Historik bojových športov a bojový umelec
Rozhodol som sa začať 2020 by using two examples from professional wrestling to discuss why you would change a historical account you wrote in the past. In writing history, you are limited by the available sources on the subject matter. Primary sources like diaries, official records and autobiographies are very valuable. Other sources like newspapers are good as well but
On St. Patrick’s Day 1908, Martin “Poľnohospodár” Burns sa stretol s malým, ale mocným Fredom Beellom. Zatiaľ čo obaja zápasníci vážili 165 libier, “Poľnohospodár” Burns stál 5:11” do Beellovej 5’04”. 32-ročný Beell mal však oproti 47-ročnému Burnsovi veľkú vekovú výhodu. Burns debutoval v r 1879, keď mal Beell 3 roky. Muži mali naplánovaný zápas v Omahe, Nebraska, jeden
V ten istý deň Joe Stecher zápasil so Stanislausom Zbyszkom o uznávanú verziu majstrovstiev sveta v zápasení ťažkej váhy v St.. Louis, Ed “Strangler” 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. Tiež vstúpil ako jeden z
Evan “Strangler” Lewis bol desivý konkurent. Although he was not a large man at five feet, nine inches tall. Lewis weighed 170 libier, Lewis’ zvládnutie podanie robil jemu rovnocenné alebo lepšie z väčšiny zápasníkov jeho éry. Jack Carkeek bol skvelý zápasník, ale jeden zápas s Lewisom takmer spôsobila, že do dôchodku. Lewis’ povesť bola silne
Dňa 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. V
Frank J. Quinn, miestny sv. Louis právnik, pôsobil ako manažér pre profesionálnych zápasníkov George Baptise, Charley Olson a Fred Beell. Pôvodne obdivovateľ Georga Baptista, ktorý bol legendou v kostole sv. Louis v okolí bulvárov Cook a Vandventer Avenue. Baptiste zamestnal Quinna ako svojho jasľa a neskôr právneho zástupcu pre jeho stan a markízu. 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 “Poľnohospodár” Burns, ktorý trénoval a viedol Franka Gotcha na majstrovstvá sveta v ťažkej váhe, začal popierať, že sa z neho vyvinul súčasný americký šampión v ťažkej váhe Joe Stecher. Toto tvrdenie sa zdalo zvláštne, pretože Burns so Stecherom spolupracoval už niekoľko rokov. Burns pomohol Stecherovi pripraviť sa na jeho majstrovský zápas s Charliem Cutlerom 1915. Svojím spôsobom, čo Burns