Combat Sports Historian at Martial Artist
Posts about bare knuckle prizefighting in the 19th Century and early professional boxing from 1890 upang 1930.
Noong Nobyembre 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, Ilog ng Misisipi, where the crowd left the rain and made their way into the woods. Such an odd procession
James J. Jeffries dominated American heavyweight boxing from 1899 upang 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
Sa Martes, Pebrero 22, 1910, Ad Wolgast challenged World Lightweight Boxing Champion Battling Nelson for Nelson’s title at Richmond Arena in Point Richmond, Kalipornya. 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 Nanalo ang Amerikanong hubad buko paglaban para sa pera Championship sa 1841. Tulad ng karamihan sa paglaban para sa pera Champions ng ikalabinsiyam Century, hindi niya labanan ang napakadalas. Hyer normal na binayaran ng kanyang mga bill bilang isang Enforcer para sa mga partidong pampulitika sa New York. Taal, Hyer employed his talents for the Whigs but would switch allegiances to the “Malaman Walang Party” kasama ng kanyang mga kaibigan William
Sa Monday, Mayo 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, sa simula ng ika-20 Siglo, nagkaroon ng isang kitang-kitang propesyonal na boxing scene. Abe Attell, bagaman ipinanganak sa San Francisco, ay batay sa St. Louis. On February 1, 1904, Attell defended kanyang World Featherweight Boxing Championship laban frequent karibal Harry Forbes. Forbes ay din ng isang regular na sa St. Louis boxing scene. Forbes natalo Danny Dougherty para sa
Sam Langford ay itinuturing na isa sa mga pinakadakilang kalahating kilong para sa pound fighters sa lahat ng oras. Ipinanganak noong Marso 4, 1883 sa Weymouth Falls, Nova Scotia, siya ay itinuturing na ang pinakamalaking Canadian boxer sa lahat ng oras. Ang kanyang fighting career stretch mula sa 1900 upang 1926. Langford only stood 5 feet six and half inches tall and weighed 185 pounds at his heaviest. Siya
Sa Mayo 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. Sa 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, Ilog ng Misuri. 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