Historiador de deportes de combate e artista marcial
William Muldoon foi o actual campión mundial de loita libre e un destacado culturista físico, cando Muldoon foi comprometido por John L. Os apoios de Sullivan para poñer o seu loitador en forma. Sullivan foi o campión mundial reinante de loita do premio Bare Knuckle. Asinou un acordo para enfrontarse ao seu rival máis duro, Jake Kilrain, en xullo 1889. Sullivan admitiu que estaba en mal estado,
O martes, Febreiro 22, 1910, Ad Wolgast desafiou ao campión mundial de boxeo lixeiro que loitaba contra Nelson polo título de Nelson no Richmond Arena en Point Richmond, California. Nelson, de 28 anos, gañou o título noqueando ao gran Joe Gans 1908. Os expertos en boxeo non esperaban que Wolgast derrotase a Nelson aínda que Wolgast mantivo unha decisión do xornal sobre Nelson en 1909. Os expertos
En outubro 14, 1932, RKO Pictures released The Phantom of Crestwood (1932), the film end to a radio play of the same year. The film concerns the murder of Jenny Wren or more properly “Who Killed Jenny Wren?” Wren, played by Karen Morley, blackmails several prominent men, who carried on affairs with her in the past. One of the men
E “Estrangulador” Lewis and Joe Stecher conducted one of the greatest rivalries of the early arranged professional wrestling exhibition era. Lewis and Stecher wrestled many times including a five and a half hour draw in 1916. Several of their early matches appeared to be legitimate. Legend also has it that Lewis actually had to beat Stecher in a “shoot match”
Stanislaus Zbyszko toured the United States in 1910 in preparation for a title match with World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Frank Gotch later in the year. His tour brought him to St. Louis on May 29, 1910. Zbyszko was scheduled to meet highly regarded light heavyweight grappler Charley Olson. Olson was a skilled wrestler, who trained with St. Louis wrestler George
En abril 3, 1908, Wrestling Campión Americano Frank Gotch coñeceu World Wrestling Champion George Hackenschmidt ao título mundial en Dexter Parque Pavilion en Chicago, California. Hackenschmidt estaba invicto como profesional, pero fora campión do mundo por uns 7 anos. Gotch era un ano maior, pero considerábao un novo. Os fans e xornalistas que cobren o deporte consideran Gotch
O martes, Marzo 22, 1910, Dr. Benjamin Roller met Stanislaus Zbyszko in a legitimate wrestling match. Professional wrestling would transition from legitimate contest to staged exhibition between 1910 e 1920. Dr. Benjamin Roller graduated from the University of Pennsylvania by playing professional football. Roller accepted an academic appointment in physiology where he assisted in the writing of a textbook. Dr.
En novembro 18, 1941, Columbia Pictures released Ellery Queen and the Murder Ring (1941). Nesta película, Ralph Bellamy portrays Ellery Queen for the fourth and final time. The film opens with a wealthy widow, Mrs. Augusta Stack, seeking the help of the police department. Mrs. Stack suspects Dr. Jannery, who operates her hospital, of negligence in the death of
Wladek Zbyszko’s legacy is often overshadowed by his brother Stanislaus Zbyszko. Stanislaus, que era 12 years older, posed the last real threat to Frank Gotch’s World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship. Wladek Zbyszko was a skilled wrestler in his own right. Desafortunadamente, he didn’t arrive in the United States until 1914, when most wrestling matches were prearranged. Wladek had proved his bona
Con frecuencia atopei que o maior desafío na investigación da loita libre profesional temprana é separar a realidade da ficción. Mesmo cando os loitadores competiron en partidos lexítimos, moitas veces inflaron os resultados, construíron folclore apócrifo arredor das súas vitorias e inventaron contos fantásticos para explicar as súas perdas. A loita profesional xurdiu dos entroidos e mantivo os instintos de promoción desta arte. St.