Gevegsporthistorikus en gevegskunstenaar
Tom Jenkins had the distinction of being the only wrestler to defeat Frank Gotch multiple times. Jenkins and Gotch traded the American Heavyweight Wrestling Championship between 1902 en 1906. At the time of this match, Jenkins was the champion again. Fred Beell had been campaigning for a match with Jenkins for the past several months. Beell finally convinced Jenkins to
On Joe Acton’s 33rd birthday, Maart 8, 1885, he wrestled fellow countryman Tom Cannon in a 2-out-of-3-falls match at Sportsman Park in New Orleans, Louisiana. Acton and Cannon had a long history together. Both men were born in England in early 1952. Cannon was born a month later than Acton on April 19, 1852. Both men started wrestling in the
Earl Caddock het in die laat 1910's en vroeë 1920's 'n betreklik kort maar lang professionele stoeiloopbaan gehad. Maak sy professionele debuut in 1915 nadat hy drie AAU Nasionale titels in amateurstoei gewen het, Caddock het net professioneel gestoei tot 1922. Egter, hy sou as wêreldkampioen erken word nadat hy Joe Stecher in April verslaan het 1917. Caddock sou die titel terug verloor
1909 saw Stanley Ketchel continue his torrid pace through all the top fighters around the middleweight limit. In March 1909, Ketchel faced a rare challenge, when he fought reigning World Light Heavyweight Champion Philadelphia Jack O’Brien. O’Brien was a slick boxer, who used his speed and elusiveness to pummel Ketchel in the early rounds. Despite O’Brien’s size advantage, Ketchel was
Joseph “Toots” Mondt wrestled professionally from the early 1910s through the 1930s but he made his real mark as a booker, booking agent and promoter. While Ed “Worger” Lewis considered Mondt his equal in a legitimate wrestling match, Mondt has a genius for creating angles and finishes in worked wrestling exhibitions. Mondt would join Lewis and his manager Billy Sandow
From late 1921 te 1923, John Contos promoted professional wrestling in St. Louis, Missouri. Egter, Contos decided to leave promotion to focus on managing the career of budding star Dan Kolov. Prior to leaving St. Louis, Contos sold the promotion to Tom Packs, his nephew and assistant in the promotion. Packs’ first card was scheduled for Friday, Januarie 4, 1924.
By die bespreking van Stanislaus Zbyszko se titel regeer van 1921 te 1922, die hoofrede wat gegee is om die titel van hom af te neem, was dat sy titelbewind 'n loketmislukking was. Bevestig die syfers hierdie oortuiging? Voor die wen van die kampioenskap, Zbyszko het geworstel met die voormalige kampioen Joe Stecher by die 71ste Regiment Armory voor 7,000 fans. In 1915, die
Toe William Muldoon as die Wêreld-swaargewig Grieks-Romeinse stoeikampioen in 1889, daar was geen gereed opvolger vir die kampioenskap nie. Evan “Worger” Lewis was die beste stoeier in die Verenigde State wat nie William Muldoon genoem is nie, maar sy spesialiteit was vang-as-vang-kan-stoei. Die beste Amerikaanse Grieks-Romeinse stoeier, Clarence Whistler, het in Australië gesterf tydens 1885. Muldoon se uitgesoekte opvolger was Duits-gebore
Joe Stecher het begin 1915, 'n noodlottige jaar vir sy loopbaan, met 'n oorwinning oor Adolph Ernst. Ernst het vir hierdie wedstryd onder die naam Otto Carpenter gestoei, maar was onder professionele stoei-aanhangers bekend as Ad Santel. Santel had a deserved reputation for being a vicious “hooker”, 'n stoeier vaardig in voorlegging hou. Stecher was 'n 22-jarige Nebraskan, who made
Wêreld Swaargewig Stoei Kampioen Ed “Worger” Lewis het honderde wettige stoeiwedstryde met Joseph gestoei “Toots” Mondt oor die jare. Tydens gesprekke met sy jong protégé, Lou Thesz, Lewis het gesê hy hoef net bekommerd te wees oor die verlies van twee stoeiers in sy lang loopbaan. Net Mondt en Stanislaus Zbyszko het 'n kans gehad om hom in 'n wettige wedstryd te verslaan. Een