William Muldoon, Physical Culture Legend

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Primum quod scriptum est in vita Ioannis Muldoon Willelmo L. Sullivan, ultimum uero nudum tesseras heavyweight. Sullivan ushered in gloved boxing by refusing to take part in any more bare-knuckle bouts. John L. Sullivan and Jake Kilrain fought the last major bare-knuckle bout in 1889. Odds were against Sullivan, a binge drinker indulging heavily between bouts. He was in terrible

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Streetcar Strike Claims Policeman

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Die Jovis nocte,, Jube 31, 1900, Albert Koenig, cum historia aegritudine animi affectus ictus, percussit, et occidit Patrolman Dennis Crane. Respondit Iesus, et ceteri, Crane Patrolman plures in partes per relationes Koenig imminebat civibus,. Ingressus in eas Koenig, et filiis, et videbam equinum cadaver Africum angulum S. Broadway and Osage Streets. Koenig may have

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An Epic 61 Round Draw

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In this post, which was previously a podcast, we will discuss the epic sixty-one round draw between James J. Corbett and Peter Jackson in 1891. This bout prepared Corbett for his successful challenge of John L. Sullivan in 1892. On March 21, 1891, the most serious contender for the inactive John L. Sullivan’s world championship broke the color line to

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