Reiðhestur og Zbyszko Battle að Draw

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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, ákvað að taka eitthvað af sterkjunni úr áskorendum sínum með því að passa þá upp

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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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Á Desember 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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Glímukappi reynir Hnefaleikar

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Á þriðjudag, Janúar 19, 1909, Dr. Benjamin Roller, A Seattle læknir og atvinnumaður wrestler sem var nógu góður til að vinna American Heavyweight Championship, inexplicably ákveðið að reyna hendinni á faglegum box. Andstæðingurinn hans var vinur og sparring félagi, “Denver” Ed Martin, hver myndi vinna litað heiminum þungavigtar Hnefaleikar Championship. Dr. Benjamin Franklin Roller was a unique athlete

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Evan “The Strangler” Lewis Laus

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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. Í janúar 1886, Evan Lewis used his dreaded stranglehold on Sorakichi Matsada. According to several newspapers, Lewis attempted to “strangle Sorakichi to

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Og “Strangler” Lewis Wins Title in 1920

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Á mánudaginn, Desember 13, 1920, Og “Strangler” Lewis vann fyrsta heimsmeistaramótið í þungavigt af sex af Joe Stecher. The fact he won the title from his biggest rival and business enemy must have been particularly satisfying. A year before this match, Stecher og Lewis mættust í leik sem stóð yfir í þrjár klukkustundir. Lewis gerði andlega mistök í

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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 “Hakk” í St. Louis during the 1904 Fair heims. Unfortunately for Gotch and St. Louis, the match would not occur until 1908 í Chicago,

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A Tale of Two Turnvereine Halls

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The fate of much of St. Louis’ historic buildings prove the old real estate adage. It’s all about location, location, location. If the building is in the South St. Louis, it has a better chance of being saved than a building on the 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 fæddist Stanislaw Jan Cygankiewicz apríl 1, 1879 í Jodlow, Poland, sem var hluti af Austurríki-Ungverjalands Empire. Samkvæmt Wikipedia, hann valdi hringinn nafnið Stanislaus Zbyszko því það var nafn skálduð pólska riddari. Grein í Walla Walla, Washington dagblað, Þriðjudagur kvöld stjórnmálamaður er, Febrúar 8, 1910 útgáfa, publicized Zbyszko’s university and

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