Gevegsporthistorikus en gevegskunstenaar
Tydens sy eerste lopie as Wêreldveergewigbokskampioen, Abe Attell was gebaseer uit St. Louis, Missouri. Behalwe dat hy sy kamp in St. Louis, Attell het sy titel verskeie kere by St. Louis’ West End Atletiekklub. At the time, St. Louis was die grootste stad wes van die Mississippi-rivier in die Verenigde State. Gebore Abraham Washington Attell
Bob “Rudy Robert” Fitzsimmons was 'n Engelse bokser, wat die onbetwiste middelgewig gewen het, swaargewig- en ligswaargewig-wêreldkampioenskappe, aan die begin van die 20ste eeu. Dikwels vir ’n Australiër aangesien omdat hy sy boksloopbaan daar begin het, Fitzsimmons het na die Verenigde State gereis in 1890 om hom vir die middelgewigkampioenskap te beywer. Fitzsimmons het net onder gestaan 6 voet hoog maar
Fritz Lang het een van sy vroeë misdaad films in 1922. Hy gerig Dr. Mabuse: Die Gambler (1922), wat ongeveer vier uur en dertig minute gehardloop. Dit vertel die verhaal van Dr. Mabuse, 'n professor van die psigoanalise. Hy is ook die leier van 'n kriminele ring in die vorm van Professor Moriarty van die Sherlock Holmes-reeks. In his multiple
Op Mei 21, 1915, die Internasionale Wrestling toernooi begin in New York. Samuel Rachman bevorder die gebeurtenis as 'n manier om die Europese Grieks-Romeinse Wrestling Kampioen Alek Aberg ten toon te stel. Rachman geglo Aberg was die natuurlike opvolger van World Wrestling Kampioen Frank Gotch, wat in afgetree 1913. Op die eerste dag van die toernooi, nationalistic feelings about World War I popped up
The April 12, 1887 uitgawe van die St. Paul Daily Globe carried a story about the bout between feared professional wrestlers, Evan “Worger” Lewis and “Little Demon” Joe Acton. Other wrestlers feared Lewis’ ability as a submission expert particularly his abilities with the stranglehold. Joe Acton, while undersized at 150 pond, was a ferocious wrestler. The bout should have been
Ernest Roeber was an accomplished Greco-Roman wrestler. William Muldoon, the World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion from 1880 te 1889, wanted Roeber to take over from him as World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion. Egter, the world title would continue to be disputed until George Hackenschmidt won several Greco-Roman Tournaments in Europe during 1901. Yusuf Ismail, the Terrible Turk, was considered one of the
Yukio Tani arrived in England at the turn of the 20th Century. Tani spread ju-jitsu by taking part in challenge matches against professional wrestlers. As part of these challenge matches, Tani demonstrated ju-jitsu. Through the success of these challenges and demonstrations, Tani saw many students sign up to train with him. One of Tani’s best English students used the stage
Op Junie 2, 1915, the International Wrestling Tournament in New York City entered its second week of competition. Some of the tournaments big names were wrestling on this night. Alex Aberg, George Lurich and Wladek Zbyszko would all compete. It was Zbyszko who made the biggest impression. The first match involved two lesser talents, Pierre Le Colosse and Wilhelm Berner.
Op Maart 22, 1919, En “Worger” Lewis met Wladek Zbyszko for the vacant World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship. In a surprise victory, Zbyszko defeated Lewis to claim the title. Unfortunately for Wladek Zbyszko, he would only have a cup of coffee with the belt. A month or two later, Zbyszko lost the title to Joe Stetcher. This match was most likely
Ek skryf hierdie plasing om 'n vroeëre plasing wat ek geskryf het oor dubbelkruisings in professionele stoei reg te stel. Ek het oorspronklik gedink dubbelkruise het geëindig nadat Stanislaus Zybszko die Gold Dust Trio dubbelkruis. Zbyszko, nadat hy ingestem het om teen Munn te verloor, het hom verslaan in wat 'n wettige kompetisie vir die Wêreld-swaargewigstoeikampioenskap geword het. En “Worger” Lewis, wat die laat val het