Ahli Sejarah Sukan Pertempuran dan Seniman Mempertahankan Diri
Posts about bare knuckle prizefighting and early gloved professional boxing from 1850 kepada 1930.
Pada bulan Julai 1854, Dunia Bareknuckle Prizefighting Champion John Morrissey, yang juga berkhidmat sebagai Tammany Hall penguatkuasa, dicabar William “Rang Undang-undang Butcher” Poole untuk tidak memegang dihalang berjuang jalan. Hasilnya ialah pemukulan dan beberapa bulan pemulihan dahsyat untuk John Morrissey. Morrissey would have likely won a bareknuckle prizefight with Poole, a part-time prizefighter himself. Morrissey made a
Pada Julai 26, 1854, juara menyerah kalah terdedah John Morrissey bertemu sekali-sekala pejuang menyerah kalah terdedah William Poole dalam pergaduhan tiada jalan peraturan. Apa yang mengikuti adalah yang paling teruk lima minit hidup John Morrissey ini. Pada bulan Oktober 23, 1853, Morrissey yang berusia 22 tahun mengalahkan Yankee Sullivan untuk kejohanan menyerah kalah di dunia terdedah dalam keputusan yang dipertikaikan. Sullivan actually knocked Morrissey out
Sam McVey, yang dianggap sebagai Idol Paris, dalam kerjaya tinju dari 1902 kepada 1921, adalah sebahagian besarnya dilupakan hari ini. Salah satu saham berwajaran tinggi hitam teragung di zamannya, dia telah dibekukan daripada berjuang untuk gelaran dunia walaupun selepas Jack Johnson mengalahkan Tommy Burns di 1908. McVey lost to Jack Johnson three times early in his career
Abe Attell adalah seorang peninju yang sukar. Beliau memenangi Dunia Featherweight Kejohanan Tinju dua kali. Dia dan saudaranya Monte adalah saudara-saudara pertama untuk menjadi juara tinju dunia pada masa yang sama selepas Monte memenangi bantamweight Kejohanan Dunia. Abe Attell won his first title when he was based out of the West End Boxing Club in St. Louis, MO.
While doing research, I found this picture of the Manassa Mauler training for his July 4th, 1919 title fight with Jess Willard, the World Heavyweight Boxing Champions. Willard had knocked out the great Jack Johnson in 1915 to become champion. Willard was a giant of a man at 6’06” dan 235 pound. He posed a threat to anyone based on size alone. Walau bagaimanapun,
After Jack Johnson became champion, a lack of strong contenders caused public pressure to mount on James J. Jeffires, the retired former heavyweight champion, to end his retirement and fight Johnson. Jeffries was considered the first and most credible of the “White Hope” contenders. In his prime, Jeffries probably couldn’t beat Johnson. Pada 35 years of age and nearly 300
Jack Johnson has always been a tough subject for me. I admire his courage and strength in confronting hatred and bigotry in a time when doing so put his life in danger. He refused to conform and accept a position of inferiority to white Americans. Namun, like many human beings he was a flawed man. He beat his first wife