Combat Sports Historian at Martial Artist
Posts about professional boxing from 1890 upang 1930.
https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/z8ypec9ms634as58/Episode_866uybh.mp3Podcast: I-play sa bagong window | DownloadIn this episode, I discuss the recent passing of my co-host and cousin Dan Zimmerman. I discuss a mixed styles bout between Ray Steel and Kingfish Levinsky in St. Louis during November 1935. Update On Saturday, Abril 26, 2025, my cousin Dan Zimmerman passed away at the age of 53. Dan was my sometimes
On Sunday, Nobyembre 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 isang gilid. In grappler vs. boxer matches, the grappler usually won, but McVea
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. Pagkatapos
Sa Sabado, Disyembre 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
Sa Biyernes, Marso 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, isang
https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/ezswfi6nskgzp6hb/Episode_69arvtq.mp3Podcast: I-play sa bagong window | DownloadIn this episode, we discuss Martin “Magsasaka” 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 upang 1928. Shooter in a Worked World is available
https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/4gvdnq/Episode_477tfz4.mp3Podcast: I-play sa bagong window | DownloadIn this episode, tinatalakay namin ang mga karera nina Jim Londos at Primo Carnera na humahantong sa pagsusuri ng 1950 laban sa pakikipagbuno. Update Nagsisimula kami sa isang update tungkol sa aming iskedyul ng pag-record. Ang isa sa koponan ay nasa reserbang nasugatan, kaya magre-record kami sa Skype para sa susunod na ilang mga episode.
Sa magkahalong istilong sagupaan sa pagitan ng mga wrestler at striker, ang kasabihan ay kapag ang wrestler ay nakuha ang kanyang mga kamay sa striker, tapos na ang laban. Sa karamihan ng mga magkahalong istilong labanan sa pagitan ng mga wrestler o grappler at boxer, karaniwang nananalo ang grappler pagkatapos hilahin ang striker sa lupa. Tinalo ni Ray Steele si Battling Levinsky. Binasag ni “Judo” Gene LeBell ang Milo Savage. Sa moderno
https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/n9e7e9/Episode_4382qwo.mp3Podcast: I-play sa bagong window | DownloadUpdate Natapos ko na ang pagsusulat ng Origins of a Legend: Ang Paggawa ng Ed “Strangler” Lewis. Pagkatapos mag-edit, dapat itong ilabas sa huling bahagi ng Enero/unang bahagi ng Pebrero 2024. Sa madaling sabi, tinalakay namin ang mga ideya ni Vince Russo para sa isang organisasyon ng pakikipagbuno ng kababaihan. Sinusubukan naming malaman ang merkado para sa materyal na ito. Iminumungkahi din namin ang isang therapist ay malamang
In March 1893, dinadala ng mga pahayagan sa buong bansa ang kwento ng isang iminungkahing laban sa pagitan ng kasalukuyang world light heavyweight boxing champion na si Jack McAuliffe at Saint Louis boxing instructor na si Mike Mooney. Bagama't mukhang kakaiba ang laban dahil si Mooney ay isang hindi gaanong itinuturing na challenger, ang pang-akit ng $2500 isang panig marahil ang nagdala ng kampeon sa mesa. Inayos