Fitz Dethrones Corbett in 1897

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På marts 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

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Caddock og W. Zbyszko kæmper med remis

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Earl Caddock havde en relativt kort, men historie professionel wrestling karriere i slutningen af ​​1910'erne og begyndelsen af ​​1920'erne. Får sin professionelle debut i 1915 efter at have vundet tre AAU Nationale titler i amatørbrydning, Caddock kæmpede kun professionelt indtil 1922. Men, han ville blive anerkendt som verdensmester efter at have besejret Joe Stecher i april 1917. Caddock ville miste titlen tilbage

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Chief Desmond Solves Cooper Killing

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På torsdag, Januar 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, en af ​​St. Louis’ rigeste mænd, ejede boligejendomme og andre aktiver vurderet til 2 million dollars. Cooper aspired to be the biggest property owner in St. Louis. Han

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Dempsey KOs Carpentier

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På juli 2, 1921 i Jersey City, New Jersey, regerende verdensmester Heavyweight Boxing Champion Jack Dempsey mødte lys sværvægter boksning kong Georges Carpentier. Boksning fans strømmede til begivenheden resulterer i den første million dollar port i boksning historie. Kampen skulle vise sig det gamle boksning ordsprog, “En god stor mand slår altid en god lille mand.” Også selvom Georges Carpentier

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The Bashful Bachelor (1942)

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På marts 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. I denne film (affiliate link), longtime bachelor Lum Edwards wants to become a hero

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Wrestling Champion Forsøger Boksning

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På tirsdag, Januar 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

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John Berg Wins Light Heavy Championship

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John Berg was a good enough wrestler to beat Martin “Farmer” 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 pounds. Berg missed weight by four pounds but won the match. Berg kæmpede sig ind

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Why I Studied the Martial Arts I Have

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Vi inkluderede fire eller flere kampsport i vores akademi pensum. Når jeg ser på disse kunstarter, Jeg ser en klar grund til, at jeg studerede hver enkelt. Disse kunst dækker slående, kæmper, gulvkamp og en praktisk selvforsvar våben, stokken. Jeg begyndte at studere Shotokan karate i efteråret 1994. I switched to Taekwondo with my nephew in the Spring of 1995. Taekwondo brought

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Eduard Mosblech (1884 – 1956)

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Eduard Mosblech is my maternal great-grandfather. Eduard was born in St. Louis, Missouri on October 24, 1884, to German immigrants Gustave Mosblech and Bertha Mosblech nee Monse. Ofte skrevet som Edward, men udtalt som at sammensætte bistand og afdeling, Eduard was as unique as his name. Jeg kæmpede med at skrive meget om ham, fordi de historier, jeg hørte om ham

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