Wladek Zbyszko Loses Unexpectedly

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Wladek Zbyszko’s legacy is often overshadowed by his brother Stanislaus Zbyszko. Stanislaus, sem var 12 years older, posed the last real threat to Frank Gotch’s World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship. Wladek Zbyszko was a skilled wrestler in his own right. Því miður, he didn’t arrive in the United States until 1914, when most wrestling matches were prearranged. Wladek had proved his bona

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Charley Olson drepur glímumann

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Mér hefur oft fundist stærsta áskorunin við að rannsaka snemma atvinnuglímu er að aðgreina staðreyndir frá skáldskap. Jafnvel þegar glímumennirnir kepptu í lögmætum leikjum, þeir blása oft út niðurstöður, byggðu upp apókrýfa þjóðsögur í kringum sigra sína og bjuggu til ævintýralegar sögur til að útskýra tap þeirra. Fagleg glíma spratt upp úr karnivalunum og hélt kynningareðli þessarar listar. St.

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Stanislaus Zbyszko Defeats Former Boxer

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Janúar 10, 1910, recently arrived Polish wrestler Stanislaus Zbyszko took on Charlie “The Kid” Cutler in a best two-out-of-three falls match. Cutler had been a boxer in a troupe run by John L. Sullivan before transitioning to wrestling. While Cutler was extremely tough, Stanislaus Zbyszko had been wrestling since his youth. Zbyszko would use these skills to overcome Cutler

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Allen berst við Mace um heimsmeistaratitilinn

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Tom Allen fæddist í Birmingham, England en barðist nokkra af frægustu bardögum sínum í Ameríku. Í 1867, Allen flutti til St. Louis, stærsta borg vestan Mississippi. Allen fór aldrei og myndi nota St. Louis sem heimastöð hans til að þjálfa fyrir verðlaunabardaga. Allen barðist að mestu í verðlaunabardaga með berum hnúum eins og amerískir hnefaleikar myndu ekki gera það

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The One Opponent Gotch Could Not Beat

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Á Desember 16, 1917, Frank Alvin Gotch lost a three week battle with uremic poisoning. Doctors attempted to keep his kidneys going through an operation in Chicago but it provided only temporary relief. Gotch intended to travel to Hot Springs, Arkansas to try and restore his health. The operation ended this hope. Gotch spent the last couple weeks only able

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John L. Sullivan handtekinn

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Á þriðjudag, Nóvember 18, 1884, Heimsmeistarinn í þungavigt ber-hnúa verðlaunabardaga John L. Sullivan barðist við Al Greenfield í Madison Square Garden í New York borg. Sullivan þurfti að sigra meira en bara andstæðing sinn í þessum bardaga. Mennirnir samþykktu upphaflega að berjast á mánudag, Nóvember 17, 1884, en yfirvöld í New York-borg hótuðu mönnunum handtöku. Deilan við

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Evan Lewis’ Stranglehold

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This post was formally a podcast broadcast in 2015. Í þessum þætti, I discuss what Evan “The Strangler” Lewis’ hold would be called today. Main Content – When I first heard of the stranglehold or “hang hold” of Evan “The Strangler” Lewis, it sounded like a guillotine choke. Þó, several sources I checked described it as a rear naked choke. Lewis

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Kilrain berst við Godfrey í Brutal Fight

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Á föstudaginn, Mars 13, 1891, Jake Kilrain barðist við George Godfrey í California Athletic Club í San Francisco, California. Menn börðust um bikar og $5,000. Mennirnir gengu inn í hringinn kl 9:52 p.m. William Muldoon, fyrrverandi heimsmeistari í þungavigt, sendi Kilrain, sem Muldoon þjálfaði fyrir þennan bardaga. Muldoon þjálfaði andstæðing Kilrain, John L. Sullivan, fyrir þeirra 1889

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Blackburn and Langford Go Distance

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Charles Henry “Jack” Blackburn achieved his greatest fame as the trainer of World Heavyweight Boxing Champion Joe Louis from 1934 til 1942. Louis is widely considered to be one of the top three to five heavyweights in professional boxing history and some consider him the best heavyweight fighter. “Jack” Blackburn þróaði hæfileika unga meistarans og hjálpaði honum

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