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Posts about combat sports history from 1870 a 1930.
Evan “Strangler” Lewis was a scary competitor. Although he was not a large man at 5’09” and weighed 170 libras, Lewis’ mastery of submissions made him an equal or better of most wrestlers of his era. Jack Carkeek was a terrific wrestler but one match with Lewis almost caused him to retire. Lewis’ reputation was strongly related to his feared
El mismo día, Joe Stecher luchó contra Stanislaus Zbyszko por la versión reconocida del Campeonato Mundial de Lucha Libre de Peso Pesado en St.. Louis, Ed “Strangler” Lewis challenged “Grande” Wayne Munn for his disputed Michigan-Illinois World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship. Lewis dropped the title to Munn in February 1925. In April 1925, Zbyszko defeated Munn in a famous double-cross. The match between Lewis and
Jake Kilrain is best known as the last and toughest challenger to John L. Sullivan in the last bare knuckle world championship fight. Despite Kilrain’s inability to beat John L. Sullivan, he had a successful career both before and after the bout with the mighty Sullivan. Fighting for 10 more years in gloved bouts, Kilrain was mostly successful but on
Al principio de 1911, the wrestling public considered three men to be the greatest challenge to reigning World Champion Frank Gotch. Former champion George Hackenschmidt, Stanislaus Zbyszko and “El Terrible Turk” Yussif Mahmout wanted the chance to beat Gotch. Gotch, who was nobody’s fool, decidió quitarles parte del almidón a sus rivales emparejándolos
En julio 2, 1921 in Jersey City, New Jersey, reigning World Heavyweight Boxing Champion Jack Dempsey met light heavyweight boxing king Georges Carpentier. Boxing fans flocked to event resulting in the first million dollar gate in boxing history. The match would prove the old boxing adage, “A good big man always beats a good little man.” Aunque Georges Carpentier
En marzo de 22, 1919, Ed “Strangler” Lewis met Wladek Zbyszko for the vacant World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship. In a surprise victory, Zbyszko defeated Lewis to claim the title. Unfortunately for Wladek Zbyszko, he would only have a cup of coffee with the belt. A month or two later, Zbyszko lost the title to Joe Stetcher. This match was most likely
Samuel Rachmann promoted the International Wrestling Tournament in New York during 1915. Rachmann invited wrestlers from around the world to the tournament but his real intention was to establish European Greco-Roman Wrestling Champion Alex Aberg as the successor to the retired Frank Gotch as World Champion. El plan de Rachmann para fundar Aberg iba según lo previsto tras el inicio del torneo.
In early 1916, Martín “Agricultor” Quemaduras, quien entrenó y dirigió a Frank Gotch hasta el Campeonato Mundial de Peso Pesado., comenzó a negar que hubiera desarrollado al actual campeón estadounidense de peso pesado Joe Stecher.. La afirmación parecía extraña porque Burns había estado trabajando con Stecher durante varios años.. Burns ayudó a preparar a Stecher para su pelea por el campeonato con Charlie Cutler en 1915. En cierto sentido, lo que arde
Frank J.. quinn, un santo local. abogado luis, se desempeñó como gerente de luchadores profesionales George Baptise, Charley Olson y Fred Beell. Originalmente admirador de George Baptiste, quien era una leyenda en el St.. Barrio de Louis alrededor de las avenidas Cook y Vandeventer. Baptiste emplearía a Quinn como gerente y luego abogado de su empresa de tiendas de campaña y toldos.. During his
Mientras que el boxeador Tom Allen nació en Inglaterra durante 1840, Pasó la mayor parte de su vida adulta en St Louis después de mudarse a los Estados Unidos en 1867. Después de una decepcionante derrota ante Jem Mace en 1870, donde impresionó a los espectadores con una actuación galante en un esfuerzo perdido, Allen comenzó a hacer campaña para una oportunidad en American