Bardagaíþróttasagnfræðingur og bardagalistamaður
Posts about bare knuckle prizefighting in the 19th Century and early professional boxing from 1890 til 1930.
Nóvember 30, 1871, mikill mannfjöldi fór um borð í tíu lestarvagna á New Orleans, Mobile og Texas járnbraut þar sem hún stoppaði á Canal Street í New Orleans, Louisiana. Lestin hélt áfram að Montgomery stöðinni nálægt Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, þar sem mannfjöldinn yfirgaf rigninguna og lagði leið sína inn í skóginn. Svo skrýtin ganga
James J. Jeffries drottnaði yfir bandarískum þungavigtarhnefaleikum frá 1899 til 1904. Eftir að hafa unnið heimsmeistaramótið í þungavigt í hnefaleikum frá Bob Fitzsimmons í 1899, Jeffries gerði 9 árangursríkar titilvarnir á næstu fimm árum. Hann lét af störfum ósigraður í 1905 áður en hann verður lokkaður til baka fyrir illa farna endurkomu gegn hinum frábæra Jack Johnson. Jeffries vann ekki bardaga sína með frábærum hnefaleikum
Á þriðjudag, Febrúar 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 vann American Bare hnúi Prizefighting Championship í 1841. Eins og flestum prizefighting meistarar nítjándu aldar, hann ekki berjast mjög oft. Hyer venjulega greiða reikninga sína sem Enforcer fyrir stjórnmálaflokka í New York. Upphaflega, Hyer nýtti hæfileika sína fyrir Whigs en myndi skipta um trúnað við “Veit ekkert Party” with his friend William
Á mánudaginn, Maí 30, 1892, hinn frábæri Peter Jackson fór í hanskabardaga við fyrrverandi skjólstæðinginn Frank Slavin. Báðir mennirnir bjuggu og börðust í Ástralíu, þó áhugi aðdáenda hafi leitt Jackson til að ferðast um heiminn til að nýta sér fjárhagsleg tækifæri í Bandaríkjunum og Englandi. Eins og í Ástralíu, Jackson fannst oft hvítir hnefaleikamenn vilja ekki berjast við hann. Fáir
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 er talinn einn af mestu pund fyrir pund bardagamenn allra tíma. Born on March 4, 1883 í Weymouth Falls, Nova Scotia, he is considered the greatest Canadian boxer of all time. His fighting career stretched from 1900 til 1926. Langford only stood 5 feet six and half inches tall and weighed 185 pounds at his heaviest. Hann
Á maí 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. Í 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. Á þeim tíma, St. Louis was the largest city west of the Mississippi River in the United States. Born Abraham Washington Attell