Marvin Hart Wins Vacant Title

marvin-hart

On July 3, 1905, Marvin Hart entered the fight for the vacant world title as a 3 na 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

zdieľam
» Prečítajte si viac

Terrible Terry Wins Bantam Title

hrozne-terry-mcgovernment

“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 a 126 libier. 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

zdieľam
» Prečítajte si viac

Gotch Tries Boxing

frank-gotch-boxing

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

zdieľam
» Prečítajte si viac

Jack Johnson a boj o storočie

jack-johnson

Potom, čo Jack Johnson sa stal majstrom, nedostatok silných súperov spôsobil tlak verejnosti pre montáž na James J. Jeffires, odišiel bývalý preborník v ťažkej váhe, ukončiť svoj odchod do dôchodku a bojovať Johnson. Jeffries bol považovaný za prvý a najdôveryhodnejší z “White Hope” uchádzači. V jeho najlepších rokoch, Jeffries asi nemohol poraziť Johnson. Na 35 years of age and nearly 300

zdieľam
» Prečítajte si viac

Gentleman Jim KOs Boston Strong Boy

james-j-corbett

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.

zdieľam
» Prečítajte si viac

“Terrible” Terry Beats Dixon for Title

terrible-terry-posing

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

zdieľam
» Prečítajte si viac

Zápas Champion Skúsi Box

dr-benjamin-franklin-roller

On Tuesday, Január 19, 1909, Dr. 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. Dr. Benjamin Franklin Roller was a unique athlete

zdieľam
» Prečítajte si viac

Sama McVey Big Right Hand

sam-mcvey-1914

Sam McVey unavený nedostatku príležitostí pre čierne bojovníkmi v Spojených štátoch počas začiatku dvadsiateho storočia. McVey rozhodol odísť do Európy 1907, kde bojoval až do 1911. McVey bojoval v Austrálii na ďalšie tri roky, než sa vráti do Spojených štátov. Tento krátky highlight film z Francúzska v roku 1911 s “Battling” Jim Johnson shows

zdieľam
» Prečítajte si viac
1 3 4 5 6