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
After averaging 9 fights a year over the past 7 ans, 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
Sur Janvier 27, 1939, Columbia Pictures a sorti le premier des films Lone Wolf, La chasse aux espions du loup solitaire (1939). Warren William joue le “Lone Wolf” Michael Lanyard, un ancien cambrioleur et voleur de bijoux. Le film s'ouvre avec deux hommes kidnappant Lanyard dans les rues de Washington, D.C. Un homme mystérieux demande à Lanyard de cambrioler un coffre-fort mais il
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. Dans 1909, Ollie would lose his mother, when Mellie
Dans 1902, le futur champion du monde de boxe poids lourd Marvin Hart était un concurrent en hausse. Combattant principalement depuis sa ville natale de Louisville, Kentucky, Hart a été confronté à Kid Carter au Southern Athletic Club en mai 2, 1902. À 17-1, Hart savait qu'une autre victoire contribuerait grandement à assurer un combat pour le titre des poids lourds. Kid Carter, né à Brooklyn, avait l'intention de
Le jeudi, Janvier 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, un de St. Louis’ hommes les plus riches, propriété immobilière résidentielle et autres actifs évalués à 2 millions de dollars. Cooper aspirait à être le plus grand propriétaire immobilier à St. Louis. Il
Sur Juillet 3, 1905, Marvin Hart entered the fight for the vacant world title as a 3 to 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
Sur mai 20, 1947, Ralph Byrd returned to the Dick Tracy franchise in Dick Tracy’s Dilemma (1947). It was welcome news for fans of the franchise although Chester Gould was a notable exception. Gould created the Tracy character for the comic page of the Detroit Mirror. After the Chicago Tribune picked up the comic for syndication, it’s popularity exploded. 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. Cependant, before O’Baldwin could face Mace, he served as a second for a friend and fellow prizefighter named Hicken. Professional fighting in the 19th Century enjoyed a poor reputation outside of
John Berg was a good enough wrestler to beat Martin “Agriculteur” 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 livres. Berg missed weight by four pounds but won the match. Berg wrestled in
The Vampire Bat (1933) is a genre bending film (affiliate link) starring Lionel Atwill. En apparence, it is a horror film but is actually more of a mystery. It would fall into the “B” movie category, un court-métrage destiné à être l'apéritif pour le film principal sur un double projet de loi. Majestic Pictures produced the film, which was directed by