Историчар борбених спортова и борилачки уметник
Posts about professional boxing and prizefighting in the 19th and early 20th Centuries.
На дан 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” На, 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
На ноћи марта у Сан Франциску, тешкој категорији кандидат Марвин Харт доказао чиста агресивност понекад може да победи одлуку. После 20 рунде бокса, Судија Греггаинс, Само судија, awarded the decision over the great Jack Johnson to Hart. Харт састао Јохнсон он Марцх 28, 1905. Џонсон је ушао у ринг како кладионици фаворит. He also entered as one of
Октобра 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.
У јулу 1854, Светски шампион Џон Барекнуцкле професионални бокс Морриссеи, који је такође прекинула као Таммани Халл шерифе, оспорио Вилијам “Бил Месар” Пул на НО држи забрањено Стреет Фигхт. Резултат је био страшан премлаћивање и неколико месеци опоравка за Јохн Морриссеи. 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. Октобра 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
Џек Џонсон је увек био тежак предмет за мене. Дивим се његовој храбрости и снаге у суочавању мржњу и нетрпељивост у време када тај начин ставио свој живот у опасности. Он је одбио да се прилагоди и прихвати позицију инфериорности у белим Американцима. Још, like many human beings he was a flawed man. He beat his first wife
Сем МцВеи, који је сматран Идол Паризу, током своје каријере боксерског из 1902 до 1921, је у великој мери заборављен данас. Један од највећих црних тешкаша свога времена, је замрзнут од борбе за светску титулу, чак и након Џек Џонсон поражен Томми Бурнс у 1908. McVey lost to Jack Johnson three times early in his career
Док радиш истраживање, Нашао сам ову слику Манасса Маулер обуку за његову 4. јула, 1919 наслов борба са Јесс Виллард, Светско бокс у тешкој категорији шампиона. Willard had knocked out the great Jack Johnson in 1915 to become champion. Вилард је био гигант човека на 6’06” и 235 фунти. He posed a threat to anyone based on size alone. <Спан ббок_к = "289" ббок_и = "553" ббок_в = "56" ббок_х = "20" фсизе = "14" фвеигхт = "3" црвено = "255" зелено = "255" плави = "255" алфа = ",