Man Kills Middleweight King

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After averaging 9 fights a year over the past 7 ár, 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

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Tvöfaldur sigur Marvin Hart

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Í 1902, verðandi heimsmeistari í þungavigt í hnefaleikum, Marvin Hart, var vaxandi keppandi. Barðist fyrst og fremst út úr heimabæ sínum Louisville, Kentucky, Hart var leikið gegn Kid Carter í Southern Athletic Club í maí 2, 1902. Á 17-1, Hart vissi að annar sigur myndi fara langt með að tryggja sér titilbardaga í þungavigt. Hinn Brooklyn-fæddi Kid Carter ætlaði að gera það

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Dilemma dick Tracy er (1947)

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Á maí 20, 1947, Ralph Byrd aftur til Dick Tracy kosningaréttur í ógöngur Dick Tracy er (1947). Það voru velkomnir fréttir fyrir aðdáendur kosningaréttur þótt Chester Gould var athyglisverð undantekning. Gould skapaði Tracy staf fyrir grínisti síðu Detroit Mirror. Eftir Chicago Tribune tók upp grínisti fréttaskot, Það er vinsældir sprakk. Gould

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Ned O’Baldwin Shot

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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. Þó, 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

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