蘭福德擊敗大甘斯
十二月 8, 1903, 薩姆·朗福德爭取衛冕輕量級拳擊冠軍，在他的家鄉波士頓, 馬薩諸塞州. 在此之前的戰鬥蘭福德, 大多數拳擊專家認為喬甘斯不能在合法的回合被打. 出生於巴爾的摩, 馬里蘭, 甘斯能夠贏得世界輕量級拳擊冠軍，打破膚色障礙. Sam Langford is often considered
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有關19世紀和20世紀初職業拳擊和格鬥的文章.
老煙擊敗Benicia的男孩
約翰·莫里西稱世界裸關節職業拳擊冠軍在一個有爭議的回合揚Sullivan在十月 1853. 比爾謀殺毆打謀殺指控他參與後， “屠夫” 到, 莫里西決定捍衛他對約翰·c標題. 希南, “在Benicia的男孩”. “老煙” 莫里西在10月擊敗希南 1858 bout held in
Heenan Loses to King in Last Bout
John Camel Heenan was known to 19th Century bare knuckle prizefighting fans as “在Benicia的男孩”. 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
哈特的臉毆打約翰遜的拳
On a March night in San Francisco, heavyweight contender Marvin Hart proved pure aggressiveness could sometimes win a decision. 後 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. 他還作為其中之一進入
莫里西VS. 沙利文: Fight, Then Feud
十月 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.
坦慕尼派暴徒謀殺比爾屠夫
七月 1854, 世界Bareknuckle職業拳擊冠軍約翰·莫里西, 誰也切斷為坦慕尼協會的執行者, 威廉挑戰 “比爾屠夫” 普爾到一個沒有暢所欲言街頭鬥毆. 其結果是可怕的毆打和幾個月恢復約翰·莫里西. Morrissey would have likely won a bareknuckle prizefight with Poole, 兼職自己的職業拳擊手. Morrissey made a
Thug Beats World Champ in Street Brawl
七月 26, 1854, 裸關節狀元約翰莫里西偶爾碰到裸關節戰鬥機威廉·普爾在一個沒有規則的街頭鬥毆. 隨之而來的將是最糟糕的5分鐘約翰·莫里西的生活. 十月 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
傑克·約翰遜, 美國拳擊先鋒
傑克·約翰遜一直是我的一個艱難的課題. 我很佩服在一次面對仇恨和偏執他的勇氣和力量，這樣把自己的生命處於危險之中時，. 他拒絕遵守並接受自卑到美國白人的位置. 但, 像許多人，他是一個有缺陷的男人. He beat his first wife
被遺忘的義和團山姆麥克維
山姆·麥克維, 誰被認為是巴黎的偶像, 在他的拳擊生涯 1902 至 1921, 今天幾乎被人遺忘. 他的一個時代最偉大的黑人重量級, 他被凍掉的戰鬥，為世界冠軍，即使傑克·約翰遜擊敗湯米·伯恩斯 1908. McVey lost to Jack Johnson three times early in his career
Manassa Mauler Knocks Out Giant in 1919
雖然做研究, 我發現這幅畫，他7月4日的Manassa撕咬訓練, 1919 與傑斯威拉德的冠軍之爭, 世界重量級拳擊冠軍. Willard had knocked out the great Jack Johnson in 1915 to become champion. 威拉德是人的一個巨大的6’06” 和 235 英鎊. He posed a threat to anyone based on size alone. 然而,