Boxing’s Effect on Legitimate Wrestling

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In the 1910s, American professional wrestling permanently moved from legitimate wrestling contests to prearranged exhibitions. Fan interest, promoter control and less wear and tear on the wrestlers all played a role in this transition. Another less talked about pressure was outside of the sport itself. Prior to the 20th Century, professional boxing was illegal in the United States. Bare knuckle

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Dick Tracy, Thám tử (1945)

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RKO Pictures đã mua nhân vật truyện tranh Dick Tracy lên màn ảnh rộng vào ngày 1, 1945. Trong khi bộ phim chắc chắn là một “B” phim nghĩa là đầu tiên trên hóa đơn đôi, nó vẫn sẽ là mối quan tâm của những người hâm mộ truyện tranh nổi tiếng. Chester Gould tạo ra các dải vào tháng Mười 1931 for the Detroit

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Caddock và W. Zbyszko Wrestle to Draw

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Earl Caddock had a relatively short but storied professional wrestling career in the late 1910s and early 1920s. Making his professional debut in 1915 after winning three AAU National titles in amateur wrestling, Caddock only wrestled professionally until 1922. Tuy nhiên, he would be recognized as world champion after defeating Joe Stecher in April 1917. Caddock would lose the title back

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John Berg Wins Light Heavy Championship

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John Berg was a good enough wrestler to beat Martin “Nông dân” Burns twice but was mostly thought of as a good lighter wrestler. Berg held the World Light Heavyweight Wrestling Championship in the late 1910s and competed for the Middleweight Title, which was contested at 158 bảng. Berg missed weight by four pounds but won the match. Berg wrestled in

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Gotch vs. Hackenschmidt Available

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“Don’t break my leg!” As the two muscular men struggled in the center of the ring, the man on top continued to work on the downed man’s legs. Again, the man on bottom yelled, “Please don’t break my leg!” Frank Gotch looked over at his rival George Hackenschmidt, who was writhing in obvious pain. Despite a severe knee injury, Hackenschmidt

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Hack and Zbyszko Battle to Draw

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At the beginning of 1911, các công wrestling coi ba người đàn ông là thách thức lớn nhất đối với đương kim vô địch thế giới Frank Gotch. Cựu vô địch George Hackenschmidt, Stanislaus Zbyszko và “The Terrible Turk” Yussif Mahmout muốn có cơ hội để đánh bại Gotch. Gotch, là người ngốc của ai, decided to take some of the starch out of his challengers by matching them up

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Gotch Tries Boxing

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An age old question in combat sports is “Who will win between a boxer and a wrestler?” The speculation around this question led to several boxer versus wrestler matches through out history, most notably the disaster between Muhammad Ali and Antonio Inoki in 1976. The matches are mostly no-win affairs except at the box office, which is why both promoters

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Legend of Chief Two Feathers

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Ngày 23, 1903, Frank Gotch traveled to Bellingham, Washington to take on a 6’05”, 215 pound Native American wrestler from Montana. Wrestling fans in the area considered Chief Two Feathers to be unbeatable. Frank Gotch was not impressed with his reputation but he gave Gotch the most uncomfortable 15 minutes of his young career. Chief Two Feathers entered the

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Đấu vật vô địch Thử Boxing

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Vào thứ ba, Tháng một 19, 1909, Tiến sĩ. Benjamin Roller, a Seattle physician and pro wrestler who was good enough to win the American Heavyweight Championship, inexplicably decided to try his hand at professional boxing. His opponent was friend and sparring partner, “Denver” Ed Martin, who would win the Colored World Heavyweight Boxing Championship. Tiến sĩ. Benjamin Franklin Roller was a unique athlete

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Evan “Các Strangler” Lewis có sẵn

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I recently finished Evan “The Strangler” Lewis: The Most Feared Wrestler of the 19th Century. Evan Lewis was a skilled submission expert during the legitimate professional wrestling era although he did take part in a couple prearranged matches. Trong tháng 1886, Evan Lewis used his dreaded stranglehold on Sorakichi Matsada. According to several newspapers, Lewis attempted to “bóp cổ Sorakichi

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