格斗运动史学家和武术家
Posts about bare knuckle prizefighting in the 19th Century and early professional boxing from 1890 至 1930.
During the 19th century, both prizefighters and duelists took advantage of the sandbar islands in the Mississippi River, around St. 路易, 密苏里州, to hold prizefights or duels. Authorities have frowned on duels to the death in any location. 然而, both Illinois and Missouri also outlawed prizefighting. Bloody Island in the middle of the Mississippi River just north of Downtown St.
约翰尼·里根 (Johnny Reagan) 是圣彼得堡的重要战士. 20 世纪头十年的路易斯拳击场景. 最初来自布鲁克林, 里根搬到圣. 路易斯在杰克麦肯纳的指导下训练. 麦肯纳的行动基于圣. 路易, 他的战士主要在圣. 路易’ 西区俱乐部. 里根当时是一个冉冉升起的最轻量级选手
汤姆·艾伦出生在伯明翰, England on April 23, 1840 但他成为著名的美国重量级裸关节的职业拳击手. 定居在圣. Louis around 1867, 艾伦荣获美国重量级冠军 1873 并拥有标题直到 1876. 他回到圣前返回英国一年. 路易良好 1878. 背部
话筒 “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
三月 1893, 全国各地的报纸都报道了现任世界轻重量级拳击冠军杰克·麦考利夫和圣路易斯拳击教练迈克·穆尼之间拟定比赛的故事. 虽然这场比赛看起来很奇怪，因为穆尼是一个被轻视的挑战者, 的诱惑 $2500 一方可能是将冠军带到桌面的原因. 调整后
奥利弗·伦纳德·柯克具有作为唯一的奥运拳击手赢得一枚金牌在两个不同的重量等级在同奥运会的区别. 奥利弗·柯克完成了这一壮举在他的家乡在奥运会 1904. 圣. 路易主办的第三届奥运会期间， 1904 世界博览会博览会. 像巴黎奥运会前四年, 圣. Louis gave
In December 1920, robbers killed Patrolman Charles Daly at the entrance to his home in the 4000 block of Forest Park Boulevard. 圣. Louis Police aggressively investigated the murder but it was never solved. Prior to his death, the Daly name was already well-known in St. 路易. Charles Daly was the son of professional prizefighter Dan Daly, who fought in
虽然著名的战斗约翰大号. 沙利文在去年世界锦标赛职业拳击在裸关节规则争议, 杰克·基尔雷恩还参加了许多戴着手套的较量. 职业拳击是由裸关节规则过渡到戴手套昆斯伯里规则侯爵下较量 (早期的业余和职业拳击) 在19世纪末期. 像沙利文, Kilrain会在主要作战
正如我在几篇文章中所写, 最好的重量级拳击手之间 1900 和 1919 是非裔美国人的拳击手被迫为 “彩色冠军”. 即使伟大的杰克·约翰逊终于打破了种族分界线并赢得了世界重量级冠军, 他只会捍卫反对白人竞争者的头衔. 其结果, 最艰难的挑战者
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