Istoricul sporturilor de luptă și artist marțial
În timpul primei curse ca campion mondial de box la greutatea plumii, Abe Attell avea sediul în St.. Louis, Missouri. Pe lângă faptul că își are tabăra în St.. Louis, Attell și-a apărat titlul de mai multe ori la St.. Louis’ West End Athletic Club. La momentul, St. Louis era cel mai mare oraș la vest de râul Mississippi din Statele Unite. Născut Abraham Washington Attell
Bob “Rudy Robert” Fitzsimmons a fost un boxer englez, care a câștigat la categoria medie incontestabilă, campionatele mondiale la categoria grea și la categoria semigrea, la începutul secolului al XX-lea. Adeseori confundat cu un australian pentru că și-a început cariera de box acolo, Fitzsimmons a călătorit în Statele Unite în 1890 să militeze pentru campionatul la categoria mijlocie. Fitzsimmons stătea chiar sub 6 feet tall but
Fritz Lang made one of his early crime films in 1922. He directed Dr. Maleuse: The Gambler (1922), which ran approximately four hours and thirty minutes. It tells the story of Dr. Maleuse, a professor of psychoanalysis. He is also the leader of a criminal ring in the mold of Professor Moriarty from the Sherlock Holmes series. In his multiple
La data de 21, 1915, the International Wrestling Tournament began in New York. Samuel Rachman promoted the event as a way to showcase European Greco-Roman Wrestling Champion Alek Aberg. Rachman believed Aberg was the natural successor to World Wrestling Champion Frank Gotch, who retired in 1913. On the first day of the tournament, nationalistic feelings about World War I popped up
The April 12, 1887 ediția din St. Paul Daily Globe carried a story about the bout between feared professional wrestlers, Evan “Strangler” 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 de lire sterline, 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 la 1889, wanted Roeber to take over from him as World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion. Totuși, the world title would continue to be disputed until George Hackenschmidt won several Greco-Roman Tournaments in Europe during 1901. Yusuf Ismail, Groaznic Turcul, a fost considerat unul dintre
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
On June 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.
La martie 22, 1919, Ed “Strangler” 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
Scriu această postare pentru a corecta o postare anterioară pe care am scris-o despre duble încrucișări în luptele profesionale. Inițial, am crezut că duble încrucișări s-au încheiat după ce Stanislaus Zybszko a dublu încrucișat Gold Dust Trio. Zbyszko, după ce a acceptat să piardă în fața lui Munn, l-a învins în ceea ce s-a transformat într-un concurs legitim pentru Campionatul Mondial de lupte grele. Ed “Strangler” Lewis, care a scăpat de