Gevechtssporthistoricus en krijgskunstenaar
Posts about bare knuckle prizefighting and early gloved professional boxing from 1850 naar 1930.
During the 19th century, both prizefighters and duelists took advantage of the sandbar islands in the Mississippi River, around St. Louis, Missouri, to hold prizefights or duels. Authorities have frowned on duels to the death in any location. Echter, both Illinois and Missouri also outlawed prizefighting. Bloody Island in the middle of the Mississippi River just north of Downtown St.
Op mei 11, 1900, World Heavyweight Boxing Champion James J. Jeffries fought his former employer James J. Corbett. Corbett held the World Heavyweight Boxing Championship in the early 1890s. Corbett hired the powerfully built Jeffires to help him prepare for his title challengers. Jeffries went on to win the world title from the man, who beat Corbett, Bob Fitzsimmons. Corbett
Op maart 17, 1897, current World Heavyweight Boxing Champion James J. Corbett entered the boxing ring at Carson City, Nevada. Corbett faced the challenge of former middleweight boxing champion Bob Fitzsimmons. Corbett entered as the favorite enjoying both an almost twenty pound weight advantage and slick boxing skills. “Ruddy Robert” as Fitzsimmons was sometimes known won the World Middleweight Boxing Championship in
Niemand profiteerde zo van het No Decision-tijdperk van het professionele boksen als Battling Levinsky. Levinsky was een ervaren verdedigende bokser, die weinig schade opliep tijdens zijn gevechten. Toen Ring Magazine hem vroeg waarom hij zo actief was, soms nemen 3 gevechten op een dag rond New York, aldus Levinski, “Ik hou van geld en ik raak nooit gewond.” Levinski was
Johnny Reagan was an important fighter in the St. Louis boxing scene during the first decade of the 20th Century. Originally from Brooklyn, Reagan moved to St. Louis to train under Jack McKenna. McKenna based his operation out of St. Louis, where his fighter primarily fought at St. Louis’ West End Club. Reagan was a rising bantamweight at the time
In 1902, toekomstige wereldkampioen zwaargewicht boksen Marvin Hart was een stijgende kanshebber. Hij vocht voornamelijk vanuit zijn geboorteplaats Louisville, Kentucky, Hart werd in mei vergeleken met Kid Carter in de Southern Athletic Club 2, 1902. Bij 17-1, Hart wist dat een nieuwe overwinning een grote bijdrage zou leveren aan het veiligstellen van een zwaargewichttitelgevecht. De in Brooklyn geboren Kid Carter was dat van plan
Monte Attell was the younger brother of World Featherweight Boxing Champion Abe Attell. Monte would always be stuck in the shadow of his older brother but was a talented fighter in his own right. Monte would win the World Bantamweight Boxing Championship during his career and establish himself as a world class fighter. In 1904, he was a 19-year-old up-and-coming
1909 saw Stanley Ketchel continue his torrid pace through all the top fighters around the middleweight limit. In March 1909, Ketchel faced a rare challenge, when he fought reigning World Light Heavyweight Champion Philadelphia Jack O’Brien. O’Brien was a slick boxer, who used his speed and elusiveness to pummel Ketchel in the early rounds. Despite O’Brien’s size advantage, Ketchel was
Tijdens zijn eerste run als wereldkampioen boksen vedergewicht, Abe Attell was gebaseerd op St. Louis, Missouri. Naast het hebben van zijn kamp in St. Louis, Attell verdedigde zijn titel verschillende keren in St. Louis’ Atletiekclub West End. Destijds, St. Louis was de grootste stad ten westen van de rivier de Mississippi in de Verenigde Staten. Geboren Abraham Washington Attell
Op dinsdag, November 18, 1884, Wereldkampioen zwaargewicht prijsvechten met blote knokkels John L. Sullivan vocht tegen Al Greenfield in Madison Square Garden in New York City. Sullivan moest in dit gevecht meer overwinnen dan alleen zijn tegenstander. De mannen kwamen oorspronkelijk overeen om maandag te vechten, November 17, 1884, maar de autoriteiten van New York City bedreigden de mannen met arrestatie. Het ruzie met