Storiku tal-Isport tal-Ġlieda u Artist Marzjali
Posts about professional boxing from 1890 li 1930.
Fuq Lulju 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.” Even though Georges Carpentier
Fuq Mejju 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
Fil 1902, Il-futur Champion Dinji tal-Boxing Heavyweight Marvin Hart kien konkorrent li qed jogħlew. Jiġġieled primarjament mill-belt twelidu ta' Louisville, Kentucky, Hart kien imqabbel kontra Kid Carter fis-Southern Athletic Club f'Mejju 2, 1902. Fil 17-1, Hart kien jaf li rebħa oħra kienet se tagħmel triq twila biex tassigura ġlieda għat-titlu tal-piż tqil. Il-Kid Carter imwieled Brooklyn kellu l-intenzjoni li
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 lira
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. Dwar Marzu 21, 1891, the most serious contender for the inactive John L. Sullivan’s world championship broke the color line to
Fuq Jannar 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. Wara 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. Daħal ukoll bħala wieħed minn
Filwaqt li huwa famuż għall-ġlieda kontra John L. Sullivan fl-aħħar prizefight tal-kampjonat tad-dinja kkontesta taħt ir-regoli tal-għaksa vojta, Jake Kilrain ħa sehem ukoll f’ħafna attakki bl-ingwanti. Il-ġlied tal-premjijiet kien qed jgħaddi minn regoli tal-għaksa vojta għal combats bl-ingwanti taħt ir-Regoli tal-Markiz ta' Queensberry (boxing dilettanti u professjonali kmieni) fl-aħħar tas-Seklu 19. Bħal Sullivan, Kilrain kien jiġġieled fil-maġġuri
Nhar it-Tlieta, Frar 22, 1910, Ad Wolgast sfida ċ-Champion Dinji tal-Boxing Lightweight Battling Nelson għat-titlu ta’ Nelson f’Richmond Arena f’Point Richmond, California. Nelson ta’ 28 sena rebaħ it-titlu billi knock out lill-kbir Joe Gans ġewwa 1908. Esperti tal-boksing ma stennewx li Wolgast jegħleb lil Nelson minkejja li Wolgast kellu deċiżjoni tal-gazzetta fuq Nelson fi 1909. Pundits