Historik bojových sportů a bojový umělec
Posts about bare knuckle prizefighting in the 19th Century and early professional boxing from 1890 na 1930.
Dne 30, 1871, velký zástup mužů nastoupil do deseti železničních vozů na New Orleans, Mobilní a Texaská železnice, když se zastavila na Canal Street v New Orleans, Louisiana. Vlak pokračoval na nádraží Montgomery poblíž Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, kde dav opustil déšť a vydal se do lesů. Takový zvláštní průvod
James J. Jeffries dominoval americkému boxu těžké váhy od 1899 na 1904. Po vítězství na mistrovství světa v boxu v těžké váze od Boba Fitzsimmonse v 1899, Jeffries udělal 9 úspěšné obhajoby titulu během příštích pěti let. Odešel do důchodu bez porážky 1905 než se nechá nalákat zpět na nešťastný comeback proti skvělému Jacku Johnsonovi. Jeffries nevyhrál své zápasy s vynikajícím boxem
V úterý, Únor 22, 1910, Ad Wolgast challenged World Lightweight Boxing Champion Battling Nelson for Nelson’s title at Richmond Arena in Point Richmond, Kalifornie. The 28-year-old Nelson won the title by knocking out the great Joe Gans in 1908. Boxing experts did not expect Wolgast to defeat Nelson even though Wolgast held a newspaper decision over Nelson in 1909. Pundits
Tom Hyer won the American Bare Knuckle Prizefighting Championship in 1841. Like most prizefighting champions of the Nineteenth Century, he did not fight very often. Hyer normally paid his bills as an enforcer for political parties in New York. Původně, Hyer employed his talents for the Whigs but would switch allegiances to the “Know Nothing Party” with his friend William
V pondělí, Květen 30, 1892, skvělý Peter Jackson boxoval zápas v rukavicích s bývalým chráněncem Frankem Slavinem. Oba muži žili a bojovali v Austrálii, ačkoli zájem fanoušků vedl Jacksona k turné po světě, aby využil finančních příležitostí ve Spojených státech a Anglii. Jako v Austrálii, Jackson často našel bílé boxery neochotné s ním bojovat. Málo
St. Louis, at the beginning of the 20th Century, had a prominent professional boxing scene. Abe Attell, although born in San Francisco, was based in St. Louis. Dne 1, 1904, Attell defended his World Featherweight Boxing Championship against frequent rival Harry Forbes. Forbes was also a regular on the St. Louis boxing scene. Forbes defeated Danny Dougherty for the
Sam Langford je považován za jeden z největších libry za libru bojovníky všech dob. Born on March 4, 1883 v Weymouth Falls, Nova Scotia, he is considered the greatest Canadian boxer of all time. His fighting career stretched from 1900 na 1926. Langford only stood 5 feet six and half inches tall and weighed 185 pounds at his heaviest. On
Května 10, 1870, 39-year-old prizefighter Jem Mace met 30-year-old prizefighter Tom Allen in Kennerville, Louisiana for the World Heavyweight Prizefighting Championship. Claims to the championship were very murky at the time. Thuggery and dirty tricks often obscured who was actually American Champion. Jem Mace, who was considered World Champion twice while fighting in England, was signed to meet Tom
Monte Attell was the younger brother of World Featherweight Boxing Champion Abe Attell. Monte would always be stuck in the shadow of his older brother but was a talented fighter in his own right. Monte would win the World Bantamweight Boxing Championship during his career and establish himself as a world class fighter. V 1904, he was a 19-year-old up-and-coming
During his first run as World Featherweight Boxing Champion, Abe Attell was based out of St. Louis, Missouri. Besides having his camp in St. Louis, Attell defended his title several times at St. Louis’ West End Athletic Club. At the time, St. Louis was the largest city west of the Mississippi River in the United States. Born Abraham Washington Attell