格斗运动史学家和武术家
Posts about bare knuckle prizefighting and early gloved professional boxing from 1850 至 1930.
一月 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
周二, 一月 19, 1909, 博士. 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. 博士. 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. 主要内容 – 三月 21, 1891, the most serious contender for the inactive John L. 沙利文世锦赛破彩
为10月 5, 1861 edition of the Cincinnati Daily Press, editors pulled a story off the wire service from the Spirit of the Times. 报道前英国职业拳击冠军汤姆·塞耶斯和目前的英语冠军杰姆梅斯之间的斗争的故事线. 无论是塞耶斯和梅斯都用英语马戏团巡演, 当他们停在一个
山姆·麦克维厌倦了二十世纪初在缺乏黑人战士在美国的机会. 麦克维决定离开欧洲 1907, 他在那里，直到战斗 1911. 麦克维转战澳洲三年回到美国之前. 来自法国的这个简短的电影精华 1911 同 “Battling” Jim Johnson shows
十二月 8, 1903, 萨姆·朗福德争取卫冕轻量级拳击冠军，在他的家乡波士顿, 马萨诸塞州. 在此之前的战斗兰福德, 大多数拳击专家认为乔甘斯不能在合法的回合被打. 出生于巴尔的摩, 马里兰, 甘斯能够赢得世界轻量级拳击冠军，打破肤色障碍. Sam Langford is often considered
约翰·莫里西称世界裸关节职业拳击冠军在一个有争议的回合扬Sullivan在十月 1853. 比尔谋杀殴打谋杀指控他参与后， “屠夫” 到, 莫里西决定捍卫他对约翰·c标题. 希南, “在Benicia的男孩”. “老烟” 莫里西在10月击败希南 1858 bout held in
John Camel Heenan was known to 19th Century bare knuckle prizefighting fans as “在Benicia的男孩”. 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. 后 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
十月 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.