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Posts about professional boxing from 1890 a 1930.
Na quarta-feira, Abril 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. However, 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
On Sunday, Novembro 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 aparte. In grappler vs. boxer matches, the grappler usually won, but McVea
No sábado, Dezembro 30, 1916, Taro Miyake fought Ben de Mello, a professional boxer, in a mixed styles six round challenge bout. 1,000 spectators filed into the Hilo Armory to watch a rare legitimate contest between a boxer and jiu jitsu expert. Referee H.S. Prager started the bout between the 35-year-old Miyake and the younger boxer. Miyake warily circled de
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. After
Na sexta-feira, Março 11, 1932, wrestlers George Tragos and Rudy Dusek faced boxers, Stanley McRae and Tom Pivac in wrestler versus boxer bouts. It took the fans longer to get to their seats than it took the combatants to complete the bouts. The men fought the pair of bouts in Memphis, Tennessee at the Auditorium. Fans know George Tragos, um
https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/ezswfi6nskgzp6hb/Episode_69arvtq.mp3Podcast: Jogar em nova janela | DownloadIn this episode, we discuss Martin “Agricultor” 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
Na sexta-feira, Junho 10, 1910, O campeão mundial de boxe peso médio Stanley Ketchel lutou sua última luta contra o desconhecido Jim Smith. Ketchel eliminou a divisão dos médios, então os promotores de boxe lutaram para encontrar uma competição adequada para Ketchel. At only 24 anos, Ketchel viveu muito e lutou constantemente, causando um colapso precoce de seu corpo. Depois de lutar com Smith, Ketchel pretendia
https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/4gvdnq/Episode_477tfz4.mp3Podcast: Jogar em nova janela | DownloadIn this episode, discutimos as carreiras de Jim Londos e Primo Carnera levando a uma revisão do 1950 luta livre. Atualização Começamos com uma atualização sobre nossa programação de gravação. Um membro da equipe está na reserva de lesionados, então estaremos gravando no Skype para os próximos episódios.
Em lutas de estilo misto entre lutadores e atacantes, o ditado é quando o lutador coloca as mãos no atacante, a luta acabou. Na maioria das lutas de estilo misto entre lutadores ou grapplers e boxeadores, o grappler normalmente vence depois de arrastar o atacante para o chão. Ray Steele derrotou Battle Levinsky. “Judô” Gene LeBell esmagou Milo Savage. Em moderno
https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/n9e7e9/Episode_4382qwo.mp3Podcast: Jogar em nova janela | 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