Cīņas sporta vēsturnieks un cīņas mākslinieks
Posts about bare knuckle prizefighting and early gloved professional boxing from 1850 līdz 1930.
Janvārī 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
Otrdien, Janvāris 19, 1909, Dr. Benjamin Roller, Seattle ārsts un pro cīkstonis, kurš bija pietiekami labs, lai uzvarētu amerikāņu Heavyweight čempionātā, neizskaidrojamā kārtā nolēma izmēģināt savu roku pie Profesionālais bokss. Viņa pretinieks bija draugs un sarunu partneris, “Denver” Ed Martin, kurš varētu uzvarēt Colored Pasaules Heavyweight boksa čempionātā. 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 – Martā 21, 1891, the most serious contender for the inactive John L. Salivana pasaules čempionāts salauza krāsu
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, when they stopped in at a
Sam McVey tired of the lack of opportunity for black fighters in the United States during the early Twentieth Century. McVey decided to leave for Europe in 1907, where he fought until 1911. McVey fought in Australia for three more years before returning to the United States. This brief highlight film from France in 1911 with “Battling” Jim Johnson shows
Decembrī 8, 1903, Sam Langford cīnījās valdošo viegls boksa čempions savā dzimtajā pilsētā Boston, Massachusetts. Pirms cīņas Langford, vairums boksa ekspertu jutos Joe Gans nevar uzvarēts likumīgu cīkstēšanās. Dzimis Baltimore, Maryland, Gans varēja lauzt krāsu barjeru, uzvarot Pasaules Viegls boksa čempionātā. Sam Langford is often considered
John Morrissey claimed the World Bare Knuckle Prizefighting Championship in a controversial bout with Yankee Sullivan in October 1853. After beating a murder charge for his participation in the murder of Bill “The Butcher” Poole, Morrissey decided to defend his title against John C. Heenan, “the Benicia Boy”. “Old Smoke” Morrissey defeated Heenan in the October 1858 bout held in
John Camel Heenan was known to 19th Century bare knuckle prizefighting fans as “the 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
Uz martā naktī Sanfrancisko, smagsvars sāncensis Marvin Hart izrādījās tīri agresivitāte dažkārt varētu uzvarēt lēmumu. Pēc 20 kārtas boksa, tiesnesis Greggains, vienīgais tiesnesis, awarded the decision over the great Jack Johnson to Hart. Hart tikās Johnson gada martā 28, 1905. Johnson ienāca gredzenu kā derību favorītu. He also entered as one of
Oktobrī 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.