Sam Langford Fights Stanley Ketchel

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Il Mercoledì, Aprile 27, 1910, reigning World Middleweight Boxing Champion Stanley Ketchel fought a six-round, non-title match with African American boxer Sam Langford. Langford is one of the greatest boxers of all-time. Tuttavia, Langford found himself frozen out of world title fights by promoters and boxers adhering to the “color line.” Promoters and boxers used the “color line” to prevent

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Sam McVea Battles Jujitsu Fighter

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La Domenica, Novembre 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, Whistler si girò sul petto e la sua spalla fu la prima cosa a colpire il tappeto. McVea and Stevenson fought ten, five-minute rounds, with three-minute intermission between rounds. McVea and Stevenson fought for $100 a parte. In grappler vs. boxer matches, the grappler usually won, but McVea

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“Agricoltore” Burns Trains Jeffries

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When the great Jack Johnson defeated Tommy Burns for the World Heavyweight Boxing Championship, the boxing establishment started searching for a “white hope” to defeat Johnson. In desperation to find someone to defeat Johnson, promoters and sports writers started lobbying former World Heavyweight Champion James J. Jeffries to end his retirement to fight Johnson. Jeffries retired undefeated in 1905. Dopo

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Episodio 69 – Happy Halloween

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https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/ezswfi6nskgzp6hb/Episode_69arvtq.mp3Podcast: Gioca in una nuova finestra | ScaricaIn questo episodio, we discuss Martin “Agricoltore” Burns training James J. Jeffries for his bout with Jack Johnson on July 4, 1910. Update Dan and I talk about my new project and how an earlier writer unfairly portrayed Joe Stecher’s world title run from 1925 a 1928. Shooter in a Worked World is available

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Ketchel Saves Himself

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Il Venerdì, Giugno 10, 1910, World Middleweight Boxing Champion Stanley Ketchel fought his last fight against unheralded Jim Smith. Ketchel has cleared out the middleweight division, so boxing promoters struggled to find suitable competition for Ketchel. At only 24 anni, Ketchel lived hard and fought constantly causing an early breakdown of his body. After fighting Smith, Ketchel intended to

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Episodio 47 – Londra vs. Carnera

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https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/4gvdnq/Episode_477tfz4.mp3Podcast: Gioca in una nuova finestra | ScaricaIn questo episodio, we discuss the careers of Jim Londos and Primo Carnera leading into a review of the 1950 wrestling match. Update We start off with an update about our recording schedule. One of the team is on the injured reserve, so we will be recording on Skype for the next several episodes.

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McVea mette KO Matsuda

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In mixed style bouts between wrestlers and strikers, the adage is once the wrestler gets his hands on the striker, the fight is over. In most mixed style bouts between wrestlers or grapplers and boxers, the grappler normally wins after dragging the striker to the ground. Ray Steele defeated Battling Levinsky. “Judo” Gene LeBell smashed Milo Savage. In modern

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Episodio 43 – Incontro misto

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https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/n9e7e9/Episode_4382qwo.mp3Podcast: Gioca in una nuova finestra | DownloadUpdate Ho finito di scrivere Origins of a Legend: La realizzazione dell'Ed “Strangler” Lewis. Dopo la modifica, dovrebbe essere rilasciato a fine gennaio/inizio febbraio 2024. Discutiamo brevemente le idee di Vince Russo per un'organizzazione di wrestling femminile. Cerchiamo di capire il mercato per questo materiale. Suggeriamo anche che probabilmente sia un terapista

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