Storico degli sport da combattimento e artista marziale
Evan “Strangler” Lewis, chiamato anche Evan Lewis “la Strangler”, era un wrestler professionista di 1882 a 1899. Lewis was the first American Heavyweight Catch-as-Catch Can Wrestling Champion. He was also the first wrestler to perfect the “stranglehold” o “hang hold”, che i moderni fan delle MMA conoscono come strozzatore a ghigliottina. Lewis made his professional debut by winning a 64 torneo maschile
Balestruccio “Agricoltore” Burns is famous today as the trainer of legendary wrestler Frank Gotch. “Agricoltore” 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 sterline. In 1891, Burns as the Iowa Heavyweight Champion took on J.C. Comstock, the Michigan Heavyweight Champion. J.C. Comstock was
Gennaio 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, alcuni lottatori americani avevano addirittura affermato di essere Nogert in precedenza
In November 1923, St. Il giornalista del Louis Star-Times Billy Murphy ha intervistato St. Il promotore del wrestling di Louis, John Contos. Murphy propose a Contos che l'era dei lottatori dominanti come William Muldoon fosse finita. Murphy ha parlato della recente partita tra “Campione del mondo” Hardneck Phillips e il contendente al gioco Webster O'Malley. Phillips ha difeso con successo il suo campionato lanciando O'Malley dopo 1 hour, 50
William Muldoon era il campione in carica del mondo dei pesi massimi di wrestling e un noto culturista fisico, quando Muldoon fu ingaggiato da John L. I sostenitori di Sullivan per rimettere in forma il loro combattente. Sullivan era il campione mondiale in carica dei pesi massimi Bare Knuckle Prizefighting. Ha firmato un accordo per incontrare il suo sfidante più duro, Jake Killrain, nel mese di luglio 1889. Sullivan ha ammesso di essere in cattive condizioni,
Ottobre 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
Ed “Strangler” 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”
Nessuno ha approfittato dell'era No Decision della boxe professionistica come Battling Levinsky. Levinsky era un abile pugile difensivo, che ha subito pochi danni durante i suoi combattimenti. Quando Ring Magazine gli chiese perché fosse così attivo, a volte prendendo 3 combatte in un giorno in giro per New York, disse Levinskij, “Mi piacciono i soldi e non mi faccio mai male.” Levinskij lo era
Aprile 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 anni. Gotch was a year older but considered an up and comer. Fans and reporters covering the sport considered Gotch
Il Martedì, Marzo 22, 1910, Dr. Benjamin Roller incontrato Stanislao Zbyszko in un incontro di lotta legittimo. Professional wrestling would transition from legitimate contest to staged exhibition between 1910 e 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.