Mwanahistoria wa Michezo ya Vita na Msanii wa Vita
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Wladek Zbyszko aliposafiri kutoka Marekani hadi Brazili kwa ziara ya faida kubwa
Ambaye ni mwanamieleka mkubwa halali wa kitaalamu kumenyana nchini Marekani? Jinsi gani
Aprili 3, 1908, American Wrestling Champion Frank Gotch met World Wrestling Champion George Hackenschmidt
Mara nyingi nimepata changamoto kubwa katika kutafiti mieleka ya kitaalamu ya mapema ni kutenganisha ukweli na uwongo. Hata pale wapambanaji waliposhindana katika mechi halali, mara nyingi waliongeza matokeo, walitengeneza ngano za apokrifa kuzunguka ushindi wao na kutunga hadithi za kuwaziwa ili kueleza hasara zao.. Mieleka ya kitaalamu iliibuka kwenye sherehe za kanivali na kubakiza silika ya utangazaji wa sanaa hii. St.
Januari 10, 1910, hivi karibuni aliwasili Kipolishi wrestler Stanislaus Zbyszko alichukua Charlie “Kid” Cutler katika bora mbili nje ya tatu maporomoko mechi. Cutler alikuwa bondia katika troupe inayoendeshwa na John L. Sullivan kabla kipindi cha mpito kwa wrestling. Wakati Cutler ilikuwa ngumu sana, Stanislaus Zbyszko amekuwa kumenyana tangu ujana wake. Zbyszko would use these skills to overcome Cutler
Tom Allen alizaliwa huko Birmingham, England lakini alipigana baadhi ya mapambano yake maarufu huko Amerika. In 1867, Allen alihamia St. Louis, mji mkubwa zaidi magharibi mwa Mississippi. Allen hakuwahi kuondoka na angetumia St. Louis kama kituo chake cha nyumbani cha kutoa mafunzo kwa mapambano ya zawadi. Allen alipigana zaidi katika pambano la kushindana kwa goli tupu kama ndondi ya Marekani isingekuwa
Desemba 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
Siku ya Jumanne, Novemba 18, 1884, World Heavyweight Bare-Knuckle Prizefighting Champion John L. Sullivan fought Al Greenfield at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Sullivan needed to overcome more than just his opponent in this bout. The men originally agreed to fight on Monday, Novemba 17, 1884, but New York City authorities threatened the men with arrest. The wrangling with
Siku ya Jumatatu, Februari 7, 1887, Evan “Strangler” Lewis and “Kidogo Demon” Joe Acton met at Battery D in Chicago, Illinois. It would be the first of several exhibition bouts between the men. 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. Katika sehemu hii, I discuss what Evan “Strangler” Lewis’ hold would be called today. Content Kuu – When I first heard of the stranglehold or “hang hold” of Evan “The Strangler” Lewis, it sounded like a guillotine choke. Hata hivyo, several sources I checked described it as a rear naked choke. Lewis
Siku ya Ijumaa, Machi 13, 1891, Jake Kilrain fought George Godfrey at the California Athletic Club in San Francisco, California. The men fought for a trophy and $5,000. The men entered the ring at 9:52 p.m. William Muldoon, former World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion, seconded Kilrain, who Muldoon trained for this fight. Muldoon trained Kilrain’s opponent, John L. Sullivan, for their 1889
Columbia Pictures’ Lone Wolf series, starring Warren Williams as Michael Lanyard, is one of my favorite “B” film series. Williams played the debonair jewel thief, who somehow always ends up helping the police solve a series of crimes. Counter-Espionage (1942) begins with Lanyard stealing top secret plans from Sir Stafford Hart’s safe. Scotland Yard’s Inspector Stephens rushes to the scene
Charles Henry “Jack” Blackburn achieved his greatest fame as the trainer of World Heavyweight Boxing Champion Joe Louis from 1934 kwa 1942. Louis is widely considered to be one of the top three to five heavyweights in professional boxing history and some consider him the best heavyweight fighter. “Jack” Blackburn developed the talents of the young champion and helped him