Zbyszko Beats Aberg for Title

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On February 26. 1914, Stanislaus Zbyszko beat Alex Aberg for the World Greco-Roman Heavyweight Wrestling Championship in Boston, Massachusetts. Zbyszko came to the United States in 1909 to campaign for Frank Gotch’s World Catch-as-Catch Can Championship. Wrestling insiders considered Gotch’s title the World Championship. Zbyszko could not beat Gotch in 1910. Before they had a rematch, Frank Gotch retired in

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Muldoon Meets Bibby

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In combat sports, a good big man usually beats a good little man. If you are great, you can often make up for huge size discrepancies. Edwin Bibby stood only 5’04” and weighed 160 pounds but defeated many larger wrestlers during his professional wrestling career. Bibby defeated many wrestlers including the gigantic German wrestler William Heygster. Edwin Bibby was able

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Muldoon Survives Hard Tilt With Whistler

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The powerful William Muldoon was considered invincible as Greco-Roman World Wrestling Champion. Vain yksi mies haastoi vakavasti Muldoonin hänen hallitsevan hallituskautensa aikana. 165-kiloinen Clarence Whistler antoi jatkuvasti Muldoonille vaikeimmat haasteensa. Muldoon and Whistler met on Thursday, Marraskuu 1, 1883 in San Francisco, Kaliforniassa yhdessä heidän useista otteluistaan. William Muldoon oli melkein pään pitempi ja painoi

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“Little Demon” Unable to Beat Whistler

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Joe Acton oli yksi Englannin parhaista painijoista 1800 -luvulla. 151-pound Acton went through England’s middleweight ranks before plowing through the heavyweights. After beating the best England had to offer including Tom Cannon, Acton decided to test his abilities in the United States. Joe Acton settled in Philadelphia at Arthur Chamber’s Champions Rest during the summer months of

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Matsuda Wins First Match

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Sorakichi Matsuda originally trained in sumo wrestling. When Matsuda decided to become a catch-as-catch-can wrestler, he was forced to travel to the United States. Professional wrestling would not become popular in Japan until the middle of the Twentieth Century. Upon arriving in the United States in 1883, it took Matsuda a few months to secure a match. Lopulta hän varmisti

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Aberg Tempts Gotch

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Todella, Samuel Rachman, who promoted both the 1915 International Wrestling Tournament and Greco-Roman World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Aleksander “Alex” Aberg, tried to lure retired World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Frank Gotch into the tournament. Rachman hoped to bolster Aberg’s claim as the successor to Gotch. Rachman offered Gotch $20,000 to wrestle Aberg in May 1915. Rachmanin turnauksen oli määrä alkaa keskiviikkona

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Alex Aberg palaa Eurooppaan

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Alex Aberg voitti monia merkittäviä vihollisia ammattipainiuransa mahtavimpana vuonna. Sisään 1915, Aberg kilpaili sekä keväällä että syksyllä New Yorkin kansainvälisessä painiturnauksessa. Kilpailee yksinomaan haluamallaan kreikkalais-roomalaisella painilla, Aberg voitti Dr. Benjamin Roller, Wladek Zbyszko ja Ed “Strangler” Lewis yhdessä useiden matkapainijoiden kanssa.

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George Baptiste Meets World Champion

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Perjantaina, Toukokuu 12, 1905, World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion George Hackenschmidt toured the United States after defeating reigning American Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Tom Jenkins. One of Hackenschmidt’s stops was the “Gateway to the West”, St. Ludvig, Missouri. Hackenschmidt agreed to throw three wrestlers in under 90 minutes. He accomplished this feat in less than 19 minutes after the third wrestler

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Whistler and Ross Disgust Crowd

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After several months of wrangling, Clarence Whistler met Duncan C. Ross on Monday, Marraskuu 7, 1881 in a best three-out-of-five falls match. Two falls were to be conducted in catch-as-catch-can wrestling, which both men were considered adept at. Two falls were to be conducted in collar-and-elbow wrestling, which was a Ross speciality. The final fall would be conducted in Greco-Roman

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Paul Pons, Valmistaja Wrestling Stars

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Paul Pons oli kreikkalais-roomalaisen painin mestari Ranskan vuonna 1890. Hän voitti turnauksen Folies-Bergeres ennen kuin voitti turnauksen Venäjällä 1898. These victories allowed him to claim the World Greco-Roman Wrestling Championship. Pons aktivoitu tätä mainetta avaamalla kuntosali juna painijoita ja vahvoja miehiä. Pons’ victory was particularly remarkable because of

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