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Et placuit incipere 2020 quod per duo exempla utique de palaestra amet scripsisse historiam praeterita mutare. In scripto historia, limited vos es a materia praesto sub ex fontibus. Primary sources quasi L. Annæus Florus, et in libro verborum dierum autobiographies valde valuable. Alia fontes, sicut folia sunt boni, sed etiam
On St. Patrick’s Day 1908, Martin “Agricola” Burns met the small but powerful Fred Beell. While both wrestlers weighed 165 pondo, “Agricola” Burns stood 5’11” to Beell’s 5’04”. The 32-year-old Beell had a big age advantage over the 47-year-old Burns though. Ardens debuted in 1879, when Beell was 3-years-old. The men were scheduled for a match in Omaha, Nebraska, unus
Eodem die Joe Stecher luctatus est Stanislaum Zbyszko pro recognito versione Gravis luctationis Mundi in St.. Ludovicus, Et “Strangulatam” Lewis challenged “Big” Wayne Munn for his disputed Michigan-Illinois World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship. Lewis dropped the title to Munn in February 1925. In April 1925, Zbyszko defeated Munn in a famous double-cross. The match between Lewis and
Jake Kilrain is best known as the last and toughest challenger to John L. Sullivan in the last bare knuckle world championship fight. Despite Kilrain’s inability to beat John L. Sullivan, he had a successful career both before and after the bout with the mighty Sullivan. Fighting for 10 more years in gloved bouts, Kilrain was mostly successful but on
On a March night in San Francisco, heavyweight contender Marvin Hart proved pure aggressiveness could sometimes win a decision. Postquam 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. Ingressus est etiam unus of
Evan “Strangulatam” Ludovicus autem FORMIDULOSUS competitor. Although he was not a large man at five feet, nine inches tall. Lewis weighed 170 pondo, Lewis’ melior est equale ei dominium penatibus palaestris maxime temporibus sua. Jack Carkeek esset luctator terrificum sed una cum parem fere Lewis faciebat ei desinere. Lewis’ fama erat valde
Aprilis, 7, 1914, 22-year-old Wladek Zbyszko met 22-year-old Ed “Strangulatam” Lewis would meet in the first of many matches between the two men. While they were supposed to be working the match, Lewis and Wladek Zbyszko struggled to work together. In the early 1920s, Lewis would drop his World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship to Wladek’s older brother Stanislaus Zbyszko. In
Francus J. Quinn, locus Sancti. Ludovicus attornatus, servivit ut procurator ad athletas pueros deduxit George Baptise, Carolus Olson et Fred Beell. Primum admirator George Baptiste, qui fuit legenda in St. Ludovici vicinia circa Cook et Vandeventer Avenues. Baptista Quinn in praesepio uteretur et postea attornato in tentorio suo et vela comitatu. During his
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
In early 1916, Martin “Agricola” Burns, qui erudivit et administravit Frank Gotch ad Mundus Gravis Championship, coepit negare se exculta current American Heavyweight Champion Joe Stecher. Hoc inconveniens videbatur quod Burns cum Stecher per aliquot annos laboraverat. Combustiones adiuverunt Stecher praeparare ad patrocinium suae praedurandae cum Charlie Cutler in 1915. In via, quid Burns