Gevechtssporthistoricus en krijgskunstenaar
Posts about professional boxing from 1890 naar 1930.
“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 en 126 pond, possessed tremendous knockout power. “Terrible” Terry often finished his opponents in the first four rounds. Op juli 1, 1899, Brooklyn based McGovern met Chicago’s Johnny Richie at
In 2010, St. Louis was de 58e grootste stad in de Verenigde Staten en de 19 grootste stedelijke gebied. Rond de eeuwwisseling, Het was de vijfde of zesde grootste stad in de Verenigde Staten en de grootste westen van de Mississippi rivier. St. Louis had one of the largest clothing, shoe and beer manufacturing industries in
In de jaren 1910, Het Amerikaanse professionele worstelen is permanent verplaatst van legitieme worstelwedstrijden naar vooraf afgesproken tentoonstellingen. Interesse van fans, promotorcontrole en minder slijtage aan de worstelaars speelden allemaal een rol in deze transitie. Een andere, minder besproken druk lag buiten de sport zelf. Vóór de 20e eeuw, professioneel boksen was illegaal in de Verenigde Staten. Blote knokkel
Op donderdag, Februari 26, 1903, Jack Johnson verdedigde zijn World Coloured Heavyweight Boxing Championship tegen de ongeslagen Sam McVey. McVey bracht een 6-0 record met zes knockouts in de kampioenswedstrijd. Omdat bokspromotoren weigerden zwarte vechters te laten strijden om het World Heavyweight Boxing Championship, de beste boksers rond de eeuwwisseling vochten voor de World Coloured
Op augustus 11, 1915, de huidige wereldkampioen gekleurde zwaargewicht boksen Sam McVey vocht tegen Sandy Ferguson in Boston, Massachusetts in de sportschool van de Atlas Athletic Association. McVey vocht in een tijdperk waarin promotors alle Afro-Amerikaanse boksers bevroren, behalve de grote Jack Johnson, van de strijd om het wereldkampioenschap. McVey versloeg de meeste andere grote zwarte vechters hiervan
After averaging 9 fights a year over the past 7 jaren, 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
Op juli 3, 1905, Marvin Hart entered the fight for the vacant world title as a 3 naar 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 en 126 pond. 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
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. Bij 35 years of age and nearly 300