Historiador dels esports de combat i artista marcial
A l'abril 13, 1936, Ed “Strangler” Lewis wrestled his final legitimate contest with Lee Wykoff
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A l'octubre 20, 1916, Ad Santel, un destacat "puta" o lluitador de presentació hàbil, met Taro
Qui és el millor lluitador professional legítim per lluitar als Estats Units?? Com fer
A l'abril 3, 1908, American Wrestling Campió Frank Gotch reunir World Wrestling Campió George Hackenschmidt pel títol mundial en Dexter Parc Pavilion a Chicago, Illinois. Hackenschmidt era invicte com a professional, però havia estat campió del món per aproximadament 7 any. Gotch was a year older but considered an up and comer. Fans and reporters covering the sport considered Gotch
Dimarts, Març 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 i 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, qui va ser 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. Desafortunadament, 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.
Al gener 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
Durant el segle XIX, tant els combatents com els duelistes van aprofitar les illes de sorra del riu Mississipí, al voltant de St. Louis, Missouri, per celebrar baralles de premis o duels. Les autoritats han rebutjat els duels a mort a qualsevol lloc. Però, tant Illinois com Missouri també van prohibir la lluita de premis. Bloody Island al mig del riu Mississipí, al nord del centre de St.
Al desembre 16, 1917, Frank Alvin Gotch perdre una batalla de tres setmanes amb l'enverinament urèmica. Els metges van tractar de mantenir els seus ronyons passen per una operació a Chicago però sempre i només un alleujament temporal. Gotch intenció de viatjar a Hot Springs, Arkansas per intentar restaurar la seva salut. L'operació va acabar aquesta esperança. Gotch spent the last couple weeks only able
Ningú va aprofitar l'era No Decision de la boxa professional com Battling Levinsky. Levinsky era un boxejador defensiu hàbil, que va patir poc dany durant les seves baralles. Quan Ring Magazine li va preguntar per què era tan actiu, de vegades prenent 3 baralles en un dia per Nova York, va dir Levinsky, “M'agraden els diners i mai em faig mal.” Levinsky era
Dilluns, Febrer 7, 1887, Evan “Estrangulador” Lewis and “Little Demon” Joe Acton es va conèixer a Battery D a Chicago, Illinois. Seria el primer de diversos combats d'exhibició entre els homes. Van fer aquestes exposicions a les ciutats més grans del mig oest al principi 1887. Com el St. El partit de Paul que vaig cobrir en una publicació anterior, Lewis i Acton van acceptar
This post was formally a podcast broadcast in 2015. En aquest episodi, I discuss what Evan “El Estrangulador” Lewis’ hold would be called today. Main Content – When I first heard of the stranglehold or “hang hold” of Evan “The Strangler” Lewis, it sounded like a guillotine choke. Però, several sources I checked described it as a rear naked choke. Lewis