Tammany Thugs Murder Bill the Butcher

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In July 1854, the World Bareknuckle Prizefighting Champion John Morrissey, who also severed as Tammany Hall enforcer, challenged William “Bill the Butcher” Poole to a no holds barred street fight. The result was a terrible beating and several month recovery for John Morrissey. Morrissey would have likely won a bareknuckle prizefight with Poole, a part-time prizefighter himself. Morrissey made a

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Smrt Glavnom Ratu

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William T.”Willie” Egan preuzeo “Egan je Štakori” o smrti svog starijeg brata Toma u 1919. Toma “Zmija” Kinney i njegov prijatelj iz djetinjstva i šogor Tom Egan formirana St. Louis’ zločinačke organizacije u kasnim 1800-ih. Oba Kinney i Tom Egan su saloon čuvari i demokratski političari. Oni su zaposleni “Štakori” za političku mlaćenja i drugih kriminalnih aktivnosti. Toma

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Thug Beats World Champ in Street Brawl

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On July 26, 1854, the bare knuckle champion John Morrissey met occasional bare knuckle fighter William Poole in a no rules street brawl. What followed would be the worst five minutes of John Morrissey’s life. Prvog listopada 23, 1853, the 22-year-old Morrissey beat Yankee Sullivan for the world bare knuckle championship in a disputed decision. Sullivan actually knocked Morrissey out

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Profesor Yamashita dolazi u Ameriku 1902

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Sam Hill, Seattle biznismen, Donio je profesora Yoshiaki Yamashita se u SAD-u 1902. Profesor Yamashita namijenjen pomoći u širenju Dr. Jigoro Kano je relativno nova borilačka vještina juda. U pratnji prof Yamashita bio njegov učenik Mitsuyo Maeda. Maeda će ići na učiti Carlos Gracie u Brazilu. The Gracies modified the techniques into the art of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. Over

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William Muldoon, Physical Culture Legend

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Prvo sam čitao o Williamu Muldoon u biografiji John L. Sullivan, Posljednji golom koljenica prvak u teškoj kategoriji. Sullivan ushered in gloved boxing by refusing to take part in any more bare-knuckle bouts. Ivan L. Sullivan and Jake Kilrain fought the last major bare-knuckle bout in 1889. Odds were against Sullivan, a binge drinker indulging heavily between bouts. He was in terrible

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After the Thin Man (1936)

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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) released After The Thin Man (1936), the sequel to the popular Thin Man (1934), on Christmas Day 1936. The film is one of 14 films William Powell and Myrna Loy made together. Powell and Loy play Dashiell Hammet’s characters Nick and Nora Charles respectively. Nick Charles formerly worked as a private detective before marrying the wealthy heiress Nora.

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