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Quem é o maior lutador profissional legítimo a lutar nos Estados Unidos? Como
Em abril de 3, 1908, American Wrestling Champion Frank Gotch met World Wrestling Champion George Hackenschmidt
In combat sports, a good big man usually beats a good little man. If you are great, you can often make up for huge size discrepancies. Edwin Bibby stood only 5’04” e pesou 160 pounds but defeated many larger wrestlers during his professional wrestling career. Bibby defeated many wrestlers including the gigantic German wrestler William Heygster. Edwin Bibby was able
Em novembro 30, 1871, uma grande multidão de homens embarcou em dez vagões ferroviários no New Orleans, A ferrovia Mobile e Texas parando na Canal Street em Nova Orleans, Louisiana. O trem continuou para Montgomery Station perto de Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, onde a multidão deixou a chuva e foi para a floresta. Uma procissão tão estranha
When World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion William Muldoon retired in 1889, he hoped his protege Ernest Roeber would be recognized as the new champion. However, Muldoon won his title in Greco-Roman wrestling, which was the German-born Roeber’s expertise. Infelizmente, the exploits of Martin “Agricultor” Burns and Evan “O Estrangulador” Lewis catapulted catch-as-catch-can wrestling into the dominant style. Roeber did have a
Johnny Reagan was an important fighter in the St. Louis boxing scene during the first decade of the 20th Century. Originally from Brooklyn, Reagan moved to St. Louis to train under Jack McKenna. McKenna based his operation out of St. Louis, where his fighter primarily fought at St. Louis’ West End Club. Reagan was a rising bantamweight at the time
Quando “The Russian Lion” George Hackenschmidt toured America in 1905, he left the country unimpressed by the state of American wrestling. The current World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion, conhecido como “Hack” to much of the wrestling public, toured several cities in an attempt to arrange a match with American Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Tom Jenkins. Hackenschmidt won the world title in Greco-Roman
Na quinta-feira, Setembro 7, 1876, Tom Allen defended his World Heavyweight Bare Knuckle Prizefighting Championship against fellow Englishman Joe Goss. Allen, originally from Birmingham, England, settled in St. Louis, Missouri. Allen eventually became a U.S. Citizen. Allen showed a pugnacious personality, inside and outside the ring, making powerful enemies amongst the sporting men in the United States. Allen particularly irritated
“For the good of the department”. With those 6 palavras, o St. Louis Board of Police Commissioners removed St. Louis Chief of Detectives William Desmond from the position he held for 17 anos. They replaced him with Desmond’s ex-assistant James Smith, who was dismissed by the previous board. How did one of the greatest, if not the greatest, detectives in
O poderoso William Muldoon foi considerado invencível como Luta Greco-Romana Campeão do Mundo. Only one man seriously challenged Muldoon during his dominant reign. The 165-pound Clarence Whistler consistently gave Muldoon his toughest challenges. Muldoon e Whistler reuniu na quinta-feira, Novembro 1, 1883 em San Francisco, California in one of their several matches. William Muldoon era quase uma cabeça mais alto e pesado
Charlie Chan no Museu de Cera (1940) starring Sidney Toler as Charlie Chan is my favorite Charlie Chan film. Charlie Chan está à procura de um assassino em um museu de cera. O museu de cera é uma fachada para um cirurgião plástico, que muda a aparência de criminosos procurados por um preço. O cirurgião Dr. Creme, played by C. Henry Gordon, also
Fred Beell developed a reputation in the early 20th Century as a powerful and dangerous wrestler. His reputation was not built by his 1903 campaign. Beell suffered as many high-profile defeats as victories. Beell started well in April 1903, when he defeated St. Paul AAU Wrestling Champion James McAuley. McAuley won the first fall in 22 minutes. Beell won the