Mwanahistoria wa Michezo ya Vita na Msanii wa Vita
On Sunday, Desemba 14, 1924, “Big” Wayne Munn wrestled Joseph “Toots” Mondt in the main event of the wrestling card at the Kansas City, Missouri, Convention Hall. 10,000 fans showed up to cheer on Munn, a former college football player for the University of Nebraska. Munn was billed at 6’06”, which may have been an exaggeration but he was significantly
The biggest American pro wrestling match of the 19th Century occurred on April 21, 1895 in Chicago, Illinois. Evan “Strangler” Lewis defended his American Heavyweight Wrestling Championship against Martin “Mkulima” Burns. The 34-year-olds were both skilled with “kulabu” or submission holds making them the top of the food chain in legitimate professional wrestling. Lewis had been undisputed champion since 1893
In this post, which was previously a podcast, we will discuss the epic sixty-one round draw between James J. Corbett and Peter Jackson in 1891. This bout prepared Corbett for his successful challenge of John L. Sullivan in 1892. On Machi 21, 1891, the most serious contender for the inactive John L. Sullivan’s world championship broke the color line to
Aprili 14, 1909, World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Frank Gotch met Yussif Mahmout, a skilled Bulgarian wrestler, in Chicago, Illinois for his title. Fans considered Mahmout a tough challenger primarily because they had not seen him wrestle. Emil Klank, Gotch’s manager, iliwashawishi wapiganaji wa kigeni wenye sifa nzuri kama Mahmout na Stanislaus Zbyszko kusafiri hadi Amerika ili kuwapa changamoto Gotch.. Mashabiki
Aleksander “Alex” Aberg alitengeneza vichwa vya habari 1917 wakati wa kesi juu ya kukataa kwake kutimiza ahadi ya mieleka huko Boston mnamo Machi 1917. Aberg alikubali kupigana na Wladek Zbyszko, mpinzani wake mkuu wakati wa 1915 Mashindano ya Kimataifa ya Mieleka ya New York, kwa promota wa Boston George Touhey. Hata hivyo, Aberg alijiondoa kwenye pambano hilo muda mfupi baada ya kusaini makubaliano ya kumenyana na yake
Baada ya kuoa mke wake Gladys na kumpiga Georg Hackenschmidt mara ya pili, wote katika 1911, Bingwa wa Dunia wa Mieleka ya Uzani wa Heavyweight Frank Gotch alianza kumenyana na ratiba finyu zaidi. Mkewe Gladys hakuwa shabiki mkubwa wa mieleka na alitaka mume wake mpya atumie wakati mwingi nyumbani huko Humboldt., Iowa. Katika ulimwengu wa mieleka wakati huo,
Clarence Whistler alizaliwa huko Indiana wakati wa 1856. Wakati amesimama 5 tu’09” au hivyo na uzani 165 paundi, Whistler alizingatiwa mmoja wa wapiganaji hodari zaidi wa enzi yake. Whistler ndiye mwanamieleka pekee aliyeweza kumpa wakati mgumu William Muldoon wakati wa mbio za miaka 9 za Muldoon kama Bingwa wa Dunia.. Whistler alishindana kimsingi katika mieleka ya Greco-Roman, mtindo mkuu katika
For the October 5, 1861 edition of the Cincinnati Daily Press, editors pulled a story off the wire service from the Spirit of the Times. The wire story reported on a fight between former English prizefighting champion Tom Sayers and current English champion Jem Mace. Both Sayers and Mace were touring with English circuses, when they stopped in at a
Mei 17, 1910, Stanislaus Zbyszko’s year-long tour of America continued as he met Dr. Benjamin F. Roller in Buffalo, New York. Zbyszko, a Greco-Roman Wrestling Champion from Poland, wanted to generate interest in a potential match with World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Frank Gotch. While Dr. Roller was never able to beat Gotch, he was considered one of the top American
Kuongoza katika Januari yake 24, 1921 mechi ya taji na bingwa wa zamani wa dunia Earl Caddock, Bingwa wa Dunia wa Mieleka ya Uzito Mzito Ed “Strangler” Lewis alisifika kuwa aliwajeruhi wapinzani wake wawili wa awali, Wladek Zbyszko na Joe Stecher, akiwa na kichwa chake. Lewis angetumia kitasa kumpiga mpinzani wake sakafuni. Zbyszko alipigwa butwaa, wakati kichwa chake kiligonga