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Career Record compiled by Vance Nevada with files from Mike Rodgers & Jim Zordani
**306 matches on record
Bronko Nagurski
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BRONKO NAGURSKI
(1933-1960)
Real Name: Bronislau Nagurski
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 235 .lbs
Born: Nov. 3, 1908 in Rainy River, Ontario
Died: Jan 8, 1990
Titles Held: (Mondt) World Heavyweight 1937-38, NWA World Heavyweight 1939-41 (2x)
1933
| 02/08 | ?? | beat Tag Tagerson |
| 03/17 | Des Moines, IA | beat Ralph Adams |
| 03/24 | Des Moines, IA | beat Joe Hubka |
| 03/31 | Des Moines, IA | beat Frankie Buresch |
| 04/07 | Des Moines, IA | beat Earl Wampler |
| 05/04 | Cedar Rapids, IA | beat Frankie Buresch |
| 05/05 | Des Moines, IA | drew Jack Vincent |
| 05/15 | Mason City, ?? | beat Frank Topaz |
| 05/17 | Mankato, MN | beat Frankie French |
| 05/19 | Marshalltown, ? | beat Bruce Noland |
| 05/24 | Des Moines, IA | drew Joe Dusek |
| 07/02 | Madison, WI | beat Frankie French |
| 04/18 | Mankato, MN | beat Ed Meske |
| 01/15 | Evansville, IN | beat Lou Plummer |
| 01/23 | Los Angeles, CA | beat Myron Cox |
| 03/19 | Minneapolis, MN | beat George Koverly |
| 04/09 | Evansville, IN | beat Pat Murphy |
| 04/19 | Rockford, IL | drew Jack Smith |
| 06/09 | Minneapolis, MN | beat Tommy Marvin |
| 06/30 | Minneapolis, MN | beat Farmer Tobin |
| 04/21 | Green Bay, WI | beat Bill Middlekauf |
| 05/24 | Madison, WI | beat Scotty Dawkins |
| 06/16 | Minneapolis, MN | beat Dean Detton
*Won a version of the "World" title |
| 08/19 | Vancouver, BC | beat Sandor Szabo |
| 08/26 | Vancouver, BC | beat Billy Hansen |
| 09/10 | Washington, DC | beat Joe Cox |
| 09/21 | Minneapolis, MN | vs. Dick Raines |
| 09/23 | Vancouver, BC | beat Danny Dusek |
| 03/17 | Vancouver, BC | drew Lofty Blomfield (60 mins.) |
| 04/07 | Vancouver, BC | beat Jack Forsgren |
| 05/26 | Vancouver, BC | beat Oki Shikina |
| 11/01 | Minneapolis, MN | beat Al Mills |
| 11/08 | Camden, NJ | beat Chief Little Wolf |
| 11/09 | Harrisburg, PA | beat Sammy Cohen |
| 11/10 | Washington DC | beat Joe Savoldi |
| 11/18 | Philadelphia, PA | lost to Jim Londos
*Lost a version of the "World" title |
| 11/29 | Minneapolis, MN | beat Hans Kaempfer |
| 11/30 | Kansas City, MO | beat Abe Kashey |
| 12/17 | Kansas City, KS | beat Masked Phantom |
| 02/13 | Charlotte, NC | beat Cowboy Luttrall |
| 04/20 | Vancouver, BC | beat Howard Cantonwine |
| 06/23 | Houston, TX | beat Lou Thesz
*Won the NWA World Heavyweight title |
| 06/28 | Minneapolis, MN | drew Dick Raines |
| 08/22 | Indianapolis, IN | beat Hans Kaempfer |
| 09/15 | Birmingham, AL | beat Frank Sexton |
| 09/20 | St. Louis, MO | beat Ben Morgan |
| 09/26 | Dallas, TX | beat Ivan Managoff |
| 09/29 | Houston, TX | beat Lou Thesz |
| 10/02 | Denver, CO | drew Everett Marshall |
| 10/10 | Minneapolis, MN | beat Chief Saunooke |
| 10/20 | Canton, OH | beat Dutch Hefner |
| 10/30 | Milwaukee, WI | beat Lou Plummer |
| 10/31 | Minneapolis, MN | beat Dick Raines |
| 11/06 | Cleveland, OH | beat Fred Von Schacht |
| 11/07 | Canton, OH | beat Dutch Hefner |
| 11/09 | Toronto, ON | beat Danno O'Mahoney |
| 11/10 | Buffalo, NY | beat Hal Rumberg |
| 11/14 | Minneapolis, MN | beat Don McIntyre |
| 11/20 | St. Paul, MN | beat Chief Saunooke |
| 11/22 | Chicago, IL | beat Danno O'Mahoney |
| 11/28 | Canton, OH | beat Pat Kelly |
| 11/29 | Pittsburgh, PA | beat Cy Williams |
| 11/30 | Toronto, ON | beat Ernie Dusek |
| 12/04 | Cleveland, OH | beat Joe Savoldi |
| 12/05 | Madison, WI | beat Abe Kashey |
| 12/15 | Chicago, IL | vs. Everett Marshall |
| 01/09 | Minneapolis, MN | beat Ernie Dusek |
| 01/15 | Cleveland, OH | beat George Zaharias |
| 01/17 | Chicago, IL | drew Everett Marshall |
| 01/18 | Houston, TX | beat Young Joe Stecher |
| 01/27 | Houston, TX | beat Bill Lee by DQ |
| 01/30 | Indianapolis, IN | beat Dick Raines |
| 01/31 | Pittsburgh, PA | beat Rasputin |
| 02/01 | Toronto, ON | beat Bill Longson by DQ |
| 02/02 | Buffalo, NY | beat Ted "King Kong" Cox |
| 02/06 | Minneapolis, MN | beat Danno O'Mahoney |
| 02/08 | St. Louis, MO | beat Len Macaluso |
| 02/09 | Chicago, IL | beat Joe Savoldi |
| 02/21 | St. Louis, MO | beat Lou Thesz |
| 02/27 | Indianapolis, IN | beat Dorve Roche |
| 03/04 | St. Paul, MN | beat Joe Savoldi |
| 03/07 | St. Louis, MO | lost to Ray Steele
*Lost the NWA World Heavyweight title |
| 03/11 | Cleveland, OH | beat Lou Thesz by count out |
| 12/13 | St. Louis, MO | lost to Ray Steele |
| 01/07 | Minneapolis, MN | beat Rudy Strongberg by count out |
| 01/10 | St. Louis, MO | lost to Ray Steele |
| 02/26 | St. Paul, MN | beat Rudy Strongberg |
| 03/11 | Minneapolis, MN | beat Ray Steele
*Won the NWA World Heavyweight title (2) |
| 03/12 | St. Louis, MO | beat Ray Steele |
| 03/20 | St. Louis, MO | beat Ray Villmer |
| 03/21 | St. Paul, MN | drew Lou Thesz |
| 04/03 | Rockford, IL | beat Dizzy Davis |
| 04/08 | Minneapolis, MN | beat Lou Thesz |
| 04/22 | Minneapolis, MN | beat Ray Steele |
| 05/06 | Minneapolis, MN | beat Wladislaw Talun |
| 05/13 | Minneapolis, MN | drew Everett Marshall |
| 06/03 | Louisville, KY | beat Lou Thesz |
| 06/05 | St. Louis, MO | lost to Sandor Szabo
*Lost the NWA World Heavyweight title |
| 06/10 | Minneapolis, MN | beat Bill Lee |
| 06/17 | Minneapolis, MN | lost to Cliff Gustafson |
| 06/19 | St. Louis, MO | lost to Sandor Szabo |
| 09/24 | Los Angeles, CA | lost to Sandor Szabo |
| 10/01 | Los Angeles, CA | vs. Sandor Szabo |
| 10/23 | Minneapolis, MN | beat Dick Raines |
| 01/07 | Duluth, MN | beat Bill Bartush |
| 01/19 | Fresno, CA | beat Jules Strongbow |
| 04/05 | Calgary, AB | drew Jim Wright |
| 04/22 | Duluth, MN | beat Bill Bartush |
| 05/01 | Winnipeg, MB | beat Bill Bartush |
| 05/06 | Duluth, MN | drew Otto Kuss |
| 05/21 | Minneapolis, MN | lost to Dick Raines by DQ |
| 05/24 | St. Louis, MO | beat Don Eagle |
| 05/30 | Vancouver, BC | beat Seelie Samara |
| 05/31 | Calgary, AB | beat Hans Kaempfer |
| 06/05 | Winnipeg, MB | drew Bill Kuusisto |
| 06/16 | Waterloo, IA | beat Gene Bowman |
| 06/17 | Des Moines, IA | beat Ken Fenelon |
| 06/26 | Winnipeg, MB | beat Bill Kuusisto |
| 10/12 | Fresno, CA | beat Pat Fraley |
| 12/02 | Duluth, MN | beat Green Dragon by count out |
| 02/27 | Bismarck, ND | beat Don Koch |
| 03/18 | Minneapolis, MN | vs. Hans Kaempfer |
| 03/19 | Mankato, MN | beat Johnny Marrs |
| 04/03 | Winnipeg, MB | beat Bill Kuusisto |
| 04/21 | Duluth, MN | beat Rube Wright |
| 05/16 | Winnipeg, MB | beat Sandor Szabo |
| 05/17 | Brandon, MB | beat Johnny Marrs |
| 06/06 | Buffalo, NY | drew Frank Sexton |
| 06/13 | Buffalo, NY | lost to Frank Sexton |
| 10/14 | Minneapolis, MN | beat Chief Saunooke |
| 10/15 | Mankato, MN | beat Don Koch |
| 10/20 | Duluth, MN | beat Chief Saunooke |
| 11/11 | Minneapolis, MN | beat Eric Holmback |
| 12/05 | Buffalo, NY | beat Dave Levin |
| 12/12 | Buffalo, NY | lost to Bobby Managoff |
| 12/30 | Minneapolis, MN | beat Ede Virag |
| 01/20 | Minneapolis, MN | beat Steve Casey |
| 02/12 | Winnipeg, MB | drew Steve Casey |
| 03/17 | Mankato, MN | beat Lew Laird |
| 05/14 | Duluth, MN | beat Lucky Simunovich |
| 05/20 | Winnipeg, MB | drew Sandor Szabo (60 mins.) |
| 06/01 | Minneapolis, MN | vs. Sandor Szabo |
| 06/02 | Duluth, MN | beat Abe Kashey |
| 06/15 | Minneapolis, MN | lost to Sandor Szabo by decision |
| 11/19 | Winnipeg, MB | beat Dr. Len Hall |
| 11/22 | Duluth, MN | beat Steve Casey |
| 12/17 | Winnipeg, MB | drew Frank Sexton |
| 01/14 | Winnipeg, MB | lost to Orville Brown by DQ |
| 02/21 | Duluth, MN | beat Hans Kaempfer |
| 03/17 | Winnipeg, MB | lost to Orville Brown |
| 04/14 | Winnipeg, MB | beat Mike Mazurki |
| 04/28 | Mankato, MN | beat Lou Newman |
| 05/10 | Duluth, MN | beat Otto Kuss |
| 05/20 | Winnipeg, MB | beat Joe Pazandak |
| 06/03 | Winnipeg, MB | beat Orville Brown |
| 06/16 | Duluth, MN | beat Abe Kashey |
| 10/10 | Duluth, MN | beat Charro Aztec |
| 10/18 | Minneapolis, MN | beat Bob Wagner |
| 10/24 | Duluth, MN | beat Ben Morgan |
| 11/22 | Minneapolis, MN | beat Sandor Szabo |
| 11/29 | Minneapolis, MN | beat Bob Wagner |
| 12/06 | Minneapolis, MN | beat Al Mills |
| 12/07 | Mankato, MN | beat Danny Plechas |
| 12/19 | Duluth, MN | beat Wally Dusek |
| 12/27 | Minneapolis, MN | beat Bill Longson |
| 01/04 | Winnipeg, MB | beat Bobby Managoff |
| 01/11 | Duluth, MN | beat Wally Dusek |
| 01/16 | Winnipeg, MB | lost to Lou Thesz |
| 03/24 | Winnipeg, MB | beat Dick Raines |
| 04/04 | Minneapolis, MN | beat Earl McCready |
| 04/25 | Minneapolis, MN | beat Dick Raines |
| 04/26 | Duluth, MN | beat Earl McCready |
| 04/27 | Mankato, MN | beat Abe Kashey |
| 05/02 | Minneapolis, MN | beat Killer Kowalski |
| 05/08 | Milwaukee, WI | beat Jules LaRance |
| 05/09 | Minneapolis, MN | beat Bobby Bruns |
| 05/11 | Mankato, MN | beat Otto Kuss |
| 05/17 | St. Paul, MN | beat Dick Raines |
| 05/30 | Minneapolis, MN | lost to Lou Thesz by count out |
| 06/06 | Minneapolis, MN | drew Lou Thesz (60 mins.) |
| 06/09 | Winnipeg, MB | beat Dick Raines |
| 06/29 | Winnipeg, MB | lost to Lou Thesz |
| 10/03 | Duluth, MN | beat Wladislaw Talun |
| 10/16 | Duluth, MN | beat Dick Raines |
| 10/27 | Winnipeg, MB | beat Killer Kowalski by DQ |
| 12/01 | Winnipeg, MB | beat Hans Schnabel |
| 12/14 | Mankato, MN | beat Warren Bockwinkel |
| 12/15 | Winnipeg, MB | lost to Whipper Billy Watson by DQ |
| 12/19 | Minneapolis, MN | beat Tommy O'Toole |
| 12/27 | Duluth, MN | beat Hans Hermann by count out |
| 12/28 | Ironwood, MI | beat Roy McClarty |
| 01/30 | Minneapolis, MN | beat Hans Hermann |
| 02/01 | Winnipeg, MB | beat Al Mills |
| 02/13 | Minneapolis, MN | lost to George Bollas |
| 02/15 | Bismarck, ND | beat Tommy O'Toole |
| 02/19 | St. Paul, MN | beat Emil Dusek |
| 02/27 | Minneapolis, MN | beat George Bollas |
| 04/13 | St. Paul, MN | beat George Bollas |
| 04/20 | St. Paul, MN | beat George Bollas |
| 04/27 | Winnipeg, MB | beat George Bollas |
| 05/04 | Winnipeg, MB | beat George Bollas |
| 05/22 | Minneapolis, MN | beat George Bollas |
| 06/01 | St. Paul, MN | beat Otto Kuss |
| 06/08 | St. Paul, MN | beat Abe Kashey by DQ |
| 06/25 | Duluth, MN | beat Jack Pesek |
| 06/26 | Minneapolis, MN | lost to Lou Thesz |
| 07/24 | Minneapolis, MN | beat Primo Carnera |
| 10/29 | Regina, SK | beat Jim Henry |
| 10/30 | Edmonton, AB | beat Jim Henry |
| 11/01 | Calgary, AB | lost to Jim Wright by count out |
| 11/05 | Regina, SK | beat Al Mills |
| 11/08 | Calgary, AB | beat Jim Wright by DQ |
| 11/13 | Minneapolis, MN | beat Hans Hermann |
| 11/27 | Minneapolis, MN | beat Killer Kowalski |
| 12/03 | Duluth, MN | beat French Angel |
| 01/15 | Minneapolis, MN | beat Firpo Zbyzsko |
| 01/18 | St. Paul, MN | beat Barney Bernard |
| 01/21 | Duluth, MN | beat Slim Zimbleman |
| 01/22 | Minneapolis, MN | lost to Tiny Mills by DQ |
| 01/29 | Minneapolis, MN | beat Tiny Mills by DQ |
| 02/01 | St. Paul, MN | beat Firpo Zbyzsko |
| 02/16 | Winnipeg, MB | w/. Pat McGill, beat Athol Layton & Tiny Mills |
| 03/17 | Duluth, MN | beat Tiny Mills by DQ |
| 03/18 | Minneapolis, MN | lost to Fred Von Schacht |
| 03/28 | St. Paul, MN | beat Tiny Mills |
| 04/01 | Minneapolis, MN | beat Fred Von Schacht |
| 04/04 | St. Paul, MN | beat Tiny Mills |
| 04/15 | Minneapolis, MN | lost to Lou Thesz (NWA World champion) |
| 04/22 | Duluth, MN | lost to Dick Raines by count out |
| 05/16 | Winnipeg, MB | beat Mike Mazurki |
| 05/19 | St. Paul, MN | beat Rebel Russell |
| 06/13 | St. Paul, MN | beat Rebel Russell |
| 07/29 | Minneapolis, MN | beat Tiny Mills |
| 08/19 | Minneapolis, MN | lost to Hard Boiled Haggarty |
| 08/26 | Minneapolis, MN | beat Mighty Atlas |
| 09/05 | Winnipeg, MB | beat Mighty Atlas |
| 09/19 | Winnipeg, MB | beat Yukon Eric |
| 10/17 | Winnipeg, MB | w/. Roy McClarty, beat Ivan Kameroff & Hard Boiled Haggarty |
| 10/29 | Winnipeg, MB | w/. Joe Pazandak, beat Ivan Kameroff & Hard Boiled Haggarty |
| 11/28 | St. Paul, MN | beat Tiny Mills by DQ |
| 01/09 | Duluth, MN | w/. Butch Levy, beat Len Hughes & Hard Boiled Haggarty |
| 01/22 | Mankato, MN | w/. Butch Levy, beat Al Mills & Golden Terror |
| 02/13 | Winnipeg, MB | w/. Killer Kowalski, beat Al Mills & Ike Eakins |
| 03/03 | Minneapolis, MN | beat Al Mills |
| 03/20 | Duluth, MN | beat Ike Eakins |
| 03/28 | Duluth, MN | beat Don Leo Jonathan |
| 04/17 | Winnipeg, MB | w/. Jack Pesek, beat Len Hughes & Hard Boiled Haggarty |
| 04/21 | Minneapolis, MN | lost to Lou Thesz |
| 05/01 | Winnipeg, MB | w/. Ike Eakins, beat Hard Boiled Haggarty & Kenji Shibuya |
| 05/29 | Winnipeg, MB | w/. Ike Eakins, lost to Hard Boiled Haggarty & Kenji Shibuya |
| 06/19 | Winnipeg, MB | w/. Butch Levy, beat Ike Eakins & Hard Boiled Haggarty |
| 06/26 | Winnipeg, MB | beat Hard Boiled Haggarty by DQ |
| 08/04 | Minneapolis, MN | beat Dick Raines |
| 10/23 | Winnipeg, MB | w/. Sonny Myers, beat Hard Boiled Haggarty & Joe Dusek |
| 10/28 | Montreal, QC | lost to Killer Kowalski |
| 12/18 | Winnipeg, MB | w/. Tony Baillargeon, drew Joe Pazandak & Kenji Shibuya |
| 12/28 | Winnipeg, MB | lost to Lou Thesz |
| 01/08 | Winnipeg, MB | w/. Paul Baillargeon, drew Joe Pazandak & Kenji Shibuya |
| 01/09 | Duluth, MN | w/. Jean Baillargeon, drew Joe Pazandak & Kenji Shibuya |
| 01/16 | Duluth, MN | w/. Roy McClarty, beat Mighty Ursus & Abe Kashey |
| 01/26 | Minneapolis, MN | beat Hans Hermann |
| 01/30 | St. Paul, MN | beat Dick Raines by DQ |
| 02/05 | Winnipeg, MB | w/. Dick Raines, drew Joe Pazandak & Kenji Shibuya |
| 02/06 | St. Paul, MN | beat Dick Raines by DQ |
| 02/19 | Winnipeg, MB | w/. Dick Raines, beat Joe Pazandak & Kenji Shibuya |
| 02/27 | Duluth, MN | w/. Roy McClarty, lost to Dick Raines & Joe Pazandak |
| 04/23 | Winnipeg, MB | w/. Paul Baillargeon, beat Kenji Shibuya & The Mask |
| 04/29 | Mankato, MN | w/. Butch Levy, beat Hard Boiled Haggarty & Roberto Pico |
| 04/30 | Winnipeg, MB | beat The Mask |
| 05/14 | Winnipeg, MB | w/. Dick Raines, beat Hard Boiled Haggarty & Kenji Shibuya |
| 07/30 | Winnipeg, MB | lost to Hard Boiled Haggarty by DQ |
| 08/13 | Winnipeg, MB | lost to Hard Boiled Haggarty |
| 08/17 | Minneapolis, MN | w/. Karl Karlson, beat Hard Boiled Haggarty & Fritz Von Erich |
| 11/05 | Winnipeg, MB | w/. John Kostas, lost to Hard Boiled Haggarty & Allan Garfield |
| 12/02 | Mankato, MN | w/. Jack Witzig, beat Firpo Zbyzsko & Bill McMurray |
| 01/07 | Winnipeg, MB | w/. John Kostas, beat Allan Garfield & Fred Atkins by DQ |
| 01/21 | Winnipeg, MB | w/. John Kostas, beat Allan Garfield & Fred Atkins |
| 02/04 | Winnipeg, MB | w/. John Kostas, drew Ivan & Karol Kalmikoff |
| 02/23 | Winnipeg, MB | w/. Leo Nomellini & Dick Raines, beat Fred Atkins, Jim Wright, & Hard Boiled Haggarty |
| 03/11 | Winnipeg, MB | w/. Ilio DiPaolo, lost to Ivan & Karol Kalmikoff |
| 04/01 | Winnipeg, MB | w/. Ilio DiPaolo, beat Fred Atkins & Kenji Shibuya |
| 06/17 | Winnipeg, MB | w/. Ilio DiPaolo & John Kostas, beat Joe Pazandak, Kenji Shibuya & Stan Kowalski |
| 06/29 | Winnipeg, MB | w/. Ilio DiPaolo & Leo Nomellini, beat Joe Pazandak, Kenji Shibuya & Stan Kowalski |
| 09/30 | Winnipeg, MB | w/. Yukon Eric, beat Kenji Shibuya & Sky Hi Lee |
| 10/07 | Winnipeg, MB | w/. Doug Hepburn, beat Kenji Shibuya & Mitsu Arakawa by DQ |
| 10/14 | Buffalo, NY | beat Karol Kalmikoff |
| 10/14 | Buffalo, NY | lost to Whipper Billy Watson |
| 11/04 | Winnipeg, MB | w/. Tim Geohagen, lost to Ivan & Karol Kalmikoff |
| 12/15 | Mankato, MN | w/. Timothy Geohagen, lost to Ivan & Karol Kalmikoff |
| 02/17 | Winnipeg, MB | w/. Athol Layton, lost to Ivan & Karol Kalmikoff |
| 09/21 | Winnipeg, MB | w/. Butch Levy, lost to Fritz Von Erich & Karl Von Schoberg |
| 09/28 | Winnipeg, MB | beat Hombre Montana |
| 10/05 | Winnipeg, MB | beat Mighty Ursus |
| 11/29 | Ottawa, ON | no contest vs. Killer Kowalski |
| 08/09 | Winnipeg, MB | w/. Verne Gagne, beat Kenji Shibuya & Mitsu Arakawa |
| 08/30 | Winnipeg, MB | w/. Verne Gagne, beat Ed & Bill Miller |
| 09/27 | Winnipeg, MB | w/. Farmer Boy, beat Al Mills & Tiny Mills by DQ |
| 11/23 | Mankato, MN | w/. Butch Levy, no contest vs. Kenji Shibuya & Mitsu Arakawa |
| 12/26 | Minneapolis, MN | w/. Verne Gagne, beat Johnny Valentine & Chet Wallick |
| 01/03 | Winnipeg, MB | w/. Verne Gagne, beat Ivan & Karol Kalmikoff by DQ |
| 04/18 | Winnipeg, MB | w/. Roy McClarty, drew Doc & Mike Gallagher |
| 05/23 | Winnipeg, MB | w/. Wilbur Snyder, lost to Fritz Von Erich & Hans Hermann |
| 07/02 | Winnipeg, MB | w/. Verne Gagne & Leo Nomellini, beat Hans Herman, Fritz & Waldo Von Erich |
| 08/27 | Winnipeg, MB | w/. Stu Hart, beat Joe Pazandak & Al Mills |
| 11/07 | Winnipeg, MB | w/. George Gordienko, lost to Stan & Reggie Lisowski |
| 03/20 | Winnipeg, MB | beat Karl Karlson |
| 11/13 | Winnipeg, MB | w/. Joe Pazandak, lost to Tiny Mills & Stan Kowalski |
| 01/27 | Winnipeg, MB | Guest referee for promoter Alex Turk |
| 04/28 | Winnipeg, MB | Guest referee for promoter Alex Turk |
Career Record compiled by Vance Nevada with files from Mike Rodgers & Jim Zordani
**306 matches on record