Historiador de esportes de combate e artista marcial
Giovanni Raicevich stood only 5’07” tall but weighed a muscular 220 libras. 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, que viajou para os Estados Unidos para assumir Frank Gotch depois que ele derrotou
Na noite de Natal 1911, Stanislaus Zbyszko conheceu Giovanni Raicievich em uma tão esperada luta de luta livre de pesos pesados. Zbyszko, que estava em campanha por uma revanche com o campeão mundial de luta livre Frank Gotch, concordou em jogar Raicevich 3 vezes em 90 minutos ou será declarado perdedor. Quando os homens entraram no famoso Madison Square Garden, em Nova York, Zbyszko era claramente o
Em Maio 10, 1870, 39-year-old prizefighter Jem Mace met 30-year-old prizefighter Tom Allen in Kennerville, Louisiana for the World Heavyweight Prizefighting Championship. As reivindicações do campeonato eram muito obscuras na época. Bandidos e truques sujos muitas vezes obscureciam quem era realmente o campeão americano. Jem Mace, que foi considerado campeão mundial duas vezes enquanto lutava na Inglaterra, foi assinado para conhecer Tom
Ed “Strangler” Lewis is one of the greatest professional wrestlers and world champions of all time. Lewis’ signature move was the stranglehold, which Lewis started using as promoters and wrestlers transitioned professional wrestling to a prearranged or “worked” exhibition. Lewis originally used the front face lock or guillotine choke. Lewis’ namesake Evan “Strangler” Lewis made the front face lock or
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. Ele finalmente conseguiu
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. A Marcha 3, 1946 edition of
Com chocolate, Vol.. 2 (Link de afiliado da Amazon), Roberto Pedreira retoma a história do Jiu-Jitsu brasileiro naquele que considera seu apogeu no Brasil, 1950 – 1960. Além de Carlos e Hélio Gracie, várias outras academias, como o de Oswaldo Fadda, também estavam prosperando. O Judô estava ganhando popularidade, mas não havia superado o Jiu-Jitsu em popularidade. Partidas de Vale Tudo estiveram no auge
Este filme (link de afiliado) was the first Sherlock Holmes film starring Basil Rathbone as Holmes. Sidney Lanfield dirigiu The Hound of the Baskervilles (1939) para a Twentieth-Century Fox. Nigel Bruce co-estrela como o Dr.. John Watson. Rathbone e Bruce jogaria Holmes e Watson em treze filmes posteriores, mais um para a Twentieth-Century Fox e doze para a Universal Pictures. This film is a
Na realidade, Samuel Rachman, who promoted both the 1915 International Wrestling Tournament and Greco-Roman World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Aleksander “Alex” Aberg, 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 “Agricultor” Burns reportedly trained over 1,000 wrestlers in his career as America’s foremost wrestling trainer. However, Burns, foi um grande lutador em seu próprio direito. Before he retired to train wrestlers full-time, Burns won the American Heavyweight Wrestling Championship from Evan “O Estrangulador” Lewis in 1895. Burns held the title for two years. Em 1893, Burns ainda estava