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У пятніцу, Лютага 17, 1922, World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Stanislaus Zbyszko wrestled a handicap match against Francois Lemarque and up-and-coming star Jim Londos. Londos was still a few years away from becoming the biggest box office draw in professional wrestling but he was the most popular wrestler in St. Луіс. While Londos only stood about 5’06” or 5’07”, he possessed
On Sunday, Сьнежня 17, 1906, Kansas City, Missouri once more proved itself to be a hotbed for professional wrestling as 8,000 fans crammed Convention Hall to watch the rematch between Frank Gotch and Fred Beell. Beell won the American Heavyweight Wrestling Championship from Gotch three weeks earlier in New Orleans, Louisiana. Gotch claimed the loss to be a fluke, у той час як
У суботу, December 2nd, 1893, local Saint Louis boxing instructor and Greco-Roman wrestler Mike Mooney met Max Luttbeg at Saint Louis’ Entertainment Hall. Pre-match hype focused on Mooney never losing a wrestling match or a boxing bout. Mooney was considered a better Greco-Roman wrestler, while Luttbeg was a better catch-as-catch-can wrestler. In the 19th century, it was common for matches
Чэрвеня 11, 1976, Іосіф “Toots” Мондт памёр па дарозе ў хрысціянскую паўночна-ўсходнюю бальніцу ў Паўночным Сэнт-Джонсе. Луі акругі. Монт пераехаў у св. Луісе ў 1969 каб дапамагчы даглядаць маці сваёй жонкі Альды. Пасля смерці маці ў в 1971, Мондты вырашылі застацца ў Санкт-Пецярбургу. Луіс, дзе нарадзілася і вырасла Альда. Монт быў легендарным
The few people who know about the prizefighter Paddy Ryan probably know him as John L. Sullivan’s victim. Sullivan beat Ryan for the Heavyweight Prizefighting Championship in 1882. Ryan was a good fighter in his own right though. Ryan was born on March 15, 1851 in Ireland. His family emigrated to Troy, New York. Ryan was known through out his
Wayne “Big” Munn’s a meteoric rise in professional wrestling. Debuting in 1924, Munn “won” the World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship from Ed “Душыцель” Lewis in early 1925. His fall was just as quick. Па 1926, Munn was retired. A college football lineman from Nebraska, Munn was recruited into professional wrestling by Billy Sandow, defacto leader of the Gold Dust Trio. The
Fred Beell was a strong, таленавіты прафесійны барэц на мяжы 20 ст. Beell gave all the best wrestlers of the day tough contests but his lack of size often hampered his ability with world class wrestlers. Хоць і магутнага складу, Beell was generously listed at 5’06”. At his heaviest, Beell never exceeded 170 фунты. While possessing a bodybuilder’s
When William Muldoon retired from professional wrestling in 1889, he intended for his protege, Ernst Roeber, to become the new World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion. Since Muldoon always defended his championship in the Greco-Roman wrestling style, his choice made sense. Roeber was arguably the best Greco-Roman wrestler in America at the time. Аднак, the wrestling fans and journalist, covering the sport,
Уілард “Дзікі Біл” Лонгсан нарадзіўся ў Солт-Лэйк-Сіці, штат Юта, on June 8, 1906 але большую частку свайго дарослага жыцця правёў у св. Луіс, Місуры. Пасля пачатку кар'еры прафесійнага змагара ў 1931, Лонгсан выявіў, што працуе на Тома Пэкса ў Сэнт-Джонсе. Луіс. Ён ніколі не сыходзіў, бо гэта будзе яго хатняя база для астатніх
У 1902, future World Heavyweight Boxing Champion Marvin Hart was a rising contender. Fighting primarily out of his hometown of Louisville, Kentucky, Hart was matched against Kid Carter at the Southern Athletic Club on May 2, 1902. At 17-1, Hart knew another victory would go a long way in securing a heavyweight title fight. The Brooklyn-born Kid Carter intended to