Batalsporthistoriisto kaj Militartisto
Posts about bare knuckle prizefighting in the 19th Century and early professional boxing from 1890 Al 1930.
Tom Allen was born in Birmingham, England but fought some of his most famous fights in America. Je 1867, Allen moved to St. Louis, the largest city west of the Mississippi. Allen never left and would use St. Louis as his home base to train for prizefights. Allen fought mostly in bare knuckle prizefights as American boxing would not be
No one took advantage of the No Decision era of professional boxing like Battling Levinsky. Levinsky was a skilled defensive boxer, who took little damage during his fights. When Ring Magazine asked him why he was so active, sometimes taking 3 fights in a day around New York, Levinsky said, “I like money and I never get hurt.” Levinsky was
#?A?de, septembra 7, 1876, Tom Allen defended his World Heavyweight Bare Knuckle Prizefighting Championship against fellow Englishman Joe Goss. Allen, originally from Birmingham, Anglio, settled in St. Louis, Misuro. Allen eventually became a U.S. Citizen. Allen showed a pugnacious personality, inside and outside the ring, making powerful enemies amongst the sporting men in the United States. Allen particularly irritated
Marde, Novembro 18, 1884, World Heavyweight Bare-Knuckle Prizefighting Champion John L. Sullivan fought Al Greenfield at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Sullivan needed to overcome more than just his opponent in this bout. The men originally agreed to fight on Monday, Novembro 17, 1884, but New York City authorities threatened the men with arrest. The wrangling with
Charles Henry “Jack” Blackburn atingis lian plej grandan famon kiel la trejnisto de Monda Superpezula Bokso Ĉampiono Joe Louis de 1934 Al 1942. Louis estas ĝenerale konsiderita esti unu el la supro tri al kvin superpezuloj en profesia boksa historio kaj kelkaj konsideri lin la plej bona superpezula batalanto. “Jack” Blackburn developed the talents of the young champion and helped him
Marde, Decembro 12, 1916, Sam Langford defended the “Koloris Mondan Superpezulan Bokson Ĉampioneco”, which he won from Sam McVea in February 1916. Inter 1904 Kaj 1919, the best African-American boxers, or black Canadians like Langford, were stuck fighting each other for “Colored” Championship. If a white fighter did fight them, it was only to develop their own reputation to
Vendrede, Marto 13, 1891, Jake Kilrain fought George Godfrey at the California Athletic Club in San Francisco, Kalifornio. The men fought for a trophy and $5,000. The men entered the ring at 9:52 P.M. William Muldoon, former World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion, seconded Kilrain, who Muldoon trained for this fight. Muldoon trained Kilrain’s opponent, John L. Sullivan, for their 1889
Jake Kilrain estas plej bone sciita kiel la lasta kaj plej forta kontestanto al John L. Sullivan en la lasta malplena fingronodo monda ĉampioneca batalo. Malgraŭ la malkapablo de Kilrain venki John L. Sullivan, Li havis sukcesan karieron ambaŭ antaŭ ol kaj post kiam la vico kun la potenca Sullivan. Batalanta por 10 Pli da jaroj en gloved vicoj, Kilrain was mostly successful but on
Sur julio 2, 1921 En Ĵerzeja Urbo, Nov-Ĵerzejo, Reganta Mondan Superpezulan Bokson Ĉampiono Jack Dempsey renkontis luman superpezulan bokson reĝo Georges Carpentier. Boksanta fervorulojn flocked al evento rezultanta en la unua miliona dolara krado en boksanta historion. La matĉo pruvus la malnovan boksan sentencon, “Bona granda viro ĉiam venkas bonan malgrandan viron.” Even though Georges Carpentier
Sur majo 11, 1900, Monda Superpezula Bokso Ĉampiono James J. Jeffries batalis lian eksan dunganton James J. Corbett. Corbett tenis la Mondan Superpezulan Boksan Ĉampionecon en la frua 1890aj jaroj. Corbett dungis la potence konstruita Jeffires helpi lin prepari por liaj titolaj kontestantoj. Jeffries daŭrigis gajni la mondan titolon de la viro, Kiu venkas Corbett, Bob Fitzsimmons. Corbett