Historyk sportów walki i artysta sztuk walki
Posts about professional boxing from 1890 do 1930.
W lipcu 3, 1905, Marvin Hart weszła do walki o tytuł mistrza świata w wolnym jako 3 do 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 i 126 funtów. Unlike his fellow smaller fighters, who overwhelmed their opponents with punching volume, McGovern possessed exceptional knockout power. McGovern proved his power on Tuesday, Wrzesień 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
W kwietniu 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 protokół. 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. In his prime, Jeffries probably couldn’t beat Johnson. At 35 years of age and nearly 300
John 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, John L.
On January 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
We wtorek, Styczeń 19, 1909, Dr. Benjamin Roller, lekarz Seattle i pro wrestlerem, który był na tyle dobry, aby wygrać amerykańską Heavyweight Championship, niewytłumaczalny sposób postanowił spróbować swoich sił w boksie zawodowym. Jego przeciwnikiem był sparing partnerem i przyjacielem, “Denver” Ed Martin, kto wygra Colored World Heavyweight Championship Boxing. 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. Główna zawartość – Marzec 21, 1891, the most serious contender for the inactive John L. Sullivan’s world championship broke the color
Sam McVey zmęczony brakiem możliwości dla czarnych bojowników w Stanach Zjednoczonych w ciągu XX wieku. McVey postanowił wyjechać do Europy 1907, gdzie walczył do 1911. McVey walczył w Australii przez kolejne trzy lata przed powrotem do Stanów Zjednoczonych. Ten krótki Film kulminacyjnym z Francji w 1911 z “Battling” Jim Johnson shows