Kampfsporthistoriker und Kampfkünstler
Im April 13, 1936, Ed „Strangler“ Lewis rang seinen letzten legitimen Wettbewerb mit Lee Wykoff
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Am Oktober 20, 1916, Ad Santel, ein bekannter „Nutte“ oder erfahrener Submission-Wrestler, traf Taro
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 for the World Title at Dexter Park Pavilion in Chicago, Illinois. Hackenschmidt was undefeated as a professional but had been World Champion for approximately 7 Jahre. Gotch was a year older but considered an up and comer. Fans and reporters covering the sport considered Gotch
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
Im 19. Jahrhundert, Sowohl Preiskämpfer als auch Duellanten nutzten die Sandbankinseln im Mississippi, rund um St. Louis, Missouri, Preiskämpfe oder Duelle abzuhalten. Die Behörden haben Duelle bis zum Tod an jedem Ort missbilligt. Jedoch, Sowohl Illinois als auch Missouri haben Preiskämpfe ebenfalls verboten. Bloody Island in der Mitte des Mississippi, nördlich von Downtown St.
On December 16, 1917, Frank Alvin Gotch lost a three week battle with uremic poisoning. Doctors attempted to keep his kidneys going through an operation in Chicago but it provided only temporary relief. Gotch intended to travel to Hot Springs, Arkansas to try and restore his health. The operation ended this hope. Gotch spent the last couple weeks only able
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 Montag, Februar 7, 1887, Evan “Würger” Lewis and “Little Demon” Joe Acton traf sich bei Battery D in Chicago, Illinois. Es wäre der erste von mehreren Schaukämpfen zwischen den Männern. Sie führten diese Ausstellungen schon früh in den größeren Städten des Mittleren Westens durch 1887. Wie der St. Paul Match habe ich in einem früheren Beitrag behandelt, Lewis und Acton stimmten zu
This post was formally a podcast broadcast in 2015. In dieser Folge, I discuss what Evan “Der Würger” 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. Jedoch, several sources I checked described it as a rear naked choke. Lewis