Ahli Sejarah Sukan Pertempuran dan Seniman Mempertahankan Diri
Catatan tentang sejarah gusti profesional dari 1870 kepada 1930.
Pada Isnin, Jun 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
Dalam sukan pertempuran, lelaki besar yang baik selalunya mengalahkan lelaki kecil yang baik. Jika anda hebat, anda selalunya boleh menebus percanggahan saiz yang besar. Edwin Bibby hanya berdiri 5’04” and weighed 160 pound tetapi mengalahkan banyak ahli gusti yang lebih besar semasa kerjaya gusti profesionalnya. Bibby menewaskan ramai ahli gusti termasuk ahli gusti gergasi Jerman William Heygster. Edwin Bibby mampu
When “The Lion Rusia” George Hackenschmidt toured America in 1905, he left the country unimpressed by the state of American wrestling. The current World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion, dikenali sebagai “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. Hanya seorang lelaki yang serius mencabar Muldoon semasa pemerintahannya yang dominan. Clarence Whistler seberat 165 paun secara konsisten memberikan cabaran paling sukar kepada Muldoon. Muldoon and Whistler met on Thursday, November 1, 1883 in San Francisco, California dalam salah satu daripada beberapa perlawanan mereka. William Muldoon hampir satu kepala lebih tinggi dan berat
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 minit. Beell memenangi
Joe Acton adalah salah seorang ahli gusti terbaik England pada abad ke-19. 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 “bekerja” matches thrown in the mix. Oleh 1904 atau 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 rose through the ranks of professional wrestling to become the biggest box office star of not only the 1930s but of all-time. Walau bagaimanapun, if Londos had not come to St. Louis in the early 1920s, the story could have been quite different. Londos learned catch-as-catch-can wrestling while Londos performed as a strong man in the carnival circuit during
Pada bulan Oktober 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) Kejuaraan tetapi kekal di luar perhatian sehingga
Pada November 7, 1908, Charles Olson bertemu “Americus” Gus Schonlein untuk Kejohanan Gusti Kelas Berat Ringan Dunia. Perlawanan itu terbukti menarik seperti yang disangka pemerhati tetapi ia berakhir dengan kontroversi. Olson berdiri 6’01” tetapi ditimbang sahaja 170 pound. Dilahirkan Max Flaskamp di Krefeld, Rhine-Westphalia Utara di 1879, dia mengambil nama Charles atau Charley Olson