Did Muldoon Duck McMahon?

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På mars 22, 1881, Greco-Roman World Wrestling Champion William Muldoon met Collar-and-Elbow World Champion John McMahon at the Terrace Garden in New York City. Muldoon and McMahon met in a best-two-out-of-three-falls match. The first fall was conducted by Greco-Roman rules. The second fall would be contested using collar-and-elbow rules. Den sista hösten skulle avgöras via vad The New York

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Boxning effekt på legitima Wrestling

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I 1910-talet, Amerikansk wrestling flyttas permanent från legitima brottning tävlingar till förinställd utställningar. fan intresse, promotorkontroll och mindre slitage på brottarna alla spelat en roll i denna övergång. En annan mindre omtalade trycket var utanför sporten i sig. Före 20-talet, proffsboxning var olagligt i USA. bara knoge

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Johnson Outpoints McVey

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På torsdag, Februari 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

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Paul Pons Hometowned i 1900

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Paul Pons var en fransk grekisk-romersk brottning mästare. Han var tillräckligt bra för att ge Georg Hackenschmidt en körning för sina pengar i flera turneringar. Emellertid, när han kom till Chicago i 1900, han var “besegrade” av en lokal brottare. Omständigheterna kring förlusten lämnar mycket att önska. Paul Pons reste till USA i 1900. One

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Preston Anslyn’s Early Exploits

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Before he was promoted to Special Officer, St. Louis Police Officer Preston Anslyn responded to calls for service like any other patrolman. On the morning of February 28, 1916, Anslyn was patrolling the area of Franklin and Jefferson Avenues. A citizen notified Anslyn that 30-year-old Albert Kivet was celebrating after his birthday on February 27th. Under hans fest, Kivet överfallen

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Man Kills Middleweight King

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After averaging 9 fights a year over the past 7 år, World Middleweight Boxing Champion Stanley “The Michigan Assassin” Ketchel was exhausted. Ketchel took a vacation on the Missouri ranch of his friend Colonel R. P. Dickerson in an attempt to regain his strength and enthusiasm for fighting. Ketchel never returned from vacation as he was shot and killed at

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