Bobo Brazil

Bobo Brazil was an American professional wrestler, and was credited with breaking down barriers of racial segregation in professional wrestling, He is considered one of the first successful African-American professional wrestlers.

Brazil would have many matches with competitors such as Killer Kowalski, Dick the Bruiser, Johnny Valentine, Haystacks Calhoun and The Sheik, who feuded with Brazil over the course of several decades, with a variety of their matches being acclaimed bloody matchups.

This photo shows Brazil vs. Crusher Blackwell at Madison Square Garden,

February 2, 1976