Mwanahistoria wa Michezo ya Vita na Msanii wa Vita
When Billy Sandow and Ed Lewis decided Stanislaus Zbyszko’s title reign had run out of promotional steam, they decided to “win” back the title in March 1922. St. Louis promoter John Contos was able to secure the big rematch, which would occur at the St. Louis Coliseum siku ya Alhamisi, Desemba 14, 1922. By this time, American professional wrestling outside of
Siku ya Jumamosi, Januari 30, 1904, George Hackenschmidt defended his Greco-Roman World Wrestling Championship against Ahmed Medrali. “The Russian Lion” would have to defeat “The Terrible Turk” to retain his championship. Promoters selected the giant Medrali, who was 6’02” na 224 paundi, to defeat the seemingly invincible Hackenschmidt. George Hackenschmidt stood only 5’09” tall and weighed 209 paundi. Despite his smaller
On a March night in San Francisco, heavyweight contender Marvin Hart proved pure aggressiveness could sometimes win a decision. After 20 rounds of boxing, referee Greggains, the only judge, awarded the decision over the great Jack Johnson to Hart. Hart met Johnson on March 28, 1905. Johnson entered the ring as the betting favorite. Aliingia pia kama mmoja wapo
Thiebaud au Theobald Bauer alikuwa mwanamieleka wa Ufaransa, aliyebobea katika mieleka ya Greco-Roman. Bauer aliwasili Amerika wakati 1875 kwa madai ya kutiliwa shaka kwa Mashindano ya Mieleka ya Dunia ya Greco-Roman Heavyweight. Angetetea cheo chake kwa 5 miaka hadi kushindwa na William Muldoon katika 1880. Ikiwa mashabiki wa mieleka wanamfahamu Bauer hata kidogo, kawaida ni kama mpinzani
Siku ya Alhamisi, Novemba 22, 1923, St. Promota wa Louis John Contos aliandaa kadi yenye utata baada ya mechi kati ya Joe Stecher na Dan Kolov., mwanamieleka wa Kibulgaria anayekuja hivi karibuni. Kadi hiyo ilifunikwa na John E. Wray, Mhariri wa Michezo wa St. Louis baada ya Dispatch. Kadi hiyo ilikuwa na utata kwa sababu mastaa wawili wakubwa katika mieleka walitangazwa lakini hawakufanya hivyo
Broadcast companies were looking for content during the early days of television. Besides older movies and some broadcast company productions, sports were a source of programming for many television stations. The Dumont Television Network was one of the powerhouse networks in the beginning of the Golden Age of Television. One of their most popular programs was wrestling and the star
Yusuf Ismail alishindana tu nchini Marekani kwa miezi sita katika nusu ya kwanza ya 1898. Katika mechi yake ya kwanza muhimu, aliondolewa kwa kosa la faulo mbaya. Katika mechi yake nyingine muhimu tu, alitoa Evan “Strangler” Lewis pigo la maisha yake. Hata hivyo ziara yake fupi ya Marekani ilimfanya kuwa hadithi. Ismail aliingia
On a Thursday night, Novemba 25, 1909, World Wrestling Champion Frank Gotch met Polish Wrestling Champion Stanislaus Zbyszko for a handicap match in Buffalo, New York. Gotch agreed to forfeit the bout if he could not throw Zbyszko twice in an hour. Zbyszko’s size and strength created problems for Gotch, who weighed 190 pounds to Zbyszko’s 260 paundi. Hata hivyo, Zbyszko
Wrestling promoter Samuel Rachman created the International Wrestling Tournament in Spring 1915 to highlight the abilities of Aleksander “Alex” Aberg. Aberg was the Russian Greco-Roman Wrestling Champion. Rachman believed Aberg could beat any wrestler. Rachman also wanted to lure Frank Gotch, the last undisputed World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion, out of retirement to wrestle with Aberg. Gotch wrestled George Lurich in
Katika chapisho la blogi mwezi uliopita, Niliandika kuhusu ugumu wa mapromota katika kuandaa mechi ya Joe Stecher dhidi ya Jess Westergaard. Hapo awali ilipangwa kwa Omaha, Nebraska, Mkuu wa Polisi wa Omaha na Kamishna wa Polisi walikuwa na wasiwasi kuhusu mechi hiyo kupangwa mapema au a “work”. Hawakutaka wacheza kamari wachukuliwe na maonyesho. Ili kuzuia tukio hili, wao