格鬥運動史學家和武術家
Posts about combat sports history from 1870 至 1930.
和 “扼殺” Lewis and Joe Stecher conducted one of the greatest rivalries of the early arranged professional wrestling exhibition era. Lewis and Stecher wrestled many times including a five and a half hour draw in 1916. Several of their early matches appeared to be legitimate. Legend also has it that Lewis actually had to beat Stecher in a “shoot match”
四月 3, 1908, 美國摔跤冠軍弗蘭克Gotch滿足世界摔跤冠軍喬治Hackenschmidt世界冠軍在德克斯特園閣在芝加哥, 伊利諾伊州. Hackenschmidt was undefeated as a professional but had been World Champion for approximately 7 歲月. 戈奇比他大一歲，但被認為是後起之秀. 報道這項運動的球迷和記者被視為“哥奇”
週二, 三月 22, 1910, 博士. Benjamin Roller met Stanislaus Zbyszko in a legitimate wrestling match. Professional wrestling would transition from legitimate contest to staged exhibition between 1910 和 1920. 博士. Benjamin Roller graduated from the University of Pennsylvania by playing professional football. Roller accepted an academic appointment in physiology where he assisted in the writing of a textbook. 博士.
我經常發現在研究早期職業摔跤時面臨的最大挑戰是將事實與小說區分開. 即使摔跤手參加合法比賽, 他們經常誇大結果, 圍繞他們的勝利樹立了民間傳說，並編造了奇特的故事來說明他們的損失. 狂歡節爆發了職業摔跤，並保留了這種藝術的促銷本能。. 聖.
一月 10, 1910, 最近抵達波蘭選手斯坦尼斯Zbyszko承擔了查理 “小子” 卡特勒在最佳二外的三個瀑布賽. 卡特勒曾經由約翰·L RUN在劇團一個拳擊手. 沙利文前過渡到摔跤. 而卡特勒非常艱難, 斯坦尼斯Zbyszko已經摔跤，因為他的青春. Zbyszko would use these skills to overcome Cutler
十二月 16, 1917, Frank Alvin Gotch lost a three week battle with uremic poisoning. Doctors attempted to keep his kidneys going through an operation in Chicago but it provided only temporary relief. Gotch intended to travel to Hot Springs, Arkansas to try and restore his health. The operation ended this hope. Gotch spent the last couple weeks only able
週二, 十一月 18, 1884, World Heavyweight Bare-Knuckle Prizefighting Champion John L. Sullivan fought Al Greenfield at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Sullivan needed to overcome more than just his opponent in this bout. The men originally agreed to fight on Monday, 十一月 17, 1884, but New York City authorities threatened the men with arrest. The wrangling with
湯姆·艾倫（Tom Allen）出生於伯明翰, 英格蘭，但在美國打了一些他最著名的戰鬥. 在 1867, 艾倫搬到聖. 路易, 密西西比州以西最大的城市. 艾倫從未離開，會使用聖. 路易斯作為他的本壘打比賽訓練的基地. 艾倫主要參加拳打比賽，因為美國拳擊比賽不會進行。
週一, 二月 7, 1887, 埃文 “扼殺” 劉易斯和 “小惡魔” 喬·阿克頓（Joe Acton）在芝加哥的Battery D會面, 伊利諾伊州. 這將是男人之間的幾次展覽爭奪戰中的第一場. 他們在早期的中西部較大城市進行了這些展覽 1887. 像聖. 我在較早的文章中提到的保羅比賽, 劉易斯和阿克頓同意
This post was formally a podcast broadcast in 2015. 在這一集, I discuss what Evan “在扼殺” 劉易斯’ hold would be called today. Main Content – 當我第一次聽到的束縛或“掛起持有”埃文“的扼殺者”劉易斯, 這聽起來像一個斷頭台阻氣. 然而, 幾個來源我檢查將其描述為一個後赤裸阻. 劉易斯