Võitlusspordiajaloolane ja võitluskunstnik
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
Sam Langford peetakse üheks suurimaks naela nael võitlejad kogu aeg. Born on March 4, 1883 Weymouth Falls, Nova Scotia, he is considered the greatest Canadian boxer of all time. His fighting career stretched from 1900 kuni 1926. Langford only stood 5 feet six and half inches tall and weighed 185 pounds at his heaviest. Ta
Monte Attell oli sulgkaalu poksi maailmameistri Abe Attelli noorem vend. Monte jäi alati oma vanema venna varju, kuid oli omaette andekas võitleja. Monte võidaks oma karjääri jooksul poksi maailmameistritiitli ja tõestaks end maailmatasemel võitlejana. Sisse 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, Missouri. Besides having his camp in St. Louis, Attell defended his title several times at St. Louis’ West End Athletic Club. Tol ajal, St. Louis was the largest city west of the Mississippi River in the United States. Born Abraham Washington Attell
Johnny Reagan oli tähtis võitleja St.. Louis'i poksistseen 20. sajandi esimesel kümnendil. Algselt Brooklynist, Reagan kolis St.. Louis treenib Jack McKenna käe all. McKenna põhines oma operatsioonil St.. Louis, kus tema võitleja võitles peamiselt St.. Louis’ West Endi klubi. Reagan oli sel ajal tõusev kaal
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 on vahet olla ainult Olympic poksija võita kuldmedali kaks eraldi kaalukategooriate samas olümpiamängud. Oliver Kirk saavutasite feat tema kodulinnas olümpiamängudel 1904. St. Louis korraldas kolmandat olümpiaad jooksul 1904 World Fair Exposition. Nagu Paris Mängud neli aastat enne, 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
Kuigi kuulus võitlus John L. Sullivan viimase maailmameistrivõistlused prizefight vaidlustatud all paljaste vait reeglid, Jake Kilrain osales ka palju kinnastatud hood. Prizefighting oli üleminekul paljaste vait reeglid kinnastega hood all markii on Queensberry reeglid (alguses amatöör ja professionaalne poks) lõpus 19. sajandi. nagu Sullivan, Kilrain võitlema suuremates
As I have written in several posts, the best heavyweight boxers between 1900 ja 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. Tulemusena, the toughest challengers