The One Opponent Gotch Could Not Beat

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Abenduaren on 16, 1917, Frank Alvin Gotch lost a three week battle with uremic poisoning. Doctors attempted to keep his kidneys going through an operation in Chicago but it provided only temporary relief. Gotch intended to travel to Hot Springs, Arkansas to try and restore his health. The operation ended this hope. Gotch spent the last couple weeks only able

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John L. Sullivan Arrested

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Asteartean, Azaroa 18, 1884, World Heavyweight Bare-Knuckle Prizefighting Champion John L. Sullivan fought Al Greenfield at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Sullivan needed to overcome more than just his opponent in this bout. The men originally agreed to fight on Monday, Azaroa 17, 1884, but New York City authorities threatened the men with arrest. The wrangling with

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Lewis’ eta Actonen Hipodromoa

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Astelehenean, Otsaila 7, 1887, Evan “Strangler” Lewis and “Little Demon” Joe Acton Chicagoko Battery D-n elkartu zen, Illinois. Gizonen arteko hainbat erakustaldietako lehena izango zen. Erakusketa hauek Mendebaldeko Erdialdeko hiri handietan egin zituzten hasieran 1887. St. Paul partida aurreko argitalpen batean azaldu nuen, Lewisek eta Actonek baiezkoa eman zuten

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Evan Lewis’ Stranglehold

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This post was formally a podcast broadcast in 2015. Pasarte honetan, I discuss what Evan “Strangler” Lewis’ hold would be called today. Main Content – When I first heard of the stranglehold or “hang hold” of Evan “The Strangler” Lewis, it sounded like a guillotine choke. Hala ere, several sources I checked described it as a rear naked choke. Lewis

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Kilrainek Godfrey borrokatzen du Brutal Fight-en

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Ostiralean, Martxoa 13, 1891, Jake Kilrainek George Godfreyren aurka borrokatu zuen San Frantziskoko California Athletic Club-en, California. Gizonezkoak garaikur baten alde borrokatu ziren eta $5,000. Gizonak orduetan sartu ziren ringera 9:52 p.m. William Muldoon, Munduko Heavyweight Borroka txapeldun ohia, bigarren egin zuen Kilrainek, Muldoon-ek borroka honetarako entrenatu zuena. Muldoonek Kilrainen aurkaria entrenatu zuen, John L. Sullivan, beraientzat 1889

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Blackburn and Langford Go Distance

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Charles Henry “Jack” Blackburn achieved his greatest fame as the trainer of World Heavyweight Boxing Champion Joe Louis from 1934 arte 1942. Louis is widely considered to be one of the top three to five heavyweights in professional boxing history and some consider him the best heavyweight fighter. “Jack” Blackburn developed the talents of the young champion and helped him

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Zbyszko Double Crosses Trio

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Rarely does one fundamentally alter their profession but Stanislaus Zbyszko did just that on April 15, 1925 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Zbyszko defeated Wayne Munn in one of the last shoot (not staged) professional wrestling matches in the United States. It was a shoot or legitimate match because Zbyszko double crossed the “Goldust Trio” wrestling promotion and beat Munn for the

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Sam Langford KOs Battlin’ Jim Johnson

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Asteartean, Abendua 12, 1916, Sam Langfordek defendatu zuen “Colored World Heavyweight Boxing Championship”, otsailean Sam McVeari irabazi zion 1916. Arteko 1904 eta 1919, boxeolari afroamerikar onenak, edo Langford bezalako kanadiar beltzak, trabatuta zeuden elkarren alde borrokan “Koloreztatua” Txapelketa. Borrokalari zuri batek borrokatuko balu, beren ospea garatzeko bakarrik izan zen

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Jeffries KOs Jackson

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James J. Jeffries estatubatuar pisu astuneko boxeoan nagusitu zen 1899 arte 1904. Bob Fitzsimmonsen munduko pisu astuneko boxeo txapelketa irabazi ondoren 1899, Jeffries egin zuen 9 tituluen defentsa arrakastatsuak hurrengo bost urteetan. Garaitu gabe erretiratu zen 1905 Jack Johnson handiaren aurkako itzulera zoritxarra erakarri aurretik. Jeffries-ek ez zituen bere borrokak irabazi goi mailako boxeoarekin

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