Mwanahistoria wa Michezo ya Vita na Msanii wa Vita
Machapisho kuhusu ndondi za karne ya 19 na mapema ya karne ya 20.
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. Aliingia pia kama mmoja wapo
Jack Johnson daima imekuwa ngumu somo kwa ajili yangu. I admire ujasiri wake na nguvu katika kukabiliana na chuki na bigotry katika muda wakati wa kufanya hivyo kuweka maisha yake katika hatari. Yeye alikataa kuendana na kukubali nafasi ya inferiority kwa Wamarekani nyeupe. Hata hivyo, like many human beings he was a flawed man. He beat his first wife
Sam McVey, ambaye alikuwa kuchukuliwa Idol ya Paris, wakati wa kazi ndondi wake kutoka 1902 kwa 1921, ni kwa kiasi kikubwa wamesahau leo. Moja ya mambo makubwa vigogo nyeusi ya muda wake, alikuwa waliohifadhiwa nje ya kupigana kwa ajili ya ubingwa wa dunia hata baada ya Jack Johnson kushindwa Tommy Burns katika 1908. McVey lost to Jack Johnson three times early in his career
Abe Attell alikuwa bondia wa mgumu. Yeye alishinda Boxing michuano ya Featherweight Dunia mara mbili. Yeye na kaka yake Monte na ndugu kwanza kuwa dunia ndondi mabingwa wakati huo huo baada ya Monte alishinda Bantamweight michuano ya Dunia. Abe Attell alishinda taji lake la kwanza wakati yeye alikuwa makao nje ya West End Boxing Club katika St. Louis, MO.
Wakati kufanya utafiti, I found this picture of the Manassa Mauler training for his July 4th, 1919 title fight with Jess Willard, World Heavyweight Boxing Mabingwa. Willard had knocked out the great Jack Johnson in 1915 to become champion. Willard ilikuwa kubwa ya mtu saa 6’06” na 235 paundi. He posed a threat to anyone based on size alone. Hata hivyo,