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In January 1905, well-regarded wrestler Gus Schoenlein, also known as Americus, agreed to meet Fred Beell in Schoenlein’s hometown of Baltimore, Maryland. Schoenlein expected to beat Beell easily. At 5’10” и 210 паунда, “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. Втори,
(Тази публикация е опит от най-новата ми книга „Маскирано чудо към спасението“: Трикът, който спаси 1915 Международен турнир по борба на разположение на Amazon.) Есенната версия на 1915 Международният турнир по борба се бореше с посещаемост и интерес, когато промоутърът Сам Рахман удари промоционално злато, като въведе маскиран борец в своя турнир. Маскираното чудо нахлу
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. <Педя bbox_x = "925" bbox_y = "1878" bbox_w = "13" bbox_h = "19" fsize = "13" fweight = "3" червено = "255" зелен = "255" синьо = "255" алфа = ". Louis promoter John Contos was able to secure the big rematch, which would occur at the St. Луис Колизей в четвъртък, Декември 14, 1922. По това време, American professional wrestling outside of
В събота, Януари 30, 1904, George Hackenschmidt defended his Greco-Roman World Wrestling Championship against Ahmed Medrali. “The Russian Lion” would have to defeat “Грозни турчинът” to retain his championship. Promoters selected the giant Medrali, who was 6’02” и 224 паунда, to defeat the seemingly invincible Hackenschmidt. George Hackenschmidt stood only 5’09” tall and weighed 209 паунда. Despite his smaller
В четвъртък, Ноември 22, 1923, <Педя bbox_x = "925" bbox_y = "1878" bbox_w = "13" bbox_h = "19" fsize = "13" fweight = "3" червено = "255" зелен = "255" синьо = "255" алфа = ". Промоутърът на Луис Джон Контос беше домакин на спорна карта, увенчана с мач между Джо Стечър и Дан Колов, един бъдещ български борец. Картата е покрита от Джон Е. Wray, the Sports Editor for the St. <Педя bbox_x = "662" bbox_y = "1207" bbox_w = "98" bbox_h = "17" fsize = "11" fweight = "3" червено = "255" зелен = "255" синьо = "255" алфа = ". The card was controversial because two of the biggest stars in wrestling were advertised but didn’t
В четвъртък вечер, Ноември 25, 1909, World Wrestling Champion Frank Gotch срещна полския шампион по борба Станислав Zbyszko за мача хендикап в Buffalo, Ню Йорк. Gotch се съгласи да се откаже от схватката, ако той не може да хвърли Zbyszko два пъти за един час. Размер и сила Zbyszko създадоха проблеми за Gotch, тежащ 190 паунда за Zbyszko на 260 паунда. Обаче, 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
Франк Gotch, момчето ферма от Humboldt, Iowa, ще победят George Hackenschmidt за Wrestling Световното Heavyweight в 1908. Тази победа и последващото му поражение на “Хамалски” в на 1911 реванш циментира мястото Gotch като един от най-великите борци за всички времена. Gotch was a very talented wrestler but he was not the undefeated wunderkind of legend. Gotch
На January 10, 1912, Stanislaus Zbyszko continued his campaign for another title shot with World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Frank Gotch. To press his claim, he secured a match with Gotch training partner and protegé, Jake Westergard. Westergard claimed a questionable win over his mentor Gotch, who probably dropped the match to Westergard in a prearranged match. Zbyszko was a skilled