लड़ाकू खेल इतिहासकार और मार्शल आर्टिस्ट
Fred Beell was a strong, 20वीं सदी की शुरुआत में प्रतिभाशाली पेशेवर पहलवान. Beell gave all the best wrestlers of the day tough contests but his lack of size often hampered his ability with world class wrestlers. यद्यपि शक्तिशाली रूप से निर्मित, Beell was generously listed at 5’06”. At his heaviest, Beell never exceeded 170 पाउंड. While possessing a bodybuilder’s
When William Muldoon retired from professional wrestling in 1889, he intended for his protege, Ernst Roeber, to become the new World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion. Since Muldoon always defended his championship in the Greco-Roman wrestling style, his choice made sense. Roeber was arguably the best Greco-Roman wrestler in America at the time. तथापि, the wrestling fans and journalist, covering the sport,
विलार्ड “जंगली बिल” लॉन्गसन का जन्म साल्ट लेक सिटी में हुआ था, यूटा, on June 8, 1906 लेकिन अपना अधिकांश वयस्क जीवन St . में बिताया. लुइस, मिसौरी. एक पेशेवर पहलवान के रूप में अपना करियर शुरू करने के बाद 1931, लॉन्गसन ने खुद को St . में टॉम पैक्स के लिए काम करते हुए पाया. लुइस. He never really left as it would be his home base for the remainder
में 1902, future World Heavyweight Boxing Champion Marvin Hart was a rising contender. Fighting primarily out of his hometown of Louisville, Kentucky, Hart was matched against Kid Carter at the Southern Athletic Club on May 2, 1902. At 17-1, Hart knew another victory would go a long way in securing a heavyweight title fight. The Brooklyn-born Kid Carter intended to
In a recent post, I wrote about Charles Green’s unsuccessful attempt to defeat Evan “स्ट्रेंजलर” Lewis in 1889. एक साल बाद, Green had greater success with another American wrestling legend, मार्टिन “किसान” बर्न्स. The soon-to-be 29-year-old Burns was an excellent wrestler but wasn’t yet on the level of Evan Lewis. तथापि, he would have to be in the top 10
The Gold Dust Trio’s dominance of professional wrestling in the early to mid-1920s bred lots of resentment with other wrestlers and promoters. This professional jealousy led to a famous double-cross in 1925. From this time on, the world title was disputed as Joe Stecher held one version, while Ed “स्ट्रेंजलर” Lewis held the other version. Due to the real resentment
The following excerpt is from my new book Double Crossing the Gold Dust Trio, which will be out this summer. During the summer (of 1921), the Zbyszko brothers received word that their mother was gravely ill. Making quick preparation, they let Curley and the other promoters know they would be leaving as soon as they could arrange passage on a
Charles Green, a skilled English catch-as-catch-can wrestler, traveled to the United States in the late 1880s to wrestle the best American wrestlers. Green got his opportunity on July 21, 1889, when he wrestled American Heavyweight Catch-as-Catch-Can Champion Evan Lewis. To prepare for this match, Green took a handicap bout with journeyman wrestler Bert Scheller in late June. Scheller was born
Mike “Twin” Sullivan claimed the Welterweight World Boxing Championship, when he decisioned Honey Mellody in April 1907. Possessing both heavy hands and better than normal boxing skills, Sullivan claimed victories over the great Joe Gans and future Welterweight World Boxing Champion Harry Lewis during his career. Lewis won the welterweight title, when Sullivan could no longer make the 147 pound
चाहे वह डबल-क्रॉस हो या वैध प्रतियोगिता स्थापित करने का प्रयास, जो स्टीचर और जो माल्सेविक्ज़ के बीच मैच सुरक्षित करने के पॉल बोसेर के प्रयास के परिणामस्वरूप मार्च में दंगा होने वाला था 11, 1926. पिछले वर्ष की घटनाओं ने वास्तव में इस पराजय को गति प्रदान की. के अंत से 1922, एड की गोल्ड डस्ट तिकड़ी “स्ट्रेंजलर” लेविस, उसके