Историк боевых видов спорта и боец
Posts about professional boxing and prizefighting in the 19th and early 20th Centuries.
Декабря 8, 1903, Сэм Лэнгфорд боролись царящая легкий чемпион по боксу в своем родном городе Бостоне, Массачусетс. До борьбы Лэнгфорд, Большинство экспертов бокса чувствовал Джо Ганс не может быть избит в законную бой. Родился в Балтиморе, Мэриленд, 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” Для, 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
Октября 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 the Butcher” 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
On July 26, 1854, the bare knuckle champion John Morrissey met occasional bare knuckle fighter William Poole in a no rules street brawl. What followed would be the worst five minutes of John Morrissey’s life. Октября 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
Джек Джонсон всегда был жесткий предмет для меня. Я восхищаюсь его мужество и силу в противостоянии ненависть и фанатизм в то время, когда сделать это положить свою жизнь в опасности. Он отказался отвечать и принимать позицию неполноценности в белых американцев. Еще, like many human beings he was a flawed man. He beat his first wife
Сэм Маквей, который считался Идол Париже, во время своей спортивной карьеры от 1902 для 1921, в значительной степени забыты сегодня. Одна из самых больших черных тяжеловесов своего времени, он был заморожен из борьбы за титул чемпиона мира даже после Джек Джонсон победил Томми Бернса в 1908. McVey lost to Jack Johnson three times early in his career
Хотя проводить исследования, Я нашел эту картину подготовки Манасса Mauler для его 4 июля, 1919 титульный бой с Джесс Уиллард, мира в супертяжелом Бокс чемпионов. Willard had knocked out the great Jack Johnson in 1915 to become champion. Уиллард был гигантом человека в 6’06” и 235 фунты. He posed a threat to anyone based on size alone. <Промежуток bbox_x = "543" bbox_y = "1494" bbox_w = "56" bbox_h = "20" FSIZE = "14" fweight = "3" красный = "255" зеленый = "255" синий = "255" альфа = ",