Bardagaíþróttasagnfræðingur og bardagalistamaður
Posts about professional boxing from 1890 til 1930.
https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/z8ypec9ms634as58/Episode_866uybh.mp3Podcast: Spila í nýjum glugga | 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, Apríl 26, 2025, my cousin Dan Zimmerman passed away at the age of 53. Dan was my sometimes
On Sunday, Nóvember 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 hlið. 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. Eftir
Á laugardag, Desember 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
Á föstudaginn, 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, A
https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/ezswfi6nskgzp6hb/Episode_69arvtq.mp3Podcast: Spila í nýjum glugga | 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 til 1928. Shooter in a Worked World is available
https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/4gvdnq/Episode_477tfz4.mp3Podcast: Spila í nýjum glugga | 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: Spila í nýjum glugga | DownloadUpdate Ég hef lokið við að skrifa Origins of a Legend: Gerð Ed “Strangler” Lewis. Eftir klippingu, það ætti að koma út seint í janúar/byrjun febrúar 2024. Við ræðum stuttlega hugmyndir Vince Russo um samtök kvenna í glímu. Við reynum að finna út markaðinn fyrir þetta efni. Við mælum líka með að meðferðaraðili sé líklega
Í mars 1893, dagblöð um allt land fluttu söguna af fyrirhugaðri leik milli núverandi heimsmeistara í léttþungavigt í hnefaleikum, Jack McAuliffe, og Saint Louis hnefaleikakennarans Mike Mooney.. Þótt viðureignin myndi virðast skrítin vegna þess að Mooney var svo lítið álitinn áskorandi, tálbeita af $2500 hlið er líklega það sem kom meistaranum að borðinu. Leiðrétt