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Wladek Zbyszko’s legacy is often overshadowed by his brother Stanislaus Zbyszko. Stanislaus, who was 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. Sajnos, he didn’t arrive in the United States until 1914, when most wrestling matches were prearranged. Wladek had proved his bona
I’ve frequently found the biggest challenge in researching early professional wrestling is separating fact from fiction. Even when the wrestlers competed in legitimate matches, they often inflated outcomes, built up apocryphal folklore around their victories and made up fanciful tales to explain away their losses. Professional wrestling sprang from the carnivals and retained the promotional instincts of this art. St.
On January 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
Tom Allen Birminghamben született, Angliában, de leghíresebb csatáit Amerikában vívta. -Ben 1867, Allen St. Louis, a legnagyobb város a Mississippitől nyugatra. Allen soha nem ment el, és a St. Louis az otthoni bázisa, ahol a díjharcokra edz. Allen többnyire csupasz ütőharcokban vívott, ahogy az amerikai bokszban nem
On December 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
Kedden, November 18, 1884, Nehézsúlyú csupasz-ütköző-díjharc-világbajnok, John L. Sullivan Al Greenfielddel harcolt a New York-i Madison Square Gardenben. Sullivannek nem csak az ellenfelét kellett legyőznie ezen a mérkőzésen. A férfiak eredetileg hétfőn állapodtak meg a verekedésben, November 17, 1884, de a New York-i hatóságok letartóztatással fenyegették meg a férfiakat. A veszekedés vele
Hétfőn, Február 7, 1887, Evan “Strangler” Lewis and “Kis Demon” Joe Acton Chicagóban, a Battery D-ben találkozott, Illinois. Ez lenne az első a férfiak közötti kiállítási összecsapások közül. Korán a nagyobb közép-nyugati városokban mutatták be ezeket a kiállításokat 1887. Mint a St. Pál meccs, amiről egy korábbi bejegyzésemben szóltam, Lewis and Acton agreed to
This post was formally a podcast broadcast in 2015. Ebben az epizódban, I discuss what Evan “A Strangler” Lewis’ hold would be called today. Fő tartalom – When I first heard of the stranglehold or “hang hold” of Evan “The Strangler” Lewis, it sounded like a guillotine choke. Viszont, several sources I checked described it as a rear naked choke. Lewis
Pénteken, Március 13, 1891, Jake Kilrain George Godfrey ellen küzdött a San Francisco-i California Athletic Clubban, Kalifornia. A férfiak egy trófeáért küzdöttek és $5,000. A férfiak ekkor léptek ringbe 9:52 p.m. William Muldoon, volt nehézsúlyú birkózó világbajnok, másodsorban Kilrain, akit Muldoon erre a harcra edzett. Muldoon kiképezte Kilrain ellenfelét, John L. Sullivan, értük 1889
Charles Henry “Jack” Blackburn achieved his greatest fame as the trainer of World Heavyweight Boxing Champion Joe Louis from 1934 a 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” Blackburn developed the talents of the young champion and helped him