Cīņas sporta vēsturnieks un cīņas mākslinieks
Posts about bare knuckle prizefighting in the 19th Century and early professional boxing from 1890 līdz 1930.
During the 19th century, both prizefighters and duelists took advantage of the sandbar islands in the Mississippi River, around St. Louis, Missouri, to hold prizefights or duels. Authorities have frowned on duels to the death in any location. Tomēr, both Illinois and Missouri also outlawed prizefighting. Bloody Island in the middle of the Mississippi River just north of Downtown St.
Johnny Reagan was an important fighter in the St. Louis boxing scene during the first decade of the 20th Century. Originally from Brooklyn, Reagan moved to St. Louis to train under Jack McKenna. McKenna based his operation out of St. Louis, where his fighter primarily fought at St. Louis’ West End Club. Reagan was a rising bantamweight at the time
Tom Allen was born in Birmingham, England on April 23, 1840 but he became famous as a heavyweight bare knuckle prizefighter in America. Settling in St. Louis around 1867, Allen won the American Heavyweight Championship in 1873 and held the title until 1876. He returned to England for a year before returning to St. Louis for good in 1878. Back
Mike “Twin” Sullivan claimed the Welterweight World Boxing Championship, when he decisioned Honey Mellody in April 1907. Possessing both heavy hands and better than normal boxing skills, Sullivan claimed victories over the great Joe Gans and future Welterweight World Boxing Champion Harry Lewis during his career. Lewis won the welterweight title, when Sullivan could no longer make the 147 pound
In March 1893, newspapers across the country carried the story of a proposed match between current world light heavyweight boxing champion Jack McAuliffe and Saint Louis boxing instructor Mike Mooney. Although the match would seem odd because Mooney was such a lightly regarded challenger, the lure of $2500 a side is probably what brought the champion to the table. Adjusted
Oliver Leonard Kirk ir atšķirība, ka tikai Olympic bokseris uzvarēt zelta medaļu divām atsevišķām svara kategorijām tajās pašās olimpiskajās spēlēs. Oliver Kirk paveikt šo varoņdarbu savā dzimtajā pilsētā olimpiskajām spēlēm 1904. St. Louis hosted the third Olympiad during the 1904 World’s Fair Exposition. Like the Paris Games four years before, St. Louis gave
In December 1920, robbers killed Patrolman Charles Daly at the entrance to his home in the 4000 block of Forest Park Boulevard. St. Louis Police aggressively investigated the murder but it was never solved. Prior to his death, the Daly name was already well-known in St. Louis. Charles Daly was the son of professional prizefighter Dan Daly, who fought in
Būdams slavens ar cīņu pret Džonu L. Salivans pēdējā pasaules čempionāta cīņā par godalgoto vietu, kas norisinājās pēc kailām dūres noteikumiem, Arī Džeiks Kilreins piedalījās daudzās cimdu cīņās. Cīņas par godalgotajām vietām bija pāreja no noteikumiem par kailām dūres uz cimdu cīņām saskaņā ar Kvīnsberijas marķīzes noteikumiem (agrīnais amatieru un profesionālais bokss) 19. gadsimta beigās. Tāpat kā Salivans, Kilreins cīnītos majorā
Kā jau esmu rakstījis vairākos ierakstos, labākie smagsvara bokseri starp 1900 and 1919 bija afroamerikāņu bokseri spiesti cīnīties savā starpā par “Krāsains čempionāts”. Pat pēc tam, kad izcilais Džeks Džonsons beidzot pārtrauca krāsu līniju un uzvarēja pasaules čempionātā smagajā svarā, viņš tikai aizstāvētu titulu pret baltajiem pretendentiem. As a result, grūtākie izaicinātāji
Sam McVey would win the World Colored Heavyweight Boxing Championship in an era where the three best fighters were black and frozen out of the title picture. He started 1903 out so well, he would put pressure on World Heavyweight Boxing Champion James J. Jeffries to give him a match. Jeffries refused to break the “color line” by giving a