Mwanahistoria wa Michezo ya Vita na Msanii wa Vita
Posts about professional boxing from 1890 kwa 1930.
Aprili 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 dakika. From February 5, 1903, when he beat “Denver” Ed Martin to December 26, 1908, wakati
John L. Sullivan alikuwa inaongozwa pete tuzo wakati wa kazi yake. Kitu rekodi ya 40 mafanikio, hakuna hasara na mbili huchota, “Boston Strong Boy” ilionekana kuwa hauonekani. Sullivan alishinda michuano ya dunia katika 1882 na kupatiwa challengers wote kilele na Kupambana ya kumi na tisa karne na Jake Kilrain. Baada ya kuwashinda Kilrain katika bout hii Epic, John L.
Siku ya Jumanne, Januari 19, 1909, Dk. Benjamin Roller, Seattle daktari na pro wrestler ambaye alikuwa nzuri ya kutosha kushinda Heavyweight michuano ya Kaskazini, inexplicably aliamua kujaribu mkono wake katika mtaalamu ndondi. Mpinzani wake alikuwa rafiki na sparring mpenzi, “Denver” Ed Martin, ambao kushinda Boxing michuano ya Heavyweight rangi Dunia. Dk. Benjamin Franklin Roller was a unique athlete
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
Desemba 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 daima imekuwa ngumu somo kwa ajili yangu. I admire ujasiri wake na nguvu katika kukabiliana na chuki na bigotry katika muda wakati wa kufanya hivyo kuweka maisha yake katika hatari. Yeye alikataa kuendana na kukubali nafasi ya inferiority kwa Wamarekani nyeupe. Hata hivyo, like many human beings he was a flawed man. He beat his first wife
Sam McVey, ambaye alikuwa kuchukuliwa Idol ya Paris, wakati wa kazi ndondi wake kutoka 1902 kwa 1921, ni kwa kiasi kikubwa wamesahau leo. Moja ya mambo makubwa vigogo nyeusi ya muda wake, alikuwa waliohifadhiwa nje ya kupigana kwa ajili ya ubingwa wa dunia hata baada ya Jack Johnson kushindwa Tommy Burns katika 1908. McVey lost to Jack Johnson three times early in his career
Abe Attell alikuwa bondia wa mgumu. Yeye alishinda Boxing michuano ya Featherweight Dunia mara mbili. Yeye na kaka yake Monte na ndugu kwanza kuwa dunia ndondi mabingwa wakati huo huo baada ya Monte alishinda Bantamweight michuano ya Dunia. Abe Attell alishinda taji lake la kwanza wakati yeye alikuwa makao nje ya West End Boxing Club katika St. Louis, MO.
Wakati kufanya utafiti, I found this picture of the Manassa Mauler training for his July 4th, 1919 title fight with Jess Willard, World Heavyweight Boxing Mabingwa. Willard had knocked out the great Jack Johnson in 1915 to become champion. Willard ilikuwa kubwa ya mtu saa 6’06” na 235 paundi. He posed a threat to anyone based on size alone. Hata hivyo,