Historien des sports de combat et artiste martial
Posts about professional boxing from 1890 to 1930.
In March 1893, newspapers across the country carried the story of a proposed match between current world light heavyweight boxing champion Jack McAuliffe and Saint Louis boxing instructor Mike Mooney. Although the match would seem odd because Mooney was such a lightly regarded challenger, the lure of $2500 a side is probably what brought the champion to the table. Adjusted
Le vendredi, Novembre 27, 1891, l'ancien champion américain de lutte poids lourd Joe Acton a lutté contre le futur champion du monde de boxe poids lourd Bob Fitzsimmons à San Francisco, Californie. Les hommes se sont battus pour un rapport $1,000.00 purse. Acton abandonnait généralement la taille à son adversaire, mais Acton l'emportait sur les Fitzsimmons de 148 livres de sept livres. Les hommes ont disputé un match de deux chutes sur trois selon la lutte catch-as-catch-can
Mardi, Janvier 19, 1909, Dr. Benjamin Roller, a Seattle physician and pro wrestler who was good enough to win the American Heavyweight Championship, inexplicably decided to try his hand at professional boxing. His opponent was friend and sparring partner, “Denver” Ed Martin, who would win the Colored World Heavyweight Boxing Championship. Dr. Benjamin Franklin Roller was a unique athlete
Sur Août 11, 1915, current World Colored Heavyweight Boxing Champion Sam McVey fought Sandy Ferguson in Boston, Massachusetts at the Atlas Athletic Association gym. McVey fought in an era where promoters froze out all the African American boxers, except the great Jack Johnson, from fighting for the world championship. McVey defeated most of the other great Black fighters of this
Sur Juillet 3, 1905, Marvin Hart entered the fight for the vacant world title as a 3 to 1 underdog. Jack Root who would be the first light heavyweight championship was the favorite to succeed the recently retired James J. Jeffries. Jeffries would referee this title match to replace him. Marvin Hart had recently beaten Jack Johnson. Widely considered the
Dans 2010, St. Louis était le 58e plus grande ville aux États-Unis et la plus grande région métropolitaine du 19e. Vers la fin du siècle, il s'agissait de la cinquième ou sixième plus grande ville aux États-Unis et le plus grand à l'ouest du fleuve Mississippi. St. Louis had one of the largest clothing, shoe and beer manufacturing industries in
On February 22, 1918, former World Bantamweight and Featherweight Boxing Champion “Terrible” Terry McGovern died in New York City’s Kings County Hospital. McGovern checked in a few days earlier with what McGovern thought was a severe upper respiratory infection. Cependant, doctors diagnosed pneumonia. McGovern went from walking and talking to unresponsive in just one or two days. McGovern never recovered.
Personne n'a profité de l'ère No Decision de la boxe professionnelle comme Battling Levinsky. Levinsky était un boxeur défensif qualifié, qui a subi peu de dégâts lors de ses combats. Quand Ring Magazine lui a demandé pourquoi il était si actif, prenant parfois 3 combats en une journée autour de New York, Levinsky a dit, “J'aime l'argent et je ne me blesse jamais.” Levinsky était
Sur Mars 17, 1897, current World Heavyweight Boxing Champion James J. Corbett entered the boxing ring at Carson City, Nevada. Corbett faced the challenge of former middleweight boxing champion Bob Fitzsimmons. Corbett entered as the favorite enjoying both an almost twenty pound weight advantage and slick boxing skills. “Ruddy Robert” as Fitzsimmons was sometimes known won the World Middleweight Boxing Championship in
Sur Novembre 19, 1935, le lutteur professionnel Ray Steele a rencontré le boxeur professionnel Kingfish Levinsky dans un combat mixte de lutte contre la boxe. le lutteur professionnel Ray Steele a rencontré le boxeur professionnel Kingfish Levinsky dans un combat mixte de lutte contre la boxe. le lutteur professionnel Ray Steele a rencontré le boxeur professionnel Kingfish Levinsky dans un combat mixte de lutte contre la boxe. le lutteur professionnel Ray Steele a rencontré le boxeur professionnel Kingfish Levinsky dans un combat mixte de lutte contre la boxe. le lutteur professionnel Ray Steele a rencontré le boxeur professionnel Kingfish Levinsky dans un combat mixte de lutte contre la boxe