Povjesničar borilačkih sportova i borilački umjetnik
Posts about bare knuckle prizefighting in the 19th Century and early professional boxing from 1890 to 1930.
Studeni 30, 1871, velika gomila muškaraca ukrcala se u deset željezničkih vagona na New Orleansu, Mobilna i teksaška željeznica dok se zaustavljala u ulici Canal u New Orleansu, Louisiana. Vlak je nastavio do postaje Montgomery blizu Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, gdje je gomila ostavila kišu i uputila se u šumu. Tako čudna povorka
James J. Jeffries je dominirao američkim boksom u teškoj kategoriji od 1899 to 1904. Nakon što je osvojio Svjetsko boksačko prvenstvo u teškoj kategoriji od Boba Fitzsimmonsa u 1899, Jeffries napravio 9 uspješne obrane naslova tijekom sljedećih pet godina. godine otišao je neporažen u mirovinu 1905 prije nego što bude namamljen natrag za nesretni povratak protiv velikog Jacka Johnsona. Jeffries nije pobijedio u svojim borbama superiornim boksom
U utorak, Veljača 22, 1910, Ad Wolgast izazvao je svjetskog boksačkog prvaka u lakoj kategoriji koji se bori protiv Nelsona za Nelsonovu titulu u Richmond Areni u Point Richmondu, Kalifornija. 28-godišnji Nelson osvojio je naslov nokautiravši velikog Joea Gansa 1908. Boksački stručnjaci nisu očekivali da će Wolgast pobijediti Nelsona iako je Wolgast imao novinsku odluku umjesto Nelsona u 1909. Stručnjaci
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
U ponedjeljak, Svibanj 30, 1892, veliki Peter Jackson boksao se u rukavicama s bivšim štićenikom Frankom Slavinom. Obojica su živjela i borila se u Australiji, iako je interes obožavatelja naveo Jacksona na turneju po svijetu kako bi iskoristio financijske prilike u Sjedinjenim Državama i Engleskoj. Kao u Australiji, Jackson je često pronalazio bijele boksače koji nisu voljni boriti se s njim. Nekoliko
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. U veljači 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 se smatra jednim od najvećih funta za funta boraca svih vremena. Born on March 4, 1883 u Weymouth Falls, Nova Scotia, he is considered the greatest Canadian boxer of all time. His fighting career stretched from 1900 to 1926. Langford je samo stajao 5 feet six and half inches tall and weighed 185 pounds at his heaviest. On
Svibnja 10, 1870, 39-year-old prizefighter Jem Mace met 30-year-old prizefighter Tom Allen in Kennerville, Louisiana for the World Heavyweight Prizefighting Championship. Zahtjevi za prvenstvo u to su vrijeme bili vrlo mutni. Lupeži i prljavi trikovi često su prikrivali tko je zapravo američki prvak. Jem Mace, koji se dva puta smatrao svjetskim prvakom dok se borio u Engleskoj, je potpisan za susret s Tomom
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. U 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. U trenutku, St. Louis was the largest city west of the Mississippi River in the United States. Born Abraham Washington Attell