Cīņas sporta vēsturnieks un cīņas mākslinieks
Posts about bare knuckle prizefighting in the 19th Century and early professional boxing from 1890 līdz 1930.
Novembrī 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. Džefrijs dominēja amerikāņu smagsvaru boksā no 1899 līdz 1904. Pēc uzvaras pasaules smagajā boksa čempionātā no Boba Ficsimmons 1899, Džefrijs taisīja 9 veiksmīgas titula aizstāvēšanas nākamo piecu gadu laikā. gadā viņš aizgāja pensijā nepārspēts 1905 pirms tiks pārvilināts uz neveiksmīgu atgriešanos pret lielisko Džeku Džonsonu. Džefrijs savās cīņās neuzvarēja ar izcilu boksu
Otrdien, Februāris 22, 1910, Ad Wolgast challenged World Lightweight Boxing Champion Battling Nelson for Nelson’s title at Richmond Arena in Point Richmond, Kalifornija. 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. Tāpat kā lielākā daļa prizefighting čempioniem deviņpadsmitajā gadsimtā, viņš necīnījās ļoti bieži. Hyer parasti maksā savus rēķinus, kā Policists politiskajām partijām Ņujorkā. Sākotnēji, Hajers izmantoja savus talantus Whigs labā, bet pārcēlās uz uzticību “Neko nezinu puse” with his friend William
Pirmdien, Maijs 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 tiek uzskatīts par vienu no lielākajiem mārciņu mārciņa cīnītājiem visu laiku. Born on March 4, 1883 Weymouth Falls, Jaunskotija, he is considered the greatest Canadian boxer of all time. His fighting career stretched from 1900 līdz 1926. Langford only stood 5 feet six and half inches tall and weighed 185 pounds at his heaviest. Viņš
Gada maijā 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. Uz 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