Evan “The Strangler” Lewis Laus

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I recently finished Evan “The Strangler” Lewis: The Most Feared Wrestler of the 19th Century. Evan Lewis was a skilled submission expert during the legitimate professional wrestling era although he did take part in a couple prearranged matches. Í janúar 1886, Evan Lewis used his dreaded stranglehold on Sorakichi Matsada. According to several newspapers, Lewis attempted to “strangle Sorakichi to

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Would Be Assassin’s St. Louis Roots

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Á September 21, 1897, Joseph Bloomfield Jackson attempted to sneak into the White House armed with a loaded revolver. Jackson had boasted of plans to attack a high government official for days. Jackson was arrested before he could carry out his plans to attack President McKinley. Police quickly realized Jackson was mentally disturbed. Þeir sendu hann á hæli í Washington

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Sullivan Wins Fight of the 19th Century

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John L. Sullivan var bráðabirgðareglur þungavigtar verðlaun berjast meistari. He transitioned prize fighting from the bare knuckle era to modern boxing under the Marquis of Queensbury rules by refusing to fight in any more non-gloved bouts. Before he made this pledge, he took part in the Fight of the 19th Century with the formidable Jake Kilrain. Jake Kilrain was

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SAM McVey er Big Hægri Hand

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Sam McVey tired of the lack of opportunity for black fighters in the United States during the early Twentieth Century. McVey decided to leave for Europe in 1907, where he fought until 1911. McVey fought in Australia for three more years before returning to the United States. This brief highlight film from France in 1911 with “Battling” Jim Johnson shows

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Lewis sleppir titlinum til Sonnenberg

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Og “Strangler” Lewis er einn af tveimur efstu bandarískum atvinnuglímumönnum allra tíma. Á meðan Lewis var lögmætur uppgjafarglímumaður, sem gæti sigrað hvern sem er í glímukeppni, hann vann nær eingöngu í fyrirfram ákveðnum sýningarleikjum. Í 1929, hann tók þátt í leik með atvinnumaður í fótbolta sem varð glímumaður, Gus Sonnenberg. Sonnenberg var á Providence Steam Roller,

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Langford sigraði í Great Gans

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Á Desember 8, 1903, Sam Langford börðust ríkja léttur box meistari í heimabæ hans Boston, Massachusetts. Áður berjast Langford, flestir box sérfræðingar fannst Joe Gans gæti ekki verið barinn í lögmætum lota. Fæddur í Baltimore, Maryland, Gans var fær um að brjóta litinn hindrun með því að vinna World Léttur Hnefaleikar Championship. Sam Langford is often considered

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