Combat Sports Historian at Martial Artist
Posts about professional boxing from 1890 upang 1930.
Sa Marso 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
Noong Nobyembre 19, 1935, Nakilala ng propesyonal na wrestler na si Ray Steele ang propesyonal na boksingero na si Kingfish Levinsky sa isang mixed wresting laban sa boxing bout. Ang Missouri State Athletic Commission ay lumikha ng mga espesyal na panuntunan para sa laban. Ipinasiya ng mga komisyoner na ang laban ay bubuuin ng tatlong minutong round tulad ng isang laban sa boksing. Pinahintulutan ng mga komisyoner si Levinsky na sumuntok kahit na siya ay nasa banig. Pwede si Steele
Sa Hulyo 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.” Kahit na si Georges Carpentier
Sa Mayo 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
Sa 1902, Ang hinaharap na World Heavyweight Boxing Champion na si Marvin Hart ay isang tumataas na kalaban. Pangunahing lumalaban sa labas ng kanyang bayan ng Louisville, Kentucky, Ipinares si Hart laban kay Kid Carter sa Southern Athletic Club noong Mayo 2, 1902. At 17-1, Alam ni Hart na malaki ang maitutulong ng isa pang tagumpay sa pag-secure ng isang heavyweight title fight. Sinadya ng ipinanganak sa Brooklyn na si Kid Carter
Mike “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. Sa Marso 21, 1891, the most serious contender for the inactive John L. Sullivan’s world championship broke the color line to
Sa Enero 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
On a March night in San Francisco, heavyweight contender Marvin Hart proved pure aggressiveness could sometimes win a decision. Pagkatapos 20 rounds of boxing, referee Greggains, the only judge, awarded the decision over the great Jack Johnson to Hart. Hart met Johnson on March 28, 1905. Johnson entered the ring as the betting favorite. Pumasok din siya bilang isa sa