Nat Pendleton Speaks Against Commission

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In the fall of 1921, Jack Curley and Tex Rickard engaged in a promotional feud that started in professional boxing but spread to professional wrestling. Curley and Rickard settled their feud in a legitimate contest in November 1921. Curley selected John “The Nebraska Tigerman” Pesek to act for him against Rickard’s wrestler Marin Plestina. Before Curley and Rickard could arrange

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McLaughlin Dufurla güləşir

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Cümə axşamı, Oktyabr 7, 1884, Colonel James Hiram McLaughlin wrestled Henry Moses Dufur for what both men claimed would be the last time. The 40-year-olds specialized in collar-and-elbow wrestling. The men wrestled in Detroit, Michigan, the home territory of McLaughlin. The match took place at the Detroit Opera House in front of a small crowd. Professional wrestling had not developed

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Beell rəqibə üstünlük verir

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If he had been bigger, Fred Beell would have been a dominant heavyweight in the first decade of the Twentieth Century. Instead, larger opponents often defeated Beell only because the opponent outweighed Beell by thirty to fifty pounds. On the rare occasions that Beell wrestled a middleweight, Beell crushed his opponent. Yanvar 13, 1905, Beell wrestled H.P. Hansen in

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Pesek Plestina ilə Yenidən Güləşir

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During November 1921, John “The Nebraska Tigerman” Pesek wrestled a legitimate contest with Marin Plestina to settle a promotional war between Jack Curley and boxing promoter Tex Rickard. Pesek fouled an injured Plestina, who was helpless to defend himself. After the match, Rickard returned to boxing while the New York State Athletic Commission banned Pesek from wrestling in New York.

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Mahmout, Straight Fallsda Cenkinsi döyür

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On Thanksgiving in America, Thursday, Noyabr 26, 1908, Yussouff Mahmout wrestled former American Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Tom Jenkins at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Mahmout recently to the United States to wrestle Frank Gotch for the World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship. If Mahmout defeated Jenkins, Mahmout would prove to be a bona fide challenger to Gotch. Jenkins was the

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McLaughlin titulunu müdafiə edir?

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Çərşənbə axşamı, Yanvar 29, 1884, Detroit Opera Evinə təxminən iki min azarkeş, polkovnik Ceyms H arasında iki matçdan ibarət seriyanın birincisini izləmək üçün toplaşdı.. McLaughlin və Henry Moses Dufur. Camaat təşkilatçıları və güləşçiləri sevindirməli idi. 19-cu əsrdə minlərlə izdihamı cəlb edən matçlar nadir idi. Təşkilatçılar McLaughlin'in amerikalını müdafiə etdiyini iddia etdilər

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Jack Claybourne-nin Missuri Kökləri

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Jack Claybourne, ən erkən afro-amerikalılardan biridir, peşəkar güləşçilər, Elmer Claybourn Meksikada anadan olub, Missouri, on March 8, 1910. Ilə 1910, Meksika təxminən ev idi 5,939 residents. Claybourne peşəkar güləş karyerasına Missuridə başlamışdır 1931. Əvvəlcə, Claybourne yaxınlıqdakı Moberly ilə güləşdi, Missouri. Moberly əhalisi var idi 13,722 sakinləri ilə müqayisədə 8,290 Meksikada yaşayanlar, Missouri

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Before He Was Ed “Strangler” Lewis

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Wrestling historians consider either Ed “Strangler” Lewis or Frank Gotch to be the greatest American professional wrestler. While we know quite a bit about the early career of Frank Gotch, we know much less about the early career of Ed “Strangler” Lewis. Various sources claim Lewis learned catch-as-catch-can wrestling in the carnivals when he was only fourteen years old. Lewis

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Burns Wrestles Wasem

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Besides being the preferred venue for professional boxers and wrestlers to train when in St. Louis, Sankt. Louis Business Men’s Gymnasium hosted smaller boxing and wrestling events. Ilə 1898, former American Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Martin “Farmer” Burns wrestled Oscar Wasem in front of a small crowd at the Business Men’s Gymnasium. Burns was transitioning into training wrestlers full-time and

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