Batalsporthistoriisto kaj Militartisto
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. Sur februaro 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
Sam Langford estas konsiderita unu el la plej granda funto por funtaj batalantoj de ĉiuj tempo. Born on March 4, 1883 En Weymouth Faloj, Nova Scotia, he is considered the greatest Canadian boxer of all time. His fighting career stretched from 1900 Al 1926. Langford nur starita 5 Piedoj ses kaj duonaj coloj alta kaj pezita 185 Funtoj ĉe lia plej peza. Li
Monte Attell was the younger brother of World Featherweight Boxing Champion Abe Attell. Monte would always be stuck in the shadow of his older brother but was a talented fighter in his own right. Monte would win the World Bantamweight Boxing Championship during his career and establish himself as a world class fighter. Je 1904, he was a 19-year-old up-and-coming
During his first run as World Featherweight Boxing Champion, Abe Attell was based out of St. Louis, Misuro. Besides having his camp in St. Louis, Attell defended his title several times at St. Louis’ West End Athletic Club. Ĉe la tempo, 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 “Ĝemela” Sullivan asertis la Welterweight Monda Boksa Ĉampioneco, Kiam li decisioned Mielo Mellody en aprilo 1907. Posedanta ambaŭ pezajn manojn kaj pli bona ol normalaj boksaj kapabloj, Sullivan asertis venkojn super la granda Joe Gans kaj estonta Welterweight Monda Boksa Ĉampiono Harry Lewis dum lia kariero. Lewis gajnis la welterweight titolo, Kiam Sullivan povis ne pli longan faron la 147 Funto
Oliver Leonard Kirk havas la distingon de estanta la nura Olimpika boksisto gajni oran medalon en du apartaj pezaj klasoj en la samaj Olimpikaj Ludoj. Oliver Kirk plenumis #?i tiu atingon #?e lia hejmurbo Olympics en 1904. St. Louis gastigis la trian Olympiad dum la 1904 Monda?? Justa Ekspozicio. Kiel la Parizaj Ludoj kvar jaroj antaŭe, St. Louis gave
En decembro 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 Kaj 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. Rezulte, the toughest challengers