Combat Sports Historian at Martial Artist
During his first run as World Featherweight Boxing Champion, Abe Attell was based out of St. Louis, Ilog ng Misuri. Besides having his camp in St. Louis, Attell defended his title several times at St. Louis’ West End Athletic Club. At the time, St. Louis was the largest city west of the Mississippi River in the United States. Born Abraham Washington Attell
Bob “Rudy Robert” Fitzsimmons was an English boxer, who won the undisputed middleweight, heavyweight and light heavyweight world championships, at the turn of the 20th Century. Often mistaken for an Australian because he started his boxing career there, Fitzsimmons traveled to the United States in 1890 to campaign for the middleweight championship. Fitzsimmons stood just under 6 feet tall but
Fritz Lang ginawa isa sa kanyang mga unang bahagi ng krimen pelikula sa 1922. Nakadirekta Siya Dr. Mabuse: Gambler Ang (1922), kung saan tumatakbo ang humigit-kumulang na apat na oras at tatlumpung minuto. Sinasabi nito ang kuwento ng Dr. Mabuse, isang propesor ng saykoanalisis. Siya din ang nangunguna ng isang kriminal na ring sa magkaroon ng amag ng Professor Moriarty mula sa serye Sherlock Holmes. In his multiple
Sa Mayo 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 edisyon ng 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 pounds, 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 upang 1889, wanted Roeber to take over from him as World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion. Gayunman, the world title would continue to be disputed until George Hackenschmidt won several Greco-Roman Tournaments in Europe during 1901. Yusuf Ismail, ang kahila-hilakbot Turk, was considered one of the
Dumating si Yukio Tani sa Inglatera sa pagliko ng ika-20 Siglo. Ipinakalat ni Tani ang ju-jitsu sa pamamagitan ng pakikilahok sa mga laban sa hamon laban sa mga propesyonal na wrestler. Bilang bahagi ng mga tugmang hamon na ito, Nagpakita si Tani ng ju-jitsu. Sa pamamagitan ng tagumpay ng mga hamon at demonstrasyon na ito, Nakita ni Tani na maraming estudyante ang nag-sign up para magsanay kasama niya. Gumamit ng entablado ang isa sa pinakamahuhusay na estudyanteng Ingles ni Tani
Noong Hunyo 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.
Sa Marso 22, 1919, At “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
Sinusulat ko ang post na ito upang iwasto ang isang naunang post na isinulat ko tungkol sa dobleng krus sa propesyonal na pakikipagbuno. Akala ko sa una ay natapos ang dobleng mga krus matapos na doble na tumawid si Stanislaus Zybszko sa Gold Dust Trio. Zbyszko, matapos sumang-ayon na mawala sa Munn, natalo siya sa kung ano ang naging isang lehitimong paligsahan para sa World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship. At “Strangler” Lewis, na bumagsak ng