Gevechtssporthistoricus en krijgskunstenaar
Posts about bare knuckle prizefighting and early gloved professional boxing from 1850 naar 1930.
On January 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, Januari 19, 1909, Dr. Benjamin Roller, een in Seattle arts en professionele worstelaar die goed genoeg om de Amerikaanse Heavyweight Championship te winnen was, onverklaarbare wijze besloten om te proberen zijn hand bij professionele boksen. Zijn tegenstander was vriend en sparringpartner, “Denver” Ed Martin, die de Gekleurde World Heavyweight Boxing Championship zou winnen. 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. Hoofd-inhoud – Op maart 21, 1891, the most serious contender for the inactive John L. Sullivan's wereldkampioenschap brak de kleur
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 moe van het gebrek aan kansen voor zwarte vechters in de Verenigde Staten tijdens de vroege twintigste eeuw. McVey besloten om te vertrekken voor Europa in 1907, waar hij vochten tot 1911. McVey vochten in Australië voor drie jaar alvorens terug te keren naar de Verenigde Staten. Deze korte hoogtepunt film uit Frankrijk in 1911 met “Battling” Jim Johnson shows
Op december 8, 1903, Sam Langford fought the reigning lightweight boxing champion in his hometown of Boston, Massachusetts. Prior to fighting Langford, most boxing experts felt Joe Gans could not be beaten in a legitimate bout. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, Gans was able to break the color barrier by winning the World Lightweight Boxing Championship. 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 besloot om zijn titel tegen John C verdedigen. Heenan, “de Benicia Boy”. “Old Smoke” Morrissey versloeg Heenan in het oktober 1858 bout held in
John Camel Heenan was known to 19th Century bare knuckle prizefighting fans as “de 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. Hij kwam ook binnen als een van
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.