Võitlusspordiajaloolane ja võitluskunstnik
Posts about professional wrestling history from 1870 kuni 1930.
Esmaspäeval, Juuni 25, 1934, current World Champion Jim Browning defended his world title against Jim Londos. Browning dropped the title to Londos in a match to end the promotional war which led to the double-crosses of the early 1930s. 20,000 fans crowded into Madison Square Garden to see the match leading to a $40,000 gate. Jack Curley enjoyed a
Võitlusspordis, hea suur mees teeb tavaliselt head väikest meest. Kui oled suurepärane, võite sageli korvata tohutud erinevused suuruses. Edwin Bibby oli kõigest 5’04” ja kaalutakse 160 naela, kuid alistas oma professionaalse maadluskarjääri jooksul palju suuremaid maadlejaid. Bibby alistas paljusid maadlejaid, sealhulgas hiiglaslikku Saksa maadlejat William Heygsterit. Edwin Bibby suutis
When “The Russian Lion” George Hackenschmidt toured America in 1905, he left the country unimpressed by the state of American wrestling. The current World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion, tuntakse “Hack” to much of the wrestling public, toured several cities in an attempt to arrange a match with American Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Tom Jenkins. Hackenschmidt võitis kreeka-rooma keeles maailmameistritiitli
The powerful William Muldoon was considered invincible as Greco-Roman World Wrestling Champion. Only one man seriously challenged Muldoon during his dominant reign. The 165-pound Clarence Whistler consistently gave Muldoon his toughest challenges. Muldoon and Whistler met on Thursday, November 1, 1883 in San Francisco, California in one of their several matches. William Muldoon was almost a head taller and weighed
Fred Beell developed a reputation in the early 20th Century as a powerful and dangerous wrestler. His reputation was not built by his 1903 campaign. Beell suffered as many high-profile defeats as victories. Beell started well in April 1903, when he defeated St. Paul AAU Wrestling Champion James McAuley. McAuley won the first fall in 22 protokoll. Beell won the
Joe Acton oli 19. sajandil üks Inglismaa parimaid maadlejaid. 151-pound Acton went through England’s middleweight ranks before plowing through the heavyweights. After beating the best England had to offer including Tom Cannon, Acton decided to test his abilities in the United States. Joe Acton settled in Philadelphia at Arthur Chamber’s Champions Rest during the summer months of
Frank Gotch holds the title of America’s greatest legitimate professional wrestler. Gotch competed in mostly legitimate contests with a few pre-arranged or “worked” matches thrown in the mix. Poolt 1904 või 1905, no one could really beat Gotch unless he allowed it. In the early years of his career, Gotch was not so dominant. He dropped matches to his mentor,
Jim Londos tõusis professionaalse maadluse ridades, et saada mitte ainult 1930. aastate, vaid kõigi aegade suurimaks kassastaariks. Siiski, kui London poleks tulnud St. Louis 1920. aastate alguses, lugu oleks võinud olla hoopis teistsugune. Londos õppis püüda-saagi-saab maadlust, samal ajal kui Londos esines karnevaliringil tugeva mehena.
Oktoobril 20, 1906, Fred Beell proved dynamite comes in small packages. Beell, light heavyweight wrestling champion, defeated former American heavyweight champion Dan McLeod. Beell parlayed an active 1906 into defeats of former American Heavyweight Champion Dan McLeod and current American Heavyweight Champion Frank Gotch. Beell won the American Middleweight (Light Heavyweight) meistrivõistlused, kuid jäi tähelepanu alt välja kuni
On November 7, 1908, Charles Olson kohtus “Americus” Gus Schonlein maadluse kergekaalu maailmameistrivõistlustele. Matš osutus sama põnevaks, kui vaatlejad seda kahtlustasid, kuid see lõppes vaidlustega. Olson oli 6’01” aga kaalus ainult 170 naela. Sündis Max Flaskamp Krefeldis, Nordrhein-Westfalenis 1879, ta võttis nimeks Charles või Charley Olson