Taisteluurheiluhistorioitsija ja kamppailutaiteilija
Päätin aloittaa 2020 käyttämällä kahta esimerkkiä ammattipainista keskustellaksesi siitä, miksi muuttaisit aiemmin kirjoittamaasi historiallista kertomusta. Historian kirjoittamisessa, sinua rajoittavat aihetta koskevat saatavilla olevat lähteet. Ensisijaiset lähteet, kuten päiväkirjat, viralliset asiakirjat ja omaelämäkerrat ovat erittäin arvokkaita. Muut lähteet, kuten sanomalehdet, ovat myös hyviä, mutta
On St. Patrick’s Day 1908, Räystäspääsky “Viljelijä” Burns tapasi pienen mutta voimakkaan Fred Beellin. Vaikka molemmat painijat painoivat 165 kiloa, “Viljelijä” Burns seisoi 5'11” Beellin 5:lle’04”. 32-vuotiaalla Beellillä oli kuitenkin suuri ikäetu 47-vuotiaaseen Burnsiin verrattuna.. Burns debytoi 1879, kun Beell oli 3-vuotias. Miesten oli määrä pelata Omahassa, Nebraska, yksi
Samana päivänä Joe Stecher paini Stanislaus Zbyszkon arvostetulle versiolle raskaansarjan painin maailmanmestaruuskilpailuista St.. Ludvig, Ed “Strangler” Lewis challenged “Iso” 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
On a March night in San Francisco, heavyweight contender Marvin Hart proved pure aggressiveness could sometimes win a decision. Jälkeen 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. Hän osallistui myös yhtenä
Evan “Strangler” Lewis was a scary competitor. Although he was not a large man at five feet, nine inches tall. Lewis weighed 170 kiloa, Lewis’ 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. Lewis’ reputation was strongly
Huhtikuun 7, 1914, 22-year-old Wladek Zbyszko met 22-year-old Ed “Strangler” Lewis would meet in the first of many matches between the two men. While they were supposed to be working the match, Lewis and Wladek Zbyszko struggled to work together. In the early 1920s, Lewis would drop his World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship to Wladek’s older brother Stanislaus Zbyszko. Sisään
Frank J. Quinn, paikallinen St. Louis asianajaja, toimi johtajana ammattipainijoille George Baptise, Charley Olson ja Fred Beell. Alunperin George Baptisten ihailija, joka oli legenda St. Louisin naapurustossa Cook- ja Vandeventer Avenues -kaduilla. Baptiste palkkasi Quinnin seimekseen ja myöhemmin asianajajaksi teltta- ja markiisiyhtiönsä. During his
Mike “Twin” Sullivan claimed the Welterweight World Boxing Championship, when he decisioned Honey Mellody in April 1907. Possessing both heavy hands and better than normal boxing skills, Sullivan claimed victories over the great Joe Gans and future Welterweight World Boxing Champion Harry Lewis during his career. Lewis won the welterweight title, when Sullivan could no longer make the 147 punta
Alkuvuodesta 1916, Räystäspääsky “Viljelijä” Burns, who trained and managed Frank Gotch to the World Heavyweight Championship, began denying that he developed current American Heavyweight Champion Joe Stecher. The claim seemed odd because Burns had been working with Stecher for several years. Burns helped prepare Stecher for his championship bout with Charlie Cutler in 1915. In a way, what Burns