Historyk sportów walki i artysta sztuk walki
Posts about combat sports history from 1870 do 1930.
“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 i 126 funtów, possessed tremendous knockout power. “Terrible” Terry often finished his opponents in the first four rounds. W lipcu 1, 1899, Brooklyn based McGovern met Chicago’s Johnny Richie at
Na sierpień 26, 1886, Evan “Dusiciel” 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. Przynajmniej tak początkowo myślałem i większość historyków cytowała. Nowoczesny
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
W sobotę, Listopad 25, 1899, St. Louis wrestling fans experienced a shock, when a visiting wrestler easily threw local champion Oscar Wasem in a little over 20 protokół. 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. Wasem był opętany
This post is an excerpt from the revised book Morrissey vs. Do: Polityka, Prizefighting i Morderstwo 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.
Międzynarodowy Turniej wystąpił w dwóch etapach Wrestling od maja 19, 1915 i grudzień 31, 1915. Pięćdziesiąt zapaśników będzie rywalizować w pierwszej fazie turnieju, w tym światowej grecko-rzymskiego Champion Aleksandra “Alex” Aberg. Druga rata miała 40 zapaśników, w tym i najbliższych gwiazda Eda “Dusiciel” Chwytak, who joined a month into the tournament on November 22, 1915. The
W 2010, St. Louis był 58th największym miastem w Stanach Zjednoczonych oraz 19-wielkości obszar metropolitalny. Na przełomie XIX i XX wieku, było piątym lub szóstym co do wielkości miasto w Stanach Zjednoczonych, a największym na zachód od rzeki Missisipi. St. Louis had one of the largest clothing, shoe and beer manufacturing industries in
In the 1910s, American professional wrestling permanently moved from legitimate wrestling contests to prearranged exhibitions. Fan interest, promoter control and less wear and tear on the wrestlers all played a role in this transition. Another less talked about pressure was outside of the sport itself. Prior to the 20th Century, professional boxing was illegal in the United States. Bare knuckle
W czwartek, Luty 26, 1903, Jack Johnson defended his World Colored Heavyweight Boxing Championship against the undefeated Sam McVey. McVey brought a 6-0 record with six knockouts into the championship match. Since boxing promoters refused to let Black fighters compete for the World Heavyweight Boxing Championship, the best boxers around the turn of the Century fought for the World Colored