Cīņas sporta vēsturnieks un cīņas mākslinieks
Posts about combat sports history from 1870 līdz 1930.
Novembrī 30, 1910, reports came from England that former World Heavyweight Prizefighting Champion Jem Mace had died at 79 gadiem. Mace was world champion from 1860 līdz 1862 and again from 1866 līdz 1876. After reportedly earning a million dollars in a career that spanned 1857 līdz 1909, Jem Mace died penniless. He was laid to rest
“Terrible” Terry McGovern proved to be a rare fighter at the turn of the Twentieth Century. While smaller boxers packed no power in their punches, McGovern, who scaled between 110 and 126 mārciņas, possessed tremendous knockout power. “Terrible” Terry often finished his opponents in the first four rounds. Jūlijā 1, 1899, Brooklyn based McGovern met Chicago’s Johnny Richie at
Augustā 26, 1886, Evan “Strangler” Lewis met the British Wrestling Champion Tom Cannon in Cincinnati, Ohio. During the legitimate wrestling era, other wrestlers feared the powerful Lewis because of his stranglehold. Lewis employed a carotid arterial strangle known as the rear naked choke in Judo. Vismaz tā es sākotnēji domāju, un lielākā daļa vēsturnieku to ir citējuši. Mūsdienīgs
Estonia gave birth to three of the greatest wrestlers of the first two decades of the 20th Century: Georg Lurich, George Hackenschmidt and Aleksander “Alex” Aberg. As part of the Russian Empire at the time, Estonia contained a number of elementary and high schools with superior physical education programs. Lurich and Hackenschmidt both started out as weightlifters and transitioned into
Sestdien, Novembris 25, 1899, St. Louis wrestling fans experienced a shock, when a visiting wrestler easily threw local champion Oscar Wasem in a little over 20 protokols. After the easy victory, fans smelled a rat, when the “Indianapolis Cyclone” spoke with a Lancashire accent. Oscar Wasem surpassed George Baptiste as St. Louis’ wrestling champion in the mid-1890s. Vasems apsēsts
This post is an excerpt from the revised book Morrissey vs. Poole: Politika, Prizefighting un noslepkavošana Bill Butcher. The hot air laid stagnant in the room as the man in the corner tried to sleep. Giving up on the possibility of sleep, the “Troy Giant” pulled himself into a sitting position on the edge of the bed.
On February 23, 1906, World Heavyweight Boxing Champion Marvin Hart defended his title in Los Angeles. When James J. Jeffries retired as heavyweight champion, Hart and Jack Sharkey fought for the vacant title. Hart was the surprise winner of the fight. Hart refused to fight Jack Johnson, the recognized best heavyweight. Instead he fought Tommy Burns, a 5’07” skilled boxer.
Starptautiskā Cīņas turnīrs notika divos posmos no maija 19, 1915 un decembrī 31, 1915. Piecdesmit cīkstoņi varētu konkurēt pirmajā posmā turnīra, tostarp Pasaules grieķu-romiešu čempionu Aleksander “Alex” Aberg. Otrā daļa bija 40 cīkstoņi skaitā un tuvākajos star Ed “Strangler” Vilka ķetna, who joined a month into the tournament on November 22, 1915. The
Uz 2010, St. Louis bija 58. Lielākā pilsēta Amerikas Savienotajās Valstīs un 19 lielākā metropole. Ap gadsimtu mijas, tā bija piektā vai sestā lielākā pilsēta Amerikas Savienotajās Valstīs un lielākā rietumiem no Misisipi upes. St. Louis had one of the largest clothing, shoe and beer manufacturing industries in
1910. gados, Amerikāņu profesionālā cīņa uz visiem laikiem pārcēlās no likumīgām cīņas sacensībām uz iepriekš organizētām izstādēm. Fanu interese, veicinātāja kontrolei un mazākam cīkstoņu nolietojumam bija nozīme šajā pārejā. Vēl viens mazāk runāts par spiedienu bija ārpus paša sporta. Pirms 20. gs, profesionālais bokss Amerikas Savienotajās Valstīs bija nelikumīgs. Pliks dūres