The One Opponent Gotch Could Not Beat

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En decembro de 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 arrestado

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O martes, Novembro 18, 1884, Campión mundial de loita con premios de peso pesado John L. Sullivan loitou contra Al Greenfield no Madison Square Garden de Nova York. Sullivan necesitaba superar máis que o seu rival neste combate. Os homes aceptaron orixinalmente loitar o luns, Novembro 17, 1884, pero as autoridades da cidade de Nova York ameazaron aos homes con arresto. A disputa con

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Lewis’ e Hipódromo de Acton

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O luns, Febreiro 7, 1887, Evan “Estrangulador” Lewis and “Demo pequeno” Joe Acton coñeceuse en Battery D en Chicago, California. Sería o primeiro de varios combates de exhibición entre os homes. Realizaron estas exposicións nas grandes cidades do Medio Oeste a principios 1887. Como o St. O partido de Paul que cubrín nunha publicación anterior, Lewis e Acton acordaron

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Evan Lewis’ Stranglehold

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This post was formally a podcast broadcast in 2015. Neste episodio, I discuss what Evan “O Estrangulador” Lewis’ hold would be called today. Contido Principal – When I first heard of the stranglehold or “hang hold” of Evan “The Strangler” Lewis, it sounded like a guillotine choke. Porén, several sources I checked described it as a rear naked choke. Lewis

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Kilrain Battles Godfrey in Brutal Fight

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O venres, Marzo 13, 1891, Jake Kilrain fought George Godfrey at the California Athletic Club in San Francisco, California. The men fought for a trophy and $5,000. The men entered the ring at 9:52 p.m. William Muldoon, former World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion, seconded Kilrain, who Muldoon trained for this fight. Muldoon trained Kilrain’s opponent, John L. Sullivan, for their 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 para 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 desenvolveu o talento do novo campión e axudouno

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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 BattlinJim Johnson

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O martes, Decembro 12, 1916, Sam Langford defended the “Colored World Heavyweight Boxing Championship”, which he won from Sam McVea in February 1916. Entre 1904 e 1919, the best African-American boxers, or black Canadians like Langford, were stuck fighting each other forColoredChampionship. If a white fighter did fight them, it was only to develop their own reputation to

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Jeffries KOs Jackson

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James J. Jeffries dominou o boxeo estadounidense dos pesos pesados 1899 para 1904. Despois de gañar o Campionato Mundial de Boxeo Peso Pesado de Bob Fitzsimmons en 1899, Jeffries fixo 9 defensas exitosas do título durante os próximos cinco anos. Retirouse invicto 1905 antes de ser atraído para unha remontada desafortunada contra o gran Jack Johnson. Jeffries non gañou os seus combates cun boxeo superior

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