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Stanislaus Zbyszko ABŞ-a səfər etdi 1909 tanınmış ağır çəkidə güləş üzrə dünya çempionu Frank Gotch ilə görüş axtarır. Bu problem üçün forma almaq və titul matçı üçün gözlənti yaratmaq, Zbyskzo ABŞ-ın əksər böyük şəhərlərini gəzdi. During May 1910, Zbışko Sankt-Peterburqa gəldi. Louis bacarıqlı güləşçi Çarlzla matçına görə
Dekabr 14, 1922, a crowd of 10,000 fans filled the St. Louis Coliseum to watch the rematch between current World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Ed “Strangler” Lewis and former champion Stanislaus Zbyszko. Lewis “defeated” Zbyszko for the title in Wichita, Kansas in March 1922. Unknown to these fans, the plan was for Zbyszko to lose the match to Lewis but
Yanvar 5, 1900, four days before a showdown with Bantamweight Boxing Champion Terry McGovern, Featherweight World Boxing Champion George Dixon made an announcement to chill the spine of all his supporters. Dixon announced that win or lose, he would be retiring from the ring after the bout with McGovern. The last thing a manager wants to hear before a
Yanvar ayında 1905, well-regarded wrestler Gus Schoenlein, also known as Americus, agreed to meet Fred Beell in Schoenlein’s hometown of Baltimore, Maryland. Schoenlein expected to beat Beell easily. At 5’10” və 210 manat, “Americus” towered over the 5’04”, 170 pound Beell. While Beell was powerfully built, Schoenlein’s 40 pounds was a mountainous advantage. Both men were skilled wrestlers though. Ikinci,
(This post is an exert from my newest book Masked Marvel to the Rescue: Xilas edən Hiylə 1915 International Wrestling Tournament available on Amazon.) The fall version of the 1915 International Wrestling Tournament was struggling with attendance and interest, when promoter Sam Rachmann struck promotional gold by introducing a masked wrestler into his tournament. The Masked Marvel stormed
When Billy Sandow and Ed Lewis decided Stanislaus Zbyszko’s title reign had run out of promotional steam, they decided to “win” back the title in March 1922. St. Louis promoter John Contos was able to secure the big rematch, which would occur at the St. Louis Coliseum Cümə axşamı, Dekabr 14, 1922. Bu zaman, American professional wrestling outside of
Şənbə günü, Yanvar 30, 1904, George Hackenschmidt defended his Greco-Roman World Wrestling Championship against Ahmed Medrali. “Rusiya Lion” would have to defeat “Qorxunc Turk” to retain his championship. Promoters selected the giant Medrali, who was 6’02” və 224 manat, to defeat the seemingly invincible Hackenschmidt. George Hackenschmidt stood only 5’09” tall and weighed 209 manat. Despite his smaller
On a March night in San Francisco, heavyweight contender Marvin Hart proved pure aggressiveness could sometimes win a decision. Sonra 20 rounds of boxing, referee Greggains, the only judge, awarded the decision over the great Jack Johnson to Hart. Hart met Johnson on March 28, 1905. Johnson entered the ring as the betting favorite. O da biri kimi daxil oldu
Thiebaud ya Theobald Bauer Fransız güləşçi idi, kim yunan-Roma güləşi üzrə ixtisaslaşmış. Bauer ərzində Amerikada gəlib 1875 Dünya Grekoromen ağır Güləş Çempionatı üçün şübhəli iddia ilə. O, onun adı müdafiə edirəm 5 William Muldoon məğlub il qədər 1880. güləş azarkeşləri bütün Bauer ilə tanış olduqda, Bu rəqib kimi normal
Cümə axşamı, Noyabr 22, 1923, St. Louis promoter John Contos hosted a controversial card topped by a match between Joe Stecher and Dan Kolov, an up-and-coming Bulgarian wrestler. The card was covered by John E. Wray, the Sports Editor for the St. Louis Post-Dispetçer. The card was controversial because two of the biggest stars in wrestling were advertised but didn’t