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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 nan Jedi, Desanm 14, 1922. Nan tan sa a, American professional wrestling outside of
Nan samdi, Janvye 30, 1904, George Hackenschmidt defann greko-Women Mondyal Lit chanpyona l 'kont Ahmed Medrali. “Lion Ris la” ta gen yo defèt “Terib Turk la” kenbe chanpyona l '. Pwomotè chwazi jeyan Medrali la, ki moun ki te 6’02” ak 224 liv, yo defèt Hackenschmidt la w pèdi irézistibl. George Hackenschmidt te kanpe sèlman 5’09” tall and weighed 209 liv. 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. Li te antre tou kòm youn nan
Thiebaud oswa Theobald Bauer se te yon luteur franse, ki espesyalize nan lit Greko-Women. Bauer te rive nan Amerik pandan 1875 ak yon reklamasyon ézitan nan chanpyona Mondyal Greco-Women Heavyweight Wrestling la. Li ta defann tit li pou 5 ane jiskaske bat pa William Muldoon nan 1880. Si fanatik lit yo abitye ak Bauer nan tout, li nòmalman kòm advèsè a
Nan Jedi, Novanm 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-Dispatch. The card was controversial because two of the biggest stars in wrestling were advertised but didn’t
Broadcast companies were looking for content during the early days of television. Besides older movies and some broadcast company productions, sports were a source of programming for many television stations. The Dumont Television Network was one of the powerhouse networks in the beginning of the Golden Age of Television. One of their most popular programs was wrestling and the star
Yusuf Ismail only wrestled in the United States for six months in the first half of 1898. In his first significant match, he was disqualified for a vicious foul. In his only other significant match, he gave Evan “Strangler” Lewis the beating of his life. Yet his short tour of the United States made him a legend. Ismail entered the
Sou yon jou lannwit Jedi, Novanm 25, 1909, Lit Mondyal Champion Frank Gotch te rankontre Polish Lit Champion Stanislaus Zbyszko pou yon match andikap nan Buffalo, New York. Gotch dakò pèdi bout a si li pa t 'kapab voye jete Zbyszko de fwa nan yon èdtan. Gwosè Zbyszko a ak fòs kreye pwoblèm pou Gotch, ki te peze 190 liv Zbyszko a 260 liv. Sepandan, Zbyszko
Wrestling promoter Samuel Rachman created the International Wrestling Tournament in Spring 1915 to highlight the abilities of Aleksander “Alex” Aberg. Aberg was the Russian Greco-Roman Wrestling Champion. Rachman believed Aberg could beat any wrestler. Rachman also wanted to lure Frank Gotch, the last undisputed World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion, out of retirement to wrestle with Aberg. Gotch wrestled George Lurich in
In a blog post last month, I wrote about the difficulty promoters had in staging the Joe Stecher vs Jess Westergaard match. Originally scheduled for Omaha, Nebraska, the Omaha Chief of Police and Police Commissioner were concerned about the match being prearranged or a “work”. They didn’t want gamblers being taken in by the exhibition. To prevent this occurrence, they