Kampsportshistoriker og kampsportsutøver
Giovanni Raicevich stood only 5’07” tall but weighed a muscular 220 pounds. Raicevich carried pro bodybuilder type muscle 50 years before the steroid era. However, when it came to wrestling, Raicevich’s skill set was not quite as developed as his physique. Raicevich was one of many foreign wrestlers, som reiste til Amerika for å møte Frank Gotch etter at han beseiret
On Christmas Night 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
Mai 10, 1870, 39-år gamle bokseren Jem Mace møtte 30 år gamle bokseren Tom Allen i Kennerville, Louisiana for World Heavyweight prizefighting Championship. Krav til mesterskapet var veldig mørke på den tiden. Thuggery og skitne triks skjulte ofte hvem som faktisk var amerikansk mester. Jem Mace, som ble ansett som verdensmester to ganger mens han kjempet i England, ble signert for å møte Tom
Og “Strangler” Lewis er en av de største profesjonelle bryterne og verdensmesterne gjennom tidene. Lewis’ signatur trekk var kvelertak, som Lewis begynte å bruke som promotører og brytere, overførte profesjonell bryting til en forhåndsarrangert eller "arbeidet" utstilling. Lewis brukte opprinnelig frontansiktslåsen eller giljotinen choke. Lewis’ navnebror Evan “Strangler” Lewis laget frontansiktet låst eller
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
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. og Mrs. William J. Kalt. Father Clarence Winkler officiated the ceremony. The Mars 3, 1946 utgave av
With Choque, Vol. 2 (Amazon-tilknyttet lenke), Roberto Pedreira picks up the story of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu in what he considers its heyday in Brazil, 1950 – 1960. Besides Carlos and Helio Gracie, several other academies, such as Oswaldo Fadda’s, were also thriving. Judo was gaining in popularity but had not overcome Jiu-Jitsu in popularity. Vale Tudo matches were at the height
Denne film (affiliate link) was the first Sherlock Holmes film starring Basil Rathbone as Holmes. Sidney Lanfield regissert The Hound of Baskerville (1939) for Twentieth-Century Fox. Nigel Bruce co-stjerner som Dr. John Watson. Rathbone og Bruce ville spille Holmes og Watson i tretten påfølgende filmer, en mer for Twentieth-Century Fox og tolv for Universal Pictures. This film is a
Egentlig, Samuel Rachman, who promoted both the 1915 International Wrestling Tournament and Greco-Roman World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Aleksander “Alex” Åberg, tried to lure retired World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Frank Gotch into the tournament. Rachman hoped to bolster Aberg’s claim as the successor to Gotch. Rachman offered Gotch $20,000 to wrestle Aberg in May 1915. Rachman’s tournament was to start Wednesday
Martin “Farmer” Burns reportedly trained over 1,000 wrestlers in his career as America’s foremost wrestling trainer. However, Burns was a great wrestler in his own right. Before he retired to train wrestlers full-time, Burns won the American Heavyweight Wrestling Championship from Evan “The Strangler” Lewis in 1895. Burns held the title for two years. I 1893, Burns was still