Sam McVea Battles Jujitsu Fighter

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On Sunday, November 9, 1913, African American boxer Sam McVea, or McVey, battled Professor Stevenson, a Jujitsu practitioner, in a mixed styles bout in Lismore, New South Wales, Australia. McVea and Stevenson fought ten, five-minute rounds, with three-minute intermission between rounds. McVea and Stevenson fought for $100 en sida. In grappler vs. boxer matches, the grappler usually won, but McVea

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Episode 72 – Det här inlägget är ett utdrag ur min nya bok. Santel

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https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/yrvcvp86fj5ja5zg/Episode_72_agae9.mp3Podcast: Spela i nytt fönster | DownloadUpdate I am giving away Wayfarer in a Foreign Land: Sorakichi Matsuda Wrestles in America between Monday, December 30, 2024 to Friday, Januari 3, 2025. Dan and I will release the next episode on Monday, Januari 13, 2025. Main Content I discuss the October 1916 mixed styles match between Taro Miyake and Ad Santel.

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Episode 62 – Taro Miyake/Rikidozan vs. Kimura

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https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/szxuwn4ujrbrfxke/Episode_629zo4s.mp3Podcast: Spela i nytt fönster | DownloadIn this episode, vi tittar på Taro Miyakes utmaningsmatcher i England och granskar ett av få dubbelkorsningar efter bildandet av National Wrestling Alliance. Uppdatering Jag kommer att släppa John Pesek-boken i början till mitten av september 2024. Jag hoppas kunna färdigställa nästa bok i december 2024. Jag rekommenderade FightLore

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Episode 56 – Jobbar utanför USA

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https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/3uewyeeu5ttfgfnv/Episode_56bcopi.mp3Podcast: Spela i nytt fönster | DownloadIn this episode, we discuss wrestlers and jiu jitsu fighters working matches in Brazil. We also review WWE’s King and Queen of the Ring. We had a few audio issues in this episode but the audio was still usable. We should correct the issue in June. We will be back to the normal recording

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Episode 55 – Browning Squeezes Miyake

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https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/5gwxgnrsz7i5byj8/Episode_5566kga.mp3Podcast: Spela i nytt fönster | DownloadIn this episode, I talk about the 1924 match between Jim Browning and Taro Miyake. Update Our Memorial Day episode will be the full crew. This episode and that episode will tie together with a Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) crossover and how gambling schemes affected pro wrestling and why it is a worry for

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Episode 43 – Mixed Bout

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https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/n9e7e9/Episode_4382qwo.mp3Podcast: Spela i nytt fönster | DownloadUpdate I have finished writing Origins of a Legend: The Making of Ed “Strangler” Lewis. After editing, it should be released in late January/early February 2024. We briefly discuss Vince Russo’s ideas for a women’s wrestling organization. We try to figure out the market for this material. We also suggest a therapist is probably

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Browning Shoots with Miyake?

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På tisdag, Juni 3, 1924, up-and-coming wrestler Jim Browning challenged Taro Miyake in a mixed styles match in Nashville, Tennessee. Browning, a wrestler from Verona, Missouri recently left the Missouri-Kansas area to wrestle in Tennessee and Kentucky. The 21-year-old Browning was developing a reputation for solid wrestling. Browning impressed promoters so much in the 1920s that the promoters put the

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Acton brottas med Fitzsimmons

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På fredag, November 27, 1891, den tidigare amerikanska mästaren i tungviktsbrottning Joe Acton brottades den framtida världsmästaren i tungviktsboxning Bob Fitzsimmons i San Francisco, Kalifornien. Männen brottades för en anmälan $1,000.00 purse. Acton gav vanligtvis upp storleken till sin motståndare men Acton vägde upp de 148 pund Fitzsimmons med sju pund. Männen brottades en match med två av tre fall enligt catch-as-catch-can-brottning

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