Tom Hyer Beats Yankee Sullivan

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Tom Hyer vandt den amerikanske Bare Knuckle Prizefighting Championship i 1841. Som de fleste prizefighting mestre af det nittende århundrede, han kæmpede ikke meget ofte. Hyer normalt betalt sine regninger som håndhæver for politiske partier i New York. Oprindeligt, Hyer employed his talents for the Whigs but would switch allegiances to the “Ved noget Party” med sin ven William

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Want to Be Great – Mestre det grundlæggende

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Hemmeligheden til succes i kampsport eller ethvert område af livet er mastering det grundlæggende. Selv om denne erklæring lyder intuitivt, meget få mennesker rent faktisk gør det. Many practitioners find the basics “boring” and want to move onto more advanced moves. Problemet med denne tilgang er at understrege en 1 percent move over a 99 procent flytte. Taking Taekwondo

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Morrissey vs. Sullivan: Fight, Then Feud

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Oktober 12, 1853, 23 year-old John Morrissey would meet 40 year-old “Yankee” Sullivan for the American and possibly World Heavyweight Prizefighting Championship. Sullivan had been considered the champion since Tom Hyer, who had beaten Sullivan previously, retired instead of fighting Sullivan in a rematch. Sullivan claimed the title and was backed by Hyer, who had made peace with Sullivan.

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Charlie Chan i Dangerous Penge (1946)

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Farlige Penge (1946) er næstsidst Charlie Chan film stjernespækket Sidney Toler fra Monogram Pictures. Efter Sidney Toler død, Roland Winters ville overtage rollen ni flere film. Denne film giver os mulighed for at værdsætte Toler skildring af Inspector Chan for tæt på sidste gang. This film was the tenth for Monogram and his twenty-first portrayal

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