Hack és Zbyszko Battle rajzoljunk

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At the beginning of 1911, the wrestling public considered three men to be the greatest challenge to reigning World Champion Frank Gotch. Former champion George Hackenschmidt, Stanislaus Zbyszko and “The Terrible Turk” Yussif Mahmout wanted the chance to beat Gotch. Gotch, who was nobody’s fool, 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, éppen ezért mindkét promóter

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Legend of Chief Két Toll

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On December 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 Feather belépett a

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Birkózás Champion Megpróbálja Boxing

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Kedden, Január 19, 1909, Dr. Benjamin Roller, a Seattle orvos és profi pankrátor, aki elég jó, hogy megnyerje az amerikai Heavyweight Championship, megmagyarázhatatlan módon úgy döntött, hogy megpróbálja a kezét a profi boksz. Ellenfele volt barátja és sparring partner, “Denver” Ed Martin, ki fogja megnyerni a Színes World Heavyweight Boxing Championship. Dr. Benjamin Franklin Roller was a unique athlete

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Evan “A Strangler” Lewis Elérhető

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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. Januárjában 1886, Evan Lewis used his dreaded stranglehold on Sorakichi Matsada. According to several newspapers, Lewis attempted to “fojtsa meg Sorakichit

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Ed “Strangler” Lewis Wins Title in 1920

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Hétfőn, December 13, 1920, Ed “Strangler” Lewis megnyerte a hat nehézsúlyú birkózó-világbajnokság közül az elsőt Joe Stechertől. The fact he won the title from his biggest rival and business enemy must have been particularly satisfying. A year before this match, Stecher és Lewis több mint három órán át tartó mérkőzésen találkozott egymással. Lewis mentális hibát követett el

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Gotch Wanted Hack in St. Louis

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Frank Gotch took the American Heavyweight Wrestling Championship from Tom Jenkins in December 1903. Gotch intended on following up this triumph with a match for World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship from George Hackenschmidt. Gotch wanted to meet “Hack” St. Louis during the 1904 Világkiállításon. Unfortunately for Gotch and St. Louis, the match would not occur until 1908 Chicagóban,

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A Tale of Two Turnvereine Halls

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A sors sok St. Louis’ történelmi épületek bizonyítják a régi ingatlan közmondás. Ez az egész hely, elhelyezkedés, elhelyezkedés. Ha az épület a South St. Louis, van egy nagyobb eséllyel mentett, mint egy épület a North Side. The same could be said for buildings located in the center of the city except

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Zbyszko and the Last Shoot Match

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Stanislaus Zbyszko was born Stanislaw Jan Cyganiewicz on April 1, 1879 in Jodlow, Lengyelország, which was part of the Austria-Hungarian Empire. Szerint a Wikipedia, he chose the ring name Stanislaus Zbyszko because it was the name of a fictional Polish knight. An article in the Walla Walla, Washington newspaper, The Evening Statesman’s Tuesday, Február 8, 1910 edition, publicized Zbyszko’s university and

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