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Jim Londos rose through the ranks of professional wrestling to become the biggest box office star of not only the 1930s but of all-time. Tačiau, if Londos had not come to St. Louis in the early 1920s, the story could have been quite different. Londos learned catch-as-catch-can wrestling while Londos performed as a strong man in the carnival circuit during
Sam Langford yra laikoma viena iš didžiausių svarą svaras kovotojai visą laiką. Born on March 4, 1883 Weymouth Falls, Nova Scotia, he is considered the greatest Canadian boxer of all time. His fighting career stretched from 1900 į 1926. Langford only stood 5 feet six and half inches tall and weighed 185 pounds at his heaviest. Jis
The Gorilla (1939) is a comedy-mystery “B” film starring the Ritz Brothers, Joseph Calleia, Bela Lugosi and Lionell Atwill. The film was produced by Twentieth-Century Fox before they quit making “B” filmai, the first film on a double bill. The Ritz Brothers were active between 1925 and the 1960s, when Al Ritz the oldest brother passed away. The brothers made
Spalio 20, 1906, Fred Beell proved dynamite comes in small packages. Beell, light heavyweight wrestling champion, defeated former American heavyweight champion Dan McLeod. Beell parlayed an active 1906 into defeats of former American Heavyweight Champion Dan McLeod and current American Heavyweight Champion Frank Gotch. Beell won the American Middleweight (Light Heavyweight) Championship but remained out of the spotlight until
Lapkričio 7, 1908, Charles Olson met “Americus” Gus Schonlein for the World Light Heavyweight Wrestling Championship. The match proved to be as exciting as observers suspected it would be but it ended in controversy. Olson stood 6’01” but weighed only 170 svarų. Born Max Flaskamp in Krefeld, North Rhine-Westphalia in 1879, he took the name Charles or Charley Olson
Giovanni Raicevich stood only 5’07” tall but weighed a muscular 220 svarų. Raicevich carried pro bodybuilder type muscle 50 years before the steroid era. Tačiau, when it came to wrestling, Raicevich’s skill set was not quite as developed as his physique. Raicevich was one of many foreign wrestlers, kuris išvyko į Ameriką, kad sutiktų su Franku Gotchu po to, kai jis nugalėjo
Kalėdų naktį 1911, Stanislaus Zbyszko met Giovanni Raicievich in a much-anticipated heavyweight wrestling bout. Zbyszko, who was campaigning for a rematch with World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Frank Gotch, agreed to throw Raicevich 3 times in 90 minutes or be declared the loser. As the men entered the famed Madison Square Garden in New York City, Zbyszko was clearly the
Gegužės 10, 1870, 39-year-old prizefighter Jem Mace met 30-year-old prizefighter Tom Allen in Kennerville, Louisiana for the World Heavyweight Prizefighting Championship. Pretenzijos į čempionatą tuo metu buvo labai miglotos. Piktnaudžiavimas ir nešvarūs triukai dažnai nuslėpdavo, kas iš tikrųjų buvo Amerikos čempionas. Jem Macai, kuris kovodamas Anglijoje du kartus buvo laikomas pasaulio čempionu, buvo pasirašyta susitikti su Tomu
Ed “Strangler” Lewisas yra vienas didžiausių profesionalių imtynininkų ir visų laikų pasaulio čempionų. Lewis’ signature move was the stranglehold, kuriuos Lewisas pradėjo naudoti kaip reklamuotojus ir imtynininkus, profesionalias imtynes perėjo į iš anksto suplanuotą arba „padirbtą“ parodą.. Iš pradžių Lewisas naudojo priekinį veido užraktą arba giljotinos droselį. Lewiso bendravardis Evanas „Strangler“ Lewisas padarė priekinio veido užraktą arba
Sorakichi Matsuda originally trained in sumo wrestling. When Matsuda decided to become a catch-as-catch-can wrestler, he was forced to travel to the United States. Professional wrestling would not become popular in Japan until the middle of the Twentieth Century. Upon arriving in the United States in 1883, it took Matsuda a few months to secure a match. He finally secured