Zbyszko Bests Giant Nogert

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Siječnja 11, 1911, world heavyweight wrestling championship contender Stanislaus Zbysko faced the challenge of the powerful but less talented Peter “Giant” Nogert. Nogert was a South African wrestler, who came to the United States for a few years in the early 1910s. Due to a strong international reputation, nekoliko američkih hrvača čak je tvrdio da se Nogert prije

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Mijenjanje ukusa

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In November 1923, St. Novinar Louis Star-Timesa Billy Murphy intervjuirao je St. Louis hrvački promotor John Contos. Murphy je rekao Contosu da je era dominantnih hrvača poput Williama Muldoona završila. Murphy je govorio o nedavnoj utakmici između “Svjetski prvak” Hardneck Phillips i konkurent Webster O’Malley. Phillips je uspješno obranio svoje prvenstvo bacivši O'Malleyja nakon 1 hour, 50

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Muldoon Spars sa Sullivanom

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William Muldoon bio je aktualni svjetski prvak u hrvanju u teškoj kategoriji i poznati stručnjak za fizičku kulturu, kada je Muldoon bio zaručen s Johnom L. Sullivanovi podupiratelji da dovedu svog borca ​​u formu. Sullivan je bio aktualni svjetski prvak u borbama s golim zglobom u teškoj kategoriji. Potpisao je ugovor za susret sa svojim najjačim izazivačem, Jake Kilrain, u srpnju 1889. Sullivan je priznao da je u lošem stanju,

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Ad Wolgast osvaja naslov u lakoj kategoriji

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U utorak, Veljača 22, 1910, Ad Wolgast izazvao je svjetskog boksačkog prvaka u lakoj kategoriji koji se bori protiv Nelsona za Nelsonovu titulu u Richmond Areni u Point Richmondu, Kalifornija. 28-godišnji Nelson osvojio je naslov nokautiravši velikog Joea Gansa 1908. Boksački stručnjaci nisu očekivali da će Wolgast pobijediti Nelsona iako je Wolgast imao novinsku odluku umjesto Nelsona u 1909. Stručnjaci

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Lewis Frustrates Stecher and Mayor

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I “Davitelj” Lewis and Joe Stecher conducted one of the greatest rivalries of the early arranged professional wrestling exhibition era. Lewis and Stecher wrestled many times including a five and a half hour draw in 1916. Several of their early matches appeared to be legitimate. Legend also has it that Lewis actually had to beat Stecher in a “shoot match”

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Stanislaus Zbyszko Meets Charley Olson

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Stanislaus Zbyszko toured the United States in 1910 in preparation for a title match with World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Frank Gotch later in the year. His tour brought him to St. Louisu svibnja 29, 1910. Zbyszko was scheduled to meet highly regarded light heavyweight grappler Charley Olson. Olson was a skilled wrestler, who trained with St. Louis wrestler George

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Doktor. Roller and Zbyszko Battle to Draw

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U utorak, Ožujak 22, 1910, Doktor. Benjamin Roller met Stanislaus Zbyszko in a legitimate wrestling match. Professional wrestling would transition from legitimate contest to staged exhibition between 1910 i 1920. Doktor. 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. Doktor.

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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, koji je bio 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. Nažalost, 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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