Istoricul sporturilor de luptă și artist marțial
Aprilie 13, 1936, Ed “Strangler” Lewis wrestled his final legitimate contest with Lee Wykoff
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Octombrie 20, 1916, Ad Santel, un „prostituat” remarcat sau un luptător priceput, met Taro
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On a March night in San Francisco, heavyweight contender Marvin Hart proved pure aggressiveness could sometimes win a decision. După 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. A intrat și ca unul dintre
Evan “Strangler” Lewis was a scary competitor. Although he was not a large man at five feet, nine inches tall. Lewis weighed 170 de lire sterline, 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
Aprilie 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. În
Frank J. Quinn, un local St. avocat Louis, a servit ca manager pentru luptătorii profesioniști George Baptise, Charley Olson și Fred Beell. Inițial un admirator al lui George Baptiste, care a fost o legendă în St. Cartierul Louis din jurul bulevardelor Cook și Vandeventer. Baptiste îl va angaja pe Quinn ca iesle și mai târziu avocat pentru compania sa de corturi și copertine. During his
Mike “Twin” Sullivan claimed the Welterweight World Boxing Championship, when he decisioned Honey Mellody in April 1907. Possessing both heavy hands and better than normal boxing skills, Sullivan claimed victories over the great Joe Gans and future Welterweight World Boxing Champion Harry Lewis during his career. Lewis won the welterweight title, when Sullivan could no longer make the 147 pound
In early 1916, Martin “Agricultor” Burns, care l-a antrenat și condus pe Frank Gotch la Campionatul Mondial de greutate grea, a început să nege că a dezvoltat actualul campion american la categoria grea Joe Stecher. Afirmația părea ciudată, deoarece Burns lucra cu Stecher de câțiva ani. Burns l-a ajutat să pregătească Stecher pentru meciul său de campionat cu Charlie Cutler 1915. Într-un fel, ce Burns
Octombrie 14, 1932, RKO Pictures released The Phantom of Crestwood (1932), the film end to a radio play of the same year. The film concerns the murder of Jenny Wren or more properly “Who Killed Jenny Wren?” Wren, played by Karen Morley, blackmails several prominent men, who carried on affairs with her in the past. One of the men
While bare knuckle prizefighter Tom Allen was born in England during 1840, he spent the majority of his adult life in St Louis after relocating to the United States in 1867. After a disappointing loss to Jem Mace in 1870, where he impressed spectators with a gallant performance in a losing effort, Allen started campaigning for a shot at American
Tom Allen s-a născut la Birmingham, England on April 23, 1840 dar a devenit celebru ca un luptător de premii cu degetul greu în America. Stabilindu-se in St. Louis around 1867, Allen a câștigat campionatul american la categoria grea în 1873 și a deținut titlul până când 1876. S-a întors în Anglia timp de un an înainte de a se întoarce la St. Louis pentru totdeauna în 1878. Back
By the end of the 1910s, professional wrestling promoters booked wrestlers in worked or pre-arranged wrestling matches. Occasionally, usually as a result of a double cross, fans would see an actual contest or “shoot” match between the wrestlers. One of these matches occurred in late 1921 and arose from a feud between Tex Rickard, primarily a boxing promoter, and Jack