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Când Wladek Zbyszko a călătorit din Statele Unite în Brazilia pentru un turneu profitabil
Cine este cel mai mare luptător profesionist legitim care a luptat în Statele Unite? Cum
Aprilie 3, 1908, American Wrestling Champion Frank Gotch met World Wrestling Champion George Hackenschmidt
Charles Green, un luptător englez iscusit cu prindere, a călătorit în Statele Unite la sfârșitul anilor 1880 pentru a lupta cu cei mai buni luptători americani. Green a avut ocazia în iulie 21, 1889, când s-a luptat cu campionul american Heavyweight Catch-as-Catch-Can Evan Lewis. Pentru a se pregăti pentru acest meci, Green s-a confruntat cu un handicap cu luptătorul de luptă Bert Scheller la sfârșitul lunii iunie. S-a născut Scheller
Mike “Twin” Sullivan claimed the Welterweight World Boxing Championship, when he decisioned Honey Mellody in April 1907. Possessing both heavy hands and better than normal boxing skills, Sullivan claimed victories over the great Joe Gans and future Welterweight World Boxing Champion Harry Lewis during his career. Lewis won the welterweight title, when Sullivan could no longer make the 147 pound
Whether it was a double-cross or an attempt to setup a legitimate contest, Paul Bowser’s attempt to secure a match between Joe Stecher and Joe Malcewicz nearly resulted in a riot on March 11, 1926. Events of the previous year actually set this debacle into motion. From the end of 1922, the Gold Dust Trio of Ed “Strangler” Lewis, lui
Tom Jenkins had the distinction of being the only wrestler to defeat Frank Gotch multiple times. Jenkins and Gotch traded the American Heavyweight Wrestling Championship between 1902 și 1906. At the time of this match, Jenkins was the champion again. Fred Beell had been campaigning for a match with Jenkins for the past several months. Beell finally convinced Jenkins to
On Joe Acton’s 33rd birthday, Martie 8, 1885, he wrestled fellow countryman Tom Cannon in a 2-out-of-3-falls match at Sportsman Park in New Orleans, Louisiana. Acton and Cannon had a long history together. Both men were born in England in early 1952. Cannon was born a month later than Acton on April 19, 1852. Both men started wrestling in the
1909 saw Stanley Ketchel continue his torrid pace through all the top fighters around the middleweight limit. In March 1909, Ketchel faced a rare challenge, when he fought reigning World Light Heavyweight Champion Philadelphia Jack O’Brien. O’Brien was a slick boxer, who used his speed and elusiveness to pummel Ketchel in the early rounds. Despite O’Brien’s size advantage, Ketchel was
Joseph “Toots” Mondt wrestled professionally from the early 1910s through the 1930s but he made his real mark as a booker, booking agent and promoter. While Ed “Strangler” Lewis considered Mondt his equal in a legitimate wrestling match, Mondt has a genius for creating angles and finishes in worked wrestling exhibitions. Mondt would join Lewis and his manager Billy Sandow
From late 1921 la 1923, John Contos promoted professional wrestling in St. Louis, Missouri. Totuși, Contos decided to leave promotion to focus on managing the career of budding star Dan Kolov. Prior to leaving St. Louis, Contos sold the promotion to Tom Packs, his nephew and assistant in the promotion. Packs’ first card was scheduled for Friday, Ianuarie 4, 1924.
Când discutăm despre titlul lui Stanislaus Zbyszko domnește din 1921 la 1922, principalul motiv pentru care i-a luat titlul a fost că domnia sa a fost un eșec la box-office. Numerele validează această credință? Înainte de a câștiga campionatul, Zbyszko l-a luptat pe fostul campion Joe Stecher la 71th Regiment Armory din fața 7,000 fans. În 1915, the
Când William Muldoon s-a retras ca campion mondial la luptă greco-romană la 1889, nu a existat un succesor pregătit pentru campionat. Evan “Strangler” Lewis a fost cel mai bun luptător din Statele Unite, care nu a fost numit William Muldoon, dar specialitatea sa a fost lupta de tip catch-as-catch-can. Cel mai bun luptător greco-roman american, Clarence Whistler, murise în Australia în timpul 1885. Succesorul ales de Muldoon a fost născut în Germania