Stecher eta Lewis It berriro

Eta “Strangler” Lewis enjoyed one of the most successful careers in professional wrestling. Although Lewis wrestled in mostly staged exhibitions, he possessed legitimate wrestling skills. Future protege Lou Thesz said many times Lewis could beat any wrestler at any time, so he was the ideal world champion in the modern era of prearranged matches.

Hala ere, early in his career, Lewis could not defeat everyone at will. Bere arerio Joe Stecher stubborn erronka bat eskaini Lewis. Whether they did not trust each other or just disliked each other, their early matches ended in a number of controversies. Lewis would eventually Bere lehen mundu Stecher txapelketan hartu in a bout, non Stecher ez zuen nahi Lewis gerriko jaregiteko.

When they first met in 1915 eta 1916, Stecher Lewis den maila berdina izan zen. Stecher iraingarritzat gaitasuna aurre egiteko guraizeak eduki, Lewis employed a defensive style. Fans found this style infuriating, but Lewis continued to evade Stecher’s holds. When the men met on July 4, 1916, in Omaha, Nebraska, Stecher had enough.

18,000 zale erakutsi Omaha Azoka arrazoiak aldean zer jaioterrian Stecher egoitza bat eurokoa, who was born in Dodge, Nebraska. The gate was $30,000, diru-kopuru erraldoi batean 1916.

The Stecher 22 urteko eta 24 urteko sartutako eraztuna baldintza gailurra. Stecher Agresiboki lortu nahi Lewis, Nork Stecher ko guraizeak a gerria eutsi ziurtatzeko saiakera evade jarraitu. Stecher zuen lortu guraizeak a Lewis eduki’ arm, but the 230-pound Lewis shook off the slimmer Stecher.

Frustrated and sick of “The Strangler’s” evasion, Stecher lurrera jaitsi eta gonbidatu Lewis edozein atxikitzeko jarri behar zuen nahi. Lewis tried to lock on a toe hold twice but Stecher spun and pulled his leg out each time. Lewis began to evade the contest again.

After four hours, referee Ed Smith, Sporting Editor of the Chicago American, suggested suspending the bout. Stecher and Lewis could continue the match the following night. Stecher adostu baina Lewis azpimarratu zelaian jarraitu.

Since it was getting dark, an assistant drove an automobile up to ringside. The driver used the automobile’s headlights to illuminate the ring.

Despite wanting to continue, Lewis did not change his tactics. At the five-hour mark, Ed Smith declared the match a draw and left the ring. Stecher eta Lewis elkarri Glared minutu batzuetan irten aurretik. While the stare down could have been theatrics to promote future matches, Stecher was furious with Lewis for his tactics. Ed Lewis besterik ez du nahi Joe Stecher. Period.

Eta “Strangler” Lewis azkenean eclipsed Joe Stecher, who had a good but not as remarkable career as Lewis. Stecher frogatzeko litzateke Lewis-en arerio gogorrenak eta banan-gizona mehatxatu Lewis’ reputation.

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Sources: The Ogden Standard, Uztaila 5, 1916 edition, p. 2

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