Combat Sports Historian at Martial Artist
Posts about professional boxing from 1890 upang 1930.
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
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 Marso 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
Sa Hulyo 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.” Kahit na si Georges Carpentier
Sa Martes, Enero 19, 1909, Dr. Benjamin Roller, isang Seattle manggagamot at pro mambunuo na naging sapat na mahusay na upang manalo sa American matimbang Championship, inexplicably nagpasyang subukan ang kanyang kamay sa propesyonal na boxing. Ang kanyang kalaban ay kaibigan at sparing kasosyo, “Denver” Ed Martin, sino ang gusto manalo sa may-kulay na World matimbang Boxing Championship. Dr. Benjamin Franklin Roller was a unique athlete
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
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