Historik bojových športov a bojový umelec
Posts about bare knuckle prizefighting in the 19th Century and early professional boxing from 1890 na 1930.
V súbojoch v zmiešanom štýle medzi zápasníkmi a útočníkmi, príslovie hovorí, že keď zápasník dostane do rúk útočníka, boj sa skončil. Vo väčšine zápasov v zmiešanom štýle medzi zápasníkmi alebo zápasníkmi a boxermi, drapák normálne vyhráva po ťahaní útočníka na zem. Ray Steele porazil Battle Levinsky. "Judo" Gene LeBell rozbil Mila Savagea. V modernom
V piatok, November 27, 1891, Bývalý americký šampión v ťažkej váhe Joe Acton zápasil budúci svetový šampión v boxe v ťažkej váhe Bob Fitzsimmons v San Franciscu, Kalifornia. Muži zápasili o hlásenie $1,000.00 purse. Acton sa zvyčajne vzdal veľkosti svojmu súperovi, ale Acton prevážil 148-libier Fitzsimmons o sedem libier. Muži zápasili v zápase pri dvoch z troch pádov podľa metódy chyť ako chytí plechovku
Novembra 19, 1935, profesionálny zápasník Ray Steele sa stretol s profesionálnym boxerom Kingfishom Levinskym v zmiešanom zápase medzi zápasom a boxom. Missouri State Athletic Commission vytvorila špeciálne pravidlá pre zápas. Komisári rozhodli, že zápas bude pozostávať z trojminútových kôl ako boxerský zápas. Komisári dovolili Levinskému udierať, aj keď bol na podložke. Steele mohol
William Muldoon was the reigning World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion and a noted physical culturist, when Muldoon was engaged by John L. Sullivan’s backers to get their fighter in shape. Sullivan was the reigning World Heavyweight Bare Knuckle Prizefighting Champion. He signed an agreement to meet his toughest challenger, Jake Kilrain, in July 1889. Sullivan admitted he was in bad shape,
Tom Allen was born in Birmingham, England but fought some of his most famous fights in America. V 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
On January 10, 1910, recently arrived Polish wrestler Stanislaus Zbyszko took on Charlie “The Kid” Cutler in a best two-out-of-three falls match. Cutler had been a boxer in a troupe run by John L. Sullivan before transitioning to wrestling. While Cutler was extremely tough, Stanislaus Zbyszko had been wrestling since his youth. Zbyszko would use these skills to overcome Cutler
On Thursday, September 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. Louis, 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
On Tuesday, November 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, November 17, 1884, but New York City authorities threatened the men with arrest. The wrangling with
Charles Henry “Jack” Blackburn achieved his greatest fame as the trainer of World Heavyweight Boxing Champion Joe Louis from 1934 na 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. “Jack” Blackburn developed the talents of the young champion and helped him