Историчар борбених спортова и борилачки уметник
Posts about professional boxing from 1890 до 1930.
На марта 17, 1897, current World Heavyweight Boxing Champion James J. Corbett entered the boxing ring at Carson City, Невада. 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
Новембра 19, 1935, професионални рвач Реј Стил сусрео се са професионалним боксером Кингфишом Левинским у борби мешовитог рвања против бокса. Атлетска комисија државе Мисури направила је посебна правила за меч. Комесари су пресудили да се борба састоји од троминутних рунди попут бокс меча. Комесари су дозволили Левинском да удари чак и ако је био на струњачи. Стил је могао
On July 2, 1921 in Jersey City, New Jersey, reigning World Heavyweight Boxing Champion Jack Dempsey met light heavyweight boxing king Georges Carpentier. Boxing fans flocked to event resulting in the first million dollar gate in boxing history. The match would prove the old boxing adage, “A good big man always beats a good little man.” Иако Жорж Карпентијер
На маја 11, 1900, World Heavyweight Boxing Champion James J. Jeffries fought his former employer James J. Corbett. Corbett held the World Heavyweight Boxing Championship in the early 1890s. Corbett hired the powerfully built Jeffires to help him prepare for his title challengers. Jeffries went on to win the world title from the man, who beat Corbett, Bob Fitzsimmons. Corbett
У 1902, будући светски боксерски шампион у тешкој категорији Марвин Харт је био конкурент у успону. Борећи се првенствено из свог родног града Луисвила, Kentucky, Харт је у мају играо против Кида Картера у Соутхерн Атхлетиц Цлубу 2, 1902. Ат 17-1, Харт је знао да ће још једна победа бити далеко у обезбеђивању борбе за титулу у тешкој категорији. Кид Картер рођен у Бруклину намеравао је да
Микрофон “Twin” Sullivan claimed the Welterweight World Boxing Championship, when he decisioned Honey Mellody in April 1907. Possessing both heavy hands and better than normal boxing skills, Sullivan claimed victories over the great Joe Gans and future Welterweight World Boxing Champion Harry Lewis during his career. Lewis won the welterweight title, when Sullivan could no longer make the 147 pound
1909 saw Stanley Ketchel continue his torrid pace through all the top fighters around the middleweight limit. In March 1909, Ketchel faced a rare challenge, when he fought reigning World Light Heavyweight Champion Philadelphia Jack O’Brien. O’Brien was a slick boxer, who used his speed and elusiveness to pummel Ketchel in the early rounds. Despite O’Brien’s size advantage, Ketchel was
In this post, which was previously a podcast, we will discuss the epic sixty-one round draw between James J. Corbett and Peter Jackson in 1891. This bout prepared Corbett for his successful challenge of John L. Sullivan in 1892. На марта 21, 1891, the most serious contender for the inactive John L. Sullivan’s world championship broke the color line to
On January 5, 1900, four days before a showdown with Bantamweight Boxing Champion Terry McGovern, Featherweight World Boxing Champion George Dixon made an announcement to chill the spine of all his supporters. Dixon announced that win or lose, he would be retiring from the ring after the bout with McGovern. The last thing a manager wants to hear before a
На ноћи марта у Сан Франциску, тешкој категорији кандидат Марвин Харт доказао чиста агресивност понекад може да победи одлуку. После 20 рунде бокса, Судија Греггаинс, Само судија, awarded the decision over the great Jack Johnson to Hart. Харт састао Јохнсон он Марцх 28, 1905. Џонсон је ушао у ринг како кладионици фаворит. He also entered as one of