Certamina ludis Historicus et Martialis Artist
Posts about bare knuckle prizefighting in the 19th Century and early professional boxing from 1890 ut 1930.
Die martis, December 12, 1916, Edmundo Langford defendebant Sam “Colored World Heavyweight Boxing Championship”, qui vicit McVea Februario a Sam 1916. Inter 1904 et 1919, African-American studiosissime pugiles et maxime, Edmundo Langford sicut Canada, aut nigrum, adhæsit invicem dimicantes “Orbis” pilae. Si enim album Pugnator pugna eorum et, ut fama erat, id solum ut develop suas
Die Veneris, Itinera 13, 1891, Jake Kilrain pugnavit George Godefridus in California Athletica Club in San Francisco, California. Milites pro tropaeo pugnaverunt $5,000. Viri intraverunt anulum 9:52 p.m. William Muldoon, pristinus Mundus Heavyweight Wrestling Champion, clamore Kilrain, qui Muldoon ad hanc pugnam exercitati. Muldoon adversario Kilrain exercitatus, John L. Sullivan, pro 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
In July 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.” Even though Georges Carpentier
May 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
While bare knuckle prizefighter Tom Allen was born in England during 1840, he spent the majority of his adult life in St Louis after relocating to the United States in 1867. After a disappointing loss to Jem Mace in 1870, where he impressed spectators with a gallant performance in a losing effort, Allen started campaigning for a shot at American
Die Veneris, June 10, 1910, World Middleweight Boxing Champion Stanley Ketchel fought his last fight against unheralded Jim Smith. Ketchel has cleared out the middleweight division, so boxing promoters struggled to find suitable competition for Ketchel. In tantum, 24 annorum, Ketchel lived hard and fought constantly causing an early breakdown of his body. After fighting Smith, Ketchel intended to
On March 17, 1897, current World Heavyweight Boxing Champion James J. Corbett entered the boxing ring at Carson City, Nevada. Corbett faced the challenge of former middleweight boxing champion Bob Fitzsimmons. Corbett entered as the favorite enjoying both an almost twenty pound weight advantage and slick boxing skills. “Ruddy Robert” as Fitzsimmons was sometimes known won the World Middleweight Boxing Championship in
1909 saw Stanley Ketchel continue his torrid pace through all the top fighters around the middleweight limit. In March 1909, Ketchel faced a rare challenge, when he fought reigning World Light Heavyweight Champion Philadelphia Jack O’Brien. O’Brien was a slick boxer, who used his speed and elusiveness to pummel Ketchel in the early rounds. Despite O’Brien’s size advantage, Ketchel was
Bob “Robert Catullus” Fitzsimmons erat Anglis pugilem, qui vicit indubii middleweight, et heavyweight heavyweight lux mundi championships, vertente enim in 20th century. Saepe fallitur pro Australia quod coepi per suum esse vitae caestu, Fitzsimmons iter, ut in Civitatibus Foederatis Americae 1890 ad expeditionem ad pilae middleweight. Sicut in stetit Fitzsimmons 6 feet tall but