Harcsporttörténész és harcművész
Posts about bare knuckle prizefighting and early gloved professional boxing from 1850 a 1930.
Tom Allen Birminghamben született, Angliában, de leghíresebb csatáit Amerikában vívta. -Ben 1867, Allen St. Louis, a legnagyobb város a Mississippitől nyugatra. Allen soha nem ment el, és a St. Louis az otthoni bázisa, ahol a díjharcokra edz. Allen többnyire csupasz ütőharcokban vívott, ahogy az amerikai bokszban nem
Charles Henry “Jack” Blackburn achieved his greatest fame as the trainer of World Heavyweight Boxing Champion Joe Louis from 1934 a 1942. Louis is widely considered to be one of the top three to five heavyweights in professional boxing history and some consider him the best heavyweight fighter. “Jack” Blackburn developed the talents of the young champion and helped him
Kedden, December 12, 1916, Sam Langford defended the “Colored World Heavyweight Boxing Championship”, which he won from Sam McVea in February 1916. Között 1904 és 1919, the best African-American boxers, or black Canadians like Langford, were stuck fighting each other for “Colored” Championship. If a white fighter did fight them, it was only to develop their own reputation to
Pénteken, Március 13, 1891, Jake Kilrain George Godfrey ellen küzdött a San Francisco-i California Athletic Clubban, Kalifornia. A férfiak egy trófeáért küzdöttek és $5,000. A férfiak ekkor léptek ringbe 9:52 p.m. William Muldoon, volt nehézsúlyú birkózó világbajnok, másodsorban Kilrain, akit Muldoon erre a harcra edzett. Muldoon kiképezte Kilrain ellenfelét, John L. Sullivan, értük 1889
Jake Kilrain is best known as the last and toughest challenger to John L. Sullivan in the last bare knuckle world championship fight. Despite Kilrain’s inability to beat John L. Sullivan, he had a successful career both before and after the bout with the mighty Sullivan. Fighting for 10 more years in gloved bouts, Kilrain was mostly successful but on
Július 2, 1921 in Jersey City, New Jersey, reigning World Heavyweight Boxing Champion Jack Dempsey met light heavyweight boxing king Georges Carpentier. Boxing fans flocked to event resulting in the first million dollar gate in boxing history. The match would prove the old boxing adage, “A good big man always beats a good little man.” Even though Georges Carpentier
While bare knuckle prizefighter Tom Allen was born in England during 1840, he spent the majority of his adult life in St Louis after relocating to the United States in 1867. After a disappointing loss to Jem Mace in 1870, where he impressed spectators with a gallant performance in a losing effort, Allen started campaigning for a shot at American
Tom Allen Birminghamben született, England on April 23, 1840 de nehézsúlyú csupasz csülkös díjharcosként vált híressé Amerikában. Letelepedés St. Louis around 1867, Allen megnyerte az amerikai nehézsúlyú bajnokságot 1873 és addig tartotta a címet 1876. Egy évre visszatért Angliába, mielőtt visszatért St. Louis végleg bejött 1878. Back
Bob “Rudy Robert” Fitzsimmons was an English boxer, who won the undisputed middleweight, heavyweight and light heavyweight world championships, at the turn of the 20th Century. Often mistaken for an Australian because he started his boxing career there, Fitzsimmons traveled to the United States in 1890 to campaign for the middleweight championship. Fitzsimmons stood just under 6 feet tall but
November 30, 1871, férfiak nagy tömege szállt fel tíz vasúti kocsiba New Orleansban, Mobil és texasi vasút, ahogy megállt a New Orleans-i Canal Streeten, Louisiana. A vonat továbbment Montgomery állomásra, a Bay St. közelében. Louis, Mississippi, ahol a tömeg otthagyta az esőt és bement az erdőbe. Olyan furcsa menet