Staraí Spóirt agus Ealaíontóir Comhraic
Posts about professional boxing from 1890 to 1930.
Trodaire tábhachtach a bhí i Johnny Reagan sa St. Radharc dornálaíochta Louis le linn na chéad deich mbliana den 20ú hAois. Ó Brooklyn ó dhúchas, Bhog Reagan go St. Louis a thraenáil faoi Jack McKenna. Bhunaigh McKenna a oibríocht as St. Louis, áit a throid a trodaire go príomha ag St. Louis’ Club West End. Bhí meáchan bantam ag ardú do Reagan ag an am
On Monday, Bealtaine 30, 1892, rinne an t-iontach Peter Jackson bout glodáilte leis an iar-phríosúnach Frank Slavin. Bhí an bheirt fhear ina gcónaí agus ag troid san Astráil, cé gur thug spéis lucht leanúna Jackson ar camchuairt an domhain chun leas a bhaint as na deiseanna airgeadais sna Stáit Aontaithe agus i Sasana. Mar atá san Astráil, Is minic a d’aimsigh Jackson dornálaithe bána nach raibh toilteanach troid leis. Is beag
St. Louis, ag tús an 20ú hAois, bhí radharc dornálaíochta gairmiúil feiceálach aige. Abe Attell, cé gur rugadh é i San Francisco, bhí sé bunaithe i St. Louis. On February 1, 1904, Chosain Attell a Chraobhchomórtais Dornálaíochta Meáchan Cleite an Domhain i gcoinne Harry Forbes, a chomhraic rialta. Bhí Forbes rialta freisin ar an St. Radharc dornálaíochta Louis. Bhuaigh Forbes Danny Dougherty do na
Sam Langford Meastar go bhfuil ceann de na punt is mó trodaithe punt de gach am. Rugadh ar an Mhárta 4, 1883 i Weymouth bhFál, Albain Nua, meastar gurb é an dornálaí Ceanadach is mó riamh é. Shín a ghairm bheatha troda ó 1900 to 1926. Langford sheas amháin 5 feet six and half inches tall and weighed 185 pounds at his heaviest. Sé
Oliver Leonard Kirk Tá an t-idirdhealú a bheith ar an dornálaí Oilimpeacha ach a bhuachan bonn óir i dhá rang meáchan ar leithligh sna Cluichí Oilimpeacha céanna. Oliver Kirk i gcrích an éacht seo ag a bhaile dúchais Cluichí Oilimpeacha i 1904. St. D'óstáil Louis tríú Oilimpiad i rith na 1904 Domhain Aonach Exposition. Like the Paris Games four years before, St. Louis gave
In December 1920, robbers killed Patrolman Charles Daly at the entrance to his home in the 4000 block of Forest Park Boulevard. St. Louis Police aggressively investigated the murder but it was never solved. Prior to his death, the Daly name was already well-known in St. Louis. Charles Daly was the son of professional prizefighter Dan Daly, who fought in
Mar a scríobh mé i roinnt post, na dhornálaithe meáchain is fearr idir 1900 agus 1919 ar cuireadh iachall ar na dhornálaithe Afracach-Mheiriceánacha troid ar son a chéile “Craobh daite”. Fiú amháin tar éis don iontach Jack Johnson an líne datha a bhriseadh ar deireadh agus Craobh Meáchan Trom an Domhain a bhuachan, ní chosnódh sé an teideal ach ar iomaitheoir bán. As a result, na hiomaitheoirí is deacra
Sam McVey would win the World Colored Heavyweight Boxing Championship in an era where the three best fighters were black and frozen out of the title picture. He started 1903 out so well, he would put pressure on World Heavyweight Boxing Champion James J. Jeffries to give him a match. Jeffries refused to break the “color line” by giving a
“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 agus 126 punt, possessed tremendous knockout power. “Terrible” Terry often finished his opponents in the first four rounds. Ar Iúil 1, 1899, Brooklyn based McGovern met Chicago’s Johnny Richie at
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