Not really sure what you mean as hardest match as the whole thing was just a work.
But in terms of good kayfabe , by 1936 Harold Angus had gone from Lightweight champ to welterweight champ usually "of the World"
Billy Riley was billed often as Middleweight champ of the world.
In 1936 they had drawn at Doncaster Corn Exchange.
In March 1938 Angus beats Riley to take his title. (2-1) The newspapers report that it was just the British Title and the Newspaper Bill calls it the Empire.
The Newspaper bill does not even say it was a championship match , just a side stake.
They were great wrestlers , I don't know if any belts were on show that night , but in real terms it looks like the promoters and Riley decided to pass the baton.
It's a piece of history not really noticed.
Within a couple of years Angus was dead from a gunshot accident and seemingly forgotten for the most part in the same way that Doug Clark's achievements were hidden for a long time.
Harold Angus may have been Billy's choice as a top wrestler.
no doubts his matches v Geo Gregory and Harold Angus.
Must be an South Africanism
Fascinating poster. Never seen February as Feby before
His hardest matches were probably when he became a wrestler pre first world war
Not really sure what you mean as hardest match as the whole thing was just a work.
But in terms of good kayfabe , by 1936 Harold Angus had gone from Lightweight champ to welterweight champ usually "of the World"
Billy Riley was billed often as Middleweight champ of the world.
In 1936 they had drawn at Doncaster Corn Exchange.
In March 1938 Angus beats Riley to take his title. (2-1) The newspapers report that it was just the British Title and the Newspaper Bill calls it the Empire.
The Newspaper bill does not even say it was a championship match , just a side stake.
They were great wrestlers , I don't know if any belts were on show that night , but in real terms it looks like the promoters and Riley decided to pass the baton.
It's a piece of history not really noticed.
Within a couple of years Angus was dead from a gunshot accident and seemingly forgotten for the most part in the same way that Doug Clark's achievements were hidden for a long time.
Harold Angus may have been Billy's choice as a top wrestler.
I would think most of them, only because he would be giving away a lot of weight.
Bulldog Bill Garnon probably one of the toughest