Kampfsporthistoriker und Kampfkünstler
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Als Wladek Zbyszko für eine lukrative Tournee aus den USA nach Brasilien reiste
Wer ist der größte legitime professionelle Wrestler in den Vereinigten Staaten?? Wie macht
Im April 3, 1908, American Wrestling Champion Frank Gotch met World Wrestling Champion George Hackenschmidt
Im November 1923, St. Louis Star-Times reporter Billy Murphy interviewed St. Louis wrestling promoter John Contos. Murphy proposed to Contos that the era of dominant wrestlers like William Muldoon was over. Murphy spoke about the recent match between “World Champion” Hardneck Phillips and the game contender Webster O’Malley. Phillips successfully defended his championship by throwing O’Malley after 1 hour, 50
William Muldoon war die amtierende World Heavyweight Wrestling-Champion und ein bekannter physikalischer culturist, when Muldoon was engaged by John L. Sullivan Geldgeber ihre Kämpfer in Form zu bringen. Sullivan war der amtierende World Heavyweight Bare Knuckle Berufsboxkampf Meister. Er unterzeichnete einen Vertrag seinen härtesten Herausforderer zu treffen, Jake Kilrain, im Juli 1889. Sullivan gab er in einem schlechten Zustand war,
Am Oktober 14, 1932, RKO Pictures released The Phantom of Crestwood (1932), the film end to a radio play of the same year. The film concerns the murder of Jenny Wren or more properly “Who Killed Jenny Wren?” Wren, played by Karen Morley, blackmails several prominent men, who carried on affairs with her in the past. One of the men
Und “Würger” Lewis and Joe Stecher conducted one of the greatest rivalries of the early arranged professional wrestling exhibition era. Lewis and Stecher wrestled many times including a five and a half hour draw in 1916. Several of their early matches appeared to be legitimate. Legend also has it that Lewis actually had to beat Stecher in a “shoot match”
Niemand nutzte die No-Decision-Ära des Profiboxens so gut aus wie Battling Levinsky. Levinsky war ein erfahrener Defensivboxer, der während seiner Kämpfe wenig Schaden nahm. Als das Ring Magazine ihn fragte, warum er so aktiv sei, manchmal nehmen 3 Kämpfe an einem Tag rund um New York, sagte Levinsky, “Ich mag Geld und werde nie verletzt.” Levinsky war
Am Dienstag, März 22, 1910, Dr. Benjamin Roller met Stanislaus Zbyszko in a legitimate wrestling match. Professional wrestling would transition from legitimate contest to staged exhibition between 1910 und 1920. Dr. Benjamin Roller graduated from the University of Pennsylvania by playing professional football. Roller accepted an academic appointment in physiology where he assisted in the writing of a textbook. Dr.
Wladek Zbyszko’s legacy is often overshadowed by his brother Stanislaus Zbyszko. Stanislaus, wer war 12 years older, posed the last real threat to Frank Gotch’s World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship. Wladek Zbyszko was a skilled wrestler in his own right. Leider, he didn’t arrive in the United States until 1914, when most wrestling matches were prearranged. Wladek had proved his bona
I’ve frequently found the biggest challenge in researching early professional wrestling is separating fact from fiction. Even when the wrestlers competed in legitimate matches, they often inflated outcomes, built up apocryphal folklore around their victories and made up fanciful tales to explain away their losses. Professional wrestling sprang from the carnivals and retained the promotional instincts of this art. St.
Am January 10, 1910, recently arrived Polish wrestler Stanislaus Zbyszko took on Charlie “The Kid” Cutler in a best two-out-of-three falls match. Cutler had been a boxer in a troupe run by John L. Sullivan before transitioning to wrestling. While Cutler was extremely tough, Stanislaus Zbyszko had been wrestling since his youth. Zbyszko would use these skills to overcome Cutler
Tom Allen wurde in Birmingham geboren, England, kämpfte aber einige seiner berühmtesten Kämpfe in Amerika. In 1867, Allen zog nach St. Louis, die größte Stadt westlich des Mississippi. Allen ist nie gegangen und würde St. Louis als seine Heimatbasis, um für Preiskämpfe zu trainieren. Allen kämpfte hauptsächlich in Preiskämpfen mit bloßen Fingerknöcheln, wie es beim amerikanischen Boxen nicht der Fall wäre