薩姆·蘭福德（Sam Langford）與狄克西小子（Dixie Kid）搏鬥
正如我在幾篇文章中所寫, 最好的重量級拳擊手之間 1900 和 1919 是非裔美國人的拳擊手被迫為 “彩色冠軍”. 即使偉大的傑克·約翰遜終於打破了種族分界線並贏得了世界重量級冠軍, 他只會捍衛反對白人競爭者的頭銜. 其結果, 最艱難的挑戰者
Tag: 專業拳擊
Posts about professional boxing from 1890 至 1930.
山姆麥克維施加壓力的冠軍
Sam McVey would win the World Colored Heavyweight Boxing Championship in an era where the three best fighters were black and frozen out of the title picture. He started 1903 out so well, he would put pressure on World Heavyweight Boxing Champion James J. Jeffries to give him a match. Jeffries refused to break the “color line” by giving a
“Terrible” Terry Shows His Power
“Terrible” Terry McGovern proved to be a rare fighter at the turn of the Twentieth Century. While smaller boxers packed no power in their punches, McGovern, who scaled between 110 和 126 英鎊, possessed tremendous knockout power. “Terrible” Terry often finished his opponents in the first four rounds. 七月 1, 1899, Brooklyn based McGovern met Chicago’s Johnny Richie at
Burns Beats Hart for Heavyweight Title
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.
Abe Attell and St. Louis Boxing
在 2010, 聖. 路易斯是美國第58大城市，19大都市圈. 大約在世紀之交, 這是第五或第六大的城市，在美國和密西西比河以西最大. 聖. Louis had one of the largest clothing, shoe and beer manufacturing industries in
Boxing’s Effect on Legitimate Wrestling
In the 1910s, American professional wrestling permanently moved from legitimate wrestling contests to prearranged exhibitions. Fan interest, promoter control and less wear and tear on the wrestlers all played a role in this transition. Another less talked about pressure was outside of the sport itself. Prior to the 20th Century, professional boxing was illegal in the United States. Bare knuckle
Johnson Outpoints McVey
上週四, 二月 26, 1903, Jack Johnson defended his World Colored Heavyweight Boxing Championship against the undefeated Sam McVey. McVey brought a 6-0 record with six knockouts into the championship match. Since boxing promoters refused to let Black fighters compete for the World Heavyweight Boxing Championship, the best boxers around the turn of the Century fought for the World Colored
麥克維 KO 弗格森
八月 11, 1915, 現任世界有色重量級拳擊冠軍薩姆·麥克維在波士頓與桑迪·弗格森對決, 馬薩諸塞州阿特拉斯體育協會體育館. 麥克維在一個發起人凍結所有非裔美國拳擊手的時代戰鬥, 除了偉大的傑克約翰遜, 從為世界冠軍而戰. 麥克維擊敗了大多數其他偉大的黑人戰士
Man Kills Middleweight King
After averaging 9 fights a year over the past 7 歲月, World Middleweight Boxing Champion Stanley “The Michigan Assassin” Ketchel was exhausted. Ketchel took a vacation on the Missouri ranch of his friend Colonel R. P. Dickerson in an attempt to regain his strength and enthusiasm for fighting. Ketchel never returned from vacation as he was shot and killed at
馬文哈特的雙贏
在 1902, 未來的世界重量級拳擊冠軍馬文哈特是一個不斷上升的競爭者. 主要在他的家鄉路易斯維爾打架, Kentucky, 哈特於 5 月在南方體育俱樂部與基德卡特比賽 2, 1902. 在 17-1, 哈特知道另一場胜利對確保重量級冠軍爭奪戰大有幫助. 布魯克林出生的卡特 (Kid Carter) 打算