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Stanislaus Zbyszko เดินทางไปสหรัฐอเมริกาในปี 1909 กำลังมองหาการแข่งขันกับแชมป์มวยปล้ำรุ่นเฮฟวี่เวตโลกที่ได้รับการยอมรับ Frank Gotch. เพื่อฟิตร่างกายสำหรับความท้าทายนี้และสร้างความคาดหวังสำหรับแมตช์ชิงแชมป์, Zbyskzo ไปเที่ยวเมืองสำคัญส่วนใหญ่ในสหรัฐอเมริกา. During May 1910, Zbyszko มาถึงเมืองเซนต์ปีเตอร์สเบิร์ก. หลุยส์ลงแข่งขันกับนักมวยปล้ำมากความสามารถชาร์ลส
เมื่อวันที่ 14, 1922, a crowd of 10,000 fans filled the St. Louis Coliseum to watch the rematch between current World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Ed “เค้นคอ” Lewis and former champion Stanislaus Zbyszko. ลูอิส “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
เมื่อวันที่ 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
ในเดือนมกราคม 1905, well-regarded wrestler Gus Schoenlein, also known as Americus, agreed to meet Fred Beell in Schoenlein’s hometown of Baltimore, รัฐแมรี่แลนด์. Schoenlein expected to beat Beell easily. At 5’10” และ 210 ปอนด์, “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. ที่สอง,
(This post is an exert from my newest book Masked Marvel to the Rescue: The Gimmick That Saved the 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. เซนต์. Louis promoter John Contos was able to secure the big rematch, which would occur at the St. หลุยส์โคลีเซียมในวันพฤหัสบดี, ธันวาคม 14, 1922. By this time, American professional wrestling outside of
ในวันเสาร์ที่, มกราคม 30, 1904, George Hackenschmidt defended his Greco-Roman World Wrestling Championship against Ahmed Medrali. “รัสเซียสิงโต” would have to defeat “The Terrible Turk” to retain his championship. Promoters selected the giant Medrali, who was 6’02” และ 224 ปอนด์, to defeat the seemingly invincible Hackenschmidt. George Hackenschmidt stood only 5’09” tall and weighed 209 ปอนด์. Despite his smaller
On a March night in San Francisco, heavyweight contender Marvin Hart proved pure aggressiveness could sometimes win a decision. หลังจากที่ 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
On Thursday, พฤศจิกายน 22, 1923, เซนต์. 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. หลุยส์โพสต์ส่ง. The card was controversial because two of the biggest stars in wrestling were advertised but didn’t