Historien des sports de combat et artiste martial
https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/b7uzv9/Episode_30abul2.mp3Podcast: Jouer dans une nouvelle fenêtre | TéléchargerDans cet épisode, we discuss the Dick Shikat double-cross
Qui est le plus grand lutteur professionnel légitime à lutter aux États-Unis? How do
Rarely does one fundamentally alter their profession but Stanislaus Zbyszko did just that on April
Tom Hyer a remporté le Championnat Bare Knuckle la boxe américaine en 1841. Like most prizefighting champions
Le jeudi, September 9, 1875, George “Mitchell” Gassert and William Salisbury went to Fred Fisher’s Saloon at the corner of N. Jefferson and Morgan (Delmar today). After ordering drinks, the two young men of unsavory reputation refused to pay for their drinks. After trying to illicit payment, Fisher summoned St. Louis Police Officer John Cummings. Officer Cummings, assigned to the
For the Sunday, Juin 24, 1900 édition de la St. Louis République, a reporter interviewed St. Louis Chief of Detectives William Desmond about the increasing violence of the new criminal. After 10 years as St. Louis Chief of Detectives and one of the most noted thief takers in United States, Chief Desmond lamented the increasing violence he was seeing out
Bert Wheeler and Robert Woolsey were a Broadway comedy team before transitioning to films in 1929. Before Robert Woolsey’s untimely death in 1938, Wheeler and Woolsey made 24 films in 8 ans. Half Shot at Sunrise (1930) was the fourth film (affiliate link) starring Wheeler and Woolsey. Set in Paris during World War I, Half Shot at Sunrise tells the
William Muldoon, un ancien détective de New York, remporté le championnat de la World Wrestling gréco-romaine en battant Thiebaud Bauer. Muldoon a régné pendant dix ans avant de prendre sa retraite en tant que champion. Après sa retraite, il a commencé à gagner sa vie comme un entraîneur personnel. Muldoon trained many wrestlers but really came to prominence after getting a woefully out of shape John L. Sullivan fit for
In the 1910s, American professional wrestling permanently moved from legitimate wrestling contests to prearranged exhibitions. Fan interest, promoter control and less wear and tear on the wrestlers all played a role in this transition. Another less talked about pressure was outside of the sport itself. Prior to the 20th Century, professional boxing was illegal in the United States. Bare knuckle
Le jeudi, Février 26, 1903, Jack Johnson defended his World Colored Heavyweight Boxing Championship against the undefeated Sam McVey. McVey brought a 6-0 record with six knockouts into the championship match. Since boxing promoters refused to let Black fighters compete for the World Heavyweight Boxing Championship, the best boxers around the turn of the Century fought for the World Colored
Paul Pons était un champion de lutte gréco-romaine française. Il était assez bon pour donner George Hackenschmidt une course pour son argent dans plusieurs tournois. Cependant, quand il est venu à Chicago en 1900, il était “vaincu” par un lutteur locale. Les circonstances de la perte laissent beaucoup à désirer. Paul Pons voyagé aux États-Unis en 1900. Un
RKO Pictures a introduit le personnage de bande dessinée Dick Tracy au grand écran sur Décembre 1, 1945. Alors que le film est certainement un “B” un film destiné à être le premier sur le double projet de loi, il aurait toujours été d'intérêt pour les nombreux fans de la bande dessinée populaire. Chester Gould a créé la bande en Octobre 1931 for the Detroit
Sur Août 11, 1915, current World Colored Heavyweight Boxing Champion Sam McVey fought Sandy Ferguson in Boston, Massachusetts at the Atlas Athletic Association gym. McVey fought in an era where promoters froze out all the African American boxers, except the great Jack Johnson, from fighting for the world championship. McVey defeated most of the other great Black fighters of this
Columbia Pictures’ Lone Wolf series, starring Warren Williams as Michael Lanyard, is one of my favorite “B” série de films. Williams played the debonair jewel thief, who somehow always ends up helping the police solve a series of crimes. Contre-espionnage (1942) (affiliate link) begins with Lanyard stealing top secret plans from Sir Stafford Hart’s safe. Scotland Yard’s Inspector Stephens rushes to