Історик єдиноборств і майстер єдиноборств
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Коли Владек Збишко вирушив із Сполучених Штатів до Бразилії у вигідний тур
Хто є найбільшим легітимним професійним борцем у Сполучених Штатах? Як
Квітень 3, 1908, American Wrestling Champion Frank Gotch met World Wrestling Champion George Hackenschmidt
I decided to start 2020 by using two examples from professional wrestling to discuss why you would change a historical account you wrote in the past. In writing history, you are limited by the available sources on the subject matter. Primary sources like diaries, official records and autobiographies are very valuable. Other sources like newspapers are good as well but
Еван “Душитель” Lewis was a scary competitor. Although he was not a large man at 5’09” and weighed 170 фунти, Льюїс’ mastery of submissions made him an equal or better of most wrestlers of his era. Jack Carkeek was a terrific wrestler but one match with Lewis almost caused him to retire. Льюїс’ reputation was strongly related to his feared
On the same day Joe Stecher wrestled Stanislaus Zbyszko for the recognized version of the World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship in St. Луїс, І “Душитель” Lewis challenged “Великий” Wayne Munn for his disputed Michigan-Illinois World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship. Lewis dropped the title to Munn in February 1925. In April 1925, Zbyszko defeated Munn in a famous double-cross. The match between Lewis and
Jake Kilrain is best known as the last and toughest challenger to John L. Sullivan in the last bare knuckle world championship fight. Despite Kilrain’s inability to beat John L. Sullivan, he had a successful career both before and after the bout with the mighty Sullivan. Fighting for 10 more years in gloved bouts, Kilrain was mostly successful but on
Березень 17, 1897, current World Heavyweight Boxing Champion James J. Corbett entered the boxing ring at Carson City, Невада. Corbett faced the challenge of former middleweight boxing champion Bob Fitzsimmons. Corbett entered as the favorite enjoying both an almost twenty pound weight advantage and slick boxing skills. “Ruddy Robert” as Fitzsimmons was sometimes known won the World Middleweight Boxing Championship in
On July 2, 1921 in Jersey City, New Jersey, reigning World Heavyweight Boxing Champion Jack Dempsey met light heavyweight boxing king Georges Carpentier. Boxing fans flocked to event resulting in the first million dollar gate in boxing history. The match would prove the old boxing adage, “A good big man always beats a good little man.” Even though Georges Carpentier
Квітень 7, 1914, 22-year-old Wladek Zbyszko met 22-year-old Ed “Душитель” Lewis would meet in the first of many matches between the two men. They would cooperate in a number of worked or “prearranged” сірники. Lewis in fact dropped his American Heavyweight Wrestling Championship to Wladek Zbyszko in 1917. In the early 1920s, Lewis would drop his World Heavyweight Wrestling
Френк Дж. Квінн, місцевий св. Луїс адвокат, служив менеджером для професійних борців Джордж Баптіс, Чарлі Олсон і Фред Білл. Спочатку був шанувальником Джорджа Батиста, який був легендою в св. Район Луїса навколо проспектів Кука та Вандевентера. Баптіст найняв Куїнна як менеджера, а згодом і як адвоката своєї компанії, що займається виготовленням наметів і тентів. During his
Січень 29, 1940, First National Pictures, the Warner Brothers “B” film company, released the spy thriller British Intelligence (1940). The film is set in Britain during World War I. Released almost two years before the attack on Pearl Harbor, the film showed that Hollywood and probably most of the countries sympathies were with Britain and the Allies. У той час як британці
Samuel Rachmann promoted the International Wrestling Tournament in New York during 1915. Rachmann invited wrestlers from around the world to the tournament but his real intention was to establish European Greco-Roman Wrestling Champion Alex Aberg as the successor to the retired Frank Gotch as World Champion. Після старту турніру план Рахмана щодо створення Aberg йшов за планом