Историк боевых видов спорта и боец
Посты о профессиональном боксе от 1890 для 1930.
В 2010, Улица. Луи был 58-й по величине город в Соединенных Штатах и 19 по величине мегаполис. На рубеже веков, это был пятый или шестой по величине город в Соединенных Штатах и по величине к западу от реки Миссисипи. Улица. Louis had one of the largest clothing, shoe and beer manufacturing industries in
В 1910-е годы, Американский профессиональный рестлинг навсегда перешел от законных соревнований по борьбе к заранее подготовленным показательным выступлениям.. Интерес фанатов, Контроль промоутера и меньший износ борцов - все это сыграло свою роль в этом переходе.. Еще одно менее обсуждаемое давление было за пределами самого спорта.. До 20 века, профессиональный бокс был незаконен в США. Голый сустав
On Thursday, Февраль 26, 1903, Джек Джонсон защитил свой титул чемпиона мира по боксу среди цветных в супертяжелом весе против непобежденного Сэма Маквея.. Маквей принес 6-0 рекорд с шестью нокаутами в матче чемпионата. Поскольку промоутеры бокса отказались позволить чернокожим бойцам соревноваться за титул чемпиона мира по боксу в супертяжелом весе., лучшие боксеры начала века сражались за цветных мира
After averaging 9 fights a year over the past 7 лет, 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
Марта 17, 1897, current World Heavyweight Boxing Champion James J. Corbett entered the boxing ring at Carson City, Невада. 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
On July 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.” Хотя Жорж Карпентье
Во вторник, Январь 19, 1909, Доктор. 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. Доктор. Benjamin Franklin Roller was a unique athlete
On July 3, 1905, Marvin Hart entered the fight for the vacant world title as a 3 для 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 и 126 фунты. Unlike his fellow smaller fighters, who overwhelmed their opponents with punching volume, McGovern possessed exceptional knockout power. McGovern proved his power on Tuesday, Сентябрь 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. На 35 years of age and nearly 300