Историчар на борбени спортови и боречки уметник
Posts about professional wrestling history from 1870 да се 1930.
Во понеделник, Јуни 25, 1934, Тековниот светски шампион Jimим Браунинг ја одбрани својата светска титула против Jimим Лондос. Браунинг ја спушти титулата на Лондос во натпревар за да се стави крај на промотивната војна што доведе до двојни премини од раните 1930-ти. 20,000 Навивачите преполн во Медисон Сквер Гарден за да го видат натпреварот што води кон А. $40,000 порта. Jackек Карли уживаше во
Во борбени спортови, добар голем човек обично тепа добар мал човек. Ако сте одлични, често можете да надоместите огромни несовпаѓања во големината. Едвин Биби имаше само 5’04” и се мери 160 фунти, но порази многу поголеми борачи за време на неговата професионална боречка кариера. Биби порази многу борачи, вклучувајќи го и гигантскиот германски борач Вилијам Хејгстер. Едвин Биби можеше
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, known as “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 won the world title in Greco-Roman
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, Ноември 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 минути. Beell won the
Joe Acton was one of England’s best wrestlers during the 19th Century. 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. Со 1904 или 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,
Џим Лондос се искачи низ рангот на професионалното борење за да стане најголемата благајна ѕвезда не само во 1930-тите, туку и на сите времиња. Сепак, да не дојдеше Лондон во Св. Луис во раните 1920-ти, приказната можеше да биде сосема поинаква. Лондос научи да се фаќа како може да се бори додека Лондос настапуваше како силен човек на карневалското коло за време на
Октомври 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) Championship but remained out of the spotlight until
Ноември 7, 1908, Charles Olson met “Americus” Gus Schonlein for the World Light Heavyweight Wrestling Championship. The match proved to be as exciting as observers suspected it would be but it ended in controversy. Olson stood 6’01” but weighed only 170 фунти. Born Max Flaskamp in Krefeld, North Rhine-Westphalia in 1879, he took the name Charles or Charley Olson