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 మరియు 126 పౌండ్ల. 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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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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హాక్ మరియు Zbyszko యుద్ధం గీయండి

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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, వాటిని సరిపోల్చడం ద్వారా తన ఛాలెంజర్‌ల నుండి కొంత పిండి పదార్ధాలను తీసుకోవాలని నిర్ణయించుకున్నాడు

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ఐరిష్ లక్ లో ఫ్రాంకీ దారో (1939)

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ఫ్రాంకీ దారో మరియు Mantan మోర్ల్యాండ్ ఈ అంతర్జాతీయ అద్దెదారు మొదటిసారి కలిసి జత చేయబడ్డాయి, లిమిటెడ్ (మోనోగ్రామ్ పిక్చర్స్) చిత్రం, ఐరిష్ లక్ (1939). చిత్రంలో (affiliate link), ఫ్రాంకీ దారో నాటకాలు “Buzzy” ఓ ', ఒక హోటల్ bellhop, Mantan మోర్ల్యాండ్ జెఫెర్సన్ ఉంది, హోటల్ పోర్టర్. “Buzzy యొక్క” father was a police officer killed in the line of duty. “Buzzy” wants to be

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Sullivan Beats Paddy Ryan

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On February 7, 1882, జాన్ 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. లో 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. At 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. లూయిస్. మొదట్లో, 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. లూయిస్ పోలీసు శాఖ. When the bank association turned over the

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Jeanette Gets Revenge on McVey

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ఏప్రిల్ న 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 minutes. From February 5, 1903, when he beat “Denver” Ed Martin to December 26, 1908, ఉన్నప్పుడు

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Marie H. "బేబ్" జోహన్‌పీటర్ కిమ్కర్

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Marie H. “Babe” Johannpeter was born in St. లూయిస్, 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. తాత ఎల్లిస్’ father

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