Paddy Ryan Wins The Title

Ata pak njerëz që e dinë në lidhje me Prizefighter Paddy Ryan ndoshta e njohin atë si John L. Viktimë Sullivan. Sullivan mundi Ryan për kampionatin Heavyweight Prizefighting në 1882. Ryan was a good fighter in his own right though.

Ryan was born on March 15, 1851 në Irlandë. Familja e tij emigroi në Troy, Nju Jork. Ryan ishte i njohur përmes karrierë jashtë tij luftimeve si “Trojan Giant”. Ai ishte po aq i aftë si një shpues dhe mundës që çoi në sukses në epokën zhveshur grusht.

Para Marquis e Queensbury gloved rregullat boks, konkurseve shkoi për një numër i papërcaktuar raundeve. Gjatësia e raundit të ndryshme edhe. Nëse një Prizefighter u hodh, rrëzuan poshtë ose rënë në tokë për një pushim, Raundi u ndalur në atë pikë.

Çdo luftëtar kishte një sasi të caktuar të kohës për të “pjesë e përparme zeroja”. Nëse Prizefighter nuk ishte mbështetur në pikën e tij fillestare në qendër të rrethit në kohë të lëvruara, ai u shpall humbës. Ndonjëherë sekonda penguar luftëtar e tyre të kthehen në para apo ata hodhën në sfungjer për t'i dhënë fund një konkurs. Lufta kampionat midis Pedi Ryan dhe Joe Gos do të shfaqin se si këto rregulla punuar.

Joe Goss ishte i njohur Heavyweight Champion Prizefighting i Shteteve të Bashkuara dhe ndoshta në botë. Ai e mori në Paddy Ryan në një qytet në kufirin e Pensilvanisë dhe West Virginia. Prizefighting ishte e paligjshme në shumicën e shteteve. Për të vënë në konkurse, faqe normalisht duhej të mbahen sekret.

Sipas qershor 2, 1880 Edicioni i New York Sun, a West Virginia Sheriff did warn the fighters and crowd they could be arrested for their activities. The crowd ignored him and offered him a drink. He accepted and sat down to watch the fight.

Paddy Ryan entered first. The champion Joe Goss entered next. Goss threw his derby hat into the ring before entering. Paddy Ryan saluted his entrance and Goss returned the salute. The men got ready for the fight and toed the scratch.

Paddy Ryan scored the first fall which ended Round 1 at eight minutes. The remaining eighty-five rounds would move much more quickly. Joe Goss blacked Ryan’s eye and drew first blood but Ryan did most of the damage.

Ryan frequently threw Goss to the ground between clubbing Goss with heavy blows. Goss ended several rounds by simply taking a knee to end the round. During Round 10, Goss surprised Ryan with a throw of his own. His victory was short lived as Ryan knocked him down in Round 12.

Goss stung with scientific blows but Ryan clubbed Goss with the stronger blows. At the beginning of Round 87, Goss’ seconds prevented him from toeing the scratch. Paddy Ryan was the Heavyweight Prizefighting Champion at 29 vjeç.

The West Virginia Governor did send authorities to arrest Ryan and Goss as well as their seconds but they were already headed back to New York. Ryan would hold the title for two years until he met John L. Sullivan. Ryan died at the relatively young age of 49 më dhjetor 14, 1900 from a convulsion upon waking that morning. He was survived by a daughter.

Joe Goss was 41 years old when he lost his title. He died five years later on March 24, 1885 në 46 years of age from the effects of Bright’s Disease. He would have seen the John L. Sullivan era before his death.

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