Category: Konba Espò Istwa

Si fanatik lit konnen Anton "Tony" Stecher, li se kòm pwomotè a depi lontan nan lit pwofesyonèl nan Minneapolis, Minnesota. Stecher te kòmanse fè pwomosyon lit pwofesyonèl nan Twin Cities yo pandan 1933. Stecher te konstwi Minneapolis Boxing and Wrestling Club nan yon pwomosyon lit pwisan lokal. Stecher te tou youn nan premye manm National Wrestling Alliance (NWA). Graveur

Scottish wrestler Duncan C. Ross wrestled professionally but also took part in strength and athletic contests after arriving in the United States in the late 1870s. An all-around athlete, Ross wrestled skillfully in both catch-as-catch-can wrestling and Greco-Roman wrestling. Nan Lendi, Fevriye 26, 1883, Ross wrestled former World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Theobaud Bauer. Bauer brought the World Championship from France

Joe Stecher made his professional wrestling debut in late 1912 or early 1913. Stecher proved to be a dangerous professional from the beginning of his career. Martin “Farmer” Burns, the storied wrestler and trainer, brought one of his proteges, Yussiff Hussane, to test Stecher in a legitimate contest during June 1913. Burns and most followers of the sport expected Hussane

Nan Madi, Oktòb 21, 1913, Ed “Strangler” Lewis defended his newly won American Heavyweight Wrestling Championship against William Demetral. Lewis wrestled Demetral at Lexington’s Auditorium on a mat instead of a ring. The mat setup played a role in the finish of the match. Promoter Jerry Walls placed a mat on the elevated stage, a common setup before the widespread

Dan McLeod defeated Martin “Farmer” Burns for the American Heavyweight Wrestling Championship during October 1897. McLeod held the championship for four years until he met Frank Gotch’s toughest opponent, Tom Jenkins. In early 1899, McLeod made a couple title defenses in Minnesota. On February 24, 1899, McLeod wrestled St. Louis Middleweight Wrestling Champion George Baptiste at Conover Hall in front

Professional wrestling evolved into an athletic exhibition from legitimate contests for two reasons. I have written extensively about the first reason. Legitimate contests between equally skilled wrestlers were often long, boring affairs with little action. These contests turned off fans and prevented professional wrestling exploding as a spectator sport. I have not written as much about the second reason. Nan

Nan Lendi, Mas 26, 1888, Joe Acton, ki te espesyalize nan catch wrestling, lite pwofesè William Miller, yon wrèstle Ostralyen, ak prizefighter toutouni, nan yon match de lit grèko-women de-sou-twa. Tou de kan mesye yo te kwè ke lit match la nan style sa a te asire konpetisyon ki pi bèl ant yo. Mesye yo te lite pou $500.00 yon bò. 1,500 fans, yon gwo foul moun pou epòk la, vire

Anvan lite nan Kentucky nan kòmansman ane 1910 yo, fanatik lit te konnen Ed "Strangler" Lewis kòm Bob Fredrichs. Li te fèt Robert Friedrich nan Nekoosa, Wisconsin, Lewis te fè premye lit pwofesyonèl li nan 1905, pandan y ap toujou sèlman 14 ane fin vye granmoun. Pwomotè Kentucky te panse Bob Fredrichs twò klè, se konsa Lewis te chwazi nouvo non li kòm yon omaj bay parèy Wisconsin natif natal ak orijinal

Sou Me 7, 1901, Tom Jenkins te lite jeyan Nouralah Hassan nan vil Nouyòk. Li te fèt nan Bilgari pandan 1870, Hassan te kanpe sis pye, uit pous wotè ak peze 331 liv. Pandan ke Jenkins posede konpetans lit siperyè, fanatik ak repòtè yo te espere gwosè imans Hassan a prezante pwoblèm pou Jenkins. Pwomotè yo te rezerve mesye yo pou lite nan Madison Square Garden nan

Nan Vandredi, Jen 29, 1883, katòz luteur peye $50 antre nan yon tounwa de jou pou yon $500 senti chanpyona ak $500 pri. Richard K. Fox, pwopriyetè ak piblikatè Gazette Lapolis la, mete kòb la ak sentiwon. Fox te sipòte pwomosyon tou de boksè pwofesyonèl ak lit pwofesyonèl. Pandan ke katòz gason te eseye antre nan tounwa a, Fox