전투 스포츠 역사가 및 무술가
Posts about professional boxing from 1890 에 1930.
7 월 3, 1905, Marvin Hart entered the fight for the vacant world title as a 3 에 1 underdog. Jack Root who would be the first light heavyweight championship was the favorite to succeed the recently retired James J. 제프리. 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 과 126 파운드. Unlike his fellow smaller fighters, who overwhelmed their opponents with punching volume, McGovern possessed exceptional knockout power. McGovern proved his power on Tuesday, 9월 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
4 월 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 분. 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, 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. 전성기, Jeffries probably couldn’t beat Johnson. 에 35 years of age and nearly 300
존 L. Sullivan had dominated the prize ring during his career. Possessing a record of 40 wins, no losses and two draws, “The Boston Strong Boy” was considered invincible. Sullivan won the world championship in 1882 and dispensed all challengers culminating with the Fight of the Nineteenth Century with Jake Kilrain. After defeating Kilrain in this epic bout, 존 L.
월 1 일에 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
화요일에, 일월 19, 1909, 박사. 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. 박사. 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. 주요 내용 – 월에 21, 1891, the most serious contender for the inactive John L. Sullivan’s world championship broke the color
20 세기 초 동안 미국에서 흑인 선수에 대한 기회의 부족 피곤 샘 맥베이. 맥베이는 유럽을 위해 떠나기로 결정 1907, 그가 어디까지 싸웠 1911. 맥베이는 미국으로 돌아 가기 전에 3 개의 년 동안 호주에서 싸웠다. 프랑스에서이 짧은 하이라이트 필름 1911 와 “Battling” Jim Johnson shows