Matsuda Wins First Match

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Sorakichi Matsuda originally trained in sumo wrestling. When Matsuda decided to become a catch-as-catch-can wrestler, he was forced to travel to the United States. Professional wrestling would not become popular in Japan until the middle of the Twentieth Century. Upon arriving in the United States in 1883, it took Matsuda a few months to secure a match. Napokon se osigurao

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Šok, Vol. 2

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S Choqueom, Vol. 2 (Amazon partnerska veza), Roberto Pedreira nastavlja priču o brazilskom jiu-jitsuu u razdoblju koje on smatra svojim vrhuncem u Brazilu, 1950 – 1960. Osim Carlosa i Helio Gracie, nekoliko drugih akademija, kao što je Oswaldo Fadda, također su napredovali. Judo je dobivao na popularnosti, ali nije nadmašio Jiu-Jitsu u popularnosti. Utakmice Vale Tuda bile su na vrhuncu

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Aberg Tempts Gotch

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Zapravo, Samuel Rachman, who promoted both the 1915 International Wrestling Tournament and Greco-Roman World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Aleksander “Alex” Aberg, tried to lure retired World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Frank Gotch into the tournament. Rachman hoped to bolster Aberg’s claim as the successor to Gotch. Rachman offered Gotch $20,000 to wrestle Aberg in May 1915. Rachmanov turnir trebao je početi u srijedu

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Farmer Burns Wears Out Jack King

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Bregunica “Seljak” Burns reportedly trained over 1,000 wrestlers in his career as America’s foremost wrestling trainer. Međutim, Burns je bio veliki hrvač u svoje pravo. Before he retired to train wrestlers full-time, Burns won the American Heavyweight Wrestling Championship from Evan “Davitelj” Lewis in 1895. Burns held the title for two years. U 1893, Burns je bio miran

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Jeffries KOs Corbett

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Svibnja 11, 1900, World Heavyweight Boxing Champion James J. Jeffries fought his former employer James J. Corbett. Corbett held the World Heavyweight Boxing Championship in the early 1890s. Corbett hired the powerfully built Jeffires to help him prepare for his title challengers. Jeffries went on to win the world title from the man, who beat Corbett, Bob Fitzsimmons. Corbett

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Stanislav Zbyszko najvećih utakmica?

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No one can question that Stanislaus Zbyszko was a great wrestler. Počeo je hrvanje, kada pro igra je još uvijek stvarna konkurencija. On je i dalje bio uspješan nakon igre promijenjen u obrađenim (prearranged) šibice. Zapravo, sudjelovao je u streljačkom natjecanju, when he legitimately defeated Big Wayne Munn for the title in 1925 prevarivši svoje promotore.

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Alex Åberg vraća u Europu

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Alex Aberg pobijedio je mnoge poznate protivnike u najboljoj godini svoje profesionalne hrvačke karijere. U 1915, Aberg se natjecao u proljetnoj i jesenskoj verziji New York International Wrestling Tournamenta. Natječe se isključivo u stilu grčko-rimskog hrvanja koji preferira, Aberg je pobijedio Dr. Benjamin Roller, Wladek Zbyszko i Ed “Davitelj” Lewis zajedno s brojnim hrvačima kalfama.

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