薩姆·蘭福德（Sam Langford）與狄克西小子（Dixie Kid）搏鬥
正如我在幾篇文章中所寫, 最好的重量級拳擊手之間 1900 和 1919 是非裔美國人的拳擊手被迫為 “彩色冠軍”. 即使偉大的傑克·約翰遜終於打破了種族分界線並贏得了世界重量級冠軍, 他只會捍衛反對白人競爭者的頭銜. 其結果, 最艱難的挑戰者
Category: 早期職業拳擊史
Posts about bare knuckle prizefighting and early gloved professional boxing from 1850 至 1930.
山姆麥克維施加壓力的冠軍
Sam McVey would win the World Colored Heavyweight Boxing Championship in an era where the three best fighters were black and frozen out of the title picture. He started 1903 out so well, he would put pressure on World Heavyweight Boxing Champion James J. Jeffries to give him a match. Jeffries refused to break the “color line” by giving a
老冠軍死身無分文
十一月 30, 1910, 報告從英國傳來，前世界重量級職業拳擊冠軍傑姆在錘死 79 歲以下. 梅斯是世界冠軍，從 1860 至 1862 並再次從 1866 至 1876. 據報導後賺了一百萬美元的職業生涯跨越 1857 至 1909, 傑姆錘死身無分文. He was laid to rest
“Terrible” Terry Shows His Power
“Terrible” Terry McGovern proved to be a rare fighter at the turn of the Twentieth Century. While smaller boxers packed no power in their punches, McGovern, who scaled between 110 和 126 英鎊, possessed tremendous knockout power. “Terrible” Terry often finished his opponents in the first four rounds. 七月 1, 1899, Brooklyn based McGovern met Chicago’s Johnny Richie at
Intro to Morrissey vs. 到
This post is an excerpt from the revised book Morrissey vs. 到: 政治, 職業拳擊和比爾屠夫的謀殺. The hot air laid stagnant in the room as the man in the corner tried to sleep. Giving up on the possibility of sleep, the “Troy Giant” pulled himself into a sitting position on the edge of the bed.
Burns Beats Hart for Heavyweight Title
On February 23, 1906, World Heavyweight Boxing Champion Marvin Hart defended his title in Los Angeles. When James J. Jeffries retired as heavyweight champion, Hart and Jack Sharkey fought for the vacant title. Hart was the surprise winner of the fight. Hart refused to fight Jack Johnson, the recognized best heavyweight. Instead he fought Tommy Burns, a 5’07” skilled boxer.
Abe Attell and St. Louis Boxing
在 2010, 聖. 路易斯是美國第58大城市，19大都市圈. 大約在世紀之交, 這是第五或第六大的城市，在美國和密西西比河以西最大. 聖. Louis had one of the largest clothing, shoe and beer manufacturing industries in
拳擊對合法摔角的影響
1910年代, 美國職業摔角從合法摔角比賽永久轉移到預先安排的表演賽. 粉絲興趣, 發起人的控制和摔跤手的較少磨損都在這一轉變中發揮了作用. 另一個較少被談論的壓力是運動本身以外的壓力. 20世紀以前, 職業拳擊在美國是非法的. 裸指關節
約翰遜擊敗麥克維
上週四, 二月 26, 1903, 傑克·約翰遜 (Jack Johnson) 對陣不敗的薩姆·麥克維 (Sam McVey)，衛冕了世界有色人種重量級拳擊冠軍. 麥克維帶來了 6-0 冠軍賽中六次淘汰賽的紀錄. 由於拳擊推廣者拒絕讓黑人拳擊手參加世界重量級拳擊錦標賽, 世紀之交最優秀的拳擊手為世界有色人種而戰
麥克維 KO 弗格森
八月 11, 1915, 現任世界有色重量級拳擊冠軍薩姆·麥克維在波士頓與桑迪·弗格森對決, 馬薩諸塞州阿特拉斯體育協會體育館. 麥克維在一個發起人凍結所有非裔美國拳擊手的時代戰鬥, 除了偉大的傑克約翰遜, 從為世界冠軍而戰. 麥克維擊敗了大多數其他偉大的黑人戰士