Kampfsporthistoriker und Kampfkünstler
Am Samstag,, Dezember 30, 1916, Taro Miyake fought Ben de Mello, ein Profiboxer, in einem gemischten Sechs-Runden-Challenge-Kampf. 1,000 Zuschauer strömten in die Hilo-Waffenkammer, um einen seltenen legitimen Kampf zwischen einem Boxer und einem Jiu-Jitsu-Experten zu verfolgen. Schiedsrichter H.S. Prager eröffnete den Kampf zwischen dem 35-jährigen Miyake und dem jüngeren Boxer. Miyake warily circled de
Im April 24, 1889, the Missouri Gymnasium hosted its annual event to highlight the athletic accomplishments of its members. Members showed off gymnastic skills and other athletic ability while an orchestra or the Ideal Banjo Club played music in the background. The gymnasium managers booked a main attraction for the evening. George Baptiste, ein St. Louis middleweight wrestler who specialized
On Memorial Day, Mai 30, 1925, Joe Stecher defeated Stanislaus Zbyszko in a worked match to reclaim the World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship that Stecher had lost in December 1920. Stecher was part of a conspiracy that paid Stanislaus Zbyszko to double-cross Wayne “Big” Munn in April 1925. Zbyszko defeated Munn legitimately in one of professional wrestling’s most famous double-crosses. As
https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/rci48jixwdp7t79h/Episode_718mqij.mp3Podcast: Spielen im neuen Fenster | DownloadIn this episode, I discuss why the Divided Championship Era lasted for three years from 1925 to 1928. I also review the original Survivor Series 1987. Update Dan recently moved to a new facility but will return to the show soon. I review one of the AEW buy-in matches from Full Gear 2024. Main
Am Donnerstag,, Juli 9, 1925, Ed “Strangler” Lewis made one of the early defenses of his version of the World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Lewis wrestled Howard Cantonwine in front of 5,000 fans at McNulty Park. After Stanislaus Zbyszko double-crossed Sandow’s and Lewis’ promotional group by defeating Wayne “Big” Munn legitimately, both Joe Stecher and Ed “Strangler” Lewis
Am Donnerstag,, März 31, 1881, 200 fans filtered into New York’s Turnverein Hall to watch Clarence Whistler wrestle Henry Moses Dufur in a three-out-of-five-falls catch-as-catch-can wrestling match with both wrestlers wearing jackets. The promoters used the rules and jackets to even the chances of each wrestler to win. Clarence Whistler specialized in Greco-Roman wrestling. Whistler took World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion
https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/gwes2cubjemajn78/Episode_708px2e.mp3Podcast: Spielen im neuen Fenster | DownloadIn this episode, I discuss the recently discovered film of the 1908 match between George Hackenschmidt and Joe Rogers. Update I give a health update on Dan and talk about the upcoming podcast schedule. Main Content A film company recently restored a 1908 wrestling film between George Hackenschmidt and Joe Rogers, Teil 1 und
Am Freitag,, März 11, 1932, wrestlers George Tragos and Rudy Dusek faced boxers, Stanley McRae and Tom Pivac in wrestler versus boxer bouts. It took the fans longer to get to their seats than it took the combatants to complete the bouts. The men fought the pair of bouts in Memphis, Tennessee at the Auditorium. Fans know George Tragos, a
https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/ezswfi6nskgzp6hb/Episode_69arvtq.mp3Podcast: Spielen im neuen Fenster | DownloadIn this episode, we discuss Martin “Bauer” Burns training James J. Jeffries for his bout with Jack Johnson on July 4, 1910. Update Dan and I talk about my new project and how an earlier writer unfairly portrayed Joe Stecher’s world title run from 1925 to 1928. Shooter in a Worked World is available
Jim Londos entwickelte sich in den 1930er Jahren zum größten Kassenstar des professionellen Wrestlings. Londos rang bei den Hauptveranstaltungen in Baseballstadien gegen Ed „Strangler“ Lewis und Jim Browning. Diese Spiele zogen mehr als 100.000 Zuschauer an 30,000 Fans zum ersten Mal seit dem zweiten Gotch vs. Hackenschmidt in 1911. Als Londos in Griechenland rang, Londos drew crowds estimated to be at