Combat Sports Historian at Martial Artist
Posts about professional boxing from 1890 upang 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 at 126 pounds, possessed tremendous knockout power. “Terrible” Terry often finished his opponents in the first four rounds. Sa Hulyo 1, 1899, Brooklyn based McGovern met Chicago’s Johnny Richie at
Sa 2010, St. Louis ay ang 58 pinakamalaking lungsod sa Estados Unidos at ang ika-19 pinakamalaking metropolitan area. Paikot ang pagliko ng siglo, ito ay ang ikalimang o ika-anim na pinakamalaking lungsod sa Estados Unidos at ang pinakamalaking kanluran ng Mississippi River. St. Louis had one of the largest clothing, shoe and beer manufacturing industries in
Noong 1910s, Ang American professional wrestling ay permanenteng inilipat mula sa mga lehitimong paligsahan sa wrestling patungo sa mga prearranged exhibition. Interes ng fan, kontrol ng promoter at mas kaunting pagkasira sa mga wrestler lahat ay may papel sa paglipat na ito. Ang isa pang hindi gaanong pinag-uusapan tungkol sa presyon ay sa labas ng isport mismo. Bago ang ika-20 Siglo, Ang propesyonal na boksing ay ilegal sa Estados Unidos. Hubad na buko
Sa Huwebes, Pebrero 26, 1903, Ipinagtanggol ni Jack Johnson ang kanyang World Colored Heavyweight Boxing Championship laban sa walang talo na si Sam McVey. May dala si McVey a 6-0 record na may anim na knockout sa championship match. Dahil ang mga tagataguyod ng boksing ay tumanggi na hayaan ang mga Black fighters na makipagkumpetensya para sa World Heavyweight Boxing Championship, ang pinakamahusay na mga boksingero sa paligid ng pagliko ng Siglo ay nakipaglaban para sa World Colored
Sa Agosto 11, 1915, ang kasalukuyang World Colored Heavyweight Boxing Champion na si Sam McVey ay lumaban kay Sandy Ferguson sa Boston, Massachusetts sa Atlas Athletic Association gym. Nakipaglaban si McVey sa isang panahon kung saan pinigilan ng mga promotor ang lahat ng African American na boksingero, maliban sa dakilang Jack Johnson, mula sa pakikipaglaban para sa world championship. Tinalo ni McVey ang karamihan sa iba pang mahusay na Black fighters nito
After averaging 9 fights a year over the past 7 taon, 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
Sa Hulyo 3, 1905, Marvin Hart entered the fight for the vacant world title as a 3 upang 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 at 126 pounds. Unlike his fellow smaller fighters, who overwhelmed their opponents with punching volume, McGovern possessed exceptional knockout power. McGovern proved his power on Tuesday, Setyembre 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, kaya naman parehong promoter
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