Terrible Terry Wins Bantam Title

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“Terrible” Terry McGovern earned a reputation as one of the most powerful punchers in the history of the lighter divisions of professional boxing. McGovern weighed between 112 и 126 паунда. Unlike his fellow smaller fighters, who overwhelmed their opponents with punching volume, McGovern possessed exceptional knockout power. McGovern proved his power on Tuesday, <Педя bbox_x = "330" bbox_y = "380" bbox_w = "53" bbox_h = "17" fsize = "11" fweight = "3" червено = "255" зелен = "210" синьо = "31" алфа = " 12, 1899, when he fought British

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Things Come Full Circle

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A few weeks ago, my second foray into the martial arts came full circle. My daughter started studying Taekwondo again after more than five years away from the sport. It is actually Caity, who brought me back to martial arts in the summer of 2000. After my natural father passed away in July 1999, I went on a year-long fitness

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Рязка рана и Zbyszko Battle да нарисуваме

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В началото на 1911, обществеността по борба счита трима мъже да бъде най-голямото предизвикателство за настоящия световен шампион Франк Gotch. Бившият шампион George Hackenschmidt, Станислав Zbyszko и “Грозни турчинът” Yussif Mahmout искаше отдаде възможност да победи Gotch. Gotch, който е бил глупак ничия, реши да отнеме част от нишестето на своите претенденти, като ги съпостави

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Frankie Darro в Irish Luck (1939)

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Frankie Darro и Mantan Морланд са сдвоени заедно за първи път в този международен Наематели, Ltd (Monogram Pictures) филм, Irish Luck (1939). Във филма (филиал на връзката), Frankie Darro пиеси “Бъзи” O'Brien, хотел пиколо, докато Mantan Морланд е Jefferson, Портиерът на хотела. “Бъзи е” father was a police officer killed in the line of duty. “Бъзи” wants to be

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Sullivan Beats Paddy Ryan

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On February 7, 1882, John L. Sullivan fought Paddy Ryan for a title, which was certainly the American Heavyweight Prizefighting Championship but probably not the World Title it was billed as. В 1880, Paddy Ryan won the title in his first and only prize fight before facing the ferocious power puncher Sullivan. The men met in Mississippi City, Mississippi around

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Gotch Tries Boxing

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An age old question in combat sports is “Who will win between a boxer and a wrestler?” The speculation around this question led to several boxer versus wrestler matches through out history, most notably the disaster between Muhammad Ali and Antonio Inoki in 1976. The matches are mostly no-win affairs except at the box office, which is why both promoters

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Jack Johnson and The Fight of the Century

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After Jack Johnson became champion, a lack of strong contenders caused public pressure to mount on James J. Jeffires, the retired former heavyweight champion, to end his retirement and fight Johnson. Jeffries was considered the first and most credible of the “White Hope” contenders. In his prime, Jeffries probably couldn’t beat Johnson. При 35 years of age and nearly 300

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Ira Cooper разкрива пари Поръчка Кражба,en

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On February 22, 1924, unknown suspects took $20,000.00 in American Express Company money orders from the Mercantile Trust Company in Downtown St. Louis. Първоначално, the American Bankers Association hired private detectives. After the detectives were unable to discover any serious leads, the association turned the case over to the St. Louis РПУ. When the bank association turned over the

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Jeanette Gets Revenge on McVey

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През месец април 17, 1909, African-American heavyweight boxer Joe Jeanette met World Colored Heavyweight Boxing Champion Sam McVey for the title in a fight to the finish. Before the classic bout was complete, the men would box for 49 rounds over 3 hours and 30 протокол. From February 5, 1903, when he beat “Denver” Ed Martin to December 26, 1908, when

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Marie H. „Скъпа“ Йоханпетер Кимкер

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Marie H. “Babe” Johannpeter was born in St. Louis, Missouri on June 17, 1903. “Babe” was the second child and first daughter born to my second great-uncle Julius “Uncle Jules” Johannpeter and his wife Bertha Johannpeter nee Horst. My grandfather Gilbert Ellis spent a lot of his time with Uncle Jules family, while he was growing up. Grandpa Ellis’ father

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