Mwanahistoria wa Michezo ya Vita na Msanii wa Vita
Baada ya kuoa mke wake Gladys na kumpiga Georg Hackenschmidt mara ya pili, wote katika 1911, Bingwa wa Dunia wa Mieleka ya Uzani wa Heavyweight Frank Gotch alianza kumenyana na ratiba finyu zaidi. Mkewe Gladys hakuwa shabiki mkubwa wa mieleka na alitaka mume wake mpya atumie wakati mwingi nyumbani huko Humboldt., Iowa. Katika ulimwengu wa mieleka wakati huo,
Clarence Whistler alizaliwa huko Indiana wakati wa 1856. Wakati amesimama 5 tu’09” au hivyo na uzani 165 paundi, Whistler alizingatiwa mmoja wa wapiganaji hodari zaidi wa enzi yake. Whistler ndiye mwanamieleka pekee aliyeweza kumpa wakati mgumu William Muldoon wakati wa mbio za miaka 9 za Muldoon kama Bingwa wa Dunia.. Whistler alishindana kimsingi katika mieleka ya Greco-Roman, mtindo mkuu katika
For the October 5, 1861 edition of the Cincinnati Daily Press, editors pulled a story off the wire service from the Spirit of the Times. The wire story reported on a fight between former English prizefighting champion Tom Sayers and current English champion Jem Mace. Both Sayers and Mace were touring with English circuses, when they stopped in at a
Mei 17, 1910, Stanislaus Zbyszko’s year-long tour of America continued as he met Dr. Benjamin F. Roller in Buffalo, New York. Zbyszko, a Greco-Roman Wrestling Champion from Poland, wanted to generate interest in a potential match with World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Frank Gotch. While Dr. Roller was never able to beat Gotch, he was considered one of the top American
Kuongoza katika Januari yake 24, 1921 mechi ya taji na bingwa wa zamani wa dunia Earl Caddock, Bingwa wa Dunia wa Mieleka ya Uzito Mzito Ed “Strangler” Lewis alisifika kuwa aliwajeruhi wapinzani wake wawili wa awali, Wladek Zbyszko na Joe Stecher, akiwa na kichwa chake. Lewis angetumia kitasa kumpiga mpinzani wake sakafuni. Zbyszko alipigwa butwaa, wakati kichwa chake kiligonga
On St. Patrick’s Day 1908, Martin “Mkulima” Burns alikutana na Fred Beell mdogo lakini mwenye nguvu. Huku wapambanaji wote wawili wakiwa na uzito 165 paundi, “Mkulima” Burns ilisimama 5'11” kwa Beell 5’04”. Beell mwenye umri wa miaka 32 alikuwa na faida kubwa ya umri zaidi ya Burns mwenye umri wa miaka 47 ingawa. Burns ilianza kuingia 1879, wakati Beell alikuwa na umri wa miaka 3. Wanaume hao walipangwa kwa mechi huko Omaha, Nebraska, moja
Aprili 21, 1884, Duncan C. Ross alikutana na Sorakichi Matsuda, pia inajulikana kama Matsada, mwanamieleka wa kwanza wa Kijapani nchini Marekani. Matsuda alihamia Marekani ili kutimiza ndoto yake ya kuwa mwanamieleka wa kitaalam kwa sababu haikuwepo Japan wakati huo.. 28-Duncan Ross mwenye umri wa miaka alizaliwa nchini Uturuki mwenye asili ya Uskoti mnamo Machi
On St. Patrick’s Day, Machi 17, 1905, St. Louis sports fans were treated to a special match between local professional wrestler George Baptiste and traveling Japanese jujitsu practitioner Arata Suzuki. Baptiste delighted local fans by quickly defeating Suzuki in two straight falls. George Baptiste was a professional wrestler and all-around athlete, whose powerful swimming saved many St. Louisans kutoka kuzama
Na “Strangler” Lewis enjoyed one of the most successful careers in professional wrestling. Although Lewis wrestled in mostly staged exhibitions, he possessed legitimate wrestling skills. Future protege Lou Thesz said many times Lewis could beat any wrestler at any time, kwa hivyo alikuwa bingwa bora wa ulimwengu katika enzi ya kisasa ya mechi zilizopangwa mapema. Hata hivyo, early in his career, Lewis
Mwishoni mwa Desemba 1916, tukio la ajabu lilitokea. John F. Olin, mpiga mieleka wa Massachusetts, alishinda mechi na Bingwa wa Dunia wa sasa Joe Stecher. Mwamuzi alimtangaza Olin kuwa mshindi baada ya Stecher kuondoka kwenye mechi. Kabla ya Muungano wa Kitaifa wa Mieleka (NWA) ilifanya mabadiliko ya sheria katika miaka ya 1950, michuano iliyopita mikono kwa njia ya kutofuzu au