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, beberapa ahli gusti Amerika pernah mengaku sebagai Nogert sebelum ini

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Menukar Citarasa

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In November 1923, St. Wartawan Louis Star-Times Billy Murphy menemu bual St. Penganjur gusti Louis John Contos. Murphy mencadangkan kepada Contos bahawa era pesilat dominan seperti William Muldoon telah berakhir. Murphy bercakap tentang perlawanan baru-baru ini antara “Juara Dunia” Hardneck Phillips dan pesaing permainan Webster O'Malley. Phillips berjaya mempertahankan kejuaraannya dengan membaling O'Malley selepas itu 1 hour, 50

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Muldoon Bertengkar Dengan Sullivan

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William Muldoon ialah Juara Wrestling Heavyweight Dunia yang memerintah dan seorang ahli budaya fizikal yang terkenal, apabila Muldoon bertunang dengan John L. Penyokong Sullivan untuk mendapatkan bentuk pejuang mereka. Sullivan ialah Juara Pertarungan Hadiah Bare Knuckle Heavyweight Dunia yang memerintah. Dia menandatangani perjanjian untuk bertemu pencabarnya yang paling sukar, Jake Kilrain, pada bulan Julai 1889. Sullivan mengakui dia dalam keadaan teruk,

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Ad Wolgast Menang Gelaran Lightweight

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Pada hari Selasa, Februari 22, 1910, Ad Wolgast mencabar Juara Tinju Ringan Dunia yang bertarung dengan Nelson untuk gelaran Nelson di Arena Richmond di Point Richmond, California. Nelson yang berusia 28 tahun memenangi gelaran itu dengan menumbangkan Joe Gans yang hebat 1908. Pakar tinju tidak menjangka Wolgast akan mengalahkan Nelson walaupun Wolgast memegang keputusan akhbar ke atas Nelson 1909. Pakar

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Lewis Frustrates Stecher and Mayor

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EdStrangler” 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. Louis pada bulan Mei 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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Pada hari Selasa, Mac 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 dan 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, yang merupakan 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. Malangnya, 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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