Houston Post – November 28, 1942
Young Bobby Managoff was crowned the new heavyweight wrestling champion of the world Friday night at the City Auditorium in Houston, before a cheering capacity crowd that had flocked into the building to see their idol work against Yvon Robert. Continue reading
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Tagged Bob Managoff, Chief Joe Little Beaver, Jim Henry, Joe Cox, Lou Thesz, Mildred Burke, Purple Flash, Ray Eckert, Roy Graham, Yvon Robert
Houston Post – November 27, 1942
Yvon Robert, 228-pound French-Canadian heavyweight wrestling champion of the world, will make his first wrestling appearance in Houston Friday night at the City Auditorium when he risks his newly acquired title to young Bobby Managoff, Houston’s idol and the nation’s top contender for matdom’s top honors. Continue reading
Posted in 1942
Tagged Bob Managoff, Chief Joe Little Beaver, Joe Cox, Mildred Burke, Purple Flash, Ray Eckert, Roy Graham, Yvon Robert
Dallas Morning News – September 1, 1942
Hot on the comeback trail, former world heavyweight champion Louis Thesz, who lost the title only two years ago in Houston, rules a slight favorite over Pat Fraley, colorful Irish heavyweight, in their two-out-of-three-fall battle that will headline the Dallas Wrestling Club’s weekly program Tuesday night at the Sportatorium. Continue reading
Posted in 1942
Tagged Goon Henry, Henry Piers, Lee Henning, Lou Thesz, Pat Fraley, Ray Clements, Roland Meeker, Roy Graham
