Taisteluurheiluhistorioitsija ja kamppailutaiteilija
Huhtikuun 13, 1936, Ed “Strangler” Lewis paini viimeisen laillisen kilpailunsa Lee Wykoffin kanssa
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Lokakuun 20, 1916, Ad Santel, tunnettu "huoria" tai taitava painija, tapasi Taron
Kuka on suurin laillinen ammattipainija Yhdysvalloissa? Kuinka tehdä
Huhtikuun 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 vuotta. Gotch was a year older but considered an up and comer. Fans and reporters covering the sport considered Gotch
Tiistaina, Maaliskuu 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 ja 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, joka oli 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. Valitettavasti, 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.
Tammikuu 10, 1910, äskettäin saapui Puolan painija Stanislaus Zbyszko otti Charlie “Kid” Cutler on paras kahden-out-of-kolme falls ottelussa. Cutler oli ollut nyrkkeilijä seurue ajaa John L. Sullivan ennen siirryttäessä paini. Vaikka Cutler oli erittäin kova, Stanislaus Zbyszko oli paini nuoruudestaan. Zbyszko would use these skills to overcome Cutler
1800-luvun aikana, sekä palkintotaistelijat että kaksintaistelijat käyttivät hyväkseen Mississippi-joen hiekkapalkkisaaret, St. Ludvig, Missouri, pitämään palkintotaisteluja tai kaksintaisteluja. Viranomaiset ovat pahoinpidellyt kuolemaan johtavia kaksintaisteluja missä tahansa paikassa. Kuitenkin, sekä Illinois että Missouri kielsivät myös palkintotaistelun. Bloody Island keskellä Mississippi-jokea aivan St. Downtownin pohjoispuolella.
Joulukuun 16, 1917, Frank Alvin Gotch menetti kolmen viikon taistelun ureemisen myrkytys. Lääkärit yrittivät pitää hänen munuaiset läpi operaatio Chicagossa mutta vain väliaikaisesti,. Gotch tarkoitus matkustaa Hot Springs, Arkansas yrittää palauttaa hänen terveytensä. Toiminta päättyi tämän toivon. Gotch spent the last couple weeks only able
No one took advantage of the No Decision era of professional boxing like Battling Levinsky. Levinsky was a skilled defensive boxer, who took little damage during his fights. When Ring Magazine asked him why he was so active, sometimes taking 3 fights in a day around New York, Levinsky said, “I like money and I never get hurt.” Levinsky was
Maanantaina, Helmikuu 7, 1887, Evan “Strangler” Lewis and “Little Demon” Joe Acton tapasi Battery D:ssä Chicagossa, Illinois. Se olisi ensimmäinen useista miesten välisistä näyttelyotteluista. They performed these exhibitions in the larger Midwestern cities in early 1887. Like the St. Paul match I covered in an earlier post, Lewis and Acton agreed to
This post was formally a podcast broadcast in 2015. In this episode, I discuss what Evan “The Strangler” Lewis’ hold would be called today. Pääsisältöön – When I first heard of the stranglehold or “hang hold” of Evan “The Strangler” Lewis, it sounded like a guillotine choke. Kuitenkin, several sources I checked described it as a rear naked choke. Lewis