Gotch Fouls His Way to Title

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Aprili 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 miaka. Gotch alikuwa na umri wa mwaka mmoja lakini alizingatiwa kuwa mtu anayekuja. Mashabiki na waandishi wa habari wanaoshughulikia mchezo huo walizingatiwa Gotch

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Dk. Roller na Zbyszko vita ya kuteka

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Siku ya Jumanne, Machi 22, 1910, Dk. Benjamin Roller met Stanislaus Zbyszko in a legitimate wrestling match. Professional wrestling would transition from legitimate contest to staged exhibition between 1910 na 1920. Dk. 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. Dk.

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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, ambaye alikuwa 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. Kwa bahati mbaya, 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 Olson Anaua Mwanamieleka

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Mara nyingi nimepata changamoto kubwa katika kutafiti mieleka ya kitaalamu ya mapema ni kutenganisha ukweli na uwongo. Hata pale wapambanaji waliposhindana katika mechi halali, mara nyingi waliongeza matokeo, walitengeneza ngano za apokrifa kuzunguka ushindi wao na kutunga hadithi za kuwaziwa ili kueleza hasara zao.. Mieleka ya kitaalamu iliibuka kwenye sherehe za kanivali na kubakiza silika ya utangazaji wa sanaa hii. St.

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Stanislaus Zbyszko kushindwa zamani Boxer

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Januari 10, 1910, hivi karibuni aliwasili Kipolishi wrestler Stanislaus Zbyszko alichukua Charlie “Kid” Cutler katika bora mbili nje ya tatu maporomoko mechi. Cutler alikuwa bondia katika troupe inayoendeshwa na John L. Sullivan kabla kipindi cha mpito kwa wrestling. Wakati Cutler ilikuwa ngumu sana, Stanislaus Zbyszko amekuwa kumenyana tangu ujana wake. Zbyszko would use these skills to overcome Cutler

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Tom Allen Ameshinda, Aina ya

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Wakati wa karne ya 19, wapigania zawadi na walioshindana walichukua fursa ya visiwa vya sandbar katika Mto Mississippi, karibu na St. Louis, Missouri, kushikilia mashindano ya zawadi au duwa. Mamlaka imekasirisha kupigana kwa kifo katika eneo lolote. Hata hivyo, Illinois na Missouri pia ziliharamisha upigaji zawadi. Kisiwa cha Bloody katikati ya Mto Mississippi kaskazini mwa Downtown St.

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Battling Levinsky Wins First Title

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No one took advantage of the No Decision era of professional boxing like Battling Levinsky. Levinsky was a skilled defensive boxer, who took little damage during his fights. When Ring Magazine asked him why he was so active, sometimes taking 3 fights in a day around New York, Levinsky said, “I like money and I never get hurt.Levinsky was

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Lewis’ and Acton’s Hippodrome

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Siku ya Jumatatu, Februari 7, 1887, Evan “Strangler” Lewis and “Kidogo Demon” Joe Acton met at Battery D in Chicago, Illinois. It would be the first of several exhibition bouts between the men. They performed these exhibitions in the larger Midwestern cities in early 1887. Like the St. Paul match I covered in an earlier post, Lewis and Acton agreed to

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Evan Lewis’ Kuhodhi

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

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