Gevegsporthistorikus en gevegskunstenaar
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Wie is die grootste wettige professionele stoeier om in die Verenigde State te stoei?? Hoe doen
Rarely does one fundamentally alter their profession but Stanislaus Zbyszko did just that on April
Tom Hyer het die Amerikaanse Kale Knuckle Prizefighting kampioenskap in 1841. Soos die meeste prysvegkampioene
After averaging 9 fights a year over the past 7 jaar, World Middleweight Boxing Champion Stanley “The Michigan Assassin” Ketchel was exhausted. Ketchel took a vacation on the Missouri ranch of his friend Colonel R. P. Dickerson in an attempt to regain his strength and enthusiasm for fighting. Ketchel never returned from vacation as he was shot and killed at
Januarie 27, 1939, Columbia Pictures released the first of the Lone Wolf films, The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt (1939). Warren William plays the “Lone Wolf” Michael Lanyard, a former safe burglar and jewel thief. The film opens with two men kidnapping Lanyard off the streets of Washington, D.C. A mysterious man asks Lanyard to burglarize a safe but he
Ollie J. Zimmerman was the third son born to my great-grandfather Parker L. Zimmerman and his second wife Mollie Bollinger. Ollie and his twin sister Dollie were born on either April 27, 1906 or April 27, 1907. Since Ollie’s headstone says “1906”, I’m going with April 27, 1906 as his birthdate. In 1909, Ollie would lose his mother, wanneer Mellie
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. Op 17-1, Hart knew another victory would go a long way in securing a heavyweight title fight. The Brooklyn-born Kid Carter intended to
On Thursday, Januarie 23, 1902, St. Louis awakened to the news millionaire A. Deane Cooper was found murdered in the Vista Bathhouse at Franklin Avenue and North Grand Boulevard. Cooper, een van St. Louis’ rykste mans, besit residensiële vaste eiendom en ander bates ter waarde van 2 miljoen dollar. Cooper aspired to be the biggest property owner in St. Louis. Hy
Op Julie 3, 1905, Marvin Hart entered the fight for the vacant world title as a 3 te 1 underdog. Jack Root who would be the first light heavyweight championship was the favorite to succeed the recently retired James J. Jeffries. Jeffries would referee this title match to replace him. Marvin Hart had recently beaten Jack Johnson. Widely considered the
Op Mei 20, 1947, Ralph Byrd teruggekeer na die Dick Tracy franchise in Dick Tracy se Dilemma (1947). Dit was welkome nuus vir aanhangers van die franchise hoewel Chester Gould was 'n noemenswaardige uitsondering. Gould het die Tracy karakter vir die komiese bladsy van die Detroit Mirror. Na afloop van die Chicago Tribune opgetel die komiese vir sindikasie, dit se gewildheid ontplof. Gould
In early March 1873, bare knuckle prizefighter Ned “The Irish Giant” O’Baldwin was preparing for a potential match with Jem Mace, who claimed the World Bare Knuckle Prizefighting Championship. Egter, before O’Baldwin could face Mace, he served as a second for a friend and fellow prizefighter named Hicken. Professionele gevegte in die 19de eeu geniet 'n swak reputasie buite
John Berg was a good enough wrestler to beat Martin “Boer” Burns twice but was mostly thought of as a good lighter wrestler. Berg held the World Light Heavyweight Wrestling Championship in the late 1910s and competed for the Middleweight Title, which was contested at 158 pond. Berg missed weight by four pounds but won the match. Berg het ingestoei
Die Vampire Bat (1933) is a genre bending film (Koste skakel) starring Lionel Atwill. Oënskynlik, it is a horror film but is actually more of a mystery. It would fall into the “B” movie category, 'n kort film bedoel om die voorgereg vir die hoof film op 'n dubbel wetsontwerp te wees. Majestic Pictures produced the film, which was directed by