Historik bojových športov a bojový umelec
William Muldoon bol úradujúcim majstrom sveta v zápasení v ťažkej váhe a známym fyzickým kulturistom, keď bol Muldoon zasnúbený s Johnom L. Sullivanovi priaznivci, aby dostali svojho bojovníka do formy. Sullivan bol úradujúcim majstrom sveta v ťažkej váhe v prizefightingu holých kĺbov. Podpísal dohodu, aby sa stretol so svojím najťažším vyzývateľom, Jake Kilrain, v júli 1889. Sullivan priznal, že je v zlom stave,
On Tuesday, Február 22, 1910, Ad Wolgast vyzval majstra sveta v ľahkej váhe v boxe bojujúceho s Nelsonom o Nelsonov titul v Richmond Arena v Point Richmond, Kalifornia. 28-ročný Nelson získal titul vyradením skvelého Joea Gansa 1908. Boxerskí experti neočakávali, že Wolgast porazí Nelsona, aj keď Wolgast rozhodol o Nelsonovi v r. 1909. Učenci
Októbra 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
Ed “Strangler” 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 absolvoval turné po Spojených štátoch 1910 v rámci prípravy na titulový zápas s majstrom sveta v zápasení v ťažkej váhe Frankom Gotchom neskôr v tomto roku. Jeho turné ho priviedlo do St. Louis v máji 29, 1910. Zbyszko sa mal stretnúť s uznávaným grapplerom v poloťažkej váhe Charleym Olsonom. Olson bol zručný zápasník, ktorý trénoval so sv. Louis zápasník George
Dňa 3, 1908, American Wrestling Champion Frank Gotch met World Wrestling Champion George Hackenschmidt for the World Title at Dexter Park Pavilion in Chicago, Illinois. Hackenschmidt was undefeated as a professional but had been World Champion for approximately 7 rokov. Gotch bol o rok starší, no považoval sa za napredujúceho. Fanúšikovia a reportéri pokrývajúci šport považovali Gotcha
On Tuesday, Marec 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 a 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.
Novembra 18, 1941, Columbia Pictures released Ellery Queen and the Murder Ring (1941). V tomto filme, Ralph Bellamy portrays Ellery Queen for the fourth and final time. The film opens with a wealthy widow, Pani. Augusta Stack, seeking the help of the police department. Pani. 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, ktorý bol 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. Bohužiaľ, he didn’t arrive in the United States until 1914, when most wrestling matches were prearranged. Wladek had proved his bona
I’ve frequently found the biggest challenge in researching early professional wrestling is separating fact from fiction. Even when the wrestlers competed in legitimate matches, they often inflated outcomes, built up apocryphal folklore around their victories and made up fanciful tales to explain away their losses. Professional wrestling sprang from the carnivals and retained the promotional instincts of this art. St.