Historien des sports de combat et artiste martial
Posts about professional boxing from 1890 to 1930.
Sur Juillet 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 and 126 livres. 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
Sur Avril 17, 1909, African-American heavyweight boxer Joe Jeanette met World Colored Heavyweight Boxing Champion Sam McVey for the title in a fight to the finish. Before the classic bout was complete, the men would box for 49 rounds over 3 hours and 30 procès-verbal. From February 5, 1903, when he beat “Denver” Ed Martin to December 26, 1908, when
After Jack Johnson became champion, a lack of strong contenders caused public pressure to mount on James J. Jeffires, l'ancien champion des poids lourds à la retraite, to end his retirement and fight Johnson. Jeffries was considered the first and most credible of the “Blanc Espoir” prétendants. Dans son premier, Jeffries probably couldn’t beat Johnson. À 35 years of age and nearly 300
John L. Sullivan avait dominé la bague de prix durant sa carrière. Possédant un record de 40 victoires, Aucune perte et deux nuls, “The Strong Boy Boston” était considéré comme invincible. Sullivan a remporté le championnat du monde en 1882 et distribués tous les challengers culminant avec la lutte du XIXe siècle avec Jake Kilrain. Après avoir vaincu Kilrain dans ce combat épique, John L.
Sur Janvier 5, 1900, four days before a showdown with Bantamweight Boxing Champion Terry McGovern, Featherweight World Boxing Champion George Dixon made an announcement to chill the spine of all his supporters. Dixon announced that win or lose, he would be retiring from the ring after the bout with McGovern. The last thing a manager wants to hear before a
Mardi, Janvier 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
In this post, which was previously a podcast, we will discuss the epic sixty-one round draw between James J. Corbett and Peter Jackson in 1891. This bout prepared Corbett for his successful challenge of John L. Sullivan in 1892. Main Content – Sur Mars 21, 1891, the most serious contender for the inactive John L. Sullivan’s world championship broke the color
Sam McVey fatigués de l'absence de possibilité pour les combattants noirs aux Etats-Unis au début du XXe siècle. McVey a décidé de quitter pour l'Europe 1907, où il a combattu jusqu'au 1911. McVey a combattu en Australie pour trois ans de plus avant de retourner aux États-Unis. Ce petit film de surbrillance de la France en 1911 avec “Battling” Jim Johnson shows