Borrokako Kirolen Historialaria eta Martzial Artista
At the end of 1932, 22-year-old Vila Milli sued her husband, professional wrestler Wladek Zbyszko, for divorce alleging physical cruelty and adultery. Milli charged the 41-year-old Zbyszko with physical cruelty for “hugging her too hard.” Justice Dunne of the Brooklyn Supreme Court heard the divorce case. He expressed doubt that Zbyszko abused his wife. Hala ere, he did not dismiss the
Estatu Batuetara Immigratu aurretik, Taro Miyake Ingalaterran lehen finkatu zen. Miyake-k Yukio Tani lagundu zuen Judo eta Jujitsu Ingalaterran finkatzen. Miyake eta Tani borroka profesionalek erronka egin zieten beren arte martzialak ezartzeko ahaleginaren zati gisa. Miyake iritsi aurretik erronka partiduetan parte hartu zuen Tani. Miyake-k bere lehen aurkaria grapplifikatu zuen, Tani bera,
While researching the history of the American Heavyweight Wrestling Championship (1881 – 1922), I discovered Evan “Strangler” Lewis’ early matches in Montana. Prior to researching this topic, I thought Lewis started his career by winning a 64-man wrestling tournament in Montana during 1882. Hala ere, Lewis did not win the tournament. In May 1882, Lewis wrestled in a Cornish wrestling tournament
On February 22, 1918, former World Bantamweight and Featherweight Boxing Champion “Terrible” Terry McGovern died in New York City’s Kings County Hospital. McGovern checked in a few days earlier with what McGovern thought was a severe upper respiratory infection. Hala ere, doctors diagnosed pneumonia. McGovern went from walking and talking to unresponsive in just one or two days. McGovern never recovered.
Frank Gotch dominated American wrestling from 1905 to his retirement in 1913. Gotch, the current American Heavyweight Wrestling Champion, won the biggest match of his career on April 3, 1908. Gotch defeated current World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Georg Hackenschmidt in Chicago, Illinois. Gotch proved as dominant a World Champion as he had been as the American Champion. Gotch agreed to
On Thursday, Apirila 29, 1909, Frank Gotch traveled to Memphis, Tennessee to wrestle highly regarded light heavyweight wrestler Charles Hackenschmidt. Hackenschmidt won the World Light Heavyweight Wrestling Championship under his real name, John Berg. Although fans thought well of Berg, they did not see him as a threat to defeat Frank Gotch in a straight match. To increase fan interest
Joe Stecher wrestled during a transitional time in American professional wrestling. Prior to 1900, wrestlers engaged primarily in legitimate contests although wrestlers did work matches occasionally. After 1915, all wrestlers worked their matches. Wrestlers wrestled legitimate contests only to settle promotional dispute or to pull off a double-cross. Etatik 1900 arte 1915, wrestlers engaged in a mixture of worked matches
Abuztuaren On 7, 1882, Edwin Bibby American Heavyweight Borroka txapeldunak bere titulua defendatu zuen Joe Acton ingeles txapeldunaren aurka New Yorkeko Madison Square Garden-en.. Gizonezkoek munduko txapelketarako "harrapatu ahala" partida jokatu zuten. Hala ere, publikoak ez zuen borrokaren irabazlea munduko txapeldun gisa aitortu. Publikoak irabazlea American Heavyweight gisa aitortu zuen
Inork ez zuen aprobetxatu Battling Levinsky bezalako boxeo profesionalaren No Decision garaia. Levinsky defentsako boxeolari trebea zen, bere borroketan kalte gutxi hartu zuena. Ring aldizkariak zergatik zegoen hain aktibo galdetu zionean, batzuetan hartuz 3 New York inguruan egun batean borrokak, esan zuen Levinskyk, “Dirua gustatzen zait eta inoiz ez dut minik hartzen.” Levinsky zen
(Post hau nire liburu berriaren pasarte bat da, Gotch vs. Zbyszko: Erredentzioaren Bila, otsailean argitaratua 2, 2022.) Frank Gotch-en ibilbidearen etorkizunari eragiten zion gertaerarik garrantzitsuena urtarrilean gertatu zen 11, 1911. Gotch Gladys Oestrich ohiarekin ezkondu zen bere gurasoen etxean Humboldten, Iowa. Mrs. Gotchek nahiago zuen Frankek ringetik erretiratzea