- The
Toughman Contest,
founded in 1979 in Bay City, Michigan, by late
boxing promoter Art Dore (1936–2022), is a
chance for the
novice amateur boxers (those...
- Esch
became a
professional boxer in 1994
after a
successful stint on the
Toughman Contest scene and went on to
capture the
World Athletic ****ociation (WAA)...
- Gulf War U.S. Army veteran,
retired professional wrestler and
former 2001
Toughman heavyweight champion, best
known by his ring name
Hardbody Harrison and...
-
Toughman Contest is a
boxing video game for the Sega
Genesis and 32X. It is
based on the
Toughman Contest, and
features Eric "Butterbean" Esch on the...
- Many
types of
wrestling matches,
sometimes called "gimmick matches" in the
jargon of the business, are
performed in
professional wrestling. Some gimmick...
- Dore was
permitted to host the
First Annual Central Pennsylvania Toughman Contest.
Toughman was
strictly an
amateur boxing, a
sport that fell
under state...
-
gaining a
degree in
criminal justice. He also was as an
amateur boxer and
toughman competitor, a
background that
influenced his pro-wrestling style. In 2014...
- the 1st
Annual Central Pennsylvania Toughman Contest in Johnstown,
Pennsylvania on
March 20, 1981.[29] The
Toughman contest was an
amateur boxing show...
- From 1980 to 2007, more than 200
amateur boxers,
professional boxers and
Toughman fighters died due to ring or
training injuries. In 1983,
editorials in...
- Eric "Butterbean" Esch's
corner in the
boxing matches during one of the
Toughman Contests.[user-generated source?] He
frequently appears on the TBN Christian...
