Avtor: Ken Zimmerman Jr.

Jaz sem avtor 23 neleposlovne knjige o borilnih športih in St. Louis Zgodovina. Študiral sem borilne veščine za 26 let.

Whistler se bori z Dufurjem v New Yorku

19th Century Pro Wrestling History
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Četrtek, Marec 31, 1881, 200 Oboževalci so se filtrirali v newyorško dvorano Turnverein in gledali Clarence Whistlerja, ki se bori Henryja Mosesa Dufurja v treh do petih padcih, ki so se uvrstili v rokoborbo z obema rokoborboma z obema rokoborboma, ki nosita jakne. Promotorji so pravila in jopiči uporabili celo možnosti vsakega rokoborca ​​za zmago. Clarence Whistler se je specializirala za grško-rimsko rokovanje. Whistler je vzel svetovnega prvaka v težki kategoriji

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“Kmet” Burns Trains Jeffries

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When the great Jack Johnson defeated Tommy Burns for the World Heavyweight Boxing Championship, the boxing establishment started searching for a “white hope” to defeat Johnson. In desperation to find someone to defeat Johnson, promoters and sports writers started lobbying former World Heavyweight Champion James J. Jeffries to end his retirement to fight Johnson. Jeffries retired undefeated in 1905. Po

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Epizoda 70 – Lost Film

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https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/gwes2cubjemajn78/Episode_708px2e.mp3Podcast: Predvajaj v novem oknu | DownloadIn this episode, I discuss the recently discovered film of the 1908 match between George Hackenschmidt and Joe Rogers. Update I give a health update on Dan and talk about the upcoming podcast schedule. Main Content A film company recently restored a 1908 wrestling film between George Hackenschmidt and Joe Rogers, Del 1 in

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Epizoda 69 – Happy Halloween

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https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/ezswfi6nskgzp6hb/Episode_69arvtq.mp3Podcast: Predvajaj v novem oknu | DownloadIn this episode, we discuss Martin “Kmet” Burns training James J. Jeffries for his bout with Jack Johnson on July 4, 1910. Update Dan and I talk about my new project and how an earlier writer unfairly portrayed Joe Stecher’s world title run from 1925 za 1928. Shooter in a Worked World is available

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Ubijalski koper (1947)

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Avgusta 2, 1947, Max M. King Productions released Killer Dill (1947), a crime film that professional wrestler Mike Mazurki plays “Little Joe”, a henchman playing both sides of a gang feud. Stuart Erwin stars as Johnny “Killer” Dill, a lingerie designer and salesperson, who people mistake for a gangster. After accidentally involving himself in a gang war, njegov

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Londos Wrestles v gledališču Odeon

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Jim Londos developed into professional wrestling’s biggest box office star during the 1930s. Londos wrestled main events against Ed “Strangler” Lewis and Jim Browning at baseball stadiums. These matches drew crowds of more than 30,000 fans for the first time since the second Gotch vs. Hackenschmidt in 1911. When Londos wrestled in Greece, Londos drew crowds estimated to be at

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Epizoda 68 – Začni promocijo

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https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/w8xx4379qy8ai3ti/Episode_68be7jw.mp3Podcast: Predvajaj v novem oknu | DownloadIn this episode, I discuss the beginnings of the regular St. Louis wrestling promotion in 1921. I also discuss the Mr. McMahon documentary on Netflix. Update Due to illness and medical appointments, we are a little late on releasing the episode this week. Strelec v delujočem svetu: John Pesek and the 1920s Promotional

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Mike Romano umre v ringu

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Professional wrestlers dying in the ring is rare but occasionally happens. V 1936, 5,000 wrestling fans in Washington, Enosmerno. inadvertently booed a dead man at the end of the Mike Romano vs. “Irish” Jack Donovan match at Griffith Stadium on Thursday, Junij 25, 1936. The 40-year-old Romano was putting Donovan over in a worked match. Newspapers inaccurately reported Romano as

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Epizoda 67 – V Novicah

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https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/san6f9gun6iekev6/Episode_678y2ti.mp3Podcast: Predvajaj v novem oknu | DownloadIn this episode, Dan and I get caught up on all the news that is unfit to print. We save the history topic for the end of this episode. Time Stamps WWE News – 7:00 AEW News – 17:15 Divided Championship Period between 1925 in 1928 – 41:10 You can leave a comment or

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