“Little Demon” Unable to Beat Whistler

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Joe Acton was one of England’s best wrestlers during the 19th Century. 151-pound Acton went through England’s middleweight ranks before plowing through the heavyweights. After beating the best England had to offer including Tom Cannon, Acton decided to test his abilities in the United States. Joe Acton settled in Philadelphia at Arthur Chamber’s Champions Rest during the summer months of

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Tom Allen yn Ennill, Math O

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Yn ystod y 19eg ganrif, manteisiodd y ddau arobryn a deuawdwyr ar yr ynysoedd sandbar yn Afon Mississippi, o gwmpas St. Louis, Missouri, i gynnal ymladd gwobrau neu ornestau. Mae awdurdodau wedi gwgu ar duels i'r farwolaeth mewn unrhyw leoliad. Fodd bynnag,, roedd Illinois a Missouri hefyd yn gwahardd ymladd gwobrau. Ynys Waedlyd yng nghanol Afon Mississippi ychydig i'r gogledd o Downtown St.

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St. Louis Wrestler Annisgwyl Gotch

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Frank Gotch holds the title of America’s greatest legitimate professional wrestler. Gotch competed in mostly legitimate contests with a few pre-arranged or “worked” matches thrown in the mix. Erbyn 1904 neu 1905, no one could really beat Gotch unless he allowed it. In the early years of his career, Gotch was not so dominant. He dropped matches to his mentor,

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Peter Jackson yn ymladd yn erbyn Frank Slavin

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Ar ddydd Llun, Mai 30, 1892, bu'r gwych Peter Jackson yn bocsio pwl menig gyda'r cyn brotégé Frank Slavin. Roedd y ddau ddyn yn byw ac yn ymladd yn Awstralia, er bod diddordeb y ffans wedi arwain Jackson i fynd ar daith o amgylch y byd i fanteisio ar y cyfleoedd ariannol yn yr Unol Daleithiau a Lloegr. Fel yn Awstralia, Roedd Jackson yn aml yn gweld paffwyr gwyn yn anfodlon ymladd ag ef. Ychydig

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Fred Beell Overcomes Old Champ

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Ar Hydref 20, 1906, Fred Beell proved dynamite comes in small packages. Beell, light heavyweight wrestling champion, defeated former American heavyweight champion Dan McLeod. Beell parlayed an active 1906 into defeats of former American Heavyweight Champion Dan McLeod and current American Heavyweight Champion Frank Gotch. Beell won the American Middleweight (Light Heavyweight) Pencampwriaeth ond arhosodd allan o'r chwyddwydr tan

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