Gevegsporthistorikus en gevegskunstenaar
Posts about bare knuckle prizefighting and early gloved professional boxing from 1850 te 1930.
Januarie 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
Op Dinsdag, Januarie 19, 1909, Dr. 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. Dr. Benjamin Franklin Roller was a unique athlete
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 – Op Maart 21, 1891, the most serious contender for the inactive John L. Sullivan se wêreldkampioenskap het die kleur gebreek
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, toe hulle by a
Sam McVey moeg van die gebrek aan geleentheid vir swart vegters in die Verenigde State van Amerika gedurende die vroeë twintigste eeu. McVey besluit om te verlaat vir Europa in 1907, waar hy geveg het tot 1911. McVey in Australië geveg vir nog drie jaar voordat hy terugkeer na die Verenigde State van Amerika. Hierdie kort hoogtepunt film van Frankryk in 1911 met “Battling” Jim Johnson shows
Op Desember 8, 1903, Sam Langford geveg die heersende liggewig-bokskampioen in sy tuisdorp van Boston, Massachusetts. Voor veg Langford, mees boks kundiges voel Joe Gans kon nie in 'n wettige bout geslaan word. Gebore in Baltimore, Maryland, Gans staat was om die kleur versperring te breek deur die wen van die Wêreldbeker Liggewig Boxing Kampioenskap. Sam Langford is often considered
John Morrissey claimed the World Bare Knuckle Prizefighting Championship in a controversial bout with Yankee Sullivan in October 1853. Nadat hulle 'n aanklag van moord vir sy deelname in die moord van Bill “Die Butcher” Te, Morrissey besluit om sy titel teen John C te verdedig. Heenan, “die Benicia Boy”. “Old Rook” Morrissey verslaan Heenan in die Oktober- 1858 bout held in
John Camel Heenan was known to 19th Century bare knuckle prizefighting fans as “die Benicia Boy”. Despite an 0-1-1 record as a professional fighter, Heenan claimed the World Prizefighting Championship based on a draw with Tom Sayer in an 1860 English prize-fight. Heenan’s first professional fight had been with the reigning World Heavyweight Prizefighting Champion John Morrissey’s last professional fight
On a March night in San Francisco, heavyweight contender Marvin Hart proved pure aggressiveness could sometimes win a decision. After 20 rounds of boxing, referee Greggains, the only judge, awarded the decision over the great Jack Johnson to Hart. Hart met Johnson on March 28, 1905. Johnson entered the ring as the betting favorite. He also entered as one of
Op Oktober 12, 1853, 23 year-old John Morrissey would meet 40 year-old “Yankee” Sullivan for the American and possibly World Heavyweight Prizefighting Championship. Sullivan had been considered the champion since Tom Hyer, who had beaten Sullivan previously, retired instead of fighting Sullivan in a rematch. Sullivan claimed the title and was backed by Hyer, who had made peace with Sullivan.