Ketchel Fights Light Heavy Champ

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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

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“Toots” Mondt’s Injured in 1922

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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 EdStranglerLewis 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

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Taro Miyake Wrestles in St. Louis

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From late 1921 til 1923, John Contos promoted professional wrestling in St. Louis, Missouri. Men, 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. Packsfirst card was scheduled for Friday, Januar 4, 1924.

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Stanislaus Zbyszko Box Office Bust?

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When discussing Stanislaus Zbyszko’s title reign from 1921 til 1922, the main reason given for taking the title from him was that his title reign was a box office failure. Do the numbers validate this belief? Prior to wining the championship, Zbyszko wrestled former champion Joe Stecher at the 71st Regiment Armory in front of 7,000 fans. I 1915, den

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Ernst Roeber hævder ledig titel

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Da William Muldoon trak sig tilbage som verdens tungvægts græsk-romersk brydemester i 1889, der var ingen klar efterfølger til mesterskabet. Evan “Strangler” Lewis var den bedste bryder i USA, der ikke hed William Muldoon, men hans specialitet var fangst-som-fangst-kan brydning. Den bedste amerikanske græsk-romerske bryder, Clarence Whistler, had died in Australia during 1885. Muldoon’s handpicked successor was German-born

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Joe Stecher Beats Ad Santel

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Joe Stecher started out 1915, a fateful year for his career, with a victory over Adolph Ernst. Ernst wrestled under the name Otto Carpenter for this match but was known to professional wrestling fans as Ad Santel. Santel had a deserved reputation for being a vicious “luder”, a wrestler skilled in submission holds. Stecher was a 22-year-old Nebraskan, who made

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Lewis Wrestles Mondt in Kansas City

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World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Ed “StranglerLewis wrestled hundreds of legitimate wrestling matches with Joseph “Toots” Mondt over the years. During conversations with his young protégé, Lou Thesz, Lewis said he only had to worry about losing to two wrestlers in his long career. Only Mondt and Stanislaus Zbyszko had a chance of defeating him in a legitimate contest. Én

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Forbereder Munn til Lewis

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On Sunday, December 14, 1924, “Big” Wayne Munn kæmpede med Joseph “Toots” Mondt i hovedbegivenheden på wrestling-kortet i Kansas City, Missouri, Kongressalen. 10,000 fans mødte op for at heppe på Munn, en tidligere college fodboldspiller for University of Nebraska. Munn blev faktureret kl. 6’06”, hvilket kan have været en overdrivelse, men han var betydeligt

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rejste til USA i slutningen af ​​1880'erne for at bryde de bedste amerikanske wrestlere

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rejste til USA i slutningen af ​​1880'erne for at bryde de bedste amerikanske wrestlere 21, 1895 in Chicago, Illinois. Evan “Strangler” Lewis forsvarede sit amerikanske Heavyweight Wrestling Championship mod Martin “Farmer” Burns. Lewis forsvarede sit amerikanske Heavyweight Wrestling Championship mod Martin “Lewis forsvarede sit amerikanske Heavyweight Wrestling Championship mod Martin” Lewis forsvarede sit amerikanske Heavyweight Wrestling Championship mod Martin. Lewis forsvarede sit amerikanske Heavyweight Wrestling Championship mod Martin 1893

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