Historiador de deportes de combate y artista marcial
En abril 13, 1936, Ed “Strangler” Lewis wrestled his final legitimate contest with Lee Wykoff
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En octubre 20, 1916, Ad Santel, una destacada "prostituta" o un hábil luchador de sumisión, met Taro
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Rarely does one fundamentally alter their profession but Stanislaus Zbyszko did just that on April 15, 1925 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Zbyszko defeated Wayne Munn in one of the last shoot (not staged) professional wrestling matches in the United States. It was a shoot or legitimate match because Zbyszko double crossed the “Goldust Trio” promoción de lucha libre y venció a Munn por el
El martes, Diciembre 12, 1916, Sam Langford defendió el “Colored World Heavyweight Boxing Championship”, que le ganó a Sam McVea en febrero 1916. Entre 1904 y 1919, los mejores boxeadores afroamericanos, o canadienses negros como Langford, estaban atrapados peleando entre sí por “De colores” Campeonato. Si un luchador blanco luchara contra ellos, era sólo para desarrollar su propia reputación para
James J. Jeffries dominó el boxeo de peso pesado estadounidense desde 1899 a 1904. Después de ganar el Campeonato Mundial de Boxeo de Peso Pesado de Bob Fitzsimmons en 1899, Jeffries hizo 9 Defensas exitosas del título durante los próximos cinco años.. Se retiró invicto en 1905 antes de ser atraído de regreso para una remontada nefasta contra el gran Jack Johnson. Jeffries no ganó sus combates con un boxeo superior
decidí empezar 2020 Usando dos ejemplos de lucha libre profesional para discutir por qué cambiarías un relato histórico que escribiste en el pasado.. al escribir la historia, estás limitado por las fuentes disponibles sobre el tema. Fuentes primarias como diarios., Los registros oficiales y las autobiografías son muy valiosos.. Otras fuentes como los periódicos también son buenas, pero
On St. Patrick’s Day 1908, Martín “Agricultor” Burns met the small but powerful Fred Beell. While both wrestlers weighed 165 libras, “Agricultor” Burns stood 5’11” to Beell’s 5’04”. The 32-year-old Beell had a big age advantage over the 47-year-old Burns though. Burns debuted in 1879, when Beell was 3-years-old. The men were scheduled for a match in Omaha, Nebraska, one
El mismo día, Joe Stecher luchó contra Stanislaus Zbyszko por la versión reconocida del Campeonato Mundial de Lucha Libre de Peso Pesado en St.. Louis, Ed “Strangler” Lewis challenged “Grande” 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
On a March night in San Francisco, heavyweight contender Marvin Hart proved pure aggressiveness could sometimes win a decision. After 20 rounds of boxing, referee Greggains, the only judge, awarded the decision over the great Jack Johnson to Hart. Hart met Johnson on March 28, 1905. Johnson entered the ring as the betting favorite. También ingresó como uno de
Evan “Strangler” Lewis was a scary competitor. Although he was not a large man at five feet, nine inches tall. Lewis weighed 170 libras, Lewis’ 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. Lewis’ reputation was strongly
En abril 7, 1914, 22-year-old Wladek Zbyszko met 22-year-old Ed “Strangler” Lewis would meet in the first of many matches between the two men. While they were supposed to be working the match, Lewis and Wladek Zbyszko struggled to work together. In the early 1920s, Lewis would drop his World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship to Wladek’s older brother Stanislaus Zbyszko. In