Cīņas sporta vēsturnieks un cīņas mākslinieks
Ieraksti par 19. gadsimta un 20. gadsimta sākuma boksu.
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 tiek uzskatīts par vienu no lielākajiem mārciņu mārciņa cīnītājiem visu laiku. Born on March 4, 1883 Weymouth Falls, Jaunskotija, he is considered the greatest Canadian boxer of all time. His fighting career stretched from 1900 līdz 1926. Langford only stood 5 feet six and half inches tall and weighed 185 pounds at his heaviest. Viņš
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. Uz 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. 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 ir atšķirība, ka tikai Olympic bokseris uzvarēt zelta medaļu divām atsevišķām svara kategorijām tajās pašās olimpiskajās spēlēs. Oliver Kirk paveikt šo varoņdarbu savā dzimtajā pilsētā olimpiskajām spēlēm 1904. St. Louis hosted the third Olympiad during the 1904 World’s Fair Exposition. 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
Būdams slavens ar cīņu pret Džonu L. Salivans pēdējā pasaules čempionāta cīņā par godalgoto vietu, kas norisinājās pēc kailām dūres noteikumiem, Arī Džeiks Kilreins piedalījās daudzās cimdu cīņās. Cīņas par godalgotajām vietām bija pāreja no noteikumiem par kailām dūres uz cimdu cīņām saskaņā ar Kvīnsberijas marķīzes noteikumiem (agrīnais amatieru un profesionālais bokss) 19. gadsimta beigās. Tāpat kā Salivans, Kilreins cīnītos majorā
Kā jau esmu rakstījis vairākos ierakstos, labākie smagsvara bokseri starp 1900 and 1919 bija afroamerikāņu bokseri spiesti cīnīties savā starpā par “Krāsains čempionāts”. Pat pēc tam, kad izcilais Džeks Džonsons beidzot pārtrauca krāsu līniju un uzvarēja pasaules čempionātā smagajā svarā, viņš tikai aizstāvētu titulu pret baltajiem pretendentiem. As a result, grūtākie izaicinātāji