The Way to Live in Health and Strength

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For my birthday this year, I purchased one of my favorite books, The Way to Live in Health and Strength (affiliate link) by Georg Hackenschmidt. Georg Hackenschmidt set many weightlifitng world records before focusing on professional wrestling. Hackenschmidt would win the World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship in 1901. Hackenschmidt would reign as undefeated World Champion for 7 godine do gubitka svog

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William Muldoon i Njegovo zdravstveno Farm

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William Muldoon, Bivši New York City detektiv, osvojio Svjetsko prvenstvu u hrvanju grčko-rimskim pobijedio Thiebaud Bauera. Muldoon vladao deset godina prije odlaska u mirovinu kao prvak. Nakon odlaska u mirovinu, on je počeo da bi živjeli kao osobni trener. Muldoon trained many wrestlers but really came to prominence after getting a woefully out of shape John L. Sullivan fit for

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Morrissey vs. Sullivan: Fight, Then Feud

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Prvog listopada 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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Tammany Thugs Murder Bill the Butcher

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In July 1854, the World Bareknuckle Prizefighting Champion John Morrissey, who also severed as Tammany Hall enforcer, challenged William “Bill the Butcher” Poole to a no holds barred street fight. The result was a terrible beating and several month recovery for John Morrissey. Morrissey would have likely won a bareknuckle prizefight with Poole, a part-time prizefighter himself. Morrissey made a

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Thug Beats World Champ in Street Brawl

John-Morrissey

On July 26, 1854, the bare knuckle champion John Morrissey met occasional bare knuckle fighter William Poole in a no rules street brawl. What followed would be the worst five minutes of John Morrissey’s life. Prvog listopada 23, 1853, the 22-year-old Morrissey beat Yankee Sullivan for the world bare knuckle championship in a disputed decision. Sullivan actually knocked Morrissey out

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William Muldoon, Physical Culture Legend

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Prvo sam čitao o Williamu Muldoon u biografiji John L. Sullivan, Posljednji golom koljenica prvak u teškoj kategoriji. Sullivan ushered in gloved boxing by refusing to take part in any more bare knuckle bouts. Posljednji veliki golom koljenica bout se borio Sullivan protiv Jake Kilrain u 1889. Odds were against Sullivan, a binge drinker indulging heavily between bouts. Bio je

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