Historiador de esportes de combate e artista marcial
Em abril de 13, 1936, Ed “Strangler” Lewis wrestled his final legitimate contest with Lee Wykoff
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Em outubro 20, 1916, Ad Santel, uma famosa “prostituta” ou lutadora de finalização habilidosa, met Taro
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Joe Acton was one of England’s best wrestlers during the 19th Century. 151-pound Acton passou por fileiras dos médios da Inglaterra antes de arar através dos pesos pesados. Depois de bater o melhor a Inglaterra tinha a oferecer, incluindo Tom Canhão, Acton decidiu testar suas habilidades nos Estados Unidos. Joe Acton settled in Philadelphia at Arthur Chamber’s Champions Rest during the summer months of
Cornelius O’Keefe earned a reputation as a tough police officer during his career with the St. Louis Departamento de Polícia. He would need all that toughness on the morning of January 6, 1911, when a burglar entered the boarding house, where O’Keefe lived and tried to steal several items including O’Keefe’s pants. O’Keefe had just woken up and was getting ready
Frank Gotch holds the title of America’s greatest legitimate professional wrestler. Gotch competed in mostly legitimate contests with a few pre-arranged or “worked” matches thrown in the mix. Por 1904 ou 1905, no one could really beat Gotch unless he allowed it. In the early years of his career, Gotch was not so dominant. He dropped matches to his mentor,
Na segunda-feira, Maio 30, 1892, the great Peter Jackson boxed a gloved bout with former protégé Frank Slavin. Both men lived and fought in Australia, although fan interest led Jackson to tour the world to take advantage of the financial opportunities in the United States and England. As in Australia, Jackson often found white boxers unwilling to fight him. Few
St. Louis, no início do século XX, teve uma cena proeminente no boxe profissional. Abe Attel, embora nascido em São Francisco, estava sediado em São. Louis. On February 1, 1904, Attell defendeu seu Campeonato Mundial de Boxe Peso Pena contra o rival frequente Harry Forbes. Forbes também era presença regular no St.. Cena de boxe de Louis. Forbes derrotou Danny Dougherty pelo
Jim Londos rose through the ranks of professional wrestling to become the biggest box office star of not only the 1930s but of all-time. However, if Londos had not come to St. Louis in the early 1920s, the story could have been quite different. Londos learned catch-as-catch-can wrestling while Londos performed as a strong man in the carnival circuit during
Sam Langford é considerado um dos maiores lutadores pound for pound de todos os tempos. Nascido em março 4, 1883 em Weymouth quedas, Nova Scotia, ele é considerado o maior boxeador canadense de todos os tempos. Sua carreira de lutador se estendeu de 1900 a 1926. Langford only stood 5 feet six and half inches tall and weighed 185 pounds at his heaviest. Ele
Em outubro 20, 1906, Fred Beell proved dynamite comes in small packages. Beell, light heavyweight wrestling champion, defeated former American heavyweight champion Dan McLeod. Beell parlayed an active 1906 into defeats of former American Heavyweight Champion Dan McLeod and current American Heavyweight Champion Frank Gotch. Beell won the American Middleweight (Light Heavyweight) Campeonato, mas permaneceu fora dos holofotes até
Em novembro 7, 1908, Charles Olson conheceu “Americus” Gus Schonlein pelo Campeonato Mundial de Luta Livre Meio Pesado. A partida provou ser tão emocionante quanto os observadores suspeitavam, mas terminou em polêmica. Olson ficou 6’01” mas pesou apenas 170 libras. Nascido Max Flaskamp em Krefeld, Renânia do Norte-Vestfália em 1879, ele adotou o nome de Charles ou Charley Olson
Giovanni Raicevich stood only 5’07” tall but weighed a muscular 220 libras. Raicevich carried pro bodybuilder type muscle 50 years before the steroid era. However, when it came to wrestling, Raicevich’s skill set was not quite as developed as his physique. Raicevich was one of many foreign wrestlers, que viajou para os Estados Unidos para assumir Frank Gotch depois que ele derrotou