Võitlusspordiajaloolane ja võitluskunstnik
Posts about professional boxing from 1890 kuni 1930.
Sisse 2010, St. Louis oli 58. suurim linn Ameerika Ühendriikides ja 19. suurim pealinna. Umbes sajandivahetusel, see oli viies või kuues linn Ameerika Ühendriikides ja suurim lääne Mississippi. St. Louis had one of the largest clothing, shoe and beer manufacturing industries in
1910., Ameerika Ühendriikide professionaalne maadlus püsivalt kolis õigustatud maadlus võistlused jätavad näitused. Fan huvi, promootor kontrolli ja vähem kulumist maadlejate kõik mänginud rolli see üleminek. Teine vähem rääkinud rõhk oli väljaspool sport ise. Enne 20. sajandi, Profipoksi oli ebaseaduslik USA. lihtsalt vait
Neljapäeval, Veebruar 26, 1903, Jack Johnson kaitses oma värvilise raskekaalu poksi maailmameistrivõistlust võitmatu Sam McVey vastu. McVey tõi a 6-0 rekord kuue nokautiga meistrivõistluste matšis. Kuna poksi edendajad keeldusid lubamast mustanahalistel võitlejatel võistelda poksi raskekaalu maailmameistrivõistlustel, sajandivahetuse parimad poksijad võitlesid värvilise maailma eest
After averaging 9 fights a year over the past 7 aastat, 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
Märtsil 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
Juulil 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
Teisipäeval, Jaanuar 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
Juulil 3, 1905, Marvin Hart entered the fight for the vacant world title as a 3 kuni 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 ja 126 naela. 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
Pärast Jack Johnson sai meister, a lack of strong contenders caused public pressure to mount on James J. Jeffires, pensionil endine raskekaalu tšempion, lõpetada tema pensionile ja võidelda Johnson. Jeffries peeti esimene ja kõige usaldusväärsema kohta “White Hope” kandidaati. Tema peamiseks, Jeffries ilmselt ei peksid Johnson. Juures 35 aastased ja peaaegu 300