji. 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” Biex, 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. Wara 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
Ottubru 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.
F'Lulju 1854, il-World Bareknuckle Prizefighting Champion John Morrissey, li maqlugħha wkoll bħala enforcer Tammany Hall, kkontestat William “Bill il-biċċier” Poole għal ebda istivi ġlieda triq preskritta. Ir-riżultat kien swat u diversi xahar irkupru terrible għall John Morrissey. Morrissey would have likely won a bareknuckle prizefight with Poole, a part-time Prizefighter nnifsu. Morrissey made a
Fuq Lulju 26, 1854, l-ċampjin knuckle bare John Morrissey sodisfatti okkażjonali ġellied knuckle bare William Poole fi brawl ebda regoli tat-triq. Liema segwiti jkunu l-agħar ħames minuti tal-ħajja John Morrissey ta. Ottubru 23, 1853, il Morrissey 22-il sena qodma taħbit Yankee Sullivan għad-dinja bare knuckle kampjonat f'deċiżjoni ikkontestat. Sullivan attwalment knocked out Morrissey
Jack Johnson dejjem kien suġġett iebsa għalija. I jammiraw kuraġġ tiegħu u s-saħħa fil-konfrontazzjoni mibegħda u bigotry fi żmien meta jagħmlu hekk jqiegħdu l-ħajja tiegħu fil-periklu. Huwa rrifjuta li jikkonformaw u jaċċettaw pożizzjoni ta 'inferjorità lill-Amerikani abjad. Madankollu, like many human beings he was a flawed man. He beat his first wife
Sam McVey, li kienet ikkunsidrata l-Idol ta 'Pariġi, matul il-karriera boxing tiegħu minn 1902 li 1921, huwa l-aktar minsija llum. Waħda mill-heavyweights iswed akbar ta 'żmien tiegħu, huwa ġie ffriżat mill-ġlieda għat-titlu dinja anki wara Jack Johnson defeated Tommy Burns fl 1908. McVey lost to Jack Johnson three times early in his career
Filwaqt li tagħmel riċerka, I sabu din l-istampa tat-taħriġ Manassa MAULER għall 4 Lulju tiegħu, 1919 ġlieda titolu ma Jess Willard, il Boxing Champions tad-Dinja Heavyweight. Willard had knocked out the great Jack Johnson in 1915 to become champion. Willard kien ġgant ta 'raġel fuq 6’06” u 235 liri. He posed a threat to anyone based on size alone. Madankollu,