Mwanahistoria wa Michezo ya Vita na Msanii wa Vita
Sam Langford ni kuchukuliwa moja ya pound kubwa kwa wapiganaji chupa ya wakati wote. Alizaliwa Machi 4, 1883 katika Weymouth Falls, Nova Scotia, anachukuliwa kuwa bondia mkubwa zaidi wa Kanada wa wakati wote. Kazi yake ya mapigano ilianzia 1900 kwa 1926. Langford only stood 5 feet six and half inches tall and weighed 185 pounds at his heaviest. Yeye
Mnamo Oktoba 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) Ubingwa lakini ulisalia bila kuangaziwa hadi
Novemba 7, 1908, Charles Olson alikutana “Americus” Gus Schonlein kwa Mashindano ya Dunia ya Mieleka ya Uzito wa Juu. Mechi hiyo ilionekana kuwa ya kusisimua kama waangalizi walishuku kuwa ingekuwa hivyo lakini ilimalizika kwa utata. Olson alisimama 6’01” bali kupimwa tu 170 paundi. Alizaliwa Max Flaskamp huko Krefeld, Kaskazini mwa Rhine-Westphalia 1879, alichukua jina Charles au Charley Olson
Giovanni Raicevich stood only 5’07” tall but weighed a muscular 220 paundi. Raicevich carried pro bodybuilder type muscle 50 years before the steroid era. Hata hivyo, when it came to wrestling, Raicevich’s skill set was not quite as developed as his physique. Raicevich was one of many foreign wrestlers, ambaye alisafiri hadi Amerika kuchuana na Frank Gotch baada ya kushindwa
On Krismasi Night 1911, Stanislaus Zbyszko alikutana Giovanni Raicievich katika inayosubiriwa kwa hamu Heavyweight mieleka bout. Zbyszko, aliyekuwa kampeni kwa rematch na World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Frank Gotch, walikubaliana kutupa Raicevich 3 nyakati katika 90 dakika au kutangazwa loser. Wanaume hao walipoingia kwenye bustani maarufu ya Madison Square katika Jiji la New York, Zbyszko alikuwa wazi
Mei 10, 1870, 39-year-old prizefighter Jem Mace met 30-year-old prizefighter Tom Allen in Kennerville, Louisiana for the World Heavyweight Prizefighting Championship. Madai ya ubingwa wakati huo yalikuwa ya kutatanisha. Ujambazi na hila chafu mara nyingi zilifichwa nani alikuwa Bingwa wa Amerika. Jem Mace, ambaye alichukuliwa kuwa Bingwa wa Dunia mara mbili wakati akipigana huko Uingereza, ilisainiwa kukutana na Tom
Na “Strangler” Lewis ni mmoja wa wanamieleka wa kitaalamu na mabingwa wa dunia wa wakati wote. Lewis’ signature move was the stranglehold, ambayo Lewis alianza kuitumia kama mapromota na wacheza mieleka walibadilisha mieleka ya kitaalamu hadi onyesho lililopangwa au "lililofanyiwa kazi". Hapo awali Lewis alitumia kufuli kwa uso wa mbele au kusongesha kwa guillotine. Majina ya Lewis Evan "Strangler" Lewis alifanya kufuli ya uso wa mbele au
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. Hatimaye alijihakikishia
On February 23, 1946, my great uncle Francis Mosblech married Rosemary Kalt at St. Peter and Paul Catholic Church. The 23-year old Francis had recently returned from service in the U.S. Army during World War II. Aunt Rosemary was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William J. Kalt. Father Clarence Winkler officiated the ceremony. Machi 3, 1946 edition of
Na Choque, Juzuu. 2 (Kiungo cha ushirika cha Amazon), Roberto Pedreira anachukua hadithi ya Mbrazili Jiu-Jitsu kwa kile anachokiona ni siku yake bora huko Brazil, 1950 – 1960. Mbali na Carlos na Helio Gracie, vyuo vikuu vingine kadhaa, kama vile Oswaldo Fadda's, walikuwa pia wakistawi. Judo ilikuwa ikipata umaarufu lakini haikuwa imeshinda Jiu-Jitsu kwa umaarufu. Mechi za Vale Tudo zilikuwa kwenye kilele