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Pada April 13, 1936, Ed “Strangler” Lewis wrestled his final legitimate contest with Lee Wykoff
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Pada Oktober 20, 1916, Ad Santel, seorang "pelacur" atau pegulat penyerahan yang terampil, met Taro
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When the 1915 New York International Wrestling Tournament restarted in October 1915, a mysterious masked man sat at ringside demanding an entry into the tournament. Prior to the masked man’s arrival, the tournament had been lightly attended. The attraction of the masked man sitting at ringside attracted both fan and newspaper interest. Crowds started showing up for the matches. After
During March 1891, George Baptiste travelled from St. Louis to Detroit to take part in a catch-as-catch-can wrestling tournament. While primarily a Greco-Roman wrestler, Baptiste would compete in the dominant American style of catch-as-catch-can. The 26-year-old Baptiste was an accomplished amateur and professional wrestler. Entering the Detroit tournament, Baptiste had lost only one match as a professional. The year prior,
Pada akhir 1902, Harvey Parker, a professional wrestler who began wrestling in 1900, travelled to St. Louis to challenge the local wrestling community. Parker may have thought St. Louis to be an easier town than “Petani” Burns territory in Chicago and Iowa. However, Parker would discover two capable wrestler in St. Louis, George Baptiste and Oscar Wasem. Oleh 1902, George
Pada Agustus 11, 1915, Juara Tinju Kelas Berat Berwarna Dunia saat ini Sam McVey melawan Sandy Ferguson di Boston, Massachusetts di gym Atlas Athletic Association. McVey bertarung di era di mana promotor membekukan semua petinju Afrika-Amerika, kecuali Jack Johnson yang hebat, dari berjuang untuk kejuaraan dunia. McVey mengalahkan sebagian besar petarung kulit hitam hebat lainnya ini
Seperti yang sudah saya tulis di beberapa postingan, petinju kelas berat terbaik di antaranya 1900 dan 1919 adalah para petinju Afrika-Amerika yang dipaksa bertarung satu sama lain demi gelar tersebut “Kejuaraan Berwarna”. Bahkan setelah Jack Johnson yang hebat akhirnya menembus garis warna dan memenangkan Kejuaraan Kelas Berat Dunia, dia hanya akan mempertahankan gelar melawan pesaing kulit putih. As a result, penantang terberat
Pada November 10, 1924, Mrs. A.W. Stickney meninggalkan St. Klub Janapada Louis, ketika dia didekati oleh dua pria Afrika-Amerika. Pria berkulit lebih terang itu berkata pada Ny. Stickney menyerahkan perhiasannya atau dia akan mengambilnya darinya. Fearing for her safety, Mrs. Stickney menyerahkan perhiasannya pada pria itu, dihargai pada $17,000.00, dan $85.00 in cash. Mrs.
Sam McVey would win the World Colored Heavyweight Boxing Championship in an era where the three best fighters were black and frozen out of the title picture. Dia mulai 1903 out so well, he would put pressure on World Heavyweight Boxing Champion James J. Jeffries to give him a match. Jeffries refused to break the “color line” by giving a
Di 1902, Juara Tinju Kelas Berat Dunia masa depan Marvin Hart adalah pesaing yang sedang naik daun. Berjuang terutama di luar kampung halamannya di Louisville, Kentucky, Hart dicocokkan melawan Kid Carter di Southern Athletic Club pada bulan Mei 2, 1902. Di 17-1, Hart tahu bahwa kemenangan lainnya akan sangat membantu dalam mengamankan perebutan gelar kelas berat. Kid Carter kelahiran Brooklyn bermaksud melakukannya
Pada November 30, 1910, reports came from England that former World Heavyweight Prizefighting Champion Jem Mace had died at 79 tahun. Mace was world champion from 1860 untuk 1862 and again from 1866 untuk 1876. After reportedly earning a million dollars in a career that spanned 1857 untuk 1909, Jem Mace died penniless. He was laid to rest
Pada September 15, 1919, St. Louis citizens woke up to read about the death of one of their oldest citizens, Alexander Baptiste. Just a few months before his 101st or 102nd birthday depending on which source you believed, Alexander Baptiste passed away from intestinal disease. Selama bertahun-tahun, Alexander was known as one of the fittest St. Louisans. An early advocate