Историк на бойните спортове и майстор на бойните изкуства
Broadcast companies were looking for content during the early days of television. Besides older movies and some broadcast company productions, sports were a source of programming for many television stations. The Dumont Television Network was one of the powerhouse networks in the beginning of the Golden Age of Television. One of their most popular programs was wrestling and the star
Юсуф Исмаил се бори само в САЩ в продължение на шест месеца през първата половина на 1898. В първия си значим мач, той бе дисквалифициран за груб фал. В единствения му друг значим мач, той даде на Евън “<Педя bbox_x = "949" bbox_y = "1799" bbox_w = "52" bbox_h = "19" fsize = "13" fweight = "3" червено = "255" зелен = "255" синьо = "255" алфа = "” Луис бие живота си. И все пак краткото му турне из САЩ го превърна в легенда. Ismail entered the
В четвъртък вечер, Ноември 25, 1909, World Wrestling Champion Frank Gotch срещна полския шампион по борба Станислав Zbyszko за мача хендикап в Buffalo, Ню Йорк. Gotch се съгласи да се откаже от схватката, ако той не може да хвърли Zbyszko два пъти за един час. Размер и сила Zbyszko създадоха проблеми за Gotch, тежащ 190 паунда за Zbyszko на 260 паунда. Обаче, Zbyszko
Wrestling promoter Samuel Rachman created the International Wrestling Tournament in Spring 1915 to highlight the abilities of Aleksander “Alex” Aberg. Aberg was the Russian Greco-Roman Wrestling Champion. Rachman believed Aberg could beat any wrestler. Rachman also wanted to lure Frank Gotch, the last undisputed World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion, out of retirement to wrestle with Aberg. Gotch wrestled George Lurich in
In a blog post last month, I wrote about the difficulty promoters had in staging the Joe Stecher vs Jess Westergaard match. Originally scheduled for Omaha, Nebraska, the Omaha Chief of Police and Police Commissioner were concerned about the match being prearranged or a “work”. They didn’t want gamblers being taken in by the exhibition. To prevent this occurrence, they
An ad was printed in the January 16, 1921 издание на Св. Louis Post-Dispatch advertising a mail order course on Jujitsu from Capt. Allan Smith. Capt. Smith was originally born in Scotland but was fascinated with demonstrations of Japanese Jujitsu (actually Judo) he saw in England. Smith traveled to Japan with a company and learned Judo reaching 1st degree
Франк Gotch, момчето ферма от Humboldt, Iowa, ще победят George Hackenschmidt за Wrestling Световното Heavyweight в 1908. Тази победа и последващото му поражение на “Хамалски” в на 1911 реванш циментира мястото Gotch като един от най-великите борци за всички времена. Gotch was a very talented wrestler but he was not the undefeated wunderkind of legend. Gotch
На January 10, 1912, Stanislaus Zbyszko continued his campaign for another title shot with World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Frank Gotch. To press his claim, he secured a match with Gotch training partner and protegé, Jake Westergard. Westergard claimed a questionable win over his mentor Gotch, who probably dropped the match to Westergard in a prearranged match. Zbyszko was a skilled
Omaha Chief of Police H.W. Dunn created headlines on March 28, 1915, when he issued an order banning the advertised professional wrestling match between Joe Stecher and Jess Westergaard. The April 6, 1915 match was scheduled for the Omaha Auditorium. The chief actually issued the order at the behest of Superintendent of Police A.C. Kugel. Kugel issued a statement to
От декември 13, 1920, <Педя bbox_x = "925" bbox_y = "1799" bbox_w = "16" bbox_h = "19" fsize = "13" fweight = "3" червено = "255" зелен = "255" синьо = "255" алфа = " “<Педя bbox_x = "949" bbox_y = "1799" bbox_w = "52" bbox_h = "19" fsize = "13" fweight = "3" червено = "255" зелен = "255" синьо = "255" алфа = "” Lewis defeated Joe Stecher for his World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship. Professional wrestling was a staged exhibition by 1920. Обаче, such was the strong feelings between the men that the match may have been a “shoot” or legitimate match in which Lewis took the belt. Whether the outcome of the match was real, the feud