“Demónio pequeno” Incapaz de bater Whistler

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Joe Acton was one of England’s best wrestlers during the 19th Century. 151-pound Acton passou por fileiras dos médios da Inglaterra antes de arar através dos pesos pesados. Depois de bater o melhor a Inglaterra tinha a oferecer, incluindo Tom Canhão, Acton decidiu testar suas habilidades nos Estados Unidos. Joe Acton settled in Philadelphia at Arthur Chamber’s Champions Rest during the summer months of

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Tom Allen vence, Tipo de

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Durante o século XIX, tanto lutadores quanto duelistas aproveitaram as ilhas de bancos de areia no rio Mississippi, perto de St.. Louis, Missouri, para realizar lutas de boxe ou duelos. As autoridades desaprovaram duelos até a morte em qualquer local. However, tanto Illinois quanto Missouri também proibiram a luta de boxe. Ilha Sangrenta no meio do rio Mississippi, ao norte de Downtown St.

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St. Louis Wrestler Surprises 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. Por 1904 ou 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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Abe Attell derrota a Forbes

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St. Louis, no início do século XX, teve uma cena proeminente no boxe profissional. Abe Attel, embora nascido em São Francisco, estava sediado em São. Louis. On February 1, 1904, Attell defendeu seu Campeonato Mundial de Boxe Peso Pena contra o rival frequente Harry Forbes. Forbes também era presença regular no St.. Cena de boxe de Louis. Forbes derrotou Danny Dougherty pelo

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Londres derrota Kolov

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Jim Londos rose through the ranks of professional wrestling to become the biggest box office star of not only the 1930s but of all-time. However, if Londos had not come to St. Louis in the early 1920s, the story could have been quite different. Londos learned catch-as-catch-can wrestling while Londos performed as a strong man in the carnival circuit during

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Fred Beell Overcomes Old Champ

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Em outubro 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) Campeonato, mas permaneceu fora dos holofotes até

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