Thug Beats World Champ in Street Brawl

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Heinäkuun 26, 1854, paljain nyrkein mestari John Morrissey tapasi satunnaista paljain nyrkein taistelija William Poole mitään sääntöjä katutappelusta. Siitä seurasi olisi pahin viiden minuutin John Morrisseyn elämää. Lokakuun 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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Professori Yamashita Comes Amerikkaan 1902

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Sam Hill, Seattle liikemies, toi professori Yoshiaki Yamashita Yhdysvaltoihin vuonna 1902. Professori Yamashita tarkoitus auttaa levittämään Dr. Jigoro Kano suhteellisen uusi kamppailulaji Judo. Oheisiin Professori Yamashita oli hänen opiskelija Mitsuyo Maeda. Maeda menisi opettaa Carlos Gracie Brasiliassa. 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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Deadly Night During Streetcar Strike

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The 1900 St. Louis Streetcar Strike was a shooting war between the working class and the upper class. It started as a job action by streetcar workers of the newly consolidated streetcar lines. Kuitenkin, it quickly divided the city with the working class supporting the strike while the upper and professional classes defied the strike. The result was a deadly

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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. Maaliskuun 21, 1891, the most serious contender for the inactive John L. Sullivan’s world championship broke the color line to

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