Borrokako Kirolen Historialaria eta Martzial Artista
Posts about bare knuckle prizefighting in the 19th Century and early professional boxing from 1890 arte 1930.
Azaroaren on 30, 1871, gizon-jende handi bat hamar tren-bagoi igo zen New Orleansen, Mobile eta Texas trenbidea New Orleanseko Canal Street-en gelditu zenean, Louisiana. Trenak Montgomery geltokiraino jarraitu zuen Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, non jendetzak euria utzi eta basoan sartu zen. Halako prozesio bitxia
James J. Jeffries estatubatuar pisu astuneko boxeoan nagusitu zen 1899 arte 1904. Bob Fitzsimmonsen munduko pisu astuneko boxeo txapelketa irabazi ondoren 1899, Jeffries egin zuen 9 tituluen defentsa arrakastatsuak hurrengo bost urteetan. Garaitu gabe erretiratu zen 1905 Jack Johnson handiaren aurkako itzulera zoritxarra erakarri aurretik. Jeffries-ek ez zituen bere borrokak irabazi goi mailako boxeoarekin
Asteartean, Otsaila 22, 1910, Ad Wolgast challenged World Lightweight Boxing Champion Battling Nelson for Nelson’s title at Richmond Arena in Point Richmond, California. 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. Originally, Hyer employed his talents for the Whigs but would switch allegiances to the “Know Nothing Party” with his friend William
Astelehenean, Maiatzaren 30, 1892, the great Peter Jackson boxed a gloved bout with former protégé Frank Slavin. Bi gizonak Australian bizi eta borrokatu ziren, nahiz eta zaleen interesak Jackson munduan zehar bira egitera eraman zuen Estatu Batuetako eta Ingalaterrako finantza-aukerak aprobetxatzeko. Australian bezala, Jacksonek sarritan aurkitu zuen boxeolari zuriak berarekin borrokatzeko prest. 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 da kiloko handienetako bat jotzen libra garai guztietako borrokalariak. Martxoan jaio zen 4, 1883 Weymouth Falls, Eskozia, he Kanadako garai guztietako boxeolari handiena hartzen da. Bere borroka karrera luzatu 1900 arte 1926. Langford bakarrik koa izan 5 oinak sei eta erdiak hazbeteko altuera eta pisatu 185 bere astunena at libera. Zuen
Maiatzaren On 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. Urtean 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