Gevegsporthistorikus en gevegskunstenaar
Posts about 19th Century bare knuckle prizefighting, which was illegal in most localities.
Op November 30, 1910, verslae kom uit Engeland dat die voormalige wêreld swaargewig Prizefighting Kampioen Jem Mace by gesterf het 79 jaar oud. Foelie was wêreldkampioen uit 1860 te 1862 en weer vanaf 1866 te 1876. Na bewering verdien 'n miljoen dollar in 'n loopbaan wat gestrek 1857 te 1909, Jem Mace brandarm gesterf. He was laid to rest
This post is an excerpt from the revised book Morrissey vs. Te: Politiek, Prizefighting en die moord op Bill die Butcher. The hot air laid stagnant in the room as the man in the corner tried to sleep. Giving up on the possibility of sleep, the “Troy Giant” pulled himself into a sitting position on the edge of the bed.
In early March 1873, bare knuckle prizefighter Ned “The Irish Giant” O’Baldwin was preparing for a potential match with Jem Mace, who claimed the World Bare Knuckle Prizefighting Championship. Egter, before O’Baldwin could face Mace, he served as a second for a friend and fellow prizefighter named Hicken. Professionele gevegte in die 19de eeu geniet 'n swak reputasie buite
Op Oktober 29, 1868, “Irish Giant” Ned O’Baldwin and English prizefighter Joe Wormald met in a bare knuckle prize-fight outside of Boston in Lynnville, Massachusetts. O’Baldwin stood 6’06” tall and weighed around 220 pond. Possessed of a violent disposition, O’Baldwin had the perfect attitude for the ring but poor social skills outside of it. Fans of both men arrived in
On February 7, 1882, John L. Sullivan fought Paddy Ryan for a title, which was certainly the American Heavyweight Prizefighting Championship but probably not the World Title it was billed as. In 1880, Paddy Ryan won the title in his first and only prize fight before facing the ferocious power puncher Sullivan. The men met in Mississippi City, Mississippi around
John L. Sullivan was die oorgang swaargewig prys veg kampioen. He transitioned prize fighting from the bare knuckle era to modern boxing under the Marquis of Queensbury rules by refusing to fight in any more non-gloved bouts. Before he made this pledge, he took part in the Fight of the 19th Century with the formidable Jake Kilrain. Jake Kilrain was
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 egter 'n goeie vegter in sy eie reg. Ryan is op Maart gebore 15, 1851 in Ireland. His family emigrated to Troy, New York. Ryan was known through out his
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, toe hulle by a
John Morrissey claimed the World Bare Knuckle Prizefighting Championship in a controversial bout with Yankee Sullivan in October 1853. Nadat hulle 'n aanklag van moord vir sy deelname in die moord van Bill “Die Butcher” Te, Morrissey besluit om sy titel teen John C te verdedig. Heenan, “die Benicia Boy”. “Old Rook” Morrissey verslaan Heenan in die Oktober- 1858 bout held in
John Camel Heenan was known to 19th Century bare knuckle prizefighting fans as “die 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