Istoricul sporturilor de luptă și artist marțial
Evan “Strangler” Lewis, also called Evan Lewis “the Strangler”, was a professional wrestler from 1882 la 1899. Lewis was the first American Heavyweight Catch-as-Catch Can Wrestling Champion. He was also the first wrestler to perfect the “stranglehold” sau “hang hold”, pe care fanii moderni de MMA îl cunosc ca un sufoc de ghilotină. Lewis made his professional debut by winning a 64 turneu de oameni
Martin “Agricultor” Burns este celebru astăzi ca formator de luptător legendar Frank Gotch. “Agricultor” Burns a fost un mare luptător în dreptul său propriu. Burns a câștigat american la categoria grea Lupta campion în legitim epoca de lupte pro ciuda faptului că numai 165 de lire sterline. În 1891, Burns ca la categoria grea campion Iowa au luat pe JC. Comstock, categoria grea campion Michigan. J.C. Comstock was
Ianuarie 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, câțiva luptători americani pretindeau chiar că sunt Nogert înainte
In November 1923, St. Reporterul Louis Star-Times Billy Murphy a intervievat St. Louis, promotor de lupte, John Contos. Murphy i-a propus lui Contos că era luptătorilor dominanti precum William Muldoon sa încheiat. Murphy a vorbit despre meciul recent dintre “Campion mondial” Hardneck Phillips și concurentul Webster O’Malley. Phillips și-a apărat cu succes campionatul aruncându-l pe O’Malley după 1 hour, 50
William Muldoon a fost campionul mondial la lupte grele și un culturist fizic remarcat, când Muldoon a fost logodit de John L. Susținătorii lui Sullivan pentru a-și pune luptătorul în formă. Sullivan a fost campionul mondial la categoria grea Bare Knuckle Prizefighting. El a semnat un acord pentru a-și întâlni cel mai dur contestatar, Jake Kilrain, în iulie 1889. Sullivan a recunoscut că era într-o formă proastă,
Octombrie 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”
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
Aprilie 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 ani. Gotch era cu un an mai în vârstă, dar era considerat un începător. Fanii și reporterii care acopereau sportul au considerat Gotch
Marți, Martie 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 și 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.