Zbyszko Double Crosses Trio

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Rarely does one fundamentally alter their profession but Stanislaus Zbyszko did just that on April 15, 1925 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Zbyszko defeated Wayne Munn in one of the last shoot (not staged) professional wrestling matches in the United States. It was a shoot or legitimate match because Zbyszko double crossed the “Goldust Trio” pwomosyon lit ak bat Munn pou la

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Sam Langford KOs Battlin’ Jim Johnson

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Nan Madi, Desanm 12, 1916, Sam Langford te defann la “Colored World Heavyweight Boxing Championship”, ki li te genyen nan Sam McVea nan mwa fevriye 1916. Ant 1904 ak 1919, pi bon boksè Afriken-Ameriken yo, oswa Kanadyen nwa tankou Langford, yo te bloke goumen youn ak lòt pou “Koulè” Chanpyona. Si yon konbatan blan te goumen ak yo, li te sèlman yo devlope pwòp repitasyon yo

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Lewis Takes Title Back from Munn

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Nan menm jou a, Joe Stecher te lite Stanislaus Zbyszko pou vèsyon rekonèt chanpyona Mondyal Lut Pwa lou nan St.. Louis, EdStrangler” Lewis challenged “Big” Wayne Munn for his disputed Michigan-Illinois World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship. Lewis dropped the title to Munn in February 1925. In April 1925, Zbyszko defeated Munn in a famous double-cross. The match between Lewis and

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Fitz Dethrones Corbett in 1897

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Sou Mas 17, 1897, current World Heavyweight Boxing Champion James J. Corbett entered the boxing ring at Carson City, Nevada. Corbett faced the challenge of former middleweight boxing champion Bob Fitzsimmons. Corbett entered as the favorite enjoying both an almost twenty pound weight advantage and slick boxing skills. “Ruddy Robert” as Fitzsimmons was sometimes known won the World Middleweight Boxing Championship in

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