Dövüş Sporları Tarihçisi ve Dövüş Sanatçısı
Evan “Strangler” Demir kama, Ayrıca Evan Lewis adında “Strangler”, bir profesyonel güreşçi oldu 1882 karşı 1899. Lewis was the first American Heavyweight Catch-as-Catch Can Wrestling Champion. He was also the first wrestler to perfect the “stranglehold” veya “hang hold”, which modern MMA fans know as a guillotine choke. Lewis made his professional debut by winning a 64 man tournament
Kırlangıç “Çiftçi” Burns is famous today as the trainer of legendary wrestler Frank Gotch. “Çiftçi” Burns, kendi başına büyük bir güreşçi oldu. Burns won the American Heavyweight Wrestling Champion in the legitimate pro wrestling era despite being only 165 lira. Içinde 1891, Iowa Ağır Siklet Şampiyonu olarak Burns JC aldı. Comstock, Michigan Ağır Siklet Şampiyonu. J.C. Comstock was
On 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, Hatta birkaç Amerikalı güreşçi daha önce Nogert olduklarını iddia etmişti.
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
William Muldoon, son Dünya Ağır Siklet Güreş Şampiyonu ve tanınmış bir fiziksel kültür uzmanıydı., Muldoon John L. tarafından nişanlandığında. Sullivan'ın destekçileri dövüşçülerini forma sokacak. Sullivan, son Dünya Ağır Siklet Bare Knuckle Ödüllü Dövüş Şampiyonuydu. En zorlu rakibiyle yüzleşmek için anlaşma imzaladı, Jake Kilrain, temmuzda 1889. Sullivan kötü durumda olduğunu itiraf etti,
Ekim'de 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”
Hiç kimse profesyonel boksun Kararsızlık döneminden Battle Levinsky kadar yararlanamadı. Levinsky yetenekli bir savunma boksörüydü, Dövüşleri sırasında çok az hasar alan. Ring Magazine ona neden bu kadar aktif olduğunu sorduğunda, bazen alıyor 3 New York'ta bir günde kavgalar, Levinsky dedi ki, “Parayı severim ve asla incinmem.” Levinsky
Nisan'da 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 yıl. Gotch was a year older but considered an up and comer. Fans and reporters covering the sport considered Gotch
Salı günü, Mart 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 ve 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.