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Posts about bare knuckle prizefighting in the 19th Century and early professional boxing from 1890 i 1930.
After Jack Johnson became champion, a lack of strong contenders caused public pressure to mount on James J. Jeffires, the retired former heavyweight champion, to end his retirement and fight Johnson. Jeffries was considered the first and most credible of the “White Hope” contenders. In his prime, Jeffries probably couldn’t beat Johnson. At 35 years of age and nearly 300
John L. Sullivan had dominated the prize ring during his career. Possessing a record of 40 wins, no losses and two draws, “Mae'r Boston Boy cryf” 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, John L.
John L. Roedd Sullivan yn bencampwr pwysau trwm ymladd wobr trosiannol. 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
Mae'r ychydig o bobl sy'n gwybod am y Prizefighter Paddy Ryan yn ôl pob tebyg yn ei adnabod fel John L. Dioddefwr Sullivan. Sullivan guro Ryan ar gyfer Pencampwriaeth Pwysau Trwm Prizefighting yn 1882. Ryan was a good fighter in his own right though. Ryan was born on March 15, 1851 yn Iwerddon. Roedd ei deulu ymfudodd i Troy, Efrog Newydd. Ryan was known through out his
Ar Ionawr 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
Ar ddydd Mawrth, Ionawr 19, 1909, Dr. Benjamin Roller, meddyg Seattle a wrestler pro a oedd yn ddigon da i ennill y Bencampwriaeth Pwysau Trwm America, Penderfynodd anesboniadwy i roi cynnig ar ei law yn bocsio proffesiynol. Ei wrthwynebydd yn gyfaill a sparring partner, “Denver” Ed Martin, a fyddai'n ennill Pencampwriaeth Bocsio Pwysau Trwm y Byd Lliwiog. Dr. 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 – Ar Fawrth 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
Sam McVey tired of the lack of opportunity for black fighters in the United States during the early Twentieth Century. McVey decided to leave for Europe in 1907, where he fought until 1911. McVey fought in Australia for three more years before returning to the United States. This brief highlight film from France in 1911 with “Battling” Jim Johnson shows
Ar Ragfyr 8, 1903, Ymladdodd Sam Langford y pencampwr bocsio pwysau ysgafn teyrnasu yn ei dref enedigol o Boston, Massachusetts. Cyn ymladd Langford, Teimlai'r rhan fwyaf o arbenigwyr bocsio na allai Joe Gans yn cael ei guro mewn pwl dilys. Fe'i ganed yn Baltimore, Maryland, Gans yn gallu torri'r rhwystr lliw drwy ennill Pencampwriaeth Bocsio Pwysau Ysgafn y Byd. Sam Langford is often considered