Man Kills Middleweight King

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After averaging 9 fights a year over the past 7 yıl, 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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Marvin Hart'tan Çifte Galibiyet

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Içinde 1902, Geleceğin Dünya Ağır Siklet Boks Şampiyonu Marvin Hart yükselen bir yarışmacıydı. Öncelikle memleketi Louisville dışında savaşıyor, Kentucky, Hart, Mayıs'ta Southern Athletic Club'da Kid Carter ile eşleşti. 2, 1902. At 17-1, Hart, başka bir zaferin ağır sıklet şampiyonluk mücadelesini garanti altına almak için uzun bir yol kat edeceğini biliyordu.. Brooklyn doğumlu Kid Carter,

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Dick Tracy’s Dilemma (1947)

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Mayıs 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

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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. Ancak, 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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