Историк на бойните спортове и майстор на бойните изкуства
Posts about professional boxing from 1890 за 1930.
През месец април 17, 1909, African-American heavyweight boxer Joe Jeanette met World Colored Heavyweight Boxing Champion Sam McVey for the title in a fight to the finish. Before the classic bout was complete, the men would box for 49 rounds over 3 hours and 30 протокол. From February 5, 1903, when he beat “Denver” Ed Martin to December 26, 1908, when
На 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
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.
Oliver Leonard Kirk има разлика, че са единственият олимпийски боксьор да спечели златен медал в две отделни класи тегло в едни и същи олимпийски игри. Oliver Kirk осъществи този подвиг в родния си град олимпийски игри в 1904. <Педя bbox_x = "925" bbox_y = "1878" bbox_w = "13" bbox_h = "19" fsize = "13" fweight = "3" червено = "255" зелен = "255" синьо = "255" алфа = ". Луис бе домакин на третата олимпиада по време на 1904 World панаир Exposition. Подобно на Париж Игрите преди четири години, <Педя bbox_x = "925" bbox_y = "1878" bbox_w = "13" bbox_h = "19" fsize = "13" fweight = "3" червено = "255" зелен = "255" синьо = "255" алфа = ". Louis gave
On February 22, 1918, Бившият световен шампион по бокс в тежест и в тежка категория „Ужасен“ Тери Макговърн почина в болницата на окръг Кингс в Ню Йорк в графство Кингс. Макговърн провери след няколко дни с това, което Макговърн смяташе за тежка инфекция на горните дихателни пътища. Обаче, Лекарите диагностицират пневмония. McGovern ходеше от ходене и разговори с неотговаряне само за един или два дни. Макговърн никога не се възстановява.
Sam McVey tired of the lack of opportunity for black fighters in the United States during the early Twentieth Century. McVey decided to leave for Europe in 1907, where he fought until 1911. McVey fought in Australia for three more years before returning to the United States. This brief highlight film from France in 1911 with “Battling” Jim Johnson shows
От декември 8, 1903, Sam Langford fought the reigning lightweight boxing champion in his hometown of Boston, Massachusetts. Prior to fighting Langford, most boxing experts felt Joe Gans could not be beaten in a legitimate bout. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, Gans was able to break the color barrier by winning the World Lightweight Boxing Championship. Sam Langford is often considered
“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 и 126 паунда, possessed tremendous knockout power. “Terrible” Terry often finished his opponents in the first four rounds. От юли 1, 1899, Brooklyn based McGovern met Chicago’s Johnny Richie at
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
Jack Johnson has always been a tough subject for me. I admire his courage and strength in confronting hatred and bigotry in a time when doing so put his life in danger. He refused to conform and accept a position of inferiority to white Americans. Още, like many human beings he was a flawed man. He beat his first wife