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Posts about 19th Century bare knuckle prizefighting.
Tom Allen va néixer a Birmingham, England on April 23, 1840 però es va fer famós com a lluitador de premis de nus nu pes pesat a Amèrica. Instal·lant-se a St. Louis around 1867, Allen va guanyar el campionat nord-americà de pes pesat 1873 i va mantenir el títol fins 1876. Va tornar a Anglaterra durant un any abans de tornar a St. Louis per sempre 1878. Back
Al novembre 30, 1871, una gran multitud d'homes va pujar a deu vagons a Nova Orleans, Mobile i el ferrocarril de Texas quan s'aturava a Canal Street a Nova Orleans, Louisiana. El tren va continuar cap a l'estació de Montgomery a prop de Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, on la gent va deixar la pluja i es va dirigir cap al bosc. Una processó tan estranya
Al maig 10, 1870, 39-year-old prizefighter Jem Mace met 30-year-old prizefighter Tom Allen in Kennerville, Louisiana for the World Heavyweight Prizefighting Championship. Les reivindicacions del campionat eren molt tèrboles en aquell moment. Els matons i els trucs bruts sovint enfosquien qui era realment el campió nord-americà. Jem Mace, que va ser considerat campió del món dues vegades mentre lluitava a Anglaterra, va signar per conèixer Tom
Al novembre 30, 1910, reports came from England that former World Heavyweight Prizefighting Champion Jem Mace had died at 79 anys d'edat. Mace was world champion from 1860 to 1862 and again from 1866 to 1876. After reportedly earning a million dollars in a career that spanned 1857 to 1909, Jem Mace died penniless. He was laid to rest
This post is an excerpt from the revised book Morrissey vs. A: Política, Prizefighting i l'assassinat de Bill el Carnisser. 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. Però, before O’Baldwin could face Mace, he served as a second for a friend and fellow prizefighter named Hicken. Professional fighting in the 19th Century enjoyed a poor reputation outside of
A l'octubre 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 lliures. 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. En 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, Mississipí al voltant
John L. Sullivan va ser el pes pesat de transició premi campió de lluita. 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
John Morrissey claimed the World Bare Knuckle Prizefighting Championship in a controversial bout with Yankee Sullivan in October 1853. After beating a murder charge for his participation in the murder of Bill “The Butcher” A, Morrissey decided to defend his title against John C. Heenan, “the Benicia Boy”. “Old Smoke” Morrissey defeated Heenan in the October 1858 bout held in