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 “Kapāt” Sanktpēterburgā. Louis during the 1904 Pasaules Fair. Unfortunately for Gotch and St. Louis, the match would not occur until 1908 in Chicago,

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Laupītājs Palīdz Catch Killer

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H. H. Holmss bija Amerikas pirmais zināms sērijveida slepkava mūsdienu definīciju vārda. Holmes darbināmas “Murder pils”, Chicago hotel laikā 1893 Čikāgas Pasaules Fair. Holmes galu galā tiks notiesāts par sešpadsmit slepkavību, taču, iespējams, ir nogalināti vairāk nekā 100 cilvēki savā darbībā no viesnīcas laikā. What is less well known is that St.

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Veids, kā dzīvot veselību un spēku

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For my birthday this year, I purchased one of my favorite books, Veids, kā dzīvot veselību un spēku (filiāli saite) 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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