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On Sunday, Desember 14, 1924, “Besar” Wayne Munn wrestled Joseph “Toots” Mondt in the main event of the wrestling card at the Kansas City, Missouri, Convention Hall. 10,000 fans showed up to cheer on Munn, a former college football player for the University of Nebraska. Munn was billed at 6’06”, which may have been an exaggeration but he was significantly
The biggest American pro wrestling match of the 19th Century occurred on April 21, 1895 in Chicago, Illinois. Evan “Pencekik” Lewis defended his American Heavyweight Wrestling Championship against Martin “Petani” Luka bakar. The 34-year-olds were both skilled with “hooks” or submission holds making them the top of the food chain in legitimate professional wrestling. Lewis had been undisputed champion since 1893
In this post, which was previously a podcast, we will discuss the epic sixty-one round draw between James J. Corbett and Peter Jackson in 1891. This bout prepared Corbett for his successful challenge of John L. Sullivan in 1892. Pada bulan Maret 21, 1891, the most serious contender for the inactive John L. Sullivan’s world championship broke the color line to
Pada April 14, 1909, World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Frank Gotch met Yussif Mahmout, a skilled Bulgarian wrestler, in Chicago, Illinois for his title. Fans considered Mahmout a tough challenger primarily because they had not seen him wrestle. Emil Klank, Manajer Gotch, meyakinkan pegulat asing dengan reputasi baik seperti Mahmout dan Stanislaus Zbyszko untuk melakukan perjalanan ke Amerika untuk menantang Gotch. Penggemar
Aleksander “Alex” Aberg menjadi berita utama 1917 selama gugatan atas penolakannya untuk memenuhi komitmen gulat di Boston selama bulan Maret 1917. Aberg setuju untuk bergulat dengan Wladek Zbyszko, lawan utamanya selama ini 1915 Turnamen Gulat Internasional New York, untuk promotor Boston George Touhey. However, Aberg menarik diri dari pertarungan tak lama setelah menandatangani perjanjian untuk bergulat dengannya
Setelah menikahi istrinya Gladys dan mengalahkan Georg Hackenschmidt untuk kedua kalinya, keduanya masuk 1911, Juara Gulat Kelas Berat Dunia Frank Gotch mulai bergulat dengan jadwal yang lebih terbatas. Istrinya Gladys bukanlah penggemar berat gulat dan ingin suami barunya menghabiskan lebih banyak waktu di rumah di Humboldt, Iowa. Dalam dunia gulat pada saat itu,
Clarence Whistler was born in Indiana during 1856. While standing only 5’09” or so and weighing 165 pon, Whistler was considered one of the most powerful wrestlers of his era. Whistler was the only wrestler able to give William Muldoon a hard time during Muldoon’s 9-year run as World Champion. Whistler primarily competed in Greco-Roman wrestling, the dominant style in
For the October 5, 1861 edition of the Cincinnati Daily Press, editors pulled a story off the wire service from the Spirit of the Times. The wire story reported on a fight between former English prizefighting champion Tom Sayers and current English champion Jem Mace. Both Sayers and Mace were touring with English circuses, ketika mereka berhenti di a
Pada tanggal 17, 1910, Stanislaus Zbyszko’s year-long tour of America continued as he met Dr. Benjamin F. Roller in Buffalo, New York. Zbyszko, a Greco-Roman Wrestling Champion from Poland, wanted to generate interest in a potential match with World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Frank Gotch. While Dr. Roller was never able to beat Gotch, he was considered one of the top American
Leading into his January 24, 1921 title match with former world champion Earl Caddock, Juara Gulat Kelas Berat Dunia Ed “Pencekik” Lewis was reputed to have injured his previous two opponents, Wladek Zbyszko and Joe Stecher, with his headlock. Lewis would use the headlock to hip toss his opponent to the floor. Zbyszko was knocked senseless, when his head hit the