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Posts about 20th Century wrestlers, wrestling matches, and wrestling films.
John Berg was a good enough wrestler to beat Martin “Земјоделец” 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 фунти. Berg missed weight by four pounds but won the match. Берг се бореше во
“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 looked over at his rival George Hackenschmidt, 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
На декември 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. Шефот две пердуви влезе во
Во понеделник, Декември 13, 1920, И “Strangler” Lewis won the first of six World Heavyweight Wrestling Championships from Joe Stecher. The fact he won the title from his biggest rival and business enemy must have been particularly satisfying. Една година пред овој натпревар, Stecher and Lewis met in a match lasting over three hours. Lewis made a mental error 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” во Санкт. Louis during the 1904 Светскиот саем. 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 (Филијалата линк) 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 years until losing his
Мај 9, 1905 издание на свети. Луис Република спорт секција содржи приказна за претстојниот натпревар помеѓу локалните борач Џорџ Baptiste и турнеи World Wrestling шампион, Џорџ Hackenschmidt. The paper did not give Baptiste a chance against Hackenschmidt, кои само победи Том Џенкинс за Светското првенство. Ако уредник знаеше “Hack е” condition at the time, he may have
Stanislaus Zbyszko е роден Станислав Јан Cygankiewicz на април 1, 1879 во Jodlow, Полска, кој беше дел од Австро-унгарската империја. Според Википедија, тој одбра името на прстен Stanislaus Zbyszko бидејќи тоа е името на измислениот полскиот витез. Една статија во Walla Walla, Вашингтон весник, Вторник Вечерна државнички, Февруари 8, 1910 edition, publicized Zbyszko’s university and
Џорџ Hackenschmidt (1877-1968) беше светски рекорд држи тегови и Светската во тешка категорија шампион во борење пред борење беше подредено и лифтери се користат стероиди. Hackenschmidt постигнато ниво на големина се должи на неколку фактори. Тој постигнал високо ниво на физичка кондиција. His physical condition allowed him to be the most successful wrestler of his era. A few wrestlers may have been