Mwanahistoria wa Michezo ya Vita na Msanii wa Vita
Posts about professional boxing from 1890 kwa 1930.
In 2010, St. Louis ilikuwa mji 58 kubwa nchini Marekani na 19 kubwa eneo la mji mkuu. Kuzunguka upande wa karne, ulikuwa ni mji wa tano au sita kwa ukubwa katika Marekani na magharibi kubwa ya Mto Mississippi. St. Louis had one of the largest clothing, shoe and beer manufacturing industries in
katika 1910s, American mieleka kudumu wakiongozwa kutoka kwa mashindano halali mieleka kwa maonyesho prearranged. Fan maslahi, promota kudhibiti na chini ya kuvaa na machozi juu wrestlers wote walicheza nafasi katika mabadiliko haya. Mwingine chini kuongea kuhusu shinikizo mara nje ya mchezo yenyewe. Kabla ya karne ya 20, mtaalamu ndondi ilikuwa kinyume cha sheria nchini Marekani. tu kuimarika
Siku ya Alhamisi, Februari 26, 1903, Jack Johnson defended his World Colored Heavyweight Boxing Championship against the undefeated Sam McVey. McVey brought a 6-0 record with six knockouts into the championship match. Since boxing promoters refused to let Black fighters compete for the World Heavyweight Boxing Championship, the best boxers around the turn of the Century fought for the World Colored
After averaging 9 fights a year over the past 7 miaka, 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
On Machi 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
Julai 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.” Hata kama Georges Carpentier
Siku ya Jumanne, Januari 19, 1909, Dk. Benjamin Roller, Seattle daktari na pro wrestler ambaye alikuwa nzuri ya kutosha kushinda Heavyweight michuano ya Kaskazini, inexplicably aliamua kujaribu mkono wake katika mtaalamu ndondi. Mpinzani wake alikuwa rafiki na sparring mpenzi, “Denver” Ed Martin, ambao kushinda Boxing michuano ya Heavyweight rangi Dunia. Dk. Benjamin Franklin Roller was a unique athlete
Julai 3, 1905, Marvin Hart entered the fight for the vacant world title as a 3 kwa 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 na 126 paundi. Unlike his fellow smaller fighters, who overwhelmed their opponents with punching volume, McGovern possessed exceptional knockout power. McGovern proved his power on Tuesday, Septemba 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, wastaafu wa zamani Heavyweight bingwa, to end his retirement and fight Johnson. Jeffries was considered the first and most credible of the “White Hope” wagombea. Mkuu wake, Jeffries probably couldn’t beat Johnson. At 35 years of age and nearly 300