Kampfsporthistoriker und Kampfkünstler
Evan “Würger” Lewis, auch als Evan Lewis “der Würger”, war ein Profi-Wrestler aus 1882 to 1899. Lewis was the first American Heavyweight Catch-as-Catch Can Wrestling Champion. He was also the first wrestler to perfect the “stranglehold” oder “hang hold”, which modern MMA fans know as a guillotine choke. Lewis made his professional debut by winning a 64 man tournament
Martin “Bauer” Burns is famous today as the trainer of legendary wrestler Frank Gotch. “Bauer” Burns was a great wrestler in his own right. Burns won the American Heavyweight Wrestling Champion in the legitimate pro wrestling era despite being only 165 Pfund. In 1891, Burns as the Iowa Heavyweight Champion took on J.C. Comstock, the Michigan Heavyweight Champion. J.C. Comstock was
Am January 11, 1911, world heavyweight wrestling championship contender Stanislaus Zbysko faced the challenge of the powerful but less talented Peter “Giant” Nogert. Nogert was a South African wrestler, who came to the United States for a few years in the early 1910s. Due to a strong international reputation, a few American wrestlers had even claimed to be Nogert before
Im November 1923, St. Louis Star-Times reporter Billy Murphy interviewed St. Louis wrestling promoter John Contos. Murphy proposed to Contos that the era of dominant wrestlers like William Muldoon was over. Murphy spoke about the recent match between “World Champion” Hardneck Phillips and the game contender Webster O’Malley. Phillips successfully defended his championship by throwing O’Malley after 1 hour, 50
William Muldoon war die amtierende World Heavyweight Wrestling-Champion und ein bekannter physikalischer culturist, when Muldoon was engaged by John L. Sullivan Geldgeber ihre Kämpfer in Form zu bringen. Sullivan war der amtierende World Heavyweight Bare Knuckle Berufsboxkampf Meister. Er unterzeichnete einen Vertrag seinen härtesten Herausforderer zu treffen, Jake Kilrain, im Juli 1889. Sullivan gab er in einem schlechten Zustand war,
Am Oktober 14, 1932, RKO Pictures released The Phantom of Crestwood (1932), the film end to a radio play of the same year. The film concerns the murder of Jenny Wren or more properly “Who Killed Jenny Wren?” Wren, played by Karen Morley, blackmails several prominent men, who carried on affairs with her in the past. One of the men
Und “Würger” Lewis and Joe Stecher conducted one of the greatest rivalries of the early arranged professional wrestling exhibition era. Lewis and Stecher wrestled many times including a five and a half hour draw in 1916. Several of their early matches appeared to be legitimate. Legend also has it that Lewis actually had to beat Stecher in a “shoot match”
Niemand nutzte die No-Decision-Ära des Profiboxens so gut aus wie Battling Levinsky. Levinsky war ein erfahrener Defensivboxer, der während seiner Kämpfe wenig Schaden nahm. Als das Ring Magazine ihn fragte, warum er so aktiv sei, manchmal nehmen 3 Kämpfe an einem Tag rund um New York, sagte Levinsky, “Ich mag Geld und werde nie verletzt.” Levinsky war
Im April 3, 1908, American Wrestling Champion Frank Gotch met World Wrestling Champion George Hackenschmidt for the World Title at Dexter Park Pavilion in Chicago, Illinois. Hackenschmidt was undefeated as a professional but had been World Champion for approximately 7 Jahre. Gotch was a year older but considered an up and comer. Fans and reporters covering the sport considered Gotch
Am Dienstag, März 22, 1910, Dr. Benjamin Roller met Stanislaus Zbyszko in a legitimate wrestling match. Professional wrestling would transition from legitimate contest to staged exhibition between 1910 und 1920. Dr. Benjamin Roller graduated from the University of Pennsylvania by playing professional football. Roller accepted an academic appointment in physiology where he assisted in the writing of a textbook. Dr.