Borrokako Kirolen Historialaria eta Martzial Artista
Posts about professional boxing from 1890 arte 1930.
Urtean 2010, St. Louis zen, Estatu Batuetako hiri eta 19an metropoli handienetako 58 handienetako. Mende inguruan, bosgarren edo seigarren handiena Estatu Batuetan hiria eta Mississippi ibaiaren mendebaldean handiena izan zen. St. Louis had one of the largest clothing, shoe and beer manufacturing industries in
1910eko hamarkadan, Borroka profesional estatubatuarra betirako mugitu zen legezko borroka-lehiaketetatik aurrez antolatutako erakusketetara. Zaleen interesa, promotoreen kontrolak eta borrokalarien higadura gutxiagok zeresana izan zuten trantsizio honetan. Presioaz gutxiago hitz egiten zen beste kiroletik kanpo zegoen. mendearen aurretik, boxeo profesionala legez kanpokoa zen Estatu Batuetan. Uharkadi biluzik
On Thursday, Otsaila 26, 1903, Jack Johnsonek bere munduko pisu astuneko boxeo txapelketa defendatu zuen Sam McVey garaitu gabekoaren aurka. McVeyk bat ekarri zuen 6-0 errekorra sei kanporaketarekin txapelketako partidan. Boxeo sustatzaileek borrokalari beltzei munduko pisu astuneko boxeo txapelketarako lehiatzen uzteari uko egin ziotenez, mendearen amaierako boxeolari onenak World Colored-en alde borrokatu ziren
After averaging 9 fights a year over the past 7 urte, 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
Martxoan 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
Uztailetik 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.” Nahiz eta Georges Carpentier
Asteartean, Urtarrila 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
Uztailetik 3, 1905, Marvin Hart entered the fight for the vacant world title as a 3 arte 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 eta 126 libera. 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. Etan 35 years of age and nearly 300