लड़ाकू खेल इतिहासकार और मार्शल आर्टिस्ट
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 और 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, मार्च 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
1910 के दशक के अंत और 1920 के दशक की शुरुआत में अर्ल कैडॉक का पेशेवर कुश्ती करियर अपेक्षाकृत छोटा लेकिन ऐतिहासिक था।. में अपना प्रोफेशनल डेब्यू कर रहे हैं 1915 शौकिया कुश्ती में तीन एएयू राष्ट्रीय खिताब जीतने के बाद, कैडॉक ने अब तक केवल पेशेवर कुश्ती लड़ी थी 1922. तथापि, अप्रैल में जो स्टीचर को हराने के बाद उन्हें विश्व चैंपियन के रूप में पहचाना जाएगा 1917. कैडॉक खिताब वापस खो देगा
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
जोसफ “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 “स्ट्रेंजलर” 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 से 1923, John Contos promoted professional wrestling in St. लुइस, मिसौरी. तथापि, Contos decided to leave promotion to focus on managing the career of budding star Dan Kolov. Prior to leaving St. लुइस, Contos sold the promotion to Tom Packs, his nephew and assistant in the promotion. Packs’ first card was scheduled for Friday, जनवरी 4, 1924.
When discussing Stanislaus Zbyszko’s title reign from 1921 से 1922, the main reason given for taking the title from him was that his title reign was a box office failure. Do the numbers validate this belief? Prior to wining the championship, Zbyszko wrestled former champion Joe Stecher at the 71st Regiment Armory in front of 7,000 fans. में 1915, the
When William Muldoon retired as the World Heavyweight Greco-Roman Wrestling Champion in 1889, there was no ready successor to the championship. इवान “स्ट्रेंजलर” Lewis was the best wrestler in the United States not named William Muldoon but his specialty was catch-as-catch-can wrestling. The best American Greco-Roman wrestler, Clarence Whistler, had died in Australia during 1885. Muldoon’s handpicked successor was German-born
जो स्टेचर बाहर शुरू कर दिया 1915, अपने कैरियर के लिए एक दुर्भाग्यपूर्ण साल, एडोल्फ अर्नस्ट पर एक जीत के साथ. अर्नस्ट इस मैच के लिए नाम ओटो बढ़ई के तहत कुश्ती लड़ी लेकिन एड सैंटेल के रूप में पेशेवर कुश्ती प्रशंसकों के लिए जाना जाता था. Santel एक शातिर होने के लिए एक से लायक प्रतिष्ठा था “hooker”, समर्पण में कुशल पहलवान धारण करता है. स्टीचर 22 वर्षीय नेब्रास्कन था, किसने बनाया
वर्ल्ड हैवीवेट रेसलिंग चैंपियन एड “स्ट्रेंजलर” लुईस ने जोसेफ के साथ सैकड़ों वैध कुश्ती मुकाबले लड़े “Toots” वर्षों से मांड. अपने युवा शिष्य के साथ बातचीत के दौरान, Lou Thesz, लुईस ने कहा कि उन्हें अपने लंबे करियर में केवल दो पहलवानों से हारने की चिंता थी. केवल मोंड्ट और स्टैनिस्लॉस ज़बीस्ज़को के पास उसे वैध प्रतियोगिता में हराने का मौका था. एक