Dövüş Sporları Tarihçisi ve Dövüş Sanatçısı
19. ve 20. yüzyılın başlarında profesyonel boks ve ödüllü dövüşler hakkında gönderiler.
Aralık 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” Için, 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
Ekim'de 12, 1853, 23 yaşındaki John Morrissey karşılayacak 40 yaşında “Yankee” Amerikan ve muhtemelen Dünya Ağır Siklet Şampiyonası'nda Prizefighting için Sullivan. Sullivan Tom Hyer beri şampiyon olarak kabul edilmişti, Daha önce Sullivan dayak kim, yerine rövanş Sullivan mücadele emekli. Sullivan ünvanını ve Hyer tarafından desteklendi, 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 Kasap” 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. Ekim'de 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. Henüz, like many human beings he was a flawed man. He beat his first wife
Sam McVey, Paris Idol kabul edildi kim, onun boks kariyeri boyunca 1902 karşı 1921, Bugün büyük ölçüde unutulur. Zamanının büyük siyah ağır topları biri, O Jack Johnson Tommy Burns mağlup sonra bile dünya şampiyonluğu için mücadele dışında donduruldu 1908. McVey lost to Jack Johnson three times early in his career
Araştırma yaparken, Ben onun 4 Temmuz için Manassa Mauler eğitimin bu resmi buldum, 1919 Jess Willard ile başlık kavga, Dünya Ağır Siklet Boks Şampiyonlar. Willard had knocked out the great Jack Johnson in 1915 to become champion. Willard 6'da bir adamın bir devdi’06” ve 235 lira. He posed a threat to anyone based on size alone. Ancak,