Kovos sporto istorikas ir kovos menininkas
Balandžio 13, 1936, Edas „Strangler“ Lewisas kovojo su savo galutiniu teisėtu konkursu su Lee Wykoffu
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Spalio 20, 1916, Ad Santel, žymus „Hooker“ ar kvalifikuotas pateikimo imtynininkas, susitiko Taro
Kas yra didžiausias teisėtas profesionalus imtynininkas Jungtinėse Valstijose? Kaip daryti
After averaging 9 fights a year over the past 7 metai, 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
William Powell’s fifth turn as S.S. Van Dine’s detective Philo Vance may have been his best. The Kennel Murder Case (1933) finds Philo Vance trying to solve the murder of Archer Coe. Coe had many enemies but the greatest mystery for Vance is how Coe was murdered in a locked room. Vance attended a dog show with Coe and his
On March 17, 1897, current World Heavyweight Boxing Champion James J. Corbett entered the boxing ring at Carson City, Nevada. Corbett faced the challenge of former middleweight boxing champion Bob Fitzsimmons. Corbett entered as the favorite enjoying both an almost twenty pound weight advantage and slick boxing skills. “Ruddy Robert” as Fitzsimmons was sometimes known won the World Middleweight Boxing Championship in
Dešimtojo dešimtmečio pabaigoje ir XX amžiaus 20-ųjų pradžioje Earl Caddock turėjo palyginti trumpą, bet sudėtingą profesionalaus imtynių karjerą.. Profesionaliai debiutavo 1915 iškovojęs tris AAU nacionalinius titulus mėgėjų imtynių varžybose, Caddock profesionaliai imtyniavosi tik iki 1922. Tačiau, balandžio mėnesį įveikęs Joe Stecherį, jis būtų pripažintas pasaulio čempionu 1917. Caddockas netektų titulo atgal
On Thursday, Sausis 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, one of St. Louis’ wealthiest men, owned residential real estate and other assets valued at 2 milijono dolerių. Cooper aspired to be the biggest property owner in St. Louis. Jis
Liepos 2, 1921 in Jersey City, New Jersey, reigning World Heavyweight Boxing Champion Jack Dempsey met light heavyweight boxing king Georges Carpentier. Boxing fans flocked to event resulting in the first million dollar gate in boxing history. The match would prove the old boxing adage, “A good big man always beats a good little man.” Nors Georges Carpentier
On March 19, 1942, RKO Radio Pictures released the second film starring the Old Time Radio comedy team Lum and Abner. The Bashful Bachelor (1942) starred Chester Lauck as Lum Edwards and Norris Goff as Abner Peabody, the owners of the Jot’Em Down Store in Arkansas. Šiame filme (Partnerių nuorodos), ilgametis bakalauras Lumas Edvardsas nori tapti didvyriu
Antradienį, Sausis 19, 1909, Dr. Benjamin Roller, a Seattle physician and pro wrestler who was good enough to win the American Heavyweight Championship, inexplicably decided to try his hand at professional boxing. His opponent was friend and sparring partner, “Denver” Ed Martin, who would win the Colored World Heavyweight Boxing Championship. Dr. Benjamin Franklin Roller was a unique athlete
John Berg was a good enough wrestler to beat Martin “Ūkininkas” 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 svarų. Berg missed weight by four pounds but won the match. Berg wrestled in
On January 26, 1934, United Artists released Palooka (1934), a feature film based on the popular comic strip. Stuart Erwin plays Joe Palooka but Jimmy Durante steals the show as his manager Knobby Walsh. Joe Palooka is the son of former world boxing champion Pete Palooka. When Joe was a baby, his mother Mayme, played by Marjorie Rambeau, paima jį