Wladek Zbyszko vs. Helio Gracie

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Da Wladek Zbyszko reiste fra USA til Brasil for en lukrativ tur på Brasils velutviklede profesjonelle bryterbane, Zbyszko mistenkte lite at han ville kjempe sin første konkurranse på nesten tjue år. Som deres amerikanske kolleger, Brasilianske profesjonelle brytere jobbet med hverandre for å sette på spennende utstillinger for fansen. De brasilianske profesjonelle bryterne kjempet av og til en

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Steele Faces Levinsky in Mixed Bout

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November 19, 1935, professional wrestler Ray Steele met professional boxer Kingfish Levinsky in a mixed wresting versus boxing bout. The Missouri State Athletic Commission created special rules for the match. The commissioners ruled the bout would consist of three-minute rounds like a boxing match. The commissioners allowed Levinsky to punch even if he was on the mat. Steele could

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Wrestler Beats Jujitsu Man

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On St. Patrick’s Day, March 17, 1905, St. Louis sports fans were treated to a special match between local professional wrestler George Baptiste and traveling Japanese jujitsu practitioner Arata Suzuki. Baptiste delighted local fans by quickly defeating Suzuki in two straight falls. George Baptiste was a professional wrestler and all-around athlete, whose powerful swimming saved many St. Louisans from drowning

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