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On Sunday, Diċembru 14, 1924, “Big” Wayne Munn wrestled Joseph “Toots” Mondt fl-avveniment ewlieni tal-karta tal-lotta fil-Kansas City, Missouri, Sala tal-Konvenzjoni. 10,000 il-partitarji dehru jferrħu lil Munn, eks plejer tal-futbol tal-kulleġġ għall-Università ta’ Nebraska. Munn ġie fatturat għal 6’06”, li setgħet kienet esaġerazzjoni imma kien b’mod sinifikanti
L-akbar logħba tal-lotta professjonali Amerikana tas-Seklu 19 seħħet f’April 21, 1895 f'Chicago, Illinois. Evan “Strangler” Lewis iddefenda l-Kampjonat Amerikan tal-Lotta Heavyweight tiegħu kontra Martin “Farmer” Burns. Iż-żgħażagħ ta’ 34 sena kienu t-tnejn tas-sengħa “ganċijiet” jew istivi sottomissjoni jagħmluhom il-quċċata tal-katina alimentari fil-lotta professjonali leġittimu. Lewis kien ilu champion bla dubju minn dakinhar 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. Dwar Marzu 21, 1891, the most serious contender for the inactive John L. Sullivan’s world championship broke the color line to
Dwar April 14, 1909, World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Frank Gotch met Yussif Mahmout, a skilled Bulgarian wrestler, f'Chicago, Illinois for his title. Il-partitarji qiesu lil Mahmout bħala sfidant iebes primarjament għax ma kinux raw lilu jissieltu. Emil Klank, Il-maniġer ta’ Gotch, kkonvinċa lottaturi barranin b'reputazzjoni tajba bħal Mahmout u Stanislaus Zbyszko biex jivvjaġġaw lejn l-Amerika biex jisfidaw lil Gotch. Fannijiet
Aleksander “Alex” Aberg għamel aħbarijiet fi 1917 waqt kawża dwar ir-rifjut tiegħu li jwettaq impenn ta’ lotta f’Boston matul Marzu 1917. Aberg qabel li jiġġieled Wladek Zbyszko, avversarju prinċipali tiegħu matul il- 1915 Tournaments Internazzjonali tal-Lotta ta’ New York, għall-promotur ta’ Boston George Touhey. Madankollu, Aberg ħareġ mill-ġlieda ftit wara li ffirma ftehim biex jiġġieled tiegħu
Wara li żżewweġ lil martu Gladys u għeleb it-tieni darba lil Georg Hackenschmidt, it-tnejn fil 1911, Iċ-Champion Dinji tal-Lotta tal-Piż Tqil Frank Gotch beda jissieltu skeda aktar limitata. Martu Gladys ma kinitx dilettanta kbira tal-lotta u riedet li r-raġel il-ġdid tagħha jqatta’ aktar ħin id-dar f’Humboldt, Iowa. Fid-dinja tal-lotta dak iż-żmien,
Clarence Whistler was born in Indiana during 1856. While standing only 5’09” or so and weighing 165 liri, 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, when they stopped in at a
Fuq Mejju 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, Champion tad-Dinja tal-Lotta Heavyweight Ed “Strangler” 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