Hack and What It Takes To Be Great

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George Hackenschmidt (1877-1968) oli maailmanennätys tilalla painonnostaja ja Maailman Heavyweight Wrestling mestari ennen paini oli ennalta sovittu ja nostimet käyttivät steroideja. Hackenschmidt achieved a level of greatness due to several factors. Hän saavutti korkean tason fyysinen kunto. Hänen fyysinen kunto saa hänet menestynein painija aikansa. A few wrestlers may have been

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The Pearl of Death (1944)

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Sherlock Holmes in The Pearl of Death (1944) is the ninth of fourteen movies in the series starring Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes. Tässä elokuvassa, Holmes is battling archcriminal Giles Conover, played by Miles Mander. Conover is attempting to steal a valuable pearl from the British Museum. Häntä avustavat hänen rikoksissaan rikoskumppanit Naomi Drake ja The

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Charlie Chan’s Secret (1936)

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The series of the Charlie Chan films starring Warner Oland were probably the strongest films in the Charlie Chan series. Sidney Toler made several good films also but eventually the series would become low-budget “B” films produced by Monogram Pictures. Charlie Chan’s Secret (1936) was one of the earlier Twentieth-Century Fox films about Charlie Chan. The production values are better

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Manassa Mauler Knocks Out Giant in 1919

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While doing research, I found this picture of the Manassa Mauler training for his July 4th, 1919 title fight with Jess Willard, the World Heavyweight Boxing Champions. Willard had knocked out the great Jack Johnson in 1915 to become champion. Willard was a giant of a man at 6’06” ja 235 kiloa. He posed a threat to anyone based on size alone. Kuitenkin,

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