Historien des sports de combat et artiste martial
Posts about bare knuckle prizefighting in the 19th Century and early professional boxing from 1890 to 1930.
After Jack Johnson became champion, a lack of strong contenders caused public pressure to mount on James J. Jeffires, l'ancien champion des poids lourds à la retraite, to end his retirement and fight Johnson. Jeffries was considered the first and most credible of the “Blanc Espoir” prétendants. Dans son premier, Jeffries probably couldn’t beat Johnson. À 35 years of age and nearly 300
John L. Sullivan avait dominé la bague de prix durant sa carrière. Possédant un record de 40 victoires, Aucune perte et deux nuls, “The Strong Boy Boston” était considéré comme invincible. Sullivan a remporté le championnat du monde en 1882 et distribués tous les challengers culminant avec la lutte du XIXe siècle avec Jake Kilrain. Après avoir vaincu Kilrain dans ce combat épique, John L.
John L. Sullivan was the transitional heavyweight prize fighting champion. 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
Sur Janvier 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
Mardi, Janvier 19, 1909, Dr. Benjamin Roller, a Seattle physician and pro wrestler who was good enough to win the American Heavyweight Championship, inexplicably decided to try his hand at professional boxing. His opponent was friend and sparring partner, “Denver” Ed Martin, who would win the Colored World Heavyweight Boxing Championship. 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 – Sur Mars 21, 1891, the most serious contender for the inactive John L. Sullivan’s world championship broke the color
Pour le Octobre 5, 1861 édition du Cincinnati Daily Press, éditeurs tiré une histoire hors du service de fil de l'Esprit du Times. L'histoire de fil rapporté sur un combat entre l'ancien champion anglais de la boxe Tom Sayers et actuel champion anglais Jem Mace. Les deux Sayers et Mace ont été tournées avec cirques anglais, lorsqu'ils se sont arrêtés à un
Sam McVey fatigués de l'absence de possibilité pour les combattants noirs aux Etats-Unis au début du XXe siècle. McVey a décidé de quitter pour l'Europe 1907, où il a combattu jusqu'au 1911. McVey a combattu en Australie pour trois ans de plus avant de retourner aux États-Unis. Ce petit film de surbrillance de la France en 1911 avec “Battling” Jim Johnson shows
Sur Décembre 8, 1903, Sam Langford battu le champion en titre de boxe poids léger dans sa ville natale de Boston, Massachusetts. Avant de lutte contre Langford, la plupart des experts de boxe Joe Gans estimaient ne pouvait pas être battu dans un combat légitime. Né à Baltimore, Maryland, Gans a réussi à briser la barrière de la couleur en remportant le Championnat du Monde de boxe léger. Sam Langford is often considered