Historyk sportów walki i artysta sztuk walki
Posty na temat boksu XIX i początków XX wieku.
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 jest uważany za jeden z największych funta za funt wojowników wszech czasów. Born on March 4, 1883 w Weymouth Falls, Nowa Szkocja, he is considered the greatest Canadian boxer of all time. His fighting career stretched from 1900 do 1926. Langford only stood 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. W 1904, he was a 19-year-old up-and-coming
Podczas swojego pierwszego biegu jako mistrz świata w wadze piórkowej, Abe Attell miał siedzibę w St.. Louis, Missouri. Oprócz obozu w St.. Louis, Attell kilkakrotnie bronił swojego tytułu w St.. Louis’ West End Athletic Club. At the time, St. Louis był największym miastem na zachód od rzeki Mississippi w Stanach Zjednoczonych. Urodzony jako 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 ma rozróżnienie jest jedynym bokserem Olympic wygrać złoty medal w dwóch oddzielnych kategoriach wagowych w tych samych igrzyskach olimpijskich. Oliver Kirk osiągnąć ten wyczyn na Igrzyskach Olimpijskich w jego rodzinnym mieście 1904. St. Louis gospodarzem Olimpiady w trakcie trzeciego 1904 Wystawa Wystawa Światowa. 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
Jak napisałem w kilku postach, najlepsi bokserzy wagi ciężkiej pomiędzy 1900 i 1919 byli afroamerykańscy bokserzy zmuszeni do walki o “Kolorowe mistrzostwa”. Nawet po tym, jak wielki Jack Johnson w końcu przełamał kolorową linię i zdobył mistrzostwo świata w wadze ciężkiej, broniłby tytułu tylko przed białymi rywalami. W rezultacie, najtrudniejsi rywale