Who are your favorite bare knuckled boxers?

[SouthPawHitman]

Has anyone seen that Tom Hardy movie about a bareknuckle fighter?, Bronson or something like that.

Yeah it's really good. Charles Bronson was a beast.

[LoadedWraps]

Charles Bronson......"Hard Times" the original "open hand" (nothing in hand, wraps, coins, gloves etc..) and "Full Contact" (front kick above waist, no sweeps, no head kicks) spinning back fist was ok!

I know a little bit about this style and form. This was illegal from it's inception in the early 1920's and was a cross between bare knuckle stand up and toe the line off drops and Savate moves but above the waist only.

It has more boxing elements but the legs work can be very damaging just like any leg contact could be.
If your dropped you must toe the line no one jumps on a defenseless fighter like in mma.

Check out the movie and you'll see that old Charlie had some serious hands!

Ray

[Fury4daWIN]

Yeah it's really good. Charles Bronson was a beast.

That's a different Charles Bronson.

[robertzimmerman]

Thanks for the heads up. I didn't know he had a biography. Whats it called? Did a quick search & not seeing anything. Hope its not super rare or something like that.

I've been trying to transition to reading more after a long hiatus & this will be right in my wheelhouse.

http://www.jpbean.co.uk/BoldAsaLion.html

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Bold-Lion-Bendigo-Champion-England/dp/0950764523

[robertzimmerman]

Yes. I LOVE that movie! Think it's on netflix. That's what came to mind when I saw this thread.

Thanks for this. Really awesome stuff. Going to look this guy up.


x2.

I will be looking for this biography as well. I was also an avid reader at one point but got turned off by it having to read more books for work than pleasure. Now I am actively trying to stimulate my brain that way and read more often.

http://www.jpbean.co.uk/BoldAsaLion.html

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Bold-Lion-Bendigo-Champion-England/dp/0950764523

[LoadedWraps]

http://www.jpbean.co.uk/BoldAsaLion.html

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Bold-Lion-B.../dp/0950764523

Good stuff, thanks for the links.

[PRINCEKOOL]

I am not 100% clued up on this era of boxing....

But i have read half a book chronicling the life and times of "Jem Mace", and its probably the 2nd best book i have read so far in my entire life! the theme of the book kind of reminds me of the film gangs of New-York.

[SouthPawHitman]

[elfag]

Joe Savage
David Haye
Mike Tyson

[LoadedWraps]

Looks like a badass.