Kovos sporto istorikas ir kovos menininkas
Įrašai apie 19-ojo amžiaus kovą su plikomis pirštinėmis.
This post is an excerpt from the revised book Morrissey vs. Į: Politika, Prizefighting ir Billas Butcher Žmogžudystė. 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.
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 a good fighter in his own right though. Ryan was born on March 15, 1851 in Ireland. His family emigrated to Troy, New York. Ryan was known through out his
Antradienį, Lapkritis 18, 1884, Pasaulio sunkiasvorių kovos su nuogais pirštais čempionas Johnas L. Sullivanas kovojo su Al Greenfield Madison Square Garden Niujorke. Sullivanui šioje kovoje reikėjo įveikti ne tik savo varžovą. Vyrai iš pradžių susitarė muštis pirmadienį, Lapkritis 17, 1884, tačiau Niujorko valdžia grasino vyrams sulaikyti. Ginčas su
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. Tačiau, before O’Baldwin could face Mace, he served as a second for a friend and fellow prizefighter named Hicken. Profesionali kova XIX amžiuje turėjo prastą reputaciją už jos ribų
Tomas Allenas gimė Birmingeme, Anglijoje, tačiau kovojo kai kurias garsiausias savo kovas Amerikoje. Į 1867, Allenas persikėlė į Šv. Louis, didžiausias miestas į vakarus nuo Misisipės. Allenas niekada nepaliko ir naudotų šv. Luisas yra jo pagrindinė bazė, kur galima treniruotis dėl prizinių vietų. Allenas daugiausia kovojo prizinėse kovose, nes amerikiečių boksas nebūtų
Lapkričio 30, 1871, didelė minia vyrų į Naujojo Orleano salę įlipo į dešimt geležinkelio vagonų, Mobilusis ir Teksaso geležinkelis sustojo Kanalo gatvėje Naujajame Orleane, Louisiana. Traukinys toliau važiavo į Montgomery stotį netoli Bay St.. Louis, Mississippi, kur minia paliko lietų ir leidosi į mišką. Tokia keista eisena
Spalio 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 svarų. Possessed of a violent disposition, O’Baldwin had the perfect attitude for the ring but poor social skills outside of it. Abiejų vyrų gerbėjai atvyko
Vasario 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. Į 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, Misisipė aplink
John L. Salivanas buvo pereinamasis sunkiasvoris prizas kovos čempionu. 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” Į, 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