Historian i sporteve luftarake dhe artist luftarak
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. Për fat të keq, he didn’t arrive in the United States until 1914, when most wrestling matches were prearranged. Wladek had proved his bona
Shpesh kam gjetur se sfida më e madhe në kërkimin e mundjes së hershme profesionale është ndarja e fakteve nga trillimet. Edhe kur mundësit garonin në ndeshje legjitime, ata shpesh fryjnë rezultatet, ndërtuan folklorin apokrif rreth fitoreve të tyre dhe shpikin tregime fantastike për të shpjeguar humbjet e tyre. Mundja profesionale doli nga karnavalet dhe ruajti instinktet promovuese të këtij arti. St.
Ne Janar 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 ka lindur në Birmingham, Anglia, por luftoi disa nga luftimet e tij më të famshme në Amerikë. Në 1867, Allen u zhvendos në St. Louis, qyteti më i madh në perëndim të Misisipit. Allen nuk u largua kurrë dhe do të përdorte St. Louis si bazën e tij në shtëpi për t'u stërvitur për ndeshjet e çmimeve. Allen luftoi kryesisht në ndeshjet e çmimeve me gishta të zhveshur siç nuk do të ishte boksi amerikan
Më dhjetor 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
Të martën, Nëntor 18, 1884, World Heavyweight Bare-Knuckle Prizefighting Champion John L. Sullivan fought Al Greenfield at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Sullivan needed to overcome more than just his opponent in this bout. The men originally agreed to fight on Monday, Nëntor 17, 1884, but New York City authorities threatened the men with arrest. The wrangling with
Të hënën, Shkurt 7, 1887, Evan “Strangler” Lewis dhe “Thopërç” Joe Acton met at Battery D in Chicago, Illinois. It would be the first of several exhibition bouts between the men. They performed these exhibitions in the larger Midwestern cities in early 1887. Like the St. Paul match I covered in an earlier post, Lewis and Acton agreed to
This post was formally a podcast broadcast in 2015. Në këtë episod, I discuss what Evan “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. Megjithatë, several sources I checked described it as a rear naked choke. Lewis
Të premten, Mars 13, 1891, Jake Kilrain luftoi me George Godfrey në klubin atletik të Kalifornisë në San Francisko, Kaliforni. Burrat luftuan për një trofe dhe $5,000. Burrat hynë në ring në 9:52 mëngjesit. William Muldoon, ish-kampion i botës në mundje në peshën e rëndë, dërguar Kilrain, i cili Muldoon u stërvit për këtë luftë. Muldoon stërviti kundërshtarin e Kilrain, John L. Sullivan, for their 1889
Charles Henry “Jack” Blackburn achieved his greatest fame as the trainer of World Heavyweight Boxing Champion Joe Louis from 1934 në 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