Ιστορικός Μάχης και Πολεμικός Καλλιτέχνης
Stanislaus Zbyszko traveled to the United States in 1909 seeking a match with recognized World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Frank Gotch. To get in shape for this challenge and build anticipation for the title match, Zbyskzo toured most of the major cities in the United States. During May 1910, Zbyszko arrived in St. Louis for his match with capable wrestler Charles
Τον Δεκέμβριο 14, 1922, a crowd of 10,000 fans filled the St. Louis Coliseum to watch the rematch between current World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Ed “Strangler” Lewis and former champion Stanislaus Zbyszko. Λουδοβίκος “νίκησε” Zbyszko for the title in Wichita, Kansas in March 1922. Unknown to these fans, the plan was for Zbyszko to lose the match to Lewis but
Τον Ιανουάριο 5, 1900, four days before a showdown with Bantamweight Boxing Champion Terry McGovern, Featherweight World Boxing Champion George Dixon made an announcement to chill the spine of all his supporters. Dixon announced that win or lose, he would be retiring from the ring after the bout with McGovern. The last thing a manager wants to hear before a
Τον Ιανουάριο του 1905, well-regarded wrestler Gus Schoenlein, also known as Americus, agreed to meet Fred Beell in Schoenlein’s hometown of Baltimore, Maryland. Schoenlein expected to beat Beell easily. At 5’10” και 210 λίρες, “Americus” towered over the 5’04”, 170 pound Beell. While Beell was powerfully built, Schoenlein’s 40 pounds was a mountainous advantage. Both men were skilled wrestlers though. Δεύτερος,
(This post is an exert from my newest book Masked Marvel to the Rescue: The Gimmick That Saved the 1915 International Wrestling Tournament available on Amazon.) The fall version of the 1915 International Wrestling Tournament was struggling with attendance and interest, when promoter Sam Rachmann struck promotional gold by introducing a masked wrestler into his tournament. The Masked Marvel stormed
When Billy Sandow and Ed Lewis decided Stanislaus Zbyszko’s title reign had run out of promotional steam, they decided to “win” back the title in March 1922. St. Louis promoter John Contos was able to secure the big rematch, which would occur at the St. Louis Coliseum την Πέμπτη, Δεκέμβριος 14, 1922. By this time, American professional wrestling outside of
Το Σάββατο, Ιανουάριος 30, 1904, George Hackenschmidt defended his Greco-Roman World Wrestling Championship against Ahmed Medrali. “The Russian Lion” would have to defeat “The Terrible Turk” to retain his championship. Promoters selected the giant Medrali, who was 6’02” και 224 λίρες, to defeat the seemingly invincible Hackenschmidt. George Hackenschmidt stood only 5’09” tall and weighed 209 λίρες. Despite his smaller
On a March night in San Francisco, heavyweight contender Marvin Hart proved pure aggressiveness could sometimes win a decision. Μετά 20 rounds of boxing, referee Greggains, the only judge, awarded the decision over the great Jack Johnson to Hart. Hart met Johnson on March 28, 1905. Johnson entered the ring as the betting favorite. Μπήκε και αυτός ως ένας από
Ο Thiebaud ή Theobald Bauer ήταν Γάλλος παλαιστής, που ειδικεύτηκε στην ελληνορωμαϊκή πάλη. Ο Μπάουερ έφτασε στην Αμερική κατά τη διάρκεια 1875 με αμφίβολη διεκδίκηση στο Παγκόσμιο Πρωτάθλημα ελληνορωμαϊκής πάλης βαρέων βαρών. Θα υπερασπιζόταν τον τίτλο του για 5 χρόνια μέχρι την ήττα από τον William Muldoon 1880. Αν οι λάτρεις της πάλης είναι εξοικειωμένοι με τον Μπάουερ, είναι συνήθως ως αντίπαλος
Την Πέμπτη, Νοέμβριος 22, 1923, St. Ο υποστηρικτής του Louis, John Contos, φιλοξένησε μια αμφιλεγόμενη κάρτα στην κορυφή της οποίας ήταν ένας αγώνας μεταξύ Joe Stecher και Dan Kolov, ένας ανερχόμενος Βούλγαρος παλαιστής. Η κάρτα καλύφθηκε από τον John E. Wray, ο αθλητικός συντάκτης του St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Η κάρτα ήταν αμφιλεγόμενη επειδή δύο από τα μεγαλύτερα αστέρια της πάλης διαφημίστηκαν αλλά δεν το έκαναν