مؤرخ الرياضة القتالية وفنان القتال
Posts about bare knuckle prizefighting in the 19th Century and early professional boxing from 1890 إلى 1930.
After Jack Johnson became champion, a lack of strong contenders caused public pressure to mount on James J. Jeffires, بطل الوزن الثقيل السابق المتقاعد, to end his retirement and fight Johnson. Jeffries was considered the first and most credible of the “الأمل الأبيض” المتنافسين. في كلمته رئيس الحكومة, Jeffries probably couldn’t beat Johnson. At 35 years of age and nearly 300
جون L. Sullivan had dominated the prize ring during his career. Possessing a record of 40 wins, no losses and two draws, “The Boston Strong Boy” was considered invincible. Sullivan won the world championship in 1882 and dispensed all challengers culminating with the Fight of the Nineteenth Century with Jake Kilrain. After defeating Kilrain in this epic bout, جون L.
جون L. وكان سوليفان في الوزن الثقيل الانتقالية جائزة بطل القتال. He transitioned prize fighting from the bare knuckle era to modern boxing under the Marquis of Queensbury rules by refusing to fight in any more non-gloved bouts. Before he made this pledge, he took part in the Fight of the 19th Century with the formidable Jake Kilrain. Jake Kilrain was
The few people who know about the prizefighter Paddy Ryan probably know him as John L. Sullivan’s victim. Sullivan beat Ryan for the Heavyweight Prizefighting Championship in 1882. Ryan was a good fighter in his own right though. Ryan was born on March 15, 1851 in Ireland. His family emigrated to Troy, New York. Ryan was known through out his
كانون الثاني 5, 1900, four days before a showdown with Bantamweight Boxing Champion Terry McGovern, Featherweight World Boxing Champion George Dixon made an announcement to chill the spine of all his supporters. Dixon announced that win or lose, he would be retiring from the ring after the bout with McGovern. The last thing a manager wants to hear before a
يوم الثلاثاء, يناير 19, 1909, الدكتور. بنيامين الرول, الطبيب سياتل والموالية المصارع الذي كانت جيدة بما يكفي للفوز في بطولة الوزن الثقيل الأمريكية, قررت لسبب غير مفهوم لمحاولة يده في الملاكمة للمحترفين. كان خصمه صديق وشريك السجال, “دنفر” إد مارتن, من سيفوز في بطولة الملاكمة للوزن الثقيل العالمي الملونة. الدكتور. Benjamin Franklin Roller was a unique athlete
In this post, which was previously a podcast, we will discuss the epic sixty-one round draw between James J. Corbett and Peter Jackson in 1891. This bout prepared Corbett for his successful challenge of John L. Sullivan in 1892. Main Content – على مارس 21, 1891, the most serious contender for the inactive John L. Sullivan’s world championship broke the color
For the October 5, 1861 edition of the Cincinnati Daily Press, editors pulled a story off the wire service from the Spirit of the Times. The wire story reported on a fight between former English prizefighting champion Tom Sayers and current English champion Jem Mace. Both Sayers and Mace were touring with English circuses, when they stopped in at a
سام ماكفاي تعبت من عدم وجود فرصة للمقاتلين السود في الولايات المتحدة خلال أوائل القرن العشرين. قررت ماكفاي لمغادرة لأوروبا في 1907, حيث قاتل حتى 1911. قاتل ماكفاي في أستراليا لمدة ثلاث سنوات أخرى قبل أن يعود إلى الولايات المتحدة. هذا تسليط الضوء على فيلم قصير من فرنسا في 1911 مع “Battling” Jim Johnson shows
ديسمبر 8, 1903, Sam Langford fought the reigning lightweight boxing champion in his hometown of Boston, Massachusetts. Prior to fighting Langford, most boxing experts felt Joe Gans could not be beaten in a legitimate bout. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, Gans was able to break the color barrier by winning the World Lightweight Boxing Championship. Sam Langford is often considered