Staraí Spóirt agus Ealaíontóir Comhraic
Wladek Zbyszko’s legacy is often overshadowed by his brother Stanislaus Zbyszko. Stanislaus, a bhí 12 years older, posed the last real threat to Frank Gotch’s World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship. Wladek Zbyszko was a skilled wrestler in his own right. Unfortunately, he didn’t arrive in the United States until 1914, when most wrestling matches were prearranged. Wladek had proved his bona
Is minic a fuair mé amach gurb é an dúshlán is mó maidir le taighde a dhéanamh ar choracaíocht ghairmiúil luath ná an fhíric a scaradh ó fhicsean. Fiú nuair a bhí na wrestlers san iomaíocht i gcluichí dlisteanacha, is minic a mhéadaigh siad torthaí, tógtha suas béaloideas apocryphal thart ar a mbuanna agus a chumadh scéalta grinn a mhíniú dóibh a chaillteanais. D’eascair an chogaíocht ghairmiúil as na carnabhail agus choinnigh sé instinct bolscaireachta na healaíne seo. St.
Ar Eanáir 10, 1910, recently arrived Polish wrestler Stanislaus Zbyszko took on Charlie “The Kid” Cutler in a best two-out-of-three falls match. Cutler had been a boxer in a troupe run by John L. Sullivan before transitioning to wrestling. While Cutler was extremely tough, Stanislaus Zbyszko had been wrestling since his youth. Zbyszko would use these skills to overcome Cutler
Rugadh Tom Allen i mBirmingham, Shasana ach throid sé cuid dá troideanna is cáiliúla i Meiriceá. In 1867, Bhog Allen go St. Louis, an chathair is mó siar ó Mississippi. Níor fhág Allen riamh agus d’úsáidfeadh sé St. Louis mar bhunáit a bhaile chun oiliúint a chur ar troideanna duaise. Throid Allen den chuid is mó i gcomórtais luamháin lom mar ní bheadh dornálaíocht Mheiriceá
Ar Nollaig 16, 1917, Frank Alvin Gotch lost a three week battle with uremic poisoning. Doctors attempted to keep his kidneys going through an operation in Chicago but it provided only temporary relief. Gotch intended to travel to Hot Springs, Arkansas to try and restore his health. The operation ended this hope. Gotch spent the last couple weeks only able
Ar Dé Máirt, Samhain 18, 1884, John L. Seaimpín Trom-mheáchan Lom Trom Troda Duais Knuckle an Domhain. Throid Sullivan Al Greenfield ag Madison Square Garden i gCathair Nua-Eabhrac. Bhí ar Sullivan níos mó ná a chéile comhraic a shárú sa bout seo. D'aontaigh na fir troid ar dtús Dé Luain, Samhain 17, 1884, ach bhagair údaráis Chathair Nua-Eabhrac na fir a ghabháil. An wrangling le
On Monday, Feabhra 7, 1887, Evan “Strangler” Lewis and “Little Demon” Bhuail Joe Acton le chéile ag Battery D i Chicago, Illinois. Bheadh sé ar an gcéad cheann de roinnt babhtaí taispeántais idir na fir. Rinne siad na taispeántais seo go luath i gcathracha móra an Mheán-Iarthair 1887. Cosúil leis an St. Paul mheaitseáil chlúdaigh mé i bpost níos luaithe, D’aontaigh Lewis agus Acton leis
This post was formally a podcast broadcast in 2015. Sa chlár seo, I discuss what Evan “An Strangler” Lewis’ hold would be called today. Main Content – When I first heard of the stranglehold or “hang hold” of Evan “The Strangler” Lewis, it sounded like a guillotine choke. Mar sin féin, several sources I checked described it as a rear naked choke. Lewis
Ar Dé hAoine, Márta 13, 1891, Throid Jake Kilrain le George Godfrey ag an California Athletic Club i San Francisco, California. Throid na fir ar son trófaí agus $5,000. Tháinig na fir isteach an fáinne ag 9:52 p.m. William Muldoon, iar-Chluiche Domhanda Trom-mheáchain Wrestling, ar iasacht do Chill Raithin, a thraenáil Muldoon don troid seo. Chuir Muldoon oiliúint ar chéile comhraic Kilrain, John L.. Sullivan, as a gcuid 1889
Charles Henry “Jack” Blackburn achieved his greatest fame as the trainer of World Heavyweight Boxing Champion Joe Louis from 1934 to 1942. Louis is widely considered to be one of the top three to five heavyweights in professional boxing history and some consider him the best heavyweight fighter. “Jack” D'fhorbair Blackburn buanna an chraobh óg agus chabhraigh sé leis