Cīņas sporta vēsturnieks un cīņas mākslinieks
Evan “Strangler” Vilka ķetna, also called Evan Lewis “the Strangler”, was a professional wrestler from 1882 līdz 1899. Lewis bija pirmais amerikāņu Heavyweight Catch-as-Catch Can Cīkstēšanās Champion. He was also the first wrestler to perfect the “stranglehold” vai “hang hold”, which modern MMA fans know as a guillotine choke. Lewis veicis profesionālo debija, uzvarot 64 man tournament
Čurkste “Lauksaimnieks” Burns ir slavena šodien, kad treneris leģendārais cīkstonis Frank Gotch. “Lauksaimnieks” Burns bija liels cīkstonis savā labā. Burns uzvarēja amerikāņu smagsvara cīkstoņiem čempionu leģitīmo pro cīkstēšanās ēras neskatoties uz to tikai 165 mārciņas. Uz 1891, Burns kā Aiovas smagsvara čempions ieguva JC. Comstock, Michigan Heavyweight Champion. J.C. Comstock was
Janvārī 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, daži amerikāņu cīkstoņi iepriekš pat bija apgalvojuši, ka ir Nogerts
In 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
Viljams Muldūns bija pašreizējais pasaules čempions smagajā cīņā un ievērojams fiziskais kultūrists, kad Muldūnu saderināja Džons L. Salivana atbalstītāji, lai iegūtu savu cīnītāju formā. Salivans bija pašreizējais pasaules čempions cīņas cīņā ar kailām rokām smagajā svarā. Viņš parakstīja vienošanos, lai tiktos ar savu grūtāko sāncensi, Džeiks Kilreins, jūlijā 1889. Salivans atzina, ka ir sliktā formā,
Oktobrī 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
Un “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”
No one took advantage of the No Decision era of professional boxing like Battling Levinsky. Levinsky was a skilled defensive boxer, who took little damage during his fights. When Ring Magazine asked him why he was so active, sometimes taking 3 fights in a day around New York, Levinsky said, “I like money and I never get hurt.” Levinsky was
Aprīlī 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 gadiem. Gotch was a year older but considered an up and comer. Fans and reporters covering the sport considered Gotch
Otrdien, Marts 22, 1910, Dr. Benjamin Roller tikās STANISLAUS Zbyszko likumīgā cīkstēšanās maču. Profesionālā cīņas būtu pāreja no likumīgās konkursā dala posmos izstādi starp 1910 and 1920. Dr. Benjamin Roller beidzis Pensilvānijas universitātē, spēlējot profesionālo futbolu. Roller accepted an academic appointment in physiology where he assisted in the writing of a textbook. Dr.