Stridssportshistoriker och kampsportare
Posts about professional boxing from 1890 till 1930.
På onsdag, 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. Emellertid, 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 en sida. In grappler vs. boxer matches, the grappler usually won, but McVea
På lördag, December 30, 1916, Taro Miyake fought Ben de Mello, a professional boxer, in a mixed styles six round challenge bout. 1,000 spectators filed into the Hilo Armory to watch a rare legitimate contest between a boxer and jiu jitsu expert. Referee H.S. Prager started the bout between the 35-year-old Miyake and the younger 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
På fredag, Mars 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, en
https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/ezswfi6nskgzp6hb/Episode_69arvtq.mp3Podcast: Spela i nytt fönster | DownloadIn this episode, we discuss Martin “Farmer” 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 till 1928. Shooter in a Worked World is available
På fredag, Juni 10, 1910, Världsmästaren i mellanviktsboxning Stanley Ketchel kämpade sin sista kamp mot den oförutsedda Jim Smith. Ketchel har rensat ut mellanviktsdivisionen, så boxningspromotorerna kämpade för att hitta lämplig tävling för Ketchel. På bara 24 år gammal, Ketchel levde hårt och kämpade ständigt och orsakade ett tidigt sammanbrott av hans kropp. Efter att ha slagits mot Smith, Ketchel tänkte
https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/4gvdnq/Episode_477tfz4.mp3Podcast: Spela i nytt fönster | DownloadIn this episode, vi diskuterar Jim Londos och Primo Carneras karriärer som leder till en recension av 1950 Brottningsmatch. Uppdatering Vi börjar med en uppdatering om vårt inspelningsschema. En i laget är på den skadade reserven, så vi kommer att spela in på Skype för de kommande avsnitten.
I blandade matcher mellan brottare och anfallare, ordspråket är när brottaren får tag på anfallaren, kampen är över. I de flesta blandade matcher mellan brottare eller grapplers och boxare, griparen vinner normalt efter att ha släpat anfallaren till marken. Ray Steele besegrade Battling Levinsky. "Judo" Gene LeBell krossade Milo Savage. I modern
https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/n9e7e9/Episode_4382qwo.mp3Podcast: Spela i nytt fönster | DownloadUpdate I have finished writing Origins of a Legend: The Making of Ed “Strangler” Lewis. After editing, it should be released in late January/early February 2024. We briefly discuss Vince Russo’s ideas for a women’s wrestling organization. We try to figure out the market for this material. We also suggest a therapist is probably