Историк боевых видов спорта и боец
Posts about bare knuckle prizefighting in the 19th Century and early professional boxing from 1890 для 1930.
Во вторник, Декабрь 12, 1916, Сэм Лэнгфорд защищал “Colored World Heavyweight Boxing Championship”, который он выиграл у Сэма МакВи в феврале 1916. Между 1904 и 1919, лучшие афроамериканские боксеры, или черные канадцы вроде Лэнгфорда, застряли, борясь друг с другом за “Цветной” Чемпионат. Если бы белый боец сражался с ними, it was only to develop their own reputation to
В пятницу, Март 13, 1891, Jake Kilrain fought George Godfrey at the California Athletic Club in San Francisco, Калифорния. The men fought for a trophy and $5,000. The men entered the ring at 9:52 p.m. Уильям Малдун, 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 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
On 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.” Хотя Жорж Карпентье
Мая 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
Борец с голыми кулаками Том Аллен родился в Англии во время 1840, он провел большую часть своей взрослой жизни в Сент-Луисе после переезда в Соединенные Штаты в 1867. После обидного поражения от Джема Мейса в 1870, где он поразил зрителей галантным исполнением в проигрышной попытке, Аллен начал кампанию за выстрел в американцев.
В пятницу, Июнь 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. В только 24 лет, Ketchel lived hard and fought constantly causing an early breakdown of his body. After fighting Smith, Ketchel intended to
Марта 17, 1897, current World Heavyweight Boxing Champion James J. Corbett entered the boxing ring at Carson City, Невада. 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 “Руди Роберт” Фитцсиммонс был английским боксером, кто выиграл бесспорный средний вес, чемпионаты мира в тяжелом и полутяжелом весе, на рубеже 20-го века. Его часто принимают за австралийца, потому что он начал там свою боксерскую карьеру., Фитцсиммонс отправился в Соединенные Штаты в 1890 бороться за чемпионство в среднем весе. Фитцсиммонс стоял прямо под 6 футов ростом, но