Kiltivatè Burns bat Michigan Champion

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Martin “Kiltivatè” Burns is famous today as the trainer of legendary wrestler Frank Gotch. “Kiltivatè” Burns was a great wrestler in his own right. Burns won the American Heavyweight Wrestling Champion in the legitimate pro wrestling era despite being only 165 liv. Nan 1891, Burns as the Iowa Heavyweight Champion took on J.C. Comstock, the Michigan Heavyweight Champion. J.C. Comstock was

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Chanje gou

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In November 1923, St. Louis Star-Times repòtè Billy Murphy entèvyouve St. Louis lit pwomotè Jan Contos. Murphy pwopoze nan Contos ki epòk la nan luteur dominan tankou William Muldoon te sou. Murphy te pale de dènye match la “Mondyal chanpyon” Hardneck Phillips ak contender nan jwèt Webster O'Malley. Phillips avèk siksè defann chanpyona li a pa voye O'Malley apre 1 hour, 50

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Muldoon Spars With Sullivan

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William Muldoon was the reigning World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion and a noted physical culturist, when Muldoon was engaged by John L. Sullivan’s backers to get their fighter in shape. Sullivan was the reigning World Heavyweight Bare Knuckle Prizefighting Champion. He signed an agreement to meet his toughest challenger, Jake Kilrain, in July 1889. Sullivan admitted he was in bad shape,

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Doktè. Roller and Zbyszko Battle to Draw

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Nan Madi, Mas 22, 1910, Doktè. Benjamin Roller met Stanislaus Zbyszko in a legitimate wrestling match. Professional wrestling would transition from legitimate contest to staged exhibition between 1910 ak 1920. Doktè. Benjamin Roller graduated from the University of Pennsylvania by playing professional football. Roller accepted an academic appointment in physiology where he assisted in the writing of a textbook. Doktè.

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Wladek Zbyszko Loses Unexpectedly

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Wladek Zbyszko’s legacy is often overshadowed by his brother Stanislaus Zbyszko. Stanislaus, ki moun ki te 12 years older, posed the last real threat to Frank Gotch’s World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship. Wladek Zbyszko was a skilled wrestler in his own right. Malerezman, he didn’t arrive in the United States until 1914, when most wrestling matches were prearranged. Wladek had proved his bona

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