Charley Olson interficit luctatorem

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Maximam provocationem saepe inveni in investigationibus veterum luctandi professionalis factum a fictione separatum. Etiam cum luctatoribus legitime par, saepe inflatus eventus, apocryphos apocryphos circa eorum victorias aedificavit et fabulas fictas ad damna explicandas fecit. Luctationis professio e carnivalibus orta est et ad promo- tiones huius Artis retinuit. St.

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Priores id loquimini Stanislaus Zbyszko Boxer

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On January 10, 1910, recently arrived Polish wrestler Stanislaus Zbyszko took on Charlie “The Kid” Cutler in a best two-out-of-three falls match. Cutler had been a boxer in a troupe run by John L. Sullivan before transitioning to wrestling. While Cutler was extremely tough, Stanislaus Zbyszko had been wrestling since his youth. Zbyszko would use these skills to overcome Cutler

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The One Opponent Gotch Could Not Beat

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In December 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 comprehensus

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Die martis, November 18, 1884, Mundus Heavyweight Bare-Knuckle Prizefighting Champion John L. Sullivan pugnavit Al Greenfield apud Madison Square Garden in New York City,. Sullivan opus est vincere plus quam solum adversario suo in hoc praedura. Primum inter homines Lunae pugnare, November 17, 1884, sed auctoritates Novi Eboraci hominibus comprehensis minabantur. altercatio cum

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Evan Lewis’ Stranglehold

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This post was formally a podcast broadcast in 2015. Hoc eventu, I discuss what Evan “The 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. Autem, several sources I checked described it as a rear naked choke. Lewis

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Kilrain Proeliis Godefridi in Brutal Pugnate

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Die Veneris, Itinera 13, 1891, Jake Kilrain pugnavit George Godefridus in California Athletica Club in San Francisco, California. Milites pro tropaeo pugnaverunt $5,000. Viri intraverunt anulum 9:52 p.m. William Muldoon, pristinus Mundus Heavyweight Wrestling Champion, clamore Kilrain, qui Muldoon ad hanc pugnam exercitati. Muldoon adversario Kilrain exercitatus, John L. Sullivan, pro 1889

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Counter-Espionage (1942)

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Columbia Pictures’ Lone Wolf series, starring Warren Williams as Michael Lanyard, is one of my favorite “B” film series. Williams played the debonair jewel thief, who somehow always ends up helping the police solve a series of crimes. Counter-Espionage (1942) begins with Lanyard stealing top secret plans from Sir Stafford Hart’s safe. Scotland Yard’s Inspector Stephens rushes to the scene

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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 ut 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 elaboravit ingenii iuvenis propugnatoris et adiuvit eum

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