傑克·約翰遜和本世紀撲滅
之後，傑克·約翰遜成為冠軍, 缺乏強有力的競爭者引起了公眾的壓力，詹姆斯Ĵ安裝. Jeffires, 退休前重量級拳王, 結束了他的退休，爭取約翰遜. 杰弗里斯被認為是第一個和最可信的 “白望” 競爭者. 在他的全盛時期, 杰弗里斯可能無法擊敗約翰遜. 在 35 歲和近 300
Category: 早期職業拳擊史
Posts about bare knuckle prizefighting in the 19th Century and early professional boxing from 1890 至 1930.
Gentleman Jim KOs Boston Strong Boy
約翰·L. Sullivan had dominated the prize ring during his career. Possessing a record of 40 wins, no losses and two draws, “波士頓堅強的男孩” 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, 約翰·L.
Sullivan Wins Fight of the 19th Century
約翰·L. 沙利文是過渡重量級獎項冠軍的戰鬥. 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
Paddy Ryan Wins The Title
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, 紐約. Ryan was known through out his
“Terrible” Terry Beats Dixon for Title
一月 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
摔跤冠軍嘗試拳擊
週二, 一月 19, 1909, 博士. 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. 博士. Benjamin Franklin Roller was a unique athlete
An Epic 61 Round Draw
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 – 三月 21, 1891, the most serious contender for the inactive John L. 沙利文世錦賽破彩
Prizefighters Meet in Liverpool Pub
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, 當他們停在
山姆麥克維的大的右手
山姆·麥克維厭倦了二十世紀初在缺乏黑人戰士在美國的機會. 麥克維決定離開歐洲 1907, 他在那裡，直到戰鬥 1911. 麥克維轉戰澳洲三年回到美國之前. 來自法國的這個簡短的電影精華 1911 同 “作戰的” Jim Johnson shows
蘭福德擊敗大甘斯
十二月 8, 1903, 薩姆·朗福德爭取衛冕輕量級拳擊冠軍，在他的家鄉波士頓, 馬薩諸塞州. 在此之前的戰鬥蘭福德, 大多數拳擊專家認為喬甘斯不能在合法的回合被打. 出生於巴爾的摩, 馬里蘭, 甘斯能夠贏得世界輕量級拳擊冠軍，打破膚色障礙. Sam Langford is often considered