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I decided to start 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 “Kmet” Burns je spoznal majhnega, a močnega Freda Beella. Medtem ko sta oba rokoborca tehtala 165 funtov, “Kmet” Burns je stal 5'11” do Beellove 5’04”. 32-letni Beell je imel veliko starostno prednost pred 47-letnim Burnsom.. Burns je debitiral v 1879, ko je bil Beell star 3 leta. Moški so bili na sporedu za tekmo v Omahi, Nebraska, eno
On the same day Joe Stecher wrestled Stanislaus Zbyszko for the recognized version of the World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship in St. Louis, In “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. Po 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. Vstopil je tudi kot eden od
Evan “Strangler” Lewis was a scary competitor. Although he was not a large man at five feet, nine inches tall. Lewis weighed 170 funtov, 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
Aprila 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, domačin St. Louis odvetnik, služil kot menedžer za profesionalne rokoborce George Baptise, Charley Olson in Fred Beell. Prvotno oboževalec Georgea Baptista, ki je bil legenda v St. Louis okoli avenij Cook in Vandeventer. Baptiste bi zaposlil Quinna kot svojega vodjo in kasneje odvetnika za svoje podjetje za šotore in platnene strehe. 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 “Kmet” Burns, ki je treniral in vodil Franka Gotcha do naslova svetovnega prvaka v težki kategoriji, začel zanikati, da je razvil trenutnega ameriškega prvaka v težki kategoriji Joeja Stecherja. Trditev se je zdela nenavadna, saj je Burns s Stecherjem sodeloval že več let. Burns je Stecherju pomagal pripraviti na njegov dvoboj za naslov prvaka s Charliejem Cutlerjem 1915. Na nek način, kaj Burns