Võitlusspordiajaloolane ja võitluskunstnik
Posts about bare knuckle prizefighting in the 19th Century and early professional boxing from 1890 kuni 1930.
On November 30, 1871, a large crowd of men boarded ten rail cars on the New Orleans, Mobile and Texas railroad as it stopped on Canal Street in New Orleans, Louisiana. The train continued on to Montgomery Station near Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, where the crowd left the rain and made their way into the woods. Such an odd procession
James J. Jeffries dominated American heavyweight boxing from 1899 kuni 1904. After winning the World Heavyweight Boxing Championship from Bob Fitzsimmons in 1899, Jeffries made 9 successful title defenses during the next five years. He retired undefeated in 1905 before be lured back for an ill-fated comeback against the great Jack Johnson. Jeffries didn’t win his bouts with superior boxing
Teisipäeval, Veebruar 22, 1910, Ad Wolgast esitas Point Richmondi Richmond Arenal väljakutse kergekaalu poksi maailmameistrile, kes võitles Nelsoni tiitli nimel., California. 28-aastane Nelson võitis tiitli, kukutades välja suurepärase Joe Gansi 1908. Poksieksperdid ei oodanud, et Wolgast alistab Nelsoni, kuigi Wolgast otsustas Nelsoni suhtes ajalehes 1909. Pundits
Tom Hyer võitis American Bare Knuckle prizefighting meistrivõistlused 1841. Nagu enamik prizefighting Meistrite XIX sajandil, Ta ei võidelnud sageli. Hyer tavaliselt tasutud tema arveid enforcer erakondade New York. Algselt, Hyer employed his talents for the Whigs but would switch allegiances to the “Tead midagi Partei” tema sõber William
Esmaspäeval, Mai 30, 1892, the great Peter Jackson boxed a gloved bout with former protégé Frank Slavin. Both men lived and fought in Australia, although fan interest led Jackson to tour the world to take advantage of the financial opportunities in the United States and England. As in Australia, Jackson often found white boxers unwilling to fight him. Few
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. On February 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 peetakse üheks suurimaks naela nael võitlejad kogu aeg. Born on March 4, 1883 Weymouth Falls, Nova Scotia, he is considered the greatest Canadian boxer of all time. His fighting career stretched from 1900 kuni 1926. Langford only stood 5 feet six and half inches tall and weighed 185 pounds at his heaviest. Ta
Mail 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 oli sulgkaalu poksi maailmameistri Abe Attelli noorem vend. Monte jäi alati oma vanema venna varju, kuid oli omaette andekas võitleja. Monte võidaks oma karjääri jooksul poksi maailmameistritiitli ja tõestaks end maailmatasemel võitlejana. Sisse 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. Tol ajal, St. Louis was the largest city west of the Mississippi River in the United States. Born Abraham Washington Attell