Mwanahistoria wa Michezo ya Vita na Msanii wa Vita
Posts about bare knuckle prizefighting and early gloved professional boxing from 1850 kwa 1930.
Tom Allen alizaliwa huko Birmingham, England lakini alipigana baadhi ya mapambano yake maarufu huko Amerika. In 1867, Allen alihamia St. Louis, mji mkubwa zaidi magharibi mwa Mississippi. Allen hakuwahi kuondoka na angetumia St. Louis kama kituo chake cha nyumbani cha kutoa mafunzo kwa mapambano ya zawadi. Allen alipigana zaidi katika pambano la kushindana kwa goli tupu kama ndondi ya Marekani isingekuwa
Charles Henry “Jack” Blackburn achieved his greatest fame as the trainer of World Heavyweight Boxing Champion Joe Louis from 1934 kwa 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
Siku ya Jumanne, Desemba 12, 1916, Sam Langford defended the “Colored World Heavyweight Boxing Championship”, which he won from Sam McVea in February 1916. Kati ya 1904 na 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
Siku ya Ijumaa, Machi 13, 1891, Jake Kilrain fought George Godfrey at the California Athletic Club in San Francisco, California. The men fought for a trophy and $5,000. The men entered the ring at 9:52 p.m. William Muldoon, former World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion, seconded Kilrain, who Muldoon trained for this fight. Muldoon trained Kilrain’s opponent, John L. Sullivan, for their 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
Julai 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.” Hata kama Georges Carpentier
Wakati mshindi wa tuzo ya knuckle akiwa mtupu Tom Allen alizaliwa Uingereza wakati wa 1840, alitumia muda mwingi wa maisha yake ya utu uzima huko St Louis baada ya kuhamia Merika huko 1867. Baada ya kupoteza kwa Jem Mace kwa kukatisha tamaa 1870, ambapo aliwavutia watazamaji kwa uchezaji mzuri katika juhudi za kupoteza, Allen alianza kufanya kampeni kwa ajili ya risasi katika Marekani
Tom Allen alizaliwa huko Birmingham, England on April 23, 1840 lakini alipata umaarufu kama mshindi wa tuzo ya knuckle ya uzito wa juu huko Amerika. Kukaa huko St. Louis around 1867, Allen alishinda Mashindano ya Uzani wa Heavyweight huko Amerika 1873 na kushikilia cheo hadi 1876. Alirudi Uingereza kwa mwaka mmoja kabla ya kurudi St. Louis kwa uzuri 1878. Back
Bob “Rudy Robert” Fitzsimmons alikuwa bondia wa Kiingereza, ambaye alishinda uzani wa kati usio na ubishi, mashindano ya uzani mzito na nyepesi, mwanzoni mwa Karne ya 20. Mara nyingi alikosea kama Mustralia kwa sababu alianza kazi yake ya ndondi huko, Fitzsimmons alisafiri kwenda Merika huko 1890 kufanya kampeni ya ubingwa wa uzani wa kati. Fitzsimmons walisimama chini tu 6 urefu wa miguu lakini
Novemba 30, 1871, umati mkubwa wa wanaume walipanda magari kumi ya reli kwenye New Orleans, Reli ya rununu na Texas iliposimama kwenye Mtaa wa Canal huko New Orleans, Louisiana. Treni iliendelea hadi Kituo cha Montgomery karibu na Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, ambapo umati uliacha mvua na kuingia msituni. Maandamano ya ajabu kama haya