Zbyszko Double Crosses Trio

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Rarely does one fundamentally alter their profession but Stanislaus Zbyszko did just that on April 15, 1925 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Zbyszko defeated Wayne Munn in one of the last shoot (not staged) professional wrestling matches in the United States. It was a shoot or legitimate match because Zbyszko double crossed the “Goldust Trio” promovarea luptei și a învins Munn pentru

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Sam Langford KOs BattlinJim Johnson

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Marți, Decembrie 12, 1916, Sam Langford defended the “Colored World Heavyweight Boxing Championship”, which he won from Sam McVea in February 1916. Între 1904 și 1919, the best African-American boxers, or black Canadians like Langford, were stuck fighting each other forColoredChampionship. If a white fighter did fight them, it was only to develop their own reputation to

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Jeffries îl face KO pe Jackson

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James J. Jeffries a dominat boxul american la categoria grea din 1899 la 1904. După ce a câștigat Campionatul Mondial de Box la categoria grea de la Bob Fitzsimmons în 1899, a făcut Jeffries 9 apărarea de succes a titlului în următorii cinci ani. S-a retras neînvins în 1905 înainte de a fi atras înapoi pentru o revenire nefastă împotriva marelui Jack Johnson. Jeffries nu și-a câștigat meciurile cu box superior

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Cum a murit Alex Aberg?

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Am decis să încep 2020 folosind două exemple din lupte profesionale pentru a discuta de ce ai schimba o relatare istorică pe care ai scris-o în trecut. În scrierea istoriei, sunteți limitat de sursele disponibile pe subiect. Surse primare precum jurnale, înregistrările oficiale și autobiografiile sunt foarte valoroase. Alte surse, cum ar fi ziarele, sunt de asemenea bune, dar

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How to Setup a Big Rematch

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On St. Patrick’s Day 1908, Martin “Agricultor” Burns met the small but powerful Fred Beell. While both wrestlers weighed 165 de lire sterline, “Agricultor” Burns stood 5’11to Beell’s 5’04”. The 32-year-old Beell had a big age advantage over the 47-year-old Burns though. Burns debuted in 1879, when Beell was 3-years-old. The men were scheduled for a match in Omaha, Nebraska, one

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Lewis ia titlul Înapoi la Munn,en

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În aceeași zi, Joe Stecher l-a luptat cu Stanislaus Zbyszko pentru versiunea recunoscută a Campionatului Mondial de lupte grele din St.. Louis, Ed “Strangler” Lewis challenged “Big” Wayne Munn for his disputed Michigan-Illinois World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship. Lewis dropped the title to Munn in February 1925. In April 1925, Zbyszko defeated Munn in a famous double-cross. The match between Lewis and

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Jake Kilrain Knocked Out in 21 Rounds

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Jake Kilrain is best known as the last and toughest challenger to John L. Sullivan in the last bare knuckle world championship fight. Despite Kilrain’s inability to beat John L. Sullivan, he had a successful career both before and after the bout with the mighty Sullivan. Fighting for 10 more years in gloved bouts, Kilrain was mostly successful but on

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Hart’s Face Beats Up Johnson’s Fist

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On a March night in San Francisco, heavyweight contender Marvin Hart proved pure aggressiveness could sometimes win a decision. După 20 rounds of boxing, referee Greggains, the only judge, awarded the decision over the great Jack Johnson to Hart. Hart met Johnson on March 28, 1905. Johnson entered the ring as the betting favorite. A intrat și ca unul dintre

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Did Lewis Defeat Drunken Wrestler?

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Evan “Strangler” Lewis was a scary competitor. Although he was not a large man at five feet, nine inches tall. Lewis weighed 170 de lire sterline, Lewis’ mastery of submissions made him an equal or better of most wrestlers of his era. Jack Carkeek was a terrific wrestler but one match with Lewis almost caused him to retire. Lewis’ reputation was strongly

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Zbyszko and Lewis Start Riot

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Aprilie 7, 1914, 22-year-old Wladek Zbyszko met 22-year-old Ed “Strangler” Lewis would meet in the first of many matches between the two men. While they were supposed to be working the match, Lewis and Wladek Zbyszko struggled to work together. In the early 1920s, Lewis would drop his World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship to Wladek’s older brother Stanislaus Zbyszko. În

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