Taisteluurheiluhistorioitsija ja kamppailutaiteilija
Posts about bare knuckle prizefighting in the 19th Century and early professional boxing from 1890 to 1930.
Tom Allen was born in Birmingham, England but fought some of his most famous fights in America. Sisään 1867, Allen moved to St. Ludvig, 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
Torstaina, Syyskuu 7, 1876, Tom Allen defended his World Heavyweight Bare Knuckle Prizefighting Championship against fellow Englishman Joe Goss. Allen, originally from Birmingham, England, settled in St. Ludvig, Missouri. 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
Tiistaina, Marraskuu 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, Marraskuu 17, 1884, but New York City authorities threatened the men with arrest. The wrangling with
Charles Henry “Tunkki” Blackburn achieved his greatest fame as the trainer of World Heavyweight Boxing Champion Joe Louis from 1934 to 1942. Louis is widely considered to be one of the top three to five heavyweights in professional boxing history and some consider him the best heavyweight fighter. “Tunkki” Blackburn developed the talents of the young champion and helped him
Tiistaina, Joulukuu 12, 1916, Sam Langford defended the “Colored World Heavyweight Boxing Championship”, which he won from Sam McVea in February 1916. Välillä 1904 ja 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
Perjantaina, Maaliskuu 13, 1891, Jake Kilrain taisteli George Godfreyta vastaan California Athletic Clubissa San Franciscossa, Kalifornia. Miehet taistelivat pokaalista ja $5,000. Miehet astui kehään osoitteessa 9:52 p.m. William Muldoon, entinen raskaansarjan painin maailmanmestari, toisti Kilrain, jonka Muldoon koulutti tätä taistelua varten. Muldoon koulutti Kilrainin vastustajaa, John L. Sullivan, heidän 1889
Jake Kilrain is best known as the last and toughest challenger to John L. Sullivan in the last bare knuckle world championship fight. Despite Kilrain’s inability to beat John L. Sullivan, he had a successful career both before and after the bout with the mighty Sullivan. Fighting for 10 more years in gloved bouts, Kilrain was mostly successful but on
Heinäkuun 2, 1921 in Jersey City, New Jersey, reigning World Heavyweight Boxing Champion Jack Dempsey met light heavyweight boxing king Georges Carpentier. Boxing fans flocked to event resulting in the first million dollar gate in boxing history. The match would prove the old boxing adage, “A good big man always beats a good little man.” Vaikka Georges Carpentier
Toukokuun 11, 1900, World Heavyweight Boxing Champion James J. Jeffries fought his former employer James J. Corbett. Corbett held the World Heavyweight Boxing Championship in the early 1890s. Corbett hired the powerfully built Jeffires to help him prepare for his title challengers. Jeffries went on to win the world title from the man, who beat Corbett, Bob Fitzsimmons. Corbett