Sam Langford pugnat Dixie Kid

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Sicut scriptum est in pluribus postibus, optimus heavyweight pugilum inter 1900 et 1919 African-Americani pugiles erant ad invicem pugnare coacti “Orbis risus”. Etiam post magnus Jack Johnson linea coloris coloris tandem fregit et Mundus Gravis VINDICIAE vicit, se solum contra albos pugnatores titulum defendere. Ex quo fit,, durior challengers

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Marvin Hart’s Double Win

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In 1902, future World Heavyweight Boxing Champion Marvin Hart was a rising contender. Fighting primarily out of his hometown of Louisville, Kentucky, Hart was matched against Kid Carter at the Southern Athletic Club on May 2, 1902. At 17-1, Hart knew another victory would go a long way in securing a heavyweight title fight. The Brooklyn-born Kid Carter intended to

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Alexander Baptiste Passes at 100

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September 15, 1919, St. Louis citizens woke up to read about the death of one of their oldest citizens, Alexander Baptiste. Just a few months before his 101st or 102nd birthday depending on which source you believed, Alexander Baptiste passed away from intestinal disease. Per multos annos, Alexander was known as one of the fittest St. Louisans. An early advocate

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Dufur Draws cum Cox

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Henricus Moses Dufur propria in collare et cubito luctando cum Dufur in 1870s et 1880s munere suo luctatus est.. natus nonas Maias 5, 1844, in Richmond, Vermont, Dufur praesertim luctatus est in Civitatibus Foederatis Americae septentrionalis. On June 27, 1878, Dufur luctatus est reditus compositus cum luctatore Cox nomine Cox in Boston Baseball in fronte fans quinque centum. Quinque centum fans

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Evan Lewis Strangles Tom Cannon

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On August 26, 1886, Evan “Strangulatam” Lewis met the British Wrestling Champion Tom Cannon in Cincinnati, Ohio. During the legitimate wrestling era, other wrestlers feared the powerful Lewis because of his stranglehold. Lewis employed a carotid arterial strangle known as the rear naked choke in Judo. Illud certe fuit quod initio cogitabam et plerique historici scripserunt. Modern

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