Ιστορικός Μάχης και Πολεμικός Καλλιτέχνης
Posts about 19th and early 20th Century boxing.
St. Louis, at the beginning of the 20th Century, had a prominent professional boxing scene. Abe Attell, although born in San Francisco, was based in St. Louis. On February 1, 1904, Attell defended his World Featherweight Boxing Championship against frequent rival Harry Forbes. Forbes was also a regular on the St. Louis boxing scene. Forbes defeated Danny Dougherty for the
Σαμ Langford θεωρείται μία από τις μεγαλύτερες λίβρα για τη λίβρα μαχητές όλων των εποχών. Born on March 4, 1883 στο Weymouth Falls, Nova Scotia, he is considered the greatest Canadian boxer of all time. His fighting career stretched from 1900 να 1926. Langford στάθηκε μόνο 5 feet six and half inches tall and weighed 185 pounds at his heaviest. Αυτός
Monte Attell ήταν ο μικρότερος αδερφός του παγκόσμιου πρωταθλητή εγκιβωτισμού Featherweight Abe Attell. Ο Μόντε θα ήταν πάντα κολλημένος στη σκιά του μεγαλύτερου αδελφού του, αλλά ήταν ταλαντούχος μαχητής από μόνος του. Ο Μόντε θα κερδίσει το Παγκόσμιο Πρωτάθλημα Πυγμαχίας Bantamweight κατά τη διάρκεια της καριέρας του και θα καθιερωθεί ως μαχητής παγκόσμιας κλάσης. Σε 1904, ήταν ένας 19χρονος ανερχόμενος
During his first run as World Featherweight Boxing Champion, Abe Attell was based out of St. Louis, Μιζούρι. Besides having his camp in St. Louis, Attell defended his title several times at St. Louis’ West End Athletic Club. At the time, St. Louis was the largest city west of the Mississippi River in the United States. Born Abraham Washington Attell
Johnny Reagan was an important fighter in the St. Louis boxing scene during the first decade of the 20th Century. Originally from Brooklyn, Reagan moved to St. Louis to train under Jack McKenna. McKenna based his operation out of St. Louis, where his fighter primarily fought at St. Louis’ West End Club. Reagan was a rising bantamweight at the time
Mike “Twin” Sullivan claimed the Welterweight World Boxing Championship, when he decisioned Honey Mellody in April 1907. Possessing both heavy hands and better than normal boxing skills, Sullivan claimed victories over the great Joe Gans and future Welterweight World Boxing Champion Harry Lewis during his career. Lewis won the welterweight title, when Sullivan could no longer make the 147 pound
Oliver Leonard Kirk έχει τη διάκριση της ύπαρξης το μόνο ολυμπιακό μπόξερ για να κερδίσει ένα χρυσό μετάλλιο σε δύο διαφορετικές κατηγορίες βάρους στους ίδιους Ολυμπιακούς Αγώνες. Oliver Kirk καταφέρει αυτόν τον άθλο γενέτειρά του Ολυμπιακούς Αγώνες στο 1904. St. Louis φιλοξένησε την τρίτη Ολυμπιάδα κατά τη διάρκεια της 1904 Κόσμο Fair Έκθεση. Like the Paris Games four years before, St. Louis gave
In December 1920, robbers killed Patrolman Charles Daly at the entrance to his home in the 4000 block of Forest Park Boulevard. St. Louis Police aggressively investigated the murder but it was never solved. Prior to his death, the Daly name was already well-known in St. Louis. Charles Daly was the son of professional prizefighter Dan Daly, who fought in
While famous for fighting John L. Sullivan in the last world championship prizefight contested under bare knuckle rules, Jake Kilrain also took part in many gloved bouts. Prizefighting was transitioning from bare knuckle rules to gloved bouts under the Marquess of Queensberry Rules (early amateur and professional boxing) in the late 19th Century. Like Sullivan, Kilrain would fight in major
As I have written in several posts, the best heavyweight boxers between 1900 και 1919 were the African-American boxers forced to fight each other for the “Colored Championship”. Even after the great Jack Johnson finally broke the color line and won the World Heavyweight Championship, he would only defend the title against white contenders. Ως αποτέλεσμα, the toughest challengers