Mwanahistoria wa Michezo ya Vita na Msanii wa Vita
Posts about bare knuckle prizefighting in the 19th Century and early professional boxing from 1890 kwa 1930.
Novemba 30, 1871, umati mkubwa wa wanaume walipanda magari kumi ya reli kwenye New Orleans, Reli ya rununu na Texas iliposimama kwenye Mtaa wa Canal huko New Orleans, Louisiana. Treni iliendelea hadi Kituo cha Montgomery karibu na Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, ambapo umati uliacha mvua na kuingia msituni. Such an odd procession
James J. Jeffries dominated American heavyweight boxing from 1899 kwa 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
Siku ya Jumanne, Februari 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. Awali, HYER walioajiriwa vipaji yake kwa Whigs lakini bila kubadili visasi kwa “Know Nothing Party” with his friend William
Siku ya Jumatatu, Mei 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 ni kuchukuliwa moja ya pound kubwa kwa wapiganaji chupa ya wakati wote. Born on March 4, 1883 katika Weymouth Falls, Nova Scotia, he is considered the greatest Canadian boxer of all time. His fighting career stretched from 1900 kwa 1926. Langford only stood 5 feet six and half inches tall and weighed 185 pounds at his heaviest. Yeye
Mei 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 alikuwa kaka mdogo wa Bingwa wa Ndondi wa Ulimwengu wa Ndondi Abe Attell. Monte kila wakati angekwama kwenye kivuli cha kaka yake mkubwa lakini alikuwa mpiganaji hodari mwenyewe. Monte angeshinda Mashindano ya Ndondi ya Dunia ya Bantamweight wakati wa taaluma yake na kujiimarisha kama mpiganaji wa kiwango cha ulimwengu. In 1904, alikuwa na umri wa miaka 19 juu-na-kuja
Wakati wa mbio yake ya kwanza kama Bingwa wa Ndondi wa Uzito wa Dunia, Abe Attell alikuwa msingi wa St.. Louis, Missouri. Mbali na kuwa na kambi yake huko St.. Louis, Attell alitetea jina lake mara kadhaa huko St.. Louis’ Klabu ya riadha ya West End. Wakati huo, St. Louis ulikuwa mji mkubwa zaidi magharibi mwa Mto Mississippi nchini Merika. Alizaliwa Abraham Washington Attell