Taisteluurheiluhistorioitsija ja kamppailutaiteilija
Posts about professional boxing from 1890 to 1930.
Torstaina, Helmikuu 26, 1903, Jack Johnson puolusti värillisen raskaansarjan nyrkkeilyn maailmanmestaruutta voittamatonta Sam McVeyta vastaan. McVey toi a 6-0 ennätys kuudella tyrmäyksellä mestaruusottelussa. Koska nyrkkeilypromoottorit kieltäytyivät päästämästä mustia taistelijoita kilpailemaan raskaansarjan nyrkkeilyn maailmanmestaruudesta, vuosisadan vaihteen parhaat nyrkkeilijät taistelivat World Coloredin puolesta
After averaging 9 fights a year over the past 7 vuotta, 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
“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 ja 126 kiloa. Unlike his fellow smaller fighters, who overwhelmed their opponents with punching volume, McGovern possessed exceptional knockout power. McGovern proved his power on Tuesday, Syyskuu 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, minkä vuoksi molemmat promoottorit
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. Hänen prime, Jeffries probably couldn’t beat Johnson. At 35 years of age and nearly 300
Huhtikuun 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 minutes. From February 5, 1903, when he beat “Denver” Ed Martin to December 26, 1908, kun
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.
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
Joulukuun 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
Jack Johnson on aina ollut kova aihe minulle. Ihailen hänen rohkeutta ja voimaa kohdata vihan ja kiihkoilu ajassa kun näin pisti hengenvaaraan. Hän kieltäytyi mukainen ja hyväksyn asema huonommuuden valkoiseen amerikkalaisille. Vielä, kuten monet ihmiskaupan hän oli puutteellinen mies. He beat his first wife