นักประวัติศาสตร์กีฬาการต่อสู้และศิลปะการป้องกันตัว
Posts about 19th Century bare knuckle prizefighting, which was illegal in most localities.
ตุลาคม 12, 1853, 23 year-old John Morrissey would meet 40 year-old “Yankee” Sullivan for the American and possibly World Heavyweight Prizefighting Championship. Sullivan had been considered the champion since Tom Hyer, who had beaten Sullivan previously, retired instead of fighting Sullivan in a rematch. Sullivan claimed the title and was backed by Hyer, who had made peace with Sullivan.
ในเดือนกรกฎาคม 1854, โลก Bareknuckle มวยที่เป็นอาชีพแชมป์จอห์นมอร์ริส, who also severed as Tammany Hall enforcer, ท้าทายวิลเลียม “บิลเนื้อ” พูลไปไม่มีกติกาการต่อสู้บนท้องถนน. The result was a terrible beating and several month recovery for John Morrissey. Morrissey would have likely won a bareknuckle prizefight with Poole, ส่วนเวลานักมวยสมัครเล่นของตัวเอง. Morrissey made a
กรกฏาคม 26, 1854, the bare knuckle champion John Morrissey met occasional bare knuckle fighter William Poole in a no rules street brawl. What followed would be the worst five minutes of John Morrissey’s life. ตุลาคม 23, 1853, the 22-year-old Morrissey beat Yankee Sullivan for the world bare knuckle championship in a disputed decision. Sullivan actually knocked Morrissey out