Lou Thesz

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Lou Thesz Vs. Jersey Joe Walcott | Boxer Vs. Wrestler Match - 1966

I didn't know that Thesz worked these types of bouts. Apparently, Walcott had two of these matches against Thesz and two against Buddy Rogers. There was a Thesz match in '63 and '66. The '63 bout was said to be a shoot, but I doubt it. There's around 8 minutes of footage from the bout. It's mostly a whole bunch of nothing, as you'd expect, but it's not like there's a ton of Thesz footage circulating.