“Terrible” Terry Shows His Power

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“Terrible” Terry McGovern proved to be a rare fighter at the turn of the Twentieth Century. While smaller boxers packed no power in their punches, McGovern, who scaled between 110 və 126 manat, possessed tremendous knockout power. “Terrible” Terry often finished his opponents in the first four rounds. Iyul 1, 1899, Brooklyn based McGovern met Chicago’s Johnny Richie at

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Evan Lewis Strangles Tom Cannon

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Avqust 26, 1886, Evan “Strangler” Lewis Cincinnati Britaniya Güləş çempionu Tom Cannon görüşüb, Ohio. Qanuni güləş dövründə, digər güləşçilər çünki onun stranglehold güclü Lewis qorxulan. Lewis Cüdo arxa çılpaq choke kimi tanınan carotid arterial boğmaq işə. Ən azından mən əvvəlcə düşündüm və əksər tarixçilər sitat gətirdilər. Müasir

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Russian Civil War Snags Aberg and Lurich

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Estonia gave birth to three of the greatest wrestlers of the first two decades of the 20th Century: Georg Lurich, George Hackenschmidt and Aleksander “Alex” Åberg. As part of the Russian Empire at the time, Estonia contained a number of elementary and high schools with superior physical education programs. Lurich and Hackenschmidt both started out as weightlifters and transitioned into

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Ringer Throws Wasem

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Şənbə günü, Noyabr 25, 1899, St. Louis wrestling fans experienced a shock, when a visiting wrestler easily threw local champion Oscar Wasem in a little over 20 dəqiqə. After the easy victory, fans smelled a rat, when the “Indianapolis Cyclone” spoke with a Lancashire accent. Oscar Wasem surpassed George Baptiste as St. Louis’ wrestling champion in the mid-1890s. Wasem possessed

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Burns Beats Hart for Heavyweight Title

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On February 23, 1906, World Heavyweight Boxing Champion Marvin Hart defended his title in Los Angeles. When James J. Jeffries retired as heavyweight champion, Hart and Jack Sharkey fought for the vacant title. Hart was the surprise winner of the fight. Hart refused to fight Jack Johnson, the recognized best heavyweight. Instead he fought Tommy Burns, a 5’07” skilled boxer.

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1915 New York Wrestling Tournament

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Beynəlxalq Güləş Turnir May arasında iki mərhələdə meydana gəldi 19, 1915 dekabr 31, 1915. Əlli güləşçiləri Dünya yunan-Roma çempionu Aleksandr o cümlədən turnirin ilk mərhələsində rəqabət “Alex” Åberg. Ikinci hissədə idi 40 up o cümlədən star Ed gələn güləşçiləri “Strangler” Lewis, who joined a month into the tournament on November 22, 1915. The

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Boxing’s Effect on Legitimate Wrestling

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In the 1910s, American professional wrestling permanently moved from legitimate wrestling contests to prearranged exhibitions. Fan interest, promoter control and less wear and tear on the wrestlers all played a role in this transition. Another less talked about pressure was outside of the sport itself. Prior to the 20th Century, professional boxing was illegal in the United States. Bare knuckle

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Johnson Outpoints McVey

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Cümə axşamı, Fevral 26, 1903, Jack Johnson defended his World Colored Heavyweight Boxing Championship against the undefeated Sam McVey. McVey brought a 6-0 record with six knockouts into the championship match. Since boxing promoters refused to let Black fighters compete for the World Heavyweight Boxing Championship, the best boxers around the turn of the Century fought for the World Colored

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