Heenan Loses to King in Last Bout

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John Camel Heenan was known to 19th Century bare knuckle prizefighting fans as “the Benicia Boy”. Despite an 0-1-1 record as a professional fighter, Heenan claimed the World Prizefighting Championship based on a draw with Tom Sayer in an 1860 English prize-fight. Heenan’s first professional fight had been with the reigning World Heavyweight Prizefighting Champion John Morrissey’s last professional fight

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Gotch Wanted Hack in St. Louis

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Frank Gotch took the American Heavyweight Wrestling Championship from Tom Jenkins in December 1903. Gotch intended on following up this triumph with a match for World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship from George Hackenschmidt. Gotch wanted to meet “Hack” i St. Louis during the 1904 Domhain Aonach. Unfortunately for Gotch and St. Louis, the match would not occur until 1908 i Chicago,

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Sherlock Holmes i Washington (1943)

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Sherlock Holmes i Washington (1943) Is é an tríú cuid de dhá cheann déag de léiriúcháin Uilíoch Pictiúr an gceart vótála Sherlock Holmes. Basil Rathbone agus Nigel Bruce réalta mar Holmes agus Watson faoi seach i dhá scannán le haghaidh Fichiú hAois Fox-agus dhá cheann déag níos mó le haghaidh Pictiúir Uilíoch. Tá an scannán a leagtar arís sna 1940idí. Holmes and Watson have traveled to Washington, D.C. to keep secret

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Shábháil an Rince Last do Tam

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Bhuail mé le mo bhean chéile ag mo dheirfiúr bainise i mí Mheán Fómhair 1995. Bhí ar eolas agam Tam mar mo dheirfiúr beag an cara is fearr le haghaidh 10 blianta ach ní fhaca mé i ndáiríre léi mar an bhean go raibh sí chun bheith go dtí an lá seo i deireadh mhí Mheán Fómhair. I actually got to know her better because I was on wolf duty this day although it

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Charlie Chan ag Treasure Island (1939)

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Charlie Chan ag Treasure Island (1939) Is é an tríú scannán Fox Fichiú hAois-starring Sidney Toler mar Charlie Chan. Cigire Chan agus Jimmy Chan, a bhí ag Victor Sen Yung, ag eitilt go dtí an San Francisco World Exposition i 1939 mar a osclaíonn an scannán. Is é an turas cnapánach a dhéanamh Jimmy an-neirbhíseach. Ar an eitilt freisin tá cara Charlie Paul Essex, played

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An Bealach a Beo i Sláinte agus Neart

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For my birthday this year, I purchased one of my favorite books, An Bealach a Beo i Sláinte agus Neart (nasc affiliate) by Georg Hackenschmidt. Georg Hackenschmidt set many weightlifitng world records before focusing on professional wrestling. Hackenschmidt would win the World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship in 1901. Hackenschmidt would reign as undefeated World Champion for 7 years until losing his

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