Kampfsporthistoriker und Kampfkünstler
Posts about professional boxing from 1890 to 1930.
In 2010, St. Louis war die 58. größte Stadt in den Vereinigten Staaten und die 19. größte Ballungsraum. Um die Wende des Jahrhunderts, es der fünfte oder sechste größte Stadt in den Vereinigten Staaten und die größte westlich des Mississippi River war. St. Louis hatte eine der größten Bekleidungs, shoe and beer manufacturing industries in
In den 1910er Jahren, Das amerikanische professionelle Wrestling verlagerte sich dauerhaft von legitimen Wrestling-Wettbewerben zu vorher vereinbarten Ausstellungen. Faninteresse, Die Kontrolle des Promoters und eine geringere Abnutzung der Wrestler spielten bei diesem Übergang eine Rolle. Ein weiterer, weniger diskutierter Druck lag außerhalb des Sports selbst. Vor dem 20. Jahrhundert, Profiboxen war in den Vereinigten Staaten illegal. Nackte Knöchel
Am Donnerstag,, Februar 26, 1903, Jack Johnson verteidigte seine World Coloured Heavyweight Boxing Championship gegen den ungeschlagenen Sam McVey. McVey brachte ein 6-0 Rekord mit sechs Knockouts im Meisterschaftsspiel. Da sich die Boxveranstalter weigerten, schwarze Kämpfer um die Weltmeisterschaft im Schwergewichtsboxen konkurrieren zu lassen, Die besten Boxer der Jahrhundertwende kämpften für die World Coloured
After averaging 9 fights a year over the past 7 Jahre, 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
Im März 17, 1897, current World Heavyweight Boxing Champion James J. Corbett entered the boxing ring at Carson City, Nevada. Corbett faced the challenge of former middleweight boxing champion Bob Fitzsimmons. Corbett entered as the favorite enjoying both an almost twenty pound weight advantage and slick boxing skills. “Ruddy Robert” as Fitzsimmons was sometimes known won the World Middleweight Boxing Championship in
Im Juli 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.” Obwohl Georges Carpentier
Am Dienstag, Januar 19, 1909, Dr. Benjamin Roller, a Seattle physician and pro wrestler who was good enough to win the American Heavyweight Championship, inexplicably decided to try his hand at professional boxing. His opponent was friend and sparring partner, “Denver” Ed Martin, who would win the Colored World Heavyweight Boxing Championship. Dr. Benjamin Franklin Roller was a unique athlete
Im Juli 3, 1905, Marvin Hart entered the fight for the vacant world title as a 3 to 1 underdog. Jack Root who would be the first light heavyweight championship was the favorite to succeed the recently retired James J. Jeffries. Jeffries would referee this title match to replace him. Marvin Hart had recently beaten Jack Johnson. Widely considered the
“Terrible” Terry McGovern earned a reputation as one of the most powerful punchers in the history of the lighter divisions of professional boxing. McGovern weighed between 112 und 126 Pfund. Unlike his fellow smaller fighters, who overwhelmed their opponents with punching volume, McGovern possessed exceptional knockout power. McGovern proved his power on Tuesday, September 12, 1899, when he fought British
After Jack Johnson became champion, a lack of strong contenders caused public pressure to mount on James J. Jeffires, the retired former heavyweight champion, to end his retirement and fight Johnson. Jeffries was considered the first and most credible of the “White Hope” contenders. In his prime, Jeffries probably couldn’t beat Johnson. Bei 35 years of age and nearly 300