Fitz Dethrones Corbett in 1897

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Pada Mac 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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Chief Desmond Solves Cooper Killing

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Pada hari Khamis, Januari 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, salah satu St. Louis’ lelaki terkaya, hartanah kediaman yang dimiliki dan aset lain yang bernilai 2 juta dolar. Cooper aspired to be the biggest property owner in St. Louis. He

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Dempsey KOs Carpentier

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Pada Julai 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.” Walaupun Georges Carpentier

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Gusti Juara Tinju Cuba

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Pada hari Selasa, Januari 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 “Petani” 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 pound. Berg missed weight by four pounds but won the match. Berg wrestled in

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Palooka (1934)

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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, takes him

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Why I Studied the Martial Arts I Have

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Kami termasuk empat atau lebih seni mempertahankan diri dalam kurikulum akademi kita. Apabila saya melihat seni ini, Saya melihat alasan yang berbeza yang saya belajar masing-masing. Ini meliputi seni menarik, bergelut, berjuang tanah dan senjata mempertahankan diri praktikal, 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. Selalunya ditulis sebagai Edward tetapi disebut seperti menyusun bantuan dan wad, Eduard was as unique as his name. Saya bergelut dengan menulis banyak tentang dia kerana cerita yang saya dengar tentang dia

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