So’s Your Aunt Emma! (1942)

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Monogram Pictures released So’s Your Aunt Emma! (1942) op April 17, 1942. Zasu Pitts stars as Aunt Emma Bates. In her youth, Aunt Emma was engaged to up-and-coming professional fighter Jim O’Banion. Her sister didn’t approve of the match, so they sent her on a trip to break up the couple. Aunt Emma regretted it and starts following the career

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Wrestling Kampioen Drieë Boks

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Op Dinsdag, Januarie 19, 1909, Dr. Benjamin Roller, a Seattle physician and pro wrestler who was good enough to win the American Heavyweight Championship, inexplicably decided to try his hand at professional boxing. His opponent was friend and sparring partner, “Denver” Ed Martin, who would win the Colored World Heavyweight Boxing Championship. Dr. Benjamin Franklin Roller was a unique athlete

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Sam McVey se Big Regterhand

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Sam McVey moeg van die gebrek aan geleentheid vir swart vegters in die Verenigde State van Amerika gedurende die vroeë twintigste eeu. McVey besluit om te verlaat vir Europa in 1907, waar hy geveg het tot 1911. McVey in Australië geveg vir nog drie jaar voordat hy terugkeer na die Verenigde State van Amerika. Hierdie kort hoogtepunt film van Frankryk in 1911 met “Battling” Jim Johnson shows

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Langford nederlae Die Groot Gans

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Op Desember 8, 1903, Sam Langford geveg die heersende liggewig-bokskampioen in sy tuisdorp van Boston, Massachusetts. Voor veg Langford, mees boks kundiges voel Joe Gans kon nie in 'n wettige bout geslaan word. Gebore in Baltimore, Maryland, Gans staat was om die kleur versperring te breek deur die wen van die Wêreldbeker Liggewig Boxing Kampioenskap. Sam Langford is often considered

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Old Smoke Defeats Benicia Boy

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John Morrissey claimed the World Bare Knuckle Prizefighting Championship in a controversial bout with Yankee Sullivan in October 1853. Nadat hulle 'n aanklag van moord vir sy deelname in die moord van Bill “Die Butcher” Te, Morrissey besluit om sy titel teen John C te verdedig. Heenan, “die Benicia Boy”. “Old Rook” Morrissey verslaan Heenan in die Oktober- 1858 bout held in

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Heenan Loses to King in Last Bout

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John Camel Heenan was known to 19th Century bare knuckle prizefighting fans as “die Benicia Boy”. Despite an 0-1-1 record as a professional fighter, Heenan claimed the World Prizefighting Championship based on a draw with Tom Sayer in an 1860 English prize-fight. Heenan’s first professional fight had been with the reigning World Heavyweight Prizefighting Champion John Morrissey’s last professional fight

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Tom Hyer Beats Yankee Sullivan

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Tom Hyer het die Amerikaanse Kale Knuckle Prizefighting kampioenskap in 1841. Soos die meeste prizefighting kampioene van die Negentiende Eeu, hy het nie baie dikwels veg. Hyer normaalweg sy rekeninge betaal as 'n wetstoepasser vir politieke partye in New York. Oorspronklik, Hyer het sy talente vir die Whigs aangewend, maar sou trou na die “Weet niks Party” saam met sy vriend William

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Morrissey vs. Sullivan: Fight, Then Feud

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Op 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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Tammany Thugs Moord Bill die Butcher

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In Julie 1854, die Wêreld Bareknuckle Prizefighting Kampioen John Morrissey, wat ook afgesny as Tammany Hall ricardo, uitgedaag William “Bill die Butcher” Poole na 'n geen taboes straat stryd. Die gevolg was 'n verskriklike klop en verskeie maand herstel vir John Morrissey. Morrissey would have likely won a bareknuckle prizefight with Poole, 'n deeltydse prizefighter homself. Morrissey made a

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