Povjesničar borilačkih sportova i borilački umjetnik
On Thursday, Siječanj 31, 2020, Velemajstor Pat Weseman promovirao me u 4. Dan u taekwondou u naprednoj klasi. Kad sam započeo tečajeve s velemajstorom Weseman i njezinim mužem Artom, Nisam predvidio da ću doći do ove prekretnice. U proljeće sam počeo pohađati nastavu sa svojim nećakom Jimom 1995. Nakon vjenčanja u 1996, Nekoliko sam puta prestao pohađati nastavu
Rarely does one fundamentally alter their profession but Stanislaus Zbyszko did just that on April 15, 1925 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Zbyszko defeated Wayne Munn in one of the last shoot (not staged) professional wrestling matches in the United States. It was a shoot or legitimate match because Zbyszko double crossed the “Goldust Trio” promicanje hrvanja i pobijedio Munna za
U utorak, Prosinac 12, 1916, Sam Langford branio je “Colored World Heavyweight Boxing Championship”, koju je u veljači osvojio od Sama McVee 1916. Između 1904 i 1919, najbolji afroamerički boksači, ili crni Kanađani poput Langforda, zaglavili u međusobnoj borbi “U boji” Prvenstvo. Ako bi se bijeli borac borio protiv njih, to je bilo samo da razviju vlastitu reputaciju
James J. Jeffries je dominirao američkim boksom u teškoj kategoriji od 1899 to 1904. Nakon što je osvojio Svjetsko boksačko prvenstvo u teškoj kategoriji od Boba Fitzsimmonsa u 1899, Jeffries napravio 9 uspješne obrane naslova tijekom sljedećih pet godina. godine otišao je neporažen u mirovinu 1905 prije nego što bude namamljen natrag za nesretni povratak protiv velikog Jacka Johnsona. Jeffries nije pobijedio u svojim borbama superiornim boksom
Odlučio sam započeti 2020 koristeći dva primjera iz profesionalnog hrvanja kako biste raspravili zašto biste promijenili povijesni izvještaj koji ste napisali u prošlosti. U pisanju povijesti, ograničeni ste dostupnim izvorima o predmetu. Primarni izvori poput dnevnika, službeni zapisi i autobiografije vrlo su vrijedni. Drugi izvori poput novina također su dobri, ali
Evan “Davitelj” Lewis was a scary competitor. Although he was not a large man at 5’09” and weighed 170 funti, Klin dizač’ mastery of submissions made him an equal or better of most wrestlers of his era. Jack Carkeek was a terrific wrestler but one match with Lewis almost caused him to retire. Klin dizač’ ugled je bio snažno povezan s njegovim strahom
Istog dana Joe Stecher borio se protiv Stanislausa Zbyszka za priznatu verziju Svjetskog prvenstva u hrvanju u teškoj kategoriji u St.. Louis, I “Davitelj” Lewis challenged “Big” Wayne Munn for his disputed Michigan-Illinois World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship. Lewis dropped the title to Munn in February 1925. In April 1925, Zbyszko defeated Munn in a famous double-cross. The match between Lewis and
Jake Kilrain is best known as the last and toughest challenger to John L. Sullivan in the last bare knuckle world championship fight. Despite Kilrain’s inability to beat John L. Sullivan, he had a successful career both before and after the bout with the mighty Sullivan. Fighting for 10 more years in gloved bouts, Kilrain was mostly successful but on
Na ožujka 17, 1897, current World Heavyweight Boxing Champion James J. Corbett entered the boxing ring at Carson City, Nevada. Corbett faced the challenge of former middleweight boxing champion Bob Fitzsimmons. Corbett entered as the favorite enjoying both an almost twenty pound weight advantage and slick boxing skills. “Ruddy Robert” as Fitzsimmons was sometimes known won the World Middleweight Boxing Championship in
On July 2, 1921 in Jersey City, New Jersey, reigning World Heavyweight Boxing Champion Jack Dempsey met light heavyweight boxing king Georges Carpentier. Boxing fans flocked to event resulting in the first million dollar gate in boxing history. The match would prove the old boxing adage, “A good big man always beats a good little man.” Iako Georges Carpentier