Cīņas sporta vēsturnieks un cīņas mākslinieks
Posts about professional boxing from 1890 līdz 1930.
Uz 2010, St. Louis bija 58. Lielākā pilsēta Amerikas Savienotajās Valstīs un 19 lielākā metropole. Ap gadsimtu mijas, tā bija piektā vai sestā lielākā pilsēta Amerikas Savienotajās Valstīs un lielākā rietumiem no Misisipi upes. St. Louis had one of the largest clothing, shoe and beer manufacturing industries in
1910. gados, Amerikāņu profesionālā cīņa uz visiem laikiem pārcēlās no likumīgām cīņas sacensībām uz iepriekš organizētām izstādēm. Fanu interese, veicinātāja kontrolei un mazākam cīkstoņu nolietojumam bija nozīme šajā pārejā. Vēl viens mazāk runāts par spiedienu bija ārpus paša sporta. Pirms 20. gs, profesionālais bokss Amerikas Savienotajās Valstīs bija nelikumīgs. Pliks dūres
Ceturtdien, Februāris 26, 1903, Džeks Džonsons aizstāvēja savu pasaules krāsaino boksa čempionātu smagajā svarā pret nepārspējamo Semu Makveju. Makvijs atnesa a 6-0 rekords ar sešiem nokautiem čempionāta mačā. Tā kā boksa popularizētāji atteicās ļaut melnādainajiem cīnītājiem sacensties par pasaules čempionātu boksa smagajā svarā, gadsimtu mijas labākie bokseri cīnījās par Pasaules krāsaino
After averaging 9 fights a year over the past 7 gadiem, 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
Martā 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
Jūlijā 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.” Pat ja Džordžs Kārpantjē
Otrdien, Janvāris 19, 1909, Dr. Benjamin Roller, Seattle ārsts un pro cīkstonis, kurš bija pietiekami labs, lai uzvarētu amerikāņu Heavyweight čempionātā, neizskaidrojamā kārtā nolēma izmēģināt savu roku pie Profesionālais bokss. Viņa pretinieks bija draugs un sarunu partneris, “Denver” Ed Martin, kurš varētu uzvarēt Colored Pasaules Heavyweight boksa čempionātā. Dr. Benjamin Franklin Roller was a unique athlete
Jūlijā 3, 1905, Marvin Hart entered the fight for the vacant world title as a 3 līdz 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 mārciņas. 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. Pie 35 years of age and nearly 300