Kampfsporthistoriker und Kampfkünstler
Posts about professional boxing from 1890 to 1930.
Am Mittwoch, April 27, 1910, reigning World Middleweight Boxing Champion Stanley Ketchel fought a six-round, non-title match with African American boxer Sam Langford. Langford is one of the greatest boxers of all-time. Jedoch, Langford found himself frozen out of world title fights by promoters and boxers adhering to the “color line.” Promoters and boxers used the “color line” to prevent
On Sunday, November 9, 1913, African American boxer Sam McVea, or McVey, battled Professor Stevenson, a Jujitsu practitioner, in a mixed styles bout in Lismore, New South Wales, Australia. McVea and Stevenson fought ten, five-minute rounds, with three-minute intermission between rounds. McVea and Stevenson fought for $100 eine Seite. In grappler vs. boxer matches, the grappler usually won, but McVea
Am Samstag,, Dezember 30, 1916, Taro Miyake fought Ben de Mello, ein Profiboxer, in einem gemischten Sechs-Runden-Challenge-Kampf. 1,000 Zuschauer strömten in die Hilo-Waffenkammer, um einen seltenen legitimen Kampf zwischen einem Boxer und einem Jiu-Jitsu-Experten zu verfolgen. Schiedsrichter H.S. Prager eröffnete den Kampf zwischen dem 35-jährigen Miyake und dem jüngeren Boxer. Miyake warily circled de
When the great Jack Johnson defeated Tommy Burns for the World Heavyweight Boxing Championship, the boxing establishment started searching for a “white hope” to defeat Johnson. In desperation to find someone to defeat Johnson, promoters and sports writers started lobbying former World Heavyweight Champion James J. Jeffries to end his retirement to fight Johnson. Jeffries retired undefeated in 1905. After
Am Freitag,, März 11, 1932, wrestlers George Tragos and Rudy Dusek faced boxers, Stanley McRae and Tom Pivac in wrestler versus boxer bouts. It took the fans longer to get to their seats than it took the combatants to complete the bouts. The men fought the pair of bouts in Memphis, Tennessee at the Auditorium. Fans know George Tragos, a
https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/ezswfi6nskgzp6hb/Episode_69arvtq.mp3Podcast: Spielen im neuen Fenster | DownloadIn this episode, we discuss Martin “Bauer” Burns training James J. Jeffries for his bout with Jack Johnson on July 4, 1910. Update Dan and I talk about my new project and how an earlier writer unfairly portrayed Joe Stecher’s world title run from 1925 to 1928. Shooter in a Worked World is available
Am Freitag,, Juni 10, 1910, Der Weltmeister im Mittelgewicht, Stanley Ketchel, kämpfte seinen letzten Kampf gegen den unangekündigten Jim Smith. Ketchel hat das Mittelgewicht ausgeräumt, Daher hatten die Boxveranstalter Schwierigkeiten, eine geeignete Konkurrenz für Ketchel zu finden. In nur 24 Jahre alt, Ketchel lebte hart und kämpfte ständig, was zu einem frühen Zusammenbruch seines Körpers führte. Nach dem Kampf gegen Smith, Ketchel wollte es
https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/4gvdnq/Episode_477tfz4.mp3Podcast: Spielen im neuen Fenster | DownloadIn this episode, we discuss the careers of Jim Londos and Primo Carnera leading into a review of the 1950 wrestling match. Update We start off with an update about our recording schedule. One of the team is on the injured reserve, so we will be recording on Skype for the next several episodes.
In mixed style bouts between wrestlers and strikers, the adage is once the wrestler gets his hands on the striker, the fight is over. In most mixed style bouts between wrestlers or grapplers and boxers, the grappler normally wins after dragging the striker to the ground. Ray Steele defeated Battling Levinsky. “Judo” Gene LeBell smashed Milo Savage. In modern
https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/n9e7e9/Episode_4382qwo.mp3Podcast: Spielen im neuen Fenster | DownloadUpdate Ich habe Origins of a Legend fertig geschrieben: Die Entstehung von Ed “Würger” Lewis. Nach der Bearbeitung, es soll Ende Januar/Anfang Februar erscheinen 2024. Wir diskutieren kurz Vince Russos Ideen für eine Frauen-Wrestling-Organisation. Wir versuchen, den Markt für dieses Material herauszufinden. Wir schlagen auch vor, dass Sie einen Therapeuten aufsuchen sollten