Staraí Spóirt agus Ealaíontóir Comhraic
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
Ar Dé hAoine, Samhain 27, 1891, Bhí iar-Chluiche Mheiriceá Trom-Meáchan Wrestling Joe Acton i ngleic le Bob Fitzsimmons, Curaidh Dornálaíochta Trom-Meáchan an Domhain amach anseo i San Francisco, California. Na fir wrestled le haghaidh tuairiscithe $1,000.00 purse. Thug Acton suas méid dá chéile comhraic de ghnáth ach sháraigh Acton 148-punt Fitzsimmons le seacht bpunt. Bhí na fir ag troid ar chluiche dhá cheann as trí cinn de réir na cogaíochta catch-as-catch-can
Ar Dé Máirt, Eanáir 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
Ar Lúnasa 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
Ar Iúil 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
In 2010, St. Bhí an chathair is mó 58ú sna Stáit Aontaithe agus an ceantar cathrach is mó 19 Louis. Timpeall an cas de na céad, bhí sé ar an cúigiú nó an séú chathair is mó sna Stáit Aontaithe agus ar an taobh thiar is mó de na Abhainn 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. Mar sin féin, doctors diagnosed pneumonia. McGovern went from walking and talking to unresponsive in just one or two days. McGovern never recovered.
No one took advantage of the No Decision era of professional boxing like Battling Levinsky. Levinsky was a skilled defensive boxer, who took little damage during his fights. When Ring Magazine asked him why he was so active, sometimes taking 3 fights in a day around New York, Levinsky said, “I like money and I never get hurt.” Levinsky was
Ar Márta 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
Ar Samhain 19, 1935, bhuail an wrestler proifisiúnta Ray Steele leis an dornálaí proifisiúnta Kingfish Levinsky i gcluiche ceannais measctha in aghaidh dornálaíochta. Chruthaigh Coimisiún Lúthchleasa Stáit Missouri rialacha speisialta don chluiche. Rialaigh na coimisinéirí go mbeadh babhtaí trí nóiméad mar chluiche dornálaíochta i gceist leis an bout. Thug na coimisinéirí cead do Levinsky polladh fiú dá mbeadh sé ar an mata. D'fhéadfadh Steele