Historiador de deportes de combate e artista marcial
Posts about professional boxing from 1890 para 1930.
En abril 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 actas. From February 5, 1903, when he beat “Denver” Ed Martin to December 26, 1908, cando
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.
O martes, Xaneiro 19, 1909, Dr. Benjamin Rolo, un médico Seattle e loitador profesional que era bo o suficiente para gañar o Heavyweight Championship americano, inexplicabelmente decidiu probar a súa sorte no boxeo profesional. O seu adversario era amigo e compañeiro de adestramento, “Denver” Ed Martin, quen ía gañar o Campionato Mundial de Boxeo Pesado Coloreada. Dr. Benjamin Franklin Roller was a unique athlete
Sam McVey canso da falta de oportunidade para os loitadores negros nos Estados Unidos durante o inicio do século XX. McVey decidiu partir a Europa en 1907, onde loitou ata 1911. McVey loitou en Australia por tres anos, antes de volver a Estados Unidos. Este breve filme destacado de Francia en 1911 con “Battling” Jim Johnson shows
En decembro de 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 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. Aínda, like many human beings he was a flawed man. He beat his first wife
Sam McVey, que foi considerado o Idol de París, durante a súa carreira de boxeo de 1902 para 1921, é en gran parte esquecido hoxe. Un dos maiores pesos pesados negros de súa época, foi conxelado fóra da loita polo título mundial, mesmo despois de Jack Johnson derrotado Tommy Burns en 1908. McVey lost to Jack Johnson three times early in his career
Abe Attell foi un boxeador difícil. Gañou o Campionato Mundial de Boxeo pluma dúas veces. El e seu irmán Monte foron os primeiros irmáns a ser campións mundiais de boxeo, á vez despois de Monte gañou o Campionato Mundial Bantamweight. Abe Attell gañou o seu primeiro título, cando foi baseado fóra do West End Boxing Club en St. Louis, MO.
Ao facer a investigación, Eu atopei esta foto da formación Manassa Mauler para a súa 04 de xullo, 1919 loita polo título con Jess Willard, World Heavyweight Boxing Campións. Willard had knocked out the great Jack Johnson in 1915 to become champion. Willard era un xigante dun home ás 6’06” e 235 libras. He posed a threat to anyone based on size alone. Porén,