Thug Beats World Champ in Street Brawl

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Ar Orffennaf 26, 1854, y pencampwr migwrn moel John Morrissey cwrdd ymladdwr migwrn moel achlysurol William Poole mewn ffrae dim rheolau stryd. Beth dilyn fyddai'r pum munud gwaethaf o fywyd John Morrissey yn. Ar Hydref 23, 1853, y 22-mlwydd-oed Morrissey guro Yankee Sullivan ar gyfer y byd bencampwriaeth migwrn moel mewn penderfyniad a herir. Sullivan mewn gwirionedd fwrw Morrissey allan

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Athro Yamashita Dod i America yn 1902

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Sam Hill, dyn busnes Seattle, daeth yr Athro Yoshiaki Yamashita i'r Unol Daleithiau ym 1902. Bwriad yr Athro Yamashita i helpu i ledaenu Dr. Celf ymladd cymharol newydd Jigoro Kano o Jiwdo. Yn cyd-fynd yr Athro Yamashita ei fyfyriwr Mitsuyo Maeda. Byddai Maeda yn mynd ymlaen i ddysgu Carlos Gracie ym Mrasil. 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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I first read about William Muldoon in a biography of John L. Sullivan, the last bare knuckle heavyweight champion. Sullivan ushered in gloved boxing by refusing to take part in any more bare-knuckle bouts. John 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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An Epic 61 Round Draw

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In this post, which was previously a podcast, we will discuss the epic sixty-one round draw between James J. Corbett and Peter Jackson in 1891. This bout prepared Corbett for his successful challenge of John L. Sullivan in 1892. Ar Fawrth 21, 1891, the most serious contender for the inactive John L. Sullivan’s world championship broke the color line to

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