Combat Sports Historian at Martial Artist
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 “Magsasaka” Nakilala ni Burns ang maliit ngunit makapangyarihang si Fred Beell. Habang ang dalawang wrestler ay tumitimbang 165 pounds, “Magsasaka” Si Burns ay nakatayo sa 5'11” sa Beell's 5’04”. Ang 32-taong-gulang na si Beell ay may malaking kalamangan sa edad kaysa sa 47-taong-gulang na si Burns bagaman. Nag-debut si Burns 1879, noong si Beell ay 3 taong gulang. Ang mga lalaki ay naka-iskedyul para sa isang laban sa Omaha, Nebraska, isa
Sa parehong araw ay nakipagbuno si Joe Stecher kay Stanislaus Zbyszko para sa kinikilalang bersyon ng World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship sa St.. Louis, At “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. Pagkatapos 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. Pumasok din siya bilang isa sa
Evan “Strangler” Lewis was a scary competitor. Although he was not a large man at five feet, nine inches tall. Lewis weighed 170 pounds, 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
Sa Abril 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. Sa
Frank J. Quinn, isang lokal na St. Abogado ni Louis, nagsilbi bilang manager para sa mga propesyonal na wrestler na si George Baptise, Sina Charley Olson at Fred Beell. Orihinal na isang admirer ni George Baptiste, na isang alamat sa St. Louis kapitbahayan sa paligid ng Cook at Vandeventer Avenues. Gagamitin ni Baptiste si Quinn bilang kanyang sabsaban at mamaya abugado para sa kanyang tolda at awning na kumpanya. 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
Noong unang bahagi ng 1916, Martin “Magsasaka” Burns, na nagsanay at namamahala kay Frank Gotch sa World Heavyweight Championship, nagsimulang tanggihan na siya ang bumuo ng kasalukuyang American Heavyweight Champion na si Joe Stecher. Ang pag-angkin ay tila kakaiba dahil si Burns ay nagtatrabaho sa Stecher sa loob ng ilang taon. Tumulong si Burns na ihanda si Stecher para sa kanyang championship bout kay Charlie Cutler 1915. Sa isang paraan, kung ano ang Burns