Gevechtssporthistoricus en krijgskunstenaar
Ik besloot te beginnen 2020 door gebruik te maken van twee voorbeelden uit het professionele worstelen om te bespreken waarom zou je een historisch verslag schreef je in het verleden te veranderen. In het schrijven van de geschiedenis, bent u beperkt door de beschikbare bronnen op het onderwerp. Primaire bronnen zoals dagboeken, officiële documenten en autobiografieën zijn zeer waardevol. Andere bronnen zoals kranten zijn ook goed, maar
On St. Patrick’s Day 1908, Martin “Boer” Burns ontmoette de kleine maar krachtige Fred Beell. Terwijl beide worstelaars wogen 165 pond, “Boer” Burns stond 5'11” naar Beell's 5’04”. De 32-jarige Beell had echter een grote leeftijdsvoorsprong op de 47-jarige Burns. Burns debuteerde 1879, toen Beell 3 jaar oud was. De mannen stonden op het programma voor een wedstrijd in Omaha, Nebraska, one
Op dezelfde dag worstelde Joe Stecher met Stanislaus Zbyszko voor de erkende versie van het World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship in St.. Louis, En “Worger” 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
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. Hij kwam ook binnen als een van
Evan “Worger” Lewis was een enge concurrent. Hoewel hij op vijf voet geen grote man was, negen centimeter lang. Lewis woog 170 pond, 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
Op april 7, 1914, 22-year-old Wladek Zbyszko met 22-year-old Ed “Worger” 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. In
Frank J. Quinn, a local St. Louis attorney, served as the manager for professional wrestlers George Baptise, Charley Olson and Fred Beell. Originally an admirer of George Baptiste, who was a legend in the St. Louis neighborhood around Cook and Vandeventer Avenues. Baptiste would employ Quinn as his manger and later attorney for his tent and awning company. 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 pound
In early 1916, Martin “Boer” 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