Historik bojových športov a bojový umelec
Posts about professional boxing from 1890 na 1930.
James J. Jeffries dominoval americkému boxu ťažkej váhy od r 1899 na 1904. Po víťazstve na majstrovstvách sveta v boxe v ťažkej váhe od Boba Fitzsimmonsa v 1899, Jeffries urobil 9 úspešné obhajoby titulu počas nasledujúcich piatich rokov. Do dôchodku odišiel bez prehry v r 1905 predtým, než sa nechá zlákať späť na nešťastný comeback proti skvelému Jackovi Johnsonovi. Jeffries nevyhral svoje zápasy s vynikajúcim boxom
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
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. Tiež vstúpil ako jeden z
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
Monte Attell bol mladším bratom majstra sveta v perovej váhe v boxe Abeho Attella. Monte bol vždy uviaznutý v tieni svojho staršieho brata, ale sám o sebe bol talentovaným bojovníkom. Monte počas svojej kariéry vyhral majstrovstvá sveta v bantamovej váhe a etabloval sa ako bojovník svetovej triedy. V 1904, bol to 19-ročný nastávajúci
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
Počas svojho prvého behu ako majster sveta v boxe v perovej váhe, Abe Attell sídlil v St. Louis, Missouri. Okrem toho, že má svoj tábor v St. Louis, Attell niekoľkokrát obhájil titul v St. Louis’ Atletický klub West End. V čase, keď, St. Louis bolo najväčšie mesto na západ od rieky Mississippi v Spojených štátoch. Narodil sa ako Abraham Washington Attell
Bob “Rudy Robert” Fitzsimmons was an English boxer, who won the undisputed middleweight, heavyweight and light heavyweight world championships, at the turn of the 20th Century. Often mistaken for an Australian because he started his boxing career there, Fitzsimmons traveled to the United States in 1890 to campaign for the middleweight championship. Fitzsimmons stood just under 6 feet tall but
On February 23, 1906, World Heavyweight Boxing Champion Marvin Hart defended his title in Los Angeles. When James J. Jeffries retired as heavyweight champion, Hart and Jack Sharkey fought for the vacant title. Hart was the surprise winner of the fight. Hart refused to fight Jack Johnson, the recognized best heavyweight. Instead he fought Tommy Burns, a 5’07” skilled boxer.
Johnny Reagan bol dôležitým bojovníkom v St. Louis boxerská scéna v prvej dekáde 20. storočia. Pôvodne z Brooklynu, Reagan sa presťahoval do St. Louis trénovať pod Jackom McKennom. McKenna založil svoju operáciu na St. Louis, kde jeho bojovník primárne bojoval pri St. Louis’ Klub West End. Reagan was a rising bantamweight at the time