Istoricul sporturilor de luptă și artist marțial
Postări despre luptători din secolul al XX-lea, meciuri de lupte, și filme de lupte.
Paul Pons a fost o Lupte greco-romane franceză Champion. El a fost destul de bun pentru a da George Hackenschmidt o rulare pentru banii lui în mai multe turnee. Totuși, când a venit la Chicago în 1900, el a fost “învins” de către un luptător local,. Circumstanțele pierderii lasă mult de dorit. Paul Pons traveled to the United States in 1900. Unul
John Berg was a good enough wrestler to beat Martin “Agricultor” 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 de lire sterline. Berg missed weight by four pounds but won the match. Berg s-a luptat
Decembrie 1, 1938 la 5:15 pm, former professional wrestler and all-around athlete George Baptiste passed away at 74 ani. While enjoying robust strength his whole life, Baptiste’s doctor discovered he had stomach cancer in June 1938. The doctor operated on Baptiste but was unable to remove all the cancer. Baptiste had been living at his country home
Ad Santel gained his reputation as a dangerous catch wrestler from his frequent bouts with judoka from Japan during the 1910s and a story from the second George Hackenschmidt training camp for the Frank Gotch rematch. According to legend, Frank Gotch paid Santel, a skilled submission wrestler, $5,000.00 to injure Hackenschmidt’s knee in training. While this story may or may
“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 s-a uitat la rivalul său George Hackenschmidt, who was writhing in obvious pain. Despite a severe knee injury, Hackenschmidt
During February 1901, St. Louis professional wrestler and local businessman George Baptiste reluctantly filed for divorce from his wife, Nellie May Baptiste, alleging desertion. It was actually the second time, Baptiste filed for divorce from Mrs. Baptiste. During the summer of 1896, Baptiste was vacationing in Millford, Connecticut. The 31-year-old was a powerful swimmer and all-around athlete in addition to
La inceputul 1911, publicul wrestling considerat trei oameni pentru a fi cea mai mare provocare a domnea campionul mondial Frank Gotch. Fostul campion George Hackenschmidt, Stanislaus Zbyszko și “The Terrible Turk” Yussif Mahmout vrut șansa de a bate Gotch. Gotch, care a fost prost nimănui, a decis să scoată o parte din amidon de la provocatorii săi potrivindu-i
Decembrie 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. Şeful Two Feathers a intrat în
Luni, Decembrie 13, 1920, Ed “Strangler” Lewis a câștigat primul din șase campionate mondiale de lupte grele de la Joe Stecher. The fact he won the title from his biggest rival and business enemy must have been particularly satisfying. A year before this match, Stecher și Lewis s-au întâlnit într-un meci care a durat peste trei ore. Lewis a făcut o eroare mentală în
George Baptiste spent about twenty years serving as St. Louis’ resident all-around athlete before taking over the company, Baptiste Tent and Awning, founded by his father Alexander Baptiste. Besides plying his trade as an occasional but accomplished professional wrestler, Baptise was a powerful swimmer. On August 11, 1900, Baptiste used his swimming skills to save another St. Louisan from drowning.