Zbyszko Bests Giant Nogert

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On January 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, néhány amerikai bunyós korábban még Nogertnek vallotta magát

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Changing Tastes

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In November 1923, St. Louis Star-Times reporter Billy Murphy interviewed St. Louis wrestling promoter John Contos. Murphy proposed to Contos that the era of dominant wrestlers like William Muldoon was over. Murphy spoke about the recent match betweenWorld ChampionHardneck Phillips and the game contender Webster O’Malley. Phillips successfully defended his championship by throwing O’Malley after 1 hour, 50

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Muldoon Spars Sullivannel

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William Muldoon a nehézsúlyú birkózás uralkodó világbajnoka és elismert fizikai kulturista volt., when Muldoon was engaged by John L. Sullivan támogatói, hogy formába hozzák harcosukat. Sullivan volt a nehézsúlyú csupasz csülök világbajnoka. Megállapodást írt alá, hogy találkozzon legkeményebb kihívójával, Jake Kilrain, júliusban 1889. Sullivan elismerte, hogy rossz állapotban van,

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Ad Wolgast könnyűsúlyú címet nyert

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Kedden, Február 22, 1910, Ad Wolgast kihívta a könnyűsúlyú ökölvívó világbajnokot, aki Nelsonnal küzd Nelson címéért a Point Richmond-i Richmond Arénában, Kalifornia. A 28 éves Nelson a nagyszerű Joe Gans kiütésével nyerte meg a címet 1908. A bokszszakértők nem számítottak arra, hogy Wolgast legyőzi Nelsont, noha Wolgast az újságban döntött Nelsonról 1909. Szakértők

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Lewis Frustrates Stecher and Mayor

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Ed “Strangler” 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. Lajos májusban 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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Dr. Roller and Zbyszko Battle to Draw

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Kedden, Március 22, 1910, Dr. Benjamin Roller met Stanislaus Zbyszko in a legitimate wrestling match. Professional wrestling would transition from legitimate contest to staged exhibition between 1910 és 1920. Dr. 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. Dr.

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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, who was 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. Sajnos, 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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