Povjesničar borilačkih sportova i borilački umjetnik
Objave o boksu 19. i ranog 20. stoljeća.
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. U veljači 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 se smatra jednim od najvećih funta za funta boraca svih vremena. Born on March 4, 1883 u Weymouth Falls, Nova Scotia, he is considered the greatest Canadian boxer of all time. His fighting career stretched from 1900 to 1926. Langford je samo stajao 5 feet six and half inches tall and weighed 185 pounds at his heaviest. On
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. U 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. U trenutku, St. Louis was the largest city west of the Mississippi River in the United States. Born Abraham Washington Attell
Johnny Reagan bio je važan borac u St. Louis boksačka scena tijekom prvog desetljeća 20. stoljeća. Podrijetlom iz Brooklyna, Reagan se preselio u St. Louis trenirati pod Jackom McKennom. McKenna je svoju operaciju temeljio na St. Louis, gdje se njegov borac prvenstveno borio kod St. Louis’ Klub West End. Reagan je u to vrijeme bio u usponu bantam kategorije
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 ima razlike kao jedini olimpijski boksač koji je osvojio zlatnu medalju u dva odvojena težinske kategorije na istim Olimpijskim igrama. Oliver Kirk postigao ovaj podvig u svom rodnom gradu na Olimpijskim igrama u 1904. St. Louis vrijeme bila domaćin trećeg Olimpijade 1904 Svjetskom sajmu Exposition. Like the Paris Games four years before, St. Louis gave
U prosincu 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
Dok je bio poznat po borbi protiv Johna L. Sullivan u posljednjoj borbi za nagradu na svjetskom prvenstvu koja se natjecala prema pravilima golih nogu, Jake Kilrain također je sudjelovao u mnogim borbama u rukavicama. Borba za nagradu prelazila je s pravila golih zglobova na borbe u rukavicama prema pravilima Markiza od Queensberryja (rani amaterski i profesionalni boks) u kasnom 19. stoljeću. Kao Sullivan, Kilrain bi se borio u majoru
Kao što sam napisao u nekoliko postova, najbolji boksači u teškoj kategoriji između 1900 i 1919 jesu li afroamerički boksači bili prisiljeni međusobno se boriti za “Prvenstvo u boji”. Čak i nakon što je sjajni Jack Johnson napokon probio liniju boja i osvojio Svjetsko prvenstvo u teškoj kategoriji, naslov bi branio samo protiv bijelih pretendenata. As a result, najteži izazivači