Ιστορικός Μάχης και Πολεμικός Καλλιτέχνης
Posts about professional boxing from 1890 να 1930.
“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 και 126 λίρες, possessed tremendous knockout power. “Terrible” Terry often finished his opponents in the first four rounds. Τον Ιούλιο 1, 1899, Brooklyn based McGovern met Chicago’s Johnny Richie at
Σε 2010, St. Louis ήταν η 58η μεγαλύτερη πόλη στις Ηνωμένες Πολιτείες και η 19η μεγαλύτερη μητροπολιτική περιοχή. Γύρω από τη στροφή του αιώνα, ήταν η πέμπτη ή έκτη μεγαλύτερη πόλη στις Ηνωμένες Πολιτείες και η μεγαλύτερη δυτικά του ποταμού Μισισιπή. St. Louis had one of the largest clothing, shoe and beer manufacturing industries in
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
Την Πέμπτη, Φεβρουάριος 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, οι καλύτεροι πυγμάχοι γύρω από το γύρισμα του αιώνα πολέμησαν για το World Colored
On August 11, 1915, Ο σημερινός παγκόσμιος πρωταθλητής πυγμαχίας βαρέων βαρών σε έγχρωμη βαρύτητα, Sam McVey πάλεψε με τη Sandy Ferguson στη Βοστώνη, Μασαχουσέτη στο γυμναστήριο Atlas Athletic Association. Ο McVey πολέμησε σε μια εποχή όπου οι υποστηρικτές πάγωσαν όλους τους αφροαμερικανούς πυγμάχους, εκτός από τον μεγάλο Τζακ Τζόνσον, από τη μάχη για το παγκόσμιο πρωτάθλημα. Ο McVey νίκησε τους περισσότερους από τους άλλους μεγάλους Μαύρους μαχητές αυτού
After averaging 9 fights a year over the past 7 χρόνια, 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
Τον Ιούλιο 3, 1905, Marvin Hart entered the fight for the vacant world title as a 3 να 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 και 126 λίρες. 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
An age old question in combat sports is “Who will win between a boxer and a wrestler?” The speculation around this question led to several boxer versus wrestler matches through out history, most notably the disaster between Muhammad Ali and Antonio Inoki in 1976. The matches are mostly no-win affairs except at the box office, which is why both promoters
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. Στο 35 years of age and nearly 300