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In the 1910s, American professional wrestling permanently moved from legitimate wrestling contests to prearranged exhibitions. Fan interest, promoter control and less wear and tear on the wrestlers all played a role in this transition. Another less talked about pressure was outside of the sport itself. Prior to the 20th Century, professional boxing was illegal in the United States. Bare knuckle
Txog hnub plaub, Lub ob hlis ntuj 26, 1903, Jack Johnson defended his World Colored Heavyweight Boxing Championship against the undefeated Sam McVey. McVey brought a 6-0 record with six knockouts into the championship match. Since boxing promoters refused to let Black fighters compete for the World Heavyweight Boxing Championship, the best boxers around the turn of the Century fought for the World Colored
Paul Pons yog ib tug Fabkis Greco-Roman Wrestling tau zus ib. Nws zoo txaus muab George Hackenschmidt ib tug mus dhia rau nws cov nyiaj nyob rau ob peb tournaments. Txawm li cas los, Thaum twg nws tuaj rau Chicago rau 1900, Nws yog “tua yeej” yog ib qhov chaw wrestler. Cov muaj tej yam uas tsis tau tawm rau muab qhov kev kawm ntau. Paul Pons mus rau lub tebchaws hauv 1900. One
Nyob rau thaum lub peb hlis ntuj 1873, yas tes mus khaws prizefighter Ned “Cov Irish loj heev” O'Baldwin yog npaj rau ib tug neeg match nrog Jem Mace, uas tau thov lub ntiaj teb mus khaws khauj tsiav Prizefighting Championship. Txawm li cas los, ua ntej O'Baldwin yuav fim Mace, nws txais kev pab raws li muaj ob tus phooj ywg thiab koj txog haujlwm hu ua Hicken prizefighter. Professional fighting in the 19th Century enjoyed a poor reputation outside of
Ua ntej nws tau nce mus Special Officer, St. Louis tub ceev xwm Preston Anslyn teb hu rau kev pab cuam ib yam li lwm yam patrolman. Lub ob hlis ntuj sawv ntxov 28, 1916, Anslyn muaj patrolling cov cheeb tsam hauv Franklin thiab hauv hom. Ib tug pej xeem qhia Anslyn tias 30 xyoo Albert Kivet yog qhuas tom qab nws lub hnub yug rau lub ob hlis ntuj 27th. Thaum nws revelry, Kivet assaulted
RKO duab coj tuaj rau Dick Tracy comic sawb cim rau qhov loj screen rau hlis ntuj nqeg 1, 1945. Hos cov naam mas nws yeej yog ib tug “B” zaj duab xis mus ua ntej ntawm qhov nqi ob chav meant, Nws tseem yuav tau cov paj laum rau cov kiv cua nrov comic sawb. Chester Gould tsim lub sawb lub kaum hli ntuj 1931 for the Detroit
Tom qab thaj tsam 9 fights ib xyoos li yav tag los 7 xyoo, Ntiaj teb Middleweight Boxing tau zus ib Stanley “Tus neeg tua neeg Michigan” Ketchel nyob sab lim. Ketchel muab ib so ntawm Missouri ranch ntawm nws cov phooj ywg R Vws. P. Dickerson nyob rau hauv ib txoj kev los tsam lub cav muab nws lub zog thiab tej yam txaus siab rau cov. Ketchel never returned from vacation as he was shot and killed at
William Powell fifth tig li S.S. Van Dine detective Philo Vance yuav tau lawm nws zoo tshaj plaws. Rooj plaub no tua neeg tsev dev (1933) pom Philo Vance sim los daws kom tau tua neeg uas Archer Coe. Coe muaj ntau yam tsiaj tab sis qhov loj tshaj uas tsis rau Vance yog li cas cov Coe yog murdered xauv rau ib. Vance attended a dog show with Coe and his
Hauv lub peb hlis ntuj 17, 1897, tam sim no ntiaj teb Heavyweight Boxing tau zus ib James J. Corbett nkag mus rau lub nplhaib boxing ntawm lub zos Carson, Nevada. Corbett muag rau kev sib tw ntawm tus middleweight boxing tau zus ib Bob Fitzsimmons. Corbett nkag mus ua tus nyiam enjoying ob lub yuav luag nees nkaum phaus luj kom zoo dua thiab slick boxing txawj. “Ruddy Robert” raws li Fitzsimmons tau tej zaum kuj paub lub ntiaj teb Middleweight Boxing Championship nyob hauv yeej lawm
Earl Caddock muaj ib tug kuj luv luv tab sis storied kev wrestling hauj lwm hauv lub caij 1910s lig thiab thaum ntxov 1920s thaum ntxov. Ua nws debut debut hauv 1915 Tom qab winning peb AAU lub teb chaws lub npe hauv amateur wrestling, Caddock tsuas wrestled professionally mus txog rau thaum 1922. Txawm li cas los, Nws yuav pom tau hais tias raws li ntiaj teb tau zus ib tom qab defeating Joe Stecher nyob rau lub plaub hlis 1917. Caddock yuav poob lub npe rov qab