Storico degli sport da combattimento e artista marziale
https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/b7uzv9/Episode_30abul2.mp3Podcast: Gioca in una nuova finestra | ScaricaIn questo episodio, we discuss the Dick Shikat double-cross
Chi è il più grande wrestler professionista legittimo a lottare negli Stati Uniti? How do
Rarely does one fundamentally alter their profession but Stanislaus Zbyszko did just that on April
Tom Hyer won the American Bare Knuckle Prizefighting Championship in 1841. Like most prizefighting champions
Giovedi ', 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, Giugno 24, 1900 edizione del St. Louis Repubblica, a reporter interviewed St. Louis Chief of Detectives William Desmond about the increasing violence of the new criminal. Dopo 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 anni. Half Shot at Sunrise (1930) was the fourth film (link di affiliazione) starring Wheeler and Woolsey. Set in Paris during World War I, Half Shot at Sunrise tells the
William Muldoon, un ex detective di New York City, ha vinto il Campionato World Wrestling greco-romana sconfiggendo Thiebaud Bauer. Muldoon ha regnato per dieci anni prima di ritirarsi da campione. Dopo il ritiro, cominciò a guadagnarsi da vivere come un personal trainer. Muldoon addestrato molti lottatori, ma in realtà è venuto alla ribalta dopo aver ottenuto un tristemente fuori forma 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
Giovedi ', Febbraio 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 was a French Greco-Roman Wrestling Champion. He was good enough to give George Hackenschmidt a run for his money in several tournaments. Tuttavia, when he came to Chicago in 1900, he was “defeated” by a local wrestler. The circumstances of the loss leave a lot to be desired. Paul Pons traveled to the United States in 1900. Uno
RKO Pictures ha portato il personaggio dei fumetti di Dick Tracy sul grande schermo dicembre 1, 1945. Mentre il film è sicuramente un “B” pellicola vuole essere in primo luogo sul doppio disegno di legge, ancora sarebbe stato di interesse per i tanti fan del fumetto popolare. Chester Gould ha creato la striscia di ottobre 1931 for the Detroit
Agosto 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” film series. Williams played the debonair jewel thief, who somehow always ends up helping the police solve a series of crimes. Counter-Espionage (1942) (link di affiliazione) begins with Lanyard stealing top secret plans from Sir Stafford Hart’s safe. Scotland Yard’s Inspector Stephens rushes to