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Stanislaus Zbyszko traveled to the United States in 1909 seeking a match with recognized World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Frank Gotch. To get in shape for this challenge and build anticipation for the title match, Zbyskzo toured most of the major cities in the United States. During May 1910, Zbyszko arrived in St. Louis for his match with capable wrestler Charles
Ar Ragfyr 14, 1922, a crowd of 10,000 fans filled the St. Louis Coliseum i wylio'r ail gêm rhwng Pencampwr Reslo Pwysau Trwm y Byd, Ed “Strangler” Lewis a'r cyn-bencampwr Stanislaus Zbyszko. Lewis “trechu” Zbyszko am y teitl yn Wichita, Kansas ym mis Mawrth 1922. Anhysbys i'r cefnogwyr hyn, y cynllun oedd i Zbyszko golli'r ornest i Lewis ond
Ar Ionawr 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
Ym mis Ionawr 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” a 210 bunnoedd, “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. Ail,
(Mae'r post hwn yn ymdrech o fy llyfr diweddaraf Masked Marvel to the Rescue: Y Gimig A Arbedodd y 1915 Twrnamaint Reslo Rhyngwladol ar gael ar Amazon.) Mae fersiwn cwymp y 1915 Roedd y Twrnamaint Reslo Rhyngwladol yn cael trafferth gyda phresenoldeb a diddordeb, pan darodd yr hyrwyddwr Sam Rachmann aur hyrwyddo trwy gyflwyno reslwr â mwgwd i'w dwrnamaint. Cythruddodd The Masked Marvel
Pan benderfynodd Billy Sandow ac Ed Lewis fod teyrnasiad teitl Stanislaus Zbyszko wedi rhedeg allan o stêm hyrwyddo, penderfynasant “win” yn ôl y teitl ym mis Mawrth 1922. St. Louis promoter John Contos was able to secure the big rematch, which would occur at the St. Louis Coliseum on Thursday, Rhagfyr 14, 1922. By this time, American professional wrestling outside of
Ar ddydd Sadwrn, Ionawr 30, 1904, George Hackenschmidt amddiffyn ei deitl Pencampwriaeth Reslo Byd Greco-Rufeinig yn erbyn Ahmed Medrali. “Mae'r Rwsia Lion” Byddai'n rhaid i drechu “Y ofnadwy Turk” i gadw ei bencampwriaeth. Hyrwyddwyr dewis y Medrali cawr, a oedd yn 6’02” a 224 bunnoedd, i drechu'r Hackenschmidt ymddangos yn anorchfygol. Safodd George Hackenschmidt dim ond 5’09” dal ac yn pwyso 209 bunnoedd. Despite his smaller
On a March night in San Francisco, heavyweight contender Marvin Hart proved pure aggressiveness could sometimes win a decision. After 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. He also entered as one of
Thiebaud or Theobald Bauer was a French wrestler, who specialized in Greco-Roman wrestling. Bauer arrived in America during 1875 with a dubious claim to the World Greco-Roman Heavyweight Wrestling Championship. He would defend his title for 5 years until defeated by William Muldoon in 1880. If wrestling fans are familiar with Bauer at all, it is normally as the opponent
Ar ddydd Iau, Tachwedd 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 Ôl-Dispatch. The card was controversial because two of the biggest stars in wrestling were advertised but didn’t