Hack and Zbyszko Battle to 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, memutuskan untuk mengambil sebahagian daripada kanji daripada pencabarnya dengan memadankannya

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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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Pada Disember 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. Ketua Dua Bulu memasuki

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Gusti Juara Tinju Cuba

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Pada hari Selasa, Januari 19, 1909, Dr. 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. Dr. Benjamin Franklin Roller was a unique athlete

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Evan “The pencekik” Lewis Tersedia

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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. Pada bulan Januari 1886, Evan Lewis used his dreaded stranglehold on Sorakichi Matsada. According to several newspapers, Lewis attempted to “cekik Sorakichi ke

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EdStrangler” Lewis Wins Title in 1920

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Pada Isnin, Disember 13, 1920, EdStrangler” Lewis memenangi yang pertama daripada enam Kejohanan Gusti Kelas Berat Dunia daripada Joe Stecher. The fact he won the title from his biggest rival and business enemy must have been particularly satisfying. Setahun sebelum perlawanan ini, Stecher dan Lewis bertemu dalam perlawanan yang berlangsung selama tiga jam. Lewis membuat kesilapan mental

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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” di St. Louis during the 1904 Pameran Dunia. Unfortunately for Gotch and St. Louis, the match would not occur until 1908 di Chicago,

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A Tale of Two Turnvereine Halls

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Nasib banyak St. Louis’ bangunan bersejarah membuktikan hartanah pepatah lama. Ia mengenai lokasi, lokasi, lokasi. Jika bangunan itu di St Selatan. Louis, ia mempunyai peluang yang lebih baik yang disimpan daripada bangunan pada Side Utara. 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 dilahirkan Stanislaw Jan Cygankiewicz pada April 1, 1879 dalam Jodlow, Poland, yang merupakan sebahagian daripada Empayar Austria-Hungary. Menurut Wikipedia, beliau memilih nama cincin Stanislaus Zbyszko kerana ia adalah nama seorang pahlawan fiksyen Poland. Artikel di Walla Walla, Akhbar Washington, Selasa Petang Statesman ini, Februari 8, 1910 edition, publicized Zbyszko’s university and

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