Gevechtssporthistoricus en krijgskunstenaar
Berichten over 19e-eeuwse blote knokkel-prijsgevechten, wat in de meeste plaatsen illegaal was.
Op donderdag, September 7, 1876, Tom Allen defended his World Heavyweight Bare Knuckle Prizefighting Championship against fellow Englishman Joe Goss. Allen, originally from Birmingham, Engeland, settled in St. Louis, Missouri. Allen eventually became a U.S. Citizen. Allen showed a pugnacious personality, inside and outside the ring, making powerful enemies amongst the sporting men in the United States. Allen particularly irritated
Op dinsdag, November 18, 1884, World Heavyweight Bare-Knuckle Prizefighting Champion John L. Sullivan fought Al Greenfield at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Sullivan needed to overcome more than just his opponent in this bout. The men originally agreed to fight on Monday, November 17, 1884, but New York City authorities threatened the men with arrest. The wrangling with
Tom Allen was born in Birmingham, England on April 23, 1840 but he became famous as a heavyweight bare knuckle prizefighter in America. Settling in St. Louis around 1867, Allen won the American Heavyweight Championship in 1873 and held the title until 1876. He returned to England for a year before returning to St. Louis for good in 1878. Back
https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/5vctyw/Episode_177wnp9.mp3Podcast: Spelen in een nieuw venster | DownloadUpdate I will continue to release two episodes a month for the foreseeable future. The next episode will be released on Monday, Januari 23, 2023. I also share my thoughts on Vince McMahon forcing himself back onto the board of World Wrestling Entertainment. Main Content I speak about what I knew going into each
William Muldoon was the reigning World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion and a noted physical culturist, when he was engaged by John L. Sullivan’s backers to get their fighter in shape. Sullivan was the reigning World Heavyweight Bare Knuckle Prizefighting Champion. He signed an agreement to meet his toughest challenger, Jake Kilrain, in July 1889. Sullivan admitted he was in bad shape,
The few people who know about the prizefighter Paddy Ryan probably know him as John L. Sullivan’s victim. Sullivan beat Ryan for the Heavyweight Prizefighting Championship in 1882. Ryan was op zichzelf echter een goede vechter. Ryan is geboren in maart 15, 1851 in Ireland. His family emigrated to Troy, New York. Ryan was bekend door de zijne
Op november 30, 1910, meldingen kwamen uit Engeland dat de voormalige World Heavyweight Champion prizefighting Jem Mace bij was overleden 79 jaar. Mace was wereldkampioen van 1860 naar 1862 en opnieuw van 1866 naar 1876. Na verluidt het verdienen van een miljoen dollar in een carrière die overspannen 1857 naar 1909, Jem Mace died penniless. He was laid to rest
Op november 30, 1871, a large crowd of men boarded ten rail cars on the New Orleans, Mobile and Texas railroad as it stopped on Canal Street in New Orleans, Louisiana. The train continued on to Montgomery Station near Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, where the crowd left the rain and made their way into the woods. Such an odd procession
Tom Allen was born in Birmingham, England but fought some of his most famous fights in America. In 1867, Allen moved to St. Louis, the largest city west of the Mississippi. Allen never left and would use St. Louis as his home base to train for prizefights. Allen fought mostly in bare knuckle prizefights as American boxing would not be
Op mei 10, 1870, 39-year-old prizefighter Jem Mace met 30-year-old prizefighter Tom Allen in Kennerville, Louisiana for the World Heavyweight Prizefighting Championship. Claims op het kampioenschap waren op dat moment erg duister. Thuggery en vuile trucs verhulden vaak wie eigenlijk Amerikaans kampioen was. Jem Mace, die twee keer als wereldkampioen werd beschouwd tijdens gevechten in Engeland, was getekend om Tom te ontmoeten