1. Stanislaus Zbyszko was a three-time World Heavyweight Champion in the United States during the 1920s.
18 Facts About Stanislaus Zbyszko
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The surname Zbyszko was a nickname given to him by friends due to his bravery as a child.
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Stanislaus Zbyszko studied music, philosophy, and law while growing up in Vienna, Austria.
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Stanislaus Zbyszko participated in the Sokol, a Polish patriotic gymnastic society focused on the physical, mental, and cultural advancement of its members, as well as promoting discipline and patriotism.
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Stanislaus Zbyszko was then recruited to Berlin by a local promoter.
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Stanislaus Zbyszko set up a highly anticipated rematch with Gotch at the Chicago Coliseum on June 1,1910, for the undisputed World Heavyweight Championship.
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Stanislaus Zbyszko then faced the challenge of India's undefeated champion, the Great Gama, in the finals of the John Bull World Championships in London on September 10,1910.
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The match ended in a draw after nearly three hours, with Stanislaus Zbyszko employing a defensive strategy.
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Stanislaus Zbyszko remained with the Trio, who were promoting ex-football player Wayne Munn as a charismatic new champion.
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Consequently, Stanislaus Zbyszko betrayed the Trio by turning the match with Munn into a legitimate shoot, pinning the non-wrestler again and again until the referee was forced to award the title to the 47-year-old veteran, who then dropped the title to Stecher a month later to complete the ploy.
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In 1928, Stanislaus Zbyszko received a lucrative offer to wrestle the Great Gama in a rematch of their bout from 18 years earlier.
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Stanislaus Zbyszko had a supporting role in the movie Night and the City.
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Dassin recalled that Stanislaus Zbyszko was a "beautiful, cultured, multilingual man" who embodied the image of a wrestler from his youth.
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Stanislaus Zbyszko often expressed his dissatisfaction with the industry's evolution into a form of showmanship.
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Stanislaus Zbyszko died of a heart attack on September 23,1967, at age 88.
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Stanislaus Zbyszko was praised by Strangler Lewis as one of the best legitimate wrestlers of all time.
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In 1983, Stanislaus Zbyszko was inducted into the National Polish American Sports Hall of Fame.
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Stanislaus Zbyszko was ranked 95 out of 100 wrestlers for Dave Meltzer's Top 100 Wrestlers of all time in 2002.