Bardagaíþróttasagnfræðingur og bardagalistamaður
Posts about bare knuckle prizefighting in the 19th Century and early professional boxing from 1890 til 1930.
After Jack Johnson became champion, a lack of strong contenders caused public pressure to mount on James J. Jeffires, af störfum fyrrum þungavigtar meistari, to end his retirement and fight Johnson. Jeffries was considered the first and most credible of the “White Hope” keppinautur. Í blóma sínum, Jeffries probably couldn’t beat Johnson. Á 35 years of age and nearly 300
John L. Sullivan hafði ríkjandi verðlaunin hringinn á ferli sínum. Mann skrá yfir 40 vinnur, ekkert tap og tvö teiknar, “The Boston Strong Boy” var talið ósigrandi. Sullivan vann heimsmeistaramótið í 1882 og afgreitt öll áskorun hæst berjast nítjándu aldar með Jake Kilrain. Eftir sigra Kilrain í þessari Epic bardaga, John L.
John L. Sullivan var bráðabirgðareglur þungavigtar verðlaun berjast meistari. 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
Fáir sem vita um prizefighter Paddy Ryan sennilega þekkja hann sem John L. Fórnarlamb Sullivan er. Sullivan slá Ryan fyrir Heavyweight Prizefighting Championship árið 1882. Ryan was a good fighter in his own right though. Ryan was born on March 15, 1851 á Írlandi. Fjölskylda hans fluttist til Troy, New York. Ryan was known through out his
Janúar 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
Á þriðjudag, Janúar 19, 1909, Dr. Benjamin Roller, A Seattle læknir og atvinnumaður wrestler sem var nógu góður til að vinna American Heavyweight Championship, inexplicably ákveðið að reyna hendinni á faglegum box. Andstæðingurinn hans var vinur og sparring félagi, “Denver” Ed Martin, hver myndi vinna litað heiminum þungavigtar Hnefaleikar 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 – Mars 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
Á Desember 8, 1903, Sam Langford börðust ríkja léttur box meistari í heimabæ hans Boston, Massachusetts. Áður berjast Langford, flestir box sérfræðingar fannst Joe Gans gæti ekki verið barinn í lögmætum lota. Fæddur í Baltimore, Maryland, Gans var fær um að brjóta litinn hindrun með því að vinna World Léttur Hnefaleikar Championship. Sam Langford is often considered