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 a 126 libier. Unlike his fellow smaller fighters, who overwhelmed their opponents with punching volume, McGovern possessed exceptional knockout power. McGovern proved his power on Tuesday, September 12, 1899, when he fought British

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Hack a Zbyszko Bitka Draw

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At the beginning of 1911, the wrestling public considered three men to be the greatest challenge to reigning World Champion Frank Gotch. Former champion George Hackenschmidt, Stanislaus Zbyszko and “The Terrible Turk” Yussif Mahmout wanted the chance to beat Gotch. Gotch, who was nobody’s fool, sa rozhodol odobrať trochu škrobu svojim vyzývateľom tým, že ich porovná

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Frankie Darro v írskej šťastie (1939)

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Frankie Darro a Mantan Moreland boli spárované dohromady prvýkrát v tejto medzinárodnej Nájomníci, Ltd (Monogram Pictures) film, Irish Luck (1939). Vo filme (partnerský odkaz), Frankie Darro hry “Buzzy” O'Brien, hotel sluha, zatiaľ čo Mantan Moreland je Jefferson, hotelový vrátnik. “Buzzy je” father was a police officer killed in the line of duty. “Buzzy” wants to be

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Jack Johnson a boj o storočie

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Potom, čo Jack Johnson sa stal majstrom, nedostatok silných súperov spôsobil tlak verejnosti pre montáž na James J. Jeffires, odišiel bývalý preborník v ťažkej váhe, ukončiť svoj odchod do dôchodku a bojovať Johnson. Jeffries bol považovaný za prvý a najdôveryhodnejší z “White Hope” uchádzači. V jeho najlepších rokoch, Jeffries asi nemohol poraziť Johnson. Na 35 years of age and nearly 300

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Ira Cooper Unravels Money Order Theft

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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. Spočiatku, 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. Police Department Louis. When the bank association turned over the

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