Fitz Dethrones Corbett in 1897

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Ar Márta 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 agus W.. Wrestle Zbyszko le Tarraingt

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Bhí slí bheatha ghairmiúil iomráití sách gearr ach scéalach ag Iarla Caddock go déanach sna 1910idí agus go luath sna 1920idí.. Ag déanamh a chéad phroifisiúnta i 1915 tar éis dó trí theideal Náisiúnta AAU a bhuachan sa chogaíocht amaitéarach, Níor chaith Caddock ach go gairmiúil go dtí 1922. Mar sin féin, d’aithneofaí é mar churaidh an domhain tar éis dó dul i gcion ar Joe Stecher i mí Aibreáin 1917. Chaillfeadh Caddock an teideal ar ais

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Chief Desmond Solves Cooper Killing

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Ar Déardaoin, Eanáir 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, ceann de St. Louis’ fir is saibhre, eastát réadach cónaithe faoi úinéireacht agus sócmhainní eile arna luacháil ag 2 milliún dollar. Cooper aspired to be the biggest property owner in St. Louis. Sé

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Dempsey KOs Carpentier

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Ar Iúil 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.” Cé go Georges Carpentier

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Wrestling Champion Trialann Dornálaíochta

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Ar Dé Máirt, Eanáir 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 “Feirmeoir” 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 punt. Berg missed weight by four pounds but won the match. Rug Berg isteach

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Palooka (1934)

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Ar Eanáir 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, tógann sé

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Why I Studied the Martial Arts I Have

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We included four or more martial arts in our academy’s curriculum. When I look at these arts, I see a distinct reason that I studied each one. These arts cover striking, grappling, ground fighting and a practical self-defense weapon, the cane. I started studying Shotokan karate in the Fall of 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. Is minic a scríobhadh é mar Edward ach d’inis sé mar chúnamh agus barda a chur le chéile, Eduard was as unique as his name. Bhí mé ag streachailt le go leor a scríobh faoi mar gheall ar na scéalta a chuala mé mar gheall air

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