Gotch Fouls His Way to Title

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Apirilaren 3, 1908, American Wrestling Champion Frank Gotch met World Wrestling Champion George Hackenschmidt for the World Title at Dexter Park Pavilion in Chicago, Illinois. Hackenschmidt was undefeated as a professional but had been World Champion for approximately 7 urte. Gotch was a year older but considered an up and comer. Fans and reporters covering the sport considered Gotch

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Dr. Roller eta Zbyszko Battle den marraztea

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Asteartean, Martxoa 22, 1910, Dr. Benjamin Roller Stanislaus Zbyszko ezagutu a borroka zilegia partidan. Borroka profesionala zilegia lehiaketa trantsizioa arteko erakusketa eszenaratzen 1910 eta 1920. Dr. Benjamin Roller Pennsylvaniako Unibertsitateko graduatu profesionalean jokatu arabera. 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, nor zen 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. Zoritxarrez, 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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Charley Olsonek borrokalaria hiltzen du

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Maiz aurkitu dut borroka profesional goiztiarra ikertzeko erronka handiena fikzioarengandik bereizten ari dela. Borrokak partida zilegietan lehiatu zirenean ere, Askotan puzten dituzte emaitzak, garaipenen inguruan folklore apokrifoa eraiki zuten eta ipuin zoragarriak egin zituzten galerak azaltzeko. Borroka profesionala inauterietatik atera eta arte honen sustapen-instintuak mantendu zituen. St.

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Stanislaus Zbyszko ohia Boxer porrotik

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Urtarrilaren On 10, 1910, recently arrived Polish wrestler Stanislaus Zbyszko took on Charlie “The Kid” Cutler in a best two-out-of-three falls match. Cutler had been a boxer in a troupe run by John L. Sullivan before transitioning to wrestling. While Cutler was extremely tough, Stanislaus Zbyszko had been wrestling since his youth. Zbyszko would use these skills to overcome Cutler

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Tom Allenek irabazi du, Mota

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mendean zehar, bai sari-borrokalariek bai duelistek Mississippi ibaiko hareazko uharteak aprobetxatu zituzten, inguruan St. Louis, Missouri, sari-borrokak edo dueluak egiteko. Agintariek begiz ikusi dute edozein tokitan heriotzara arteko dueluak. Hala ere, bai Illinoisek bai Missourik ere legez kanpo utzi zuten sari-borroka. Mississippi ibaiaren erdian dagoen Bloody Island Downtown St.

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The One Opponent Gotch Could Not Beat

Frank-Gotch

Abenduaren on 16, 1917, Frank Alvin Gotch lost a three week battle with uremic poisoning. Doctors attempted to keep his kidneys going through an operation in Chicago but it provided only temporary relief. Gotch intended to travel to Hot Springs, Arkansas to try and restore his health. The operation ended this hope. Gotch spent the last couple weeks only able

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Battling Levinskyk irabazi du lehen titulua

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Inork ez zuen aprobetxatu Battling Levinsky bezalako boxeo profesionalaren No Decision garaia. Levinsky defentsako boxeolari trebea zen, bere borroketan kalte gutxi hartu zuena. Ring aldizkariak zergatik zegoen hain aktibo galdetu zionean, batzuetan hartuz 3 New York inguruan egun batean borrokak, esan zuen Levinskyk, “Dirua gustatzen zait eta inoiz ez dut minik hartzen.” Levinsky zen

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Lewis’ eta Actonen Hipodromoa

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Astelehenean, Otsaila 7, 1887, Evan “Strangler” Lewis and “Little Demon” Joe Acton Chicagoko Battery D-n elkartu zen, Illinois. Gizonen arteko hainbat erakustaldietako lehena izango zen. Erakusketa hauek Mendebaldeko Erdialdeko hiri handietan egin zituzten hasieran 1887. St. Paul partida aurreko argitalpen batean azaldu nuen, Lewisek eta Actonek baiezkoa eman zuten

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Evan Lewis’ Stranglehold

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This post was formally a podcast broadcast in 2015. Pasarte honetan, I discuss what Evan “Strangler” Lewis’ hold would be called today. Main Content – When I first heard of the stranglehold or “hang hold” of Evan “The Strangler” Lewis, it sounded like a guillotine choke. Hala ere, several sources I checked described it as a rear naked choke. Lewis

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