Gevegsporthistorikus en gevegskunstenaar
Posts about 20th Century wrestlers, wrestling matches, and wrestling films.
John Berg was a good enough wrestler to beat Martin “Boer” Burns twice but was mostly thought of as a good lighter wrestler. Berg held the World Light Heavyweight Wrestling Championship in the late 1910s and competed for the Middleweight Title, which was contested at 158 pond. Berg missed weight by four pounds but won the match. Berg het ingestoei
“Don’t break my leg!” As the two muscular men struggled in the center of the ring, the man on top continued to work on the downed man’s legs. Again, the man on bottom yelled, “Please don’t break my leg!” Frank Gotch het na sy mededinger George Hackenschmidt gekyk, who was writhing in obvious pain. Despite a severe knee injury, Hackenschmidt
At the beginning of 1911, the wrestling public considered three men to be the greatest challenge to reigning World Champion Frank Gotch. Former champion George Hackenschmidt, Stanislaus Zbyszko and “The Terrible Turk” Yussif Mahmout wanted the chance to beat Gotch. Gotch, who was nobody’s fool, decided to take some of the starch out of his challengers by matching them up
Op Desember 23, 1903, Frank Gotch traveled to Bellingham, Washington to take on a 6’05”, 215 pound Native American wrestler from Montana. Wrestling fans in the area considered Chief Two Feathers to be unbeatable. Frank Gotch was not impressed with his reputation but he gave Gotch the most uncomfortable 15 minutes of his young career. Hoof Twee Vere het die
Op Maandag, Desember 13, 1920, En “Worger” Lewis het die eerste van ses Wêreld-swaargewigstoeikampioenskappe van Joe Stecher gewen. The fact he won the title from his biggest rival and business enemy must have been particularly satisfying. 'N jaar voor die wedstryd, Stecher en Lewis het mekaar in 'n wedstryd van meer as drie uur ontmoet. Lewis het 'n geestelike fout gemaak in
Frank Gotch took the American Heavyweight Wrestling Championship from Tom Jenkins in December 1903. Gotch intended on following up this triumph with a match for World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship from George Hackenschmidt. Gotch wanted to meet “Hack” in St. Louis during the 1904 World's Fair. Unfortunately for Gotch and St. Louis, the match would not occur until 1908 in Chicago,
For my birthday this year, I purchased one of my favorite books, The Way to Live in Health and Strength (Koste skakel) by Georg Hackenschmidt. Georg Hackenschmidt set many weightlifitng world records before focusing on professional wrestling. Hackenschmidt would win the World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship in 1901. Hackenschmidt would reign as undefeated World Champion for 7 jaar totdat hy syne verloor het
Die Mei 9, 1905 uitgawe van die St. Louis Republiek se sport afdeling bevat 'n storie oor 'n opkomende wedstryd tussen die plaaslike stoeier George Baptiste en die toer World Wrestling Kampioen, George Hackenschmidt. The paper did not give Baptiste a chance against Hackenschmidt, wat net klop Tom Jenkins vir die Wêreldbeker. As die redakteur geweet “Hack se” condition at the time, he may have
Stanislaus Zbyszko gebore Stanislaw Jan Cygankiewicz op April 1, 1879 in Jodlow, Pole, wat deel van die Oostenryk-Hongaarse Ryk was. Volgens Wikipedia, Hy het die ring naam Stanislaus Zbyszko, want dit was die naam van 'n fiktiewe Pools ridder. 'N artikel in die Walla Walla, Washington koerant, Die aand se Statesman Dinsdag, Februarie 8, 1910 edition, publicized Zbyszko’s university and
George Hackenschmidt (1877-1968) was a world record holding weightlifter and World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion before wrestling was prearranged and lifters were using steroids. Hackenschmidt achieved a level of greatness due to several factors. He achieved a high level of physical fitness. His physical condition allowed him to be the most successful wrestler of his era. A few wrestlers may have been