Abe Attell and St. Louis Boxing
在 2010, 聖. 路易斯是美國第58大城市，19大都市圈. 大約在世紀之交, 這是第五或第六大的城市，在美國和密西西比河以西最大. 聖. Louis had one of the largest clothing, shoe and beer manufacturing industries in
Tag: 專業拳擊
有關職業拳擊的帖子 1890 至 1930.
拳擊對合法摔角的影響
1910年代, 美國職業摔角從合法摔角比賽永久轉移到預先安排的表演賽. 粉絲興趣, 發起人的控制和摔跤手的較少磨損都在這一轉變中發揮了作用. 另一個較少被談論的壓力是運動本身以外的壓力. 20世紀以前, 職業拳擊在美國是非法的. 裸指關節
約翰遜擊敗麥克維
上週四, 二月 26, 1903, 傑克·約翰遜 (Jack Johnson) 對陣不敗的薩姆·麥克維 (Sam McVey)，衛冕了世界有色人種重量級拳擊冠軍. 麥克維帶來了 6-0 冠軍賽中六次淘汰賽的紀錄. 由於拳擊推廣者拒絕讓黑人拳擊手參加世界重量級拳擊錦標賽, 世紀之交最優秀的拳擊手為世界有色人種而戰
Man Kills Middleweight King
After averaging 9 fights a year over the past 7 歲月, 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
Fitz Dethrones Corbett in 1897
三月 17, 1897, current World Heavyweight Boxing Champion James J. Corbett entered the boxing ring at Carson City, 內華達州. 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
Dempsey KOs Carpentier
七月 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.” 即使Georges Carpentier
摔跤冠軍嘗試拳擊
週二, 一月 19, 1909, 博士. 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. 博士. Benjamin Franklin Roller was a unique athlete
馬文·哈特贏得空置標題
七月 3, 1905, 馬文·哈特進入空置世界冠軍的戰鬥 3 至 1 弱旅. 傑克根會是誰第一個輕重量級冠軍是最有希望接替剛剛退役的詹姆斯Ĵ. 杰弗里斯. 杰弗里斯將裁判這個稱號比賽代替他. 馬文·哈特最近擊敗傑克·約翰遜. 被廣泛認為
Terrible Terry Wins Bantam Title
“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 和 126 英鎊. Unlike his fellow smaller fighters, who overwhelmed their opponents with punching volume, McGovern possessed exceptional knockout power. McGovern proved his power on Tuesday, 九月 12, 1899, when he fought British
傑克·約翰遜和本世紀撲滅
之後，傑克·約翰遜成為冠軍, 缺乏強有力的競爭者引起了公眾的壓力，詹姆斯Ĵ安裝. Jeffires, 退休前重量級拳王, 結束了他的退休，爭取約翰遜. 杰弗里斯被認為是第一個和最可信的 “白望” 競爭者. 在他的全盛時期, 杰弗里斯可能無法擊敗約翰遜. 在 35 歲和近 300