Gevegsporthistorikus en gevegskunstenaar
Posts about professional boxing from 1890 te 1930.
Terwyl hy bekend is daarvoor dat hy teen John L. Sullivan in die laaste wêreldkampioenskap-prysgeveg wat onder kaalknokkelreëls meegeding het, Jake Kilrain het ook aan baie handskoene gevegte deelgeneem. Prysgevegte was die oorgang van kaal kneukelreëls na handskoengevegte onder die Marquess of Queensberry-reëls (vroeë amateur- en professionele boks) in die laat 19de eeu. Soos Sullivan, Kilrain sou in majeur veg
Op Dinsdag, Februarie 22, 1910, Ad Wolgast het die wêreld-liggewigbokskampioen uitgedaag om Nelson vir Nelson se titel by Richmond Arena in Point Richmond, Kalifornië. Die 28-jarige Nelson het die titel gewen deur die groot Joe Gans uit te klop 1908. Bokkenners het nie verwag dat Wolgast Nelson sou verslaan nie, al het Wolgast 'n koerantbeslissing oor Nelson gehou 1909. Belanghebbendes
Januarie 10, 1910, onlangs aangekom Pools stoeier Stanislaus Zbyszko het op Charlie “Die Kid” Cutler in 'n twee beste-uit-drie-en-val wedstryd. Cutler was 'n bokser in 'n geselskap wat deur John L. Sullivan voor die oorgang na stoei. Terwyl Cutler was uiters moeilike, Stanislaus Zbyszko het geworstel sedert sy jeug. Zbyszko would use these skills to overcome Cutler
Op Vrydag, Maart 13, 1891, Jake Kilrain fought George Godfrey at the California Athletic Club in San Francisco, Kalifornië. The men fought for a trophy and $5,000. The men entered the ring at 9:52 namiddag. William Muldoon, former World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion, seconded Kilrain, who Muldoon trained for this fight. Muldoon trained Kilrain’s opponent, John L. Sullivan, for their 1889
Charles Henry “Jack” Blackburn achieved his greatest fame as the trainer of World Heavyweight Boxing Champion Joe Louis from 1934 te 1942. Louis is widely considered to be one of the top three to five heavyweights in professional boxing history and some consider him the best heavyweight fighter. “Jack” Blackburn het die talente van die jong kampioen ontwikkel en hom gehelp
Op Dinsdag, Desember 12, 1916, Sam Langford defended the “Colored World Heavyweight Boxing Championship”, which he won from Sam McVea in February 1916. Tussen 1904 en 1919, the best African-American boxers, or black Canadians like Langford, were stuck fighting each other for “Colored” Championship. If a white fighter did fight them, it was only to develop their own reputation to
James J. Jeffries dominated American heavyweight boxing from 1899 te 1904. After winning the World Heavyweight Boxing Championship from Bob Fitzsimmons in 1899, Jeffries made 9 successful title defenses during the next five years. He retired undefeated in 1905 before be lured back for an ill-fated comeback against the great Jack Johnson. Jeffries didn’t win his bouts with superior boxing
Jake Kilrain is best known as the last and toughest challenger to John L. Sullivan in the last bare knuckle world championship fight. Despite Kilrain’s inability to beat John L. Sullivan, he had a successful career both before and after the bout with the mighty Sullivan. Fighting for 10 more years in gloved bouts, Kilrain was mostly successful but on
Monte Attell was die jonger broer van die wêreldveergewigbokskampioen Abe Attell. Monte sou altyd vasgevang wees in die skadu van sy ouer broer, maar was 'n talentvolle vegter in eie reg. Monte sou die Wêreld Bantamgewig Bokskampioenskap tydens sy loopbaan wen en homself as 'n wêreldklas vegter vestig. In 1904, hy was 'n 19-jarige opkomende
Tydens sy eerste lopie as Wêreldveergewigbokskampioen, Abe Attell was gebaseer uit St. Louis, Missouri. Behalwe dat hy sy kamp in St. Louis, Attell het sy titel verskeie kere by St. Louis’ West End Atletiekklub. At the time, St. Louis was die grootste stad wes van die Mississippi-rivier in die Verenigde State. Gebore Abraham Washington Attell