Evan “Strangler” Lewis Mean Streak Ikuskizunak

Evan “Strangler” Lewis, Evan Lewis ere deitzen “Strangler”, batetik Wrestler profesionala izan 1882 arte 1899. Lewis lehen American Heavyweight Harrapatu-as-Harrapatu Ezin Borroka txapelduna izan zen. He was also the first wrestler to perfect the “stranglehold” edo “hang hold”, MMA zale modernoek gillotina txoke gisa ezagutzen dutena.

Lewis bere debuta profesional bat irabazi 64 Gizon maiatzean Txapelketa 1882. Lewis won the American title in 1887 and held it until 1895. Lewis lost the belt to Martin “Baserritarrak” Erredurak, who Lewis beat in Burns’ professional debut in 1886.

Also in 1886, Lewisek partida pare bat ditu, horrek bere garaiko borrokalari zitalenaren ospea ezarri zuen. Lewis Matsada Sorakichi borrokan ari zen, Japoniako lehen borrokalari profesionaletako bat. Sorakichi came to the United States because professional wrestling was not popular in Japan at the time. Sorakichi was smaller than most wrestlers but he was about the equal of Lewis in strength. As events would show, Sorakichi was not as skilled in wrestling.

Urtarrilean 1886, “Strangler” choked out Sorakichi in Chicago, Illinois. Ringsideko zaleek esan zuten Sorakichiren aurpegia gris bihurtu zela odola galtzeagatik. A rematch was scheduled for February 15, 1886 in which Evan Lewis could not use his stranglehold.

Lewis-ek tokiko agintariekin edo bere maskota edukitzea debekatzen zuten sustatzaileekin ere egin behar izan zuen aurre, sarritan eusten zion pertsonak konortea galdu ondoren.

Bere hold debekatu zen bakoitzean, Lewis amorruz hegan egin zuen. Presioa “Mat” Sorakichik Lewisen indar osoa sentituko zuen’ amorrua Sorakichiri egiten saiatu zenari buruz hitz egingo zen oraindik bi hilabete geroago. The April 6, 1886 edizioa Abbeville Messenger of Abbeville, South Carolina carried an account of the match.

According to the account in the paper, Lewis almost strangled Sorakichi “to death” in January 1886. In this case, tokiko agintariek kezka azaldu zuten arren “stranglehold”, sustatzailea izan zen debekatu zuena “stranglehold”. The stranglehold was not Evan Lewis’ only submission hold though.

Parson Davies izan zen sustatzailea, nork aukeratu zuen H. C. Palmer itzulerako partidako epailea izango da. Both men entered the ring at 9 p.m. Evan “Strangler” Lewis stood 5’09” eta pisatu 180 libera, normal for a heavyweight of this era. Matsada Sorakichi was a couple of inches shorter at 5’06” but weighed 165 libera.

Sorakichi rushed Lewis in a match that lasted only a minute or so. When Sorakichi was unable to take Lewis down, he dropped to the floor in an attempt to roll to a hold. Lewis realized what Sorakichi was doing and grabbed a leg lock.

Leg locks are some of the most dangerous holds in grappling because by the time you feel pain and begin to tap, the damage has already been done to the limb. It does not appear Lewis intended to let Sorakichi tap. He put Sorakichi in a version of a kneebar with the intent of breaking his leg. Lewis only stopped due to catcalls from the fans.

Hasieran, Lewis was smiling after releasing the hold but his expression changed due to the reaction of the fans. Sorakichi had to be helped out of the ring. Mediku-azterketa batek erakutsi zuen gorputz-adarra ez zegoela hautsi, baina belauneko eta orkatiletako lotailuak estutu eta kaltetuta zeudela.. Lewis offered no apology for what he had done.

25 urteko Evan Lewis maiatzean jaio zen 24, 1860 in Ridgeway, Wisconsin. He would have a long and distinguished wrestling career. Lewis Wisconsinera itzuli zen eta bertan hil zen azaroan 3, 1919 urterekin 59. According to newspaper accounts, Lewis had been ill for two years.

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