Combat Sports Historian at Martial Artist
Sa Sabado, Disyembre 30, 1916, Taro Miyake fought Ben de Mello, a professional boxer, in a mixed styles six round challenge bout. 1,000 spectators filed into the Hilo Armory to watch a rare legitimate contest between a boxer and jiu jitsu expert. Referee H.S. Prager started the bout between the 35-year-old Miyake and the younger boxer. Miyake warily circled de
Sa Abril 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, isang St. Louis middleweight wrestler who specialized
On Memorial Day, Mayo 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: I-play sa bagong window | DownloadIn this episode, I discuss why the Divided Championship Era lasted for three years from 1925 upang 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
Sa Huwebes, Hulyo 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
Sa Huwebes, Marso 31, 1881, 200 nag-filter ang mga tagahanga sa Turnverein Hall ng New York para panoorin si Clarence Whistler na nakikipagbuno kay Henry Moses Dufur sa isang three-out-of-five-falls catch-as-catch-can wrestling match kasama ang parehong wrestler na naka-jacket.. Ginamit ng mga promotor ang mga patakaran at mga jacket upang maging ang mga pagkakataon ng bawat wrestler na manalo. Dalubhasa si Clarence Whistler sa Greco-Roman wrestling. Kinuha ni Whistler ang World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion
https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/gwes2cubjemajn78/Episode_708px2e.mp3Podcast: I-play sa bagong window | 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, Bahagi 1 at
Sa Biyernes, Marso 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, isang
https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/ezswfi6nskgzp6hb/Episode_69arvtq.mp3Podcast: I-play sa bagong window | DownloadIn this episode, we discuss Martin “Magsasaka” 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 upang 1928. Shooter in a Worked World is available
Si Jim Londos ay naging pinakamalaking box office star ng propesyonal na wrestling noong 1930s. Nakipagbuno ang Londos sa mga pangunahing kaganapan laban kina Ed “Strangler” Lewis at Jim Browning sa mga baseball stadium. Ang mga laban na ito ay umani ng maraming tao ng higit sa 30,000 mga tagahanga sa unang pagkakataon mula noong ikalawang Gotch vs. Hackenschmidt sa 1911. Noong nakipagbuno si Londos sa Greece, Ang Londos ay umani ng mga tao na tinatayang nasa