Staraí Spóirt agus Ealaíontóir Comhraic
Poist faoi dornálaíocht an 19ú haois agus tús an 20ú haois.
Jake Kilrain is best known as the last and toughest challenger to John L. Sullivan in the last bare knuckle world championship fight. Despite Kilrain’s inability to beat John L. Sullivan, he had a successful career both before and after the bout with the mighty Sullivan. Fighting for 10 more years in gloved bouts, Kilrain was mostly successful but on
Ar Iúil 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.” Cé go Georges Carpentier
On May 11, 1900, World Heavyweight Boxing Champion James J. Jeffries fought his former employer James J. Corbett. Corbett held the World Heavyweight Boxing Championship in the early 1890s. Corbett hired the powerfully built Jeffires to help him prepare for his title challengers. Jeffries went on to win the world title from the man, who beat Corbett, Bob Fitzsimmons. Corbett
Ar Dé hAoine, Meitheamh 10, 1910, World Middleweight Boxing Champion Stanley Ketchel fought his last fight against unheralded Jim Smith. Ketchel has cleared out the middleweight division, so boxing promoters struggled to find suitable competition for Ketchel. Ag amháin 24 bliain d'aois, Ketchel lived hard and fought constantly causing an early breakdown of his body. After fighting Smith, Ketchel intended to
Ar Márta 17, 1897, current World Heavyweight Boxing Champion James J. Corbett entered the boxing ring at Carson City, Nevada. 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
1909 chonaic Stanley Ketchel ag leanúint ar aghaidh lena luas troda tríd na trodaithe is fearr ar fad thart ar an teorainn mheánmheáchain. In March 1909, Bhí dúshlán annamh roimh Ketchel, nuair a throid sé Seaimpín Trommheáchan Éadrom an Domhain Philadelphia Jack O’Brien. Dornálaí slic ab ea O’Brien, a d'úsáid a luas agus a dhícheall chun Ketchel a chaolú sna babhtaí tosaigh. In ainneoin buntáiste méid Uí Bhriain, Ketchel cad
Bob “Rudaí Roibeard” Ba dornálaí Sasanach é Fitzsimmons, cé a bhuaigh an meáchan meánach gan amhras, craobhchomórtais dhomhanda meáchain throma agus éadroma, ag casadh an 20ú hAois. Is minic a shíltear gur Astrálach é toisc gur thosaigh sé a ghairm bheatha dornálaíochta ansin, Thaistil Fitzsimmons go dtí na Stáit Aontaithe i 1890 chun feachtas a dhéanamh don chraobh meánmheáchain. Sheas Fitzsimmons díreach faoi 6 troigh ar airde ach
James J. Bhí Jeffries chun tosaigh sa dornálaíocht throm mheáchain ó Mheiriceá 1899 to 1904. Tar éis dó Craobh Dornálaíochta Meáchan Trom an Domhain a bhuachan ó Bob Fitzsimmons i 1899, Jeffries déanta 9 cosaintí teidil rathúla sna cúig bliana amach romhainn. Chuaigh sé ar scor gan sárú i 1905 a mhealladh ar ais le haghaidh teacht ar ais droch-fhortún i gcoinne an sár Jack Johnson. Níor bhuaigh Jeffries a chuid babhtaí le dornálaíocht níos fearr
Ar Dé Máirt, Feabhra 22, 1910, Ad Wolgast challenged World Lightweight Boxing Champion Battling Nelson for Nelson’s title at Richmond Arena in Point Richmond, California. The 28-year-old Nelson won the title by knocking out the great Joe Gans in 1908. Boxing experts did not expect Wolgast to defeat Nelson even though Wolgast held a newspaper decision over Nelson in 1909. Pundits
On Monday, Bealtaine 30, 1892, the great Peter Jackson boxed a gloved bout with former protégé Frank Slavin. Bhí an bheirt fhear ina gcónaí agus ag troid san Astráil, cé gur thug spéis lucht leanúna Jackson ar camchuairt an domhain chun leas a bhaint as na deiseanna airgeadais sna Stáit Aontaithe agus i Sasana. Mar atá san Astráil, Is minic a d’aimsigh Jackson dornálaithe bána nach raibh toilteanach troid leis. Few