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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Jack Johnson, Američki Boks Pioneer

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Jack Johnson je oduvijek bila teška tema za mene. Divim mu hrabrost i snagu u sučeljavanju mržnju i fanatizam u trenutku kada se radi tako da stavite svoj život u opasnosti. On je odbio da se prilagodi i prihvatiti položaj inferiornosti da bijelih Amerikanaca. Još, like many human beings he was a flawed man. He beat his first wife

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

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Zaboravili Boxer Sam McVey

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Sam McVey, koji se smatra Idol Pariza, tijekom boksačke karijere iz 1902 to 1921, je u velikoj mjeri i danas zaboravljeni. Jedna od najvećih crnih teškaša svoga vremena, on je bio zamrznut iz borbe za naslov svjetskog prvaka, čak i nakon što Jack Johnson pobijedio Tommy Burns u 1908. McVey lost to Jack Johnson three times early in his career

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