Primo Carnera's wrestling career

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  1. GoldenHulk

    GoldenHulk Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I have heard that Primo was actually a better wrestler than a boxer.
    Obviously he was probably able to use his tremendous size and strength better using his whole body instead of just his fists.
    Anyone know if he won any titles in his wrestling career or other details, and did he have acromegaly, that's giantism, the condition that Andre the Giant and some other giants of the wrestling world had?
     
  2. scribbs

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    This is a long article but assesses his career in both discipline's

    The Strange Case of Carnera By Jack Sher from Sport, February 1948

    http://www.mmbolding.com/Heavyweights/Boxer_vs._Wrestler_Primo_Carnera.htm