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Красавіка 13, 1936, Ed “Strangler” Lewis wrestled his final legitimate contest with Lee Wykoff
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Кастрычнік 20, 1916, Ad Santel, a noted “hooker” or skilled submission wrestler, met Taro
Хто з'яўляецца найвялікшым законным прафесійным змагаром у Злучаных Штатах? Як зрабіць
Frank J. Quinn, a local St. Louis attorney, served as the manager for professional wrestlers George Baptise, Charley Olson and Fred Beell. Originally an admirer of George Baptiste, who was a legend in the St. Louis neighborhood around Cook and Vandeventer Avenues. Baptiste would employ Quinn as his manger and later attorney for his tent and awning company. During his
Майк “Twin” Sullivan claimed the Welterweight World Boxing Championship, when he decisioned Honey Mellody in April 1907. Possessing both heavy hands and better than normal boxing skills, Sullivan claimed victories over the great Joe Gans and future Welterweight World Boxing Champion Harry Lewis during his career. Lewis won the welterweight title, when Sullivan could no longer make the 147 pound
In early 1916, Марцін “Фермер” Бернс, who trained and managed Frank Gotch to the World Heavyweight Championship, began denying that he developed current American Heavyweight Champion Joe Stecher. The claim seemed odd because Burns had been working with Stecher for several years. Burns helped prepare Stecher for his championship bout with Charlie Cutler in 1915. In a way, what Burns
Кастрычнік 14, 1932, RKO Pictures released The Phantom of Crestwood (1932), the film end to a radio play of the same year. The film concerns the murder of Jenny Wren or more properly “Who Killed Jenny Wren?” Wren, played by Karen Morley, blackmails several prominent men, who carried on affairs with her in the past. One of the men
While bare knuckle prizefighter Tom Allen was born in England during 1840, he spent the majority of his adult life in St Louis after relocating to the United States in 1867. After a disappointing loss to Jem Mace in 1870, where he impressed spectators with a gallant performance in a losing effort, Allen started campaigning for a shot at American
Том Ален нарадзіўся ў Бірмінгеме, England on April 23, 1840 але ён стаў вядомым як баец у суперцяжкай вазе ў Амерыцы. Пасяліўшыся ў св. Louis around 1867, Ален выйграў чэмпіянат Амерыкі ў цяжкай вазе ў 1873 і трымаў тытул да 1876. Ён вярнуўся ў Англію на год, перш чым вярнуцца ў St. Луі назаўсёды ў 1878. Back
By the end of the 1910s, professional wrestling promoters booked wrestlers in worked or pre-arranged wrestling matches. Часам, usually as a result of a double cross, fans would see an actual contest or “shoot” match between the wrestlers. One of these matches occurred in late 1921 and arose from a feud between Tex Rickard, primarily a boxing promoter, and Jack
Сьнежня 14, 1915, the International Wrestling Tournament was coming to a close. A featured match revealed promoter Samuel Rachmann was manipulating outcomes to keep interest in his tournament. After the wrestling public lost complete interest in the tournament during its opening few months in the spring, Rachmann introduced one of the most successful gimmicks in professional wrestling history. Rachmann
Monte Attell was the younger brother of World Featherweight Boxing Champion Abe Attell. Monte would always be stuck in the shadow of his older brother but was a talented fighter in his own right. Monte would win the World Bantamweight Boxing Championship during his career and establish himself as a world class fighter. У 1904, he was a 19-year-old up-and-coming
У той час як вядомыя для барацьбы з Джонам L. Sullivan ў апошнім чэмпіянаце свету па prizefight даказаным пад босымі правілаў кулака, Джэйк Килрейн таксама прымаў удзел у многіх пальчатцы прыступаў. Prizefighting быў пераход ад голых правілаў кулака ў пальчатцы прыступаў пад маркіз Квинсберри правілаў (рана аматарскі і прафесійны бокс) ў канцы 19-га стагоддзя. як Sullivan, Kilrain будзе змагацца ў мажоры