Mwanahistoria wa Michezo ya Vita na Msanii wa Vita
Posts about professional boxing from 1890 kwa 1930.
In March 1893, magazeti kote nchini zilibeba hadithi ya mchezo uliopendekezwa kati ya bingwa wa sasa wa ngumi za uzito wa juu wa ulimwengu Jack McAuliffe na mkufunzi wa ndondi wa Saint Louis Mike Mooney. Ingawa mechi hiyo ingeonekana isiyo ya kawaida kwa sababu Mooney alikuwa mpinzani dhaifu, mvuto wa $2500 upande labda ndio uliomleta bingwa mezani. Imerekebishwa
Siku ya Ijumaa, Novemba 27, 1891, Bingwa wa zamani wa Mieleka wa Uzani wa Heavyweight kutoka Marekani Joe Acton alimenyana na Bingwa wa Dunia wa Ngumi za Uzani wa Juu Bob Fitzsimmons huko San Francisco., California. Wanaume hao walipigana kwa taarifa $1,000.00 purse. Acton kwa kawaida alitoa ukubwa kwa mpinzani wake lakini Acton aliizidi Fitzsimmons ya pauni 148 kwa pauni saba.. Wanaume hao walipigana mieleka miwili kati ya mitatu kwa mujibu wa mieleka ya catch-kama-catch-can
Siku ya Jumanne, Januari 19, 1909, Dk. Benjamin Roller, Seattle daktari na pro wrestler ambaye alikuwa nzuri ya kutosha kushinda Heavyweight michuano ya Kaskazini, inexplicably aliamua kujaribu mkono wake katika mtaalamu ndondi. Mpinzani wake alikuwa rafiki na sparring mpenzi, “Denver” Ed Martin, ambao kushinda Boxing michuano ya Heavyweight rangi Dunia. Dk. Benjamin Franklin Roller was a unique athlete
Juu ya Agosti 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
Julai 3, 1905, Marvin Hart entered the fight for the vacant world title as a 3 kwa 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. Louis ilikuwa mji 58 kubwa nchini Marekani na 19 kubwa eneo la mji mkuu. Kuzunguka upande wa karne, ulikuwa ni mji wa tano au sita kwa ukubwa katika Marekani na magharibi kubwa ya Mto 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. Hata hivyo, 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
On Machi 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
Novemba 19, 1935, mwanamieleka Ray Steele alikutana na bondia wa kulipwa Kingfish Levinsky katika pambano la mieleka dhidi ya ndondi. Tume ya riadha ya Jimbo la Missouri iliunda sheria maalum za mechi hiyo. Makamishna walisema pambano hilo lingejumuisha raundi za dakika tatu kama pambano la ndondi. Makamishna walimruhusu Levinsky kupiga ngumi hata kama alikuwa kwenye mkeka. Steele inaweza