Historien des sports de combat et artiste martial
Posts about professional boxing from 1890 to 1930.
Sur Juillet 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.” Même si Georges Carpentier
Sur mai 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
Dans 1902, le futur champion du monde de boxe poids lourd Marvin Hart était un concurrent en hausse. Combattant principalement depuis sa ville natale de Louisville, Kentucky, Hart a été confronté à Kid Carter au Southern Athletic Club en mai 2, 1902. À 17-1, Hart savait qu'une autre victoire contribuerait grandement à assurer un combat pour le titre des poids lourds. Kid Carter, né à Brooklyn, avait l'intention de
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 a vu Stanley Ketchel poursuivre son rythme effréné à travers tous les meilleurs combattants autour de la limite des poids moyens. In March 1909, Ketchel a relevé un défi rare, quand il a combattu le champion du monde en titre des poids lourds légers Philadelphie Jack O'Brien. O'Brien était un boxeur habile, qui a utilisé sa vitesse et son insaisissabilité pour frapper Ketchel dans les premiers tours. Malgré l'avantage de taille d'O'Brien, Ketchel quoi
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. Sur Mars 21, 1891, the most serious contender for the inactive John L. Sullivan’s world championship broke the color line to
Sur Janvier 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. After 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. Il est également entré comme l'un des
While famous for fighting John L. Sullivan in the last world championship prizefight contested under bare knuckle rules, Jake Kilrain also took part in many gloved bouts. Prizefighting was transitioning from bare knuckle rules to gloved bouts under the Marquess of Queensberry Rules (early amateur and professional boxing) in the late 19th Century. Like Sullivan, Kilrain would fight in major
Mardi, Février 22, 1910, Ad Wolgast a défié le champion du monde de boxe légère Battling Nelson pour le titre de Nelson à la Richmond Arena de Point Richmond, Californie. Nelson, 28 ans, a remporté le titre en éliminant le grand Joe Gans en 1908. Les experts en boxe ne s'attendaient pas à ce que Wolgast batte Nelson même si Wolgast avait pris une décision dans le journal sur Nelson en 1909. Experts