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Sou Avril 13, 1936, Ed “Strangler” Lewis wrestled his final legitimate contest with Lee Wykoff
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Sou Oktòb 20, 1916, Ad Santel, yon "hooker" ki te note oswa yon wrèstle soumèt kalifye, met Taro
Ki moun ki pi gwo wrèstle pwofesyonèl lejitim pou lite nan Etazini? Kòman
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
Mike “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, Martin “Kiltivatè” Burns, 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
Sou Oktòb 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
Tom Allen te fèt nan Birmingham, England on April 23, 1840 men li te vin pi popilè kòm yon prizefighter pwa loud nan Amerik la. Etabli nan St. Louis around 1867, Allen te genyen chanpyona Ameriken Heavyweight nan 1873 epi kenbe tit la jiskaske 1876. Li te retounen Angletè pou yon ane anvan li te retounen nan St. Louis pou bon nan 1878. Back
Nan fen ane 1910 yo, pwomotè lit pwofesyonèl te rezerve luteur nan alimèt lit ki te travay oswa ki te òganize davans.. Occasionally, anjeneral kòm yon rezilta nan yon kwa doub, fanatik yo ta wè yon konkou aktyèl oswa “shoot” match ant luteur yo. Youn nan match sa yo te fèt an reta 1921 ak leve soti nan yon dispute ant Tex Rickard, prensipalman yon pwomotè boksè, ak Jack
Sou Desanm 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. Nan 1904, he was a 19-year-old up-and-coming
Pandan ke li popilè pou batay John L. Sullivan nan dènye prizefight chanpyona mondyal la te konteste anba règ pwent yo, Jake Kilrain tou te patisipe nan anpil batay gan. Prizefighting te fè tranzisyon soti nan règ pwent pye yo nan batay gan anba Règ Marquess of Queensberry. (boksè amatè ak pwofesyonèl bonè) nan fen 19yèm syèk la. Tankou Sullivan, Kilrain ta goumen nan pi gwo