Jake Kilrain Boxes to a Draw

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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

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Was Lewis or Gotch Better?

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Ym mis Ionawr 1921, Ad Santel started a minor controversy by claiming Ed “Strangler” Lewis was a better wrestler than the late Frank Gotch. Santel trained with both Gotch and Lewis, so he did have an insider’s knowledge. Was he right though? Gotch was the last Undisputed World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion. Gotch won the title by defeating the great Georg Hackenschmidt.

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Paul Pons, Gwneuthurwr o Stars Wrestling

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Roedd Paul Pons Pencampwr Wrestling Groeg-Rufeinig Ffrainc yn y 1890au. Enillodd twrnamaint yn y Folies-Bergeres cyn ennill twrnamaint yn Rwsia yn 1898. Caniataodd y buddugoliaethau hyn iddo hawlio Pencampwriaeth Reslo Greco-Rufeinig y Byd. Pons fanteisio ar enwogrwydd hwn drwy agor gampfa i wrestlers trên a dynion cryf. Pons’ bu buddugoliaeth yn nodedig o nodedig o'i herwydd

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Appointment with Danger (1950)

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I’m continuing with watching some old Alan Ladd movies that I first saw thirty years ago on American Movie Classics (AMC), when they showed classic movies. I recently watched Appointment with Danger (1950), which was as entertaining as I remembered it. Paramount Pictures released Appointment with Danger (cyswllt Affiliate) in London in 1950 but didn’t release it in the United

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