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April 13, 1936, Ed “Strangler” Lewis wrestled his final legitimate contest with Lee Wykoff
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Oktober 20, 1916, Ad Santel, a noted “hooker” or skilled submission wrestler, met Taro
Hvem er den største legitime profesjonelle bryteren til å bryte i USA? Hvordan gjøre
Georg Lurich made his reputation as a professional wrestler competing in European Greco-Roman wrestling tournaments. When Lurich travelled to the United States to ply his trade, he made the transition to catch-as-catch-can wrestling, the dominant style outside of Europe. Lurich adapted well to this style and earned a shot at the World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion, Frank Gotch, i Gotchs siste
Denne ukens innlegg er å avslutte historien om dobbeltkorset som involverer Dick Shikat og Danno O'Mahony. Opprinnelsen til dobbeltkorset begynte faktisk i en kamp med Ed “Strangler” Lewis i Madison Square Garden i juni 9, 1932. Mens denne kampen var en forhåndsarrangert utstilling, bryterne hadde vært i diskusjon om at Lewis skulle slippe beltet
Under hans første løp som verdensmester i fjærvektboksing, Abe Attell var basert fra St. Louis, Missouri. Foruten å ha leiren sin i St. Louis, Attell forsvarte tittelen sin flere ganger på St. Louis’ West End Athletic Club. På tidspunktet, St. Louis var den største byen vest for Mississippi-elven i USA. Født Abraham Washington Attell
Bob “Rudy Robert” Fitzsimmons var en engelsk bokser, som vant den ubestridte mellomvekten, verdensmesterskap i tungvekt og lett tungvekt, ved begynnelsen av det 20. århundre. Forveksles ofte med en australier fordi han startet sin boksekarriere der, Fitzsimmons reiste til USA i 1890 å kampanje for mellomvektsmesterskapet. Fitzsimmons sto like under 6 fot høy men
Mai 21, 1915, the International Wrestling Tournament began in New York. Samuel Rachman promoted the event as a way to showcase European Greco-Roman Wrestling Champion Alek Aberg. Rachman believed Aberg was the natural successor to World Wrestling Champion Frank Gotch, who retired in 1913. On the first day of the tournament, nationalistic feelings about World War I popped up
The April 12, 1887 utgave av St. Paul Daily Globe carried a story about the bout between feared professional wrestlers, Evan “Strangler” Lewis and “Lille Demon” Joe Acton. Other wrestlers feared Lewis’ ability as a submission expert particularly his abilities with the stranglehold. Joe Acton, while undersized at 150 pounds, was a ferocious wrestler. The bout should have been
Ernest Roeber was an accomplished Greco-Roman wrestler. William Muldoon, the World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion from 1880 til 1889, wanted Roeber to take over from him as World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion. However, the world title would continue to be disputed until George Hackenschmidt won several Greco-Roman Tournaments in Europe during 1901. Yusuf Ismail, the Terrible Turk, ble ansett som en av de
Yukio Tani arrived in England at the turn of the 20th Century. Tani spredte ju-jitsu ved å delta i utfordringskamper mot profesjonelle brytere. Som en del av disse utfordringskampene, Tani demonstrerte ju-jitsu. Gjennom suksessen til disse utfordringene og demonstrasjonene, Tani så mange elever melde seg på for å trene med ham. One of Tani’s best English students used the stage
Juni 2, 1915, the International Wrestling Tournament in New York City entered its second week of competition. Some of the tournaments big names were wrestling on this night. Alex Aberg, George Lurich and Wladek Zbyszko would all compete. It was Zbyszko who made the biggest impression. The first match involved two lesser talents, Pierre Le Colosse and Wilhelm Berner.
På Mars 22, 1919, Og “Strangler” Lewis møtte Wladek Zbyszko for den ledige Verden tungvekt Wrestling Championship. I en overraskelse seier, Zbyszko beseiret Lewis å kreve tittelen. Dessverre for Wladek Zbyszko, han ville bare ta en kopp kaffe med beltet. En måned eller to senere, Zbyszko mistet tittelen til Joe Stetcher. This match was most likely