Historik bojových športov a bojový umelec
Posts about 19th and early 20th Century boxing.
On a March night in San Francisco, heavyweight contender Marvin Hart proved pure aggressiveness could sometimes win a decision. After 20 rounds of boxing, referee Greggains, the only judge, awarded the decision over the great Jack Johnson to Hart. Hart met Johnson on March 28, 1905. Johnson entered the ring as the betting favorite. He also entered as one of
Jack Johnson bol vždy ťažký predmet pre mňa. Obdivujem jeho odvahu a silu čeliť nenávisti a fanatizmu v čase, keď sa pritom dal jeho život v nebezpečenstve. Odmietol, aby zodpovedal a prijímam pozíciu menejcennosti do bielych Američanov. Ešte, rovnako ako mnoho ľudí, že bol chybný človek. He beat his first wife
Sam McVey, ktorý bol považovaný za idol v Paríži, počas jeho boxerské kariéry od 1902 na 1921, je dnes do značnej miery zabudnuté. Jeden z najväčších čiernych ťažkej váhy svojej doby, bol vytlačený bojovať o titul majstra sveta aj potom, čo Jack Johnson porazil Tommy Burns v 1908. McVey lost to Jack Johnson three times early in his career
Abe Attell bol ťažký boxer. Dvakrát vyhral Svetový mušia Boxing Championship. On a jeho brat Monte boli prvými bratmi byť svetové boxerské šampiónmi v rovnakom čase po Monte vyhral svetový šampionát bantamové. Abe Attell won his first title when he was based out of the West End Boxing Club in St. Louis, MO.
While doing research, I found this picture of the Manassa Mauler training for his July 4th, 1919 title fight with Jess Willard, the World Heavyweight Boxing Champions. Willard had knocked out the great Jack Johnson in 1915 to become champion. Willard was a giant of a man at 6’06” a 235 libier. He posed a threat to anyone based on size alone. Však,