Kampfsporthistoriker und Kampfkünstler
https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/b7uzv9/Episode_30abul2.mp3Podcast: Spielen im neuen Fenster | DownloadIn this episode, we discuss the Dick Shikat double-cross
Wer ist der größte legitime professionelle Wrestler in den Vereinigten Staaten?? Wie macht
Rarely does one fundamentally alter their profession but Stanislaus Zbyszko did just that on April
Tom Hyer won the American Bare Knuckle Prizefighting Championship in 1841. Like most prizefighting champions
Am Donnerstag,, September 9, 1875, George “Mitchell” Gassert and William Salisbury went to Fred Fisher’s Saloon at the corner of N. Jefferson and Morgan (Delmar today). After ordering drinks, the two young men of unsavory reputation refused to pay for their drinks. After trying to illicit payment, Fisher summoned St. Louis Police Officer John Cummings. Officer Cummings, assigned to the
For the Sunday, Juni 24, 1900 Ausgabe des St. Louis Republik, a reporter interviewed St. Louis Chief of Detectives William Desmond about the increasing violence of the new criminal. After 10 years as St. Louis Chief of Detectives and one of the most noted thief takers in United States, Chief Desmond lamented the increasing violence he was seeing out
Bert Wheeler and Robert Woolsey were a Broadway comedy team before transitioning to films in 1929. Before Robert Woolsey’s untimely death in 1938, Wheeler and Woolsey made 24 films in 8 Jahre. Half Shot at Sunrise (1930) was the fourth film (affiliate link) starring Wheeler and Woolsey. Set in Paris during World War I, Half Shot at Sunrise tells the
William Muldoon, ein ehemaliger New York City Detective, gewann die Welt griechisch-römischen Ringkampf-Meisterschaft durch das Besiegen Thiebaud Bauer. Muldoon regierte zehn Jahre vor dem Ruhestand als Meister. Nach seiner Pensionierung, er begann, ein Leben als Personal Trainer machen. Muldoon trainiert viele Wrestler, aber wirklich kam zum Vorsprung nach dem Aufstehen ein beklagenswert aus der Form John L. Sullivan fit for
In the 1910s, American professional wrestling permanently moved from legitimate wrestling contests to prearranged exhibitions. Fan interest, promoter control and less wear and tear on the wrestlers all played a role in this transition. Another less talked about pressure was outside of the sport itself. Prior to the 20th Century, professional boxing was illegal in the United States. Bare knuckle
Am Donnerstag,, Februar 26, 1903, Jack Johnson defended his World Colored Heavyweight Boxing Championship against the undefeated Sam McVey. McVey brought a 6-0 record with six knockouts into the championship match. Since boxing promoters refused to let Black fighters compete for the World Heavyweight Boxing Championship, the best boxers around the turn of the Century fought for the World Colored
Paul Pons war ein Französisch griechisch-römischen Ringkampf-Champion. Er war gut genug, George Hackenschmidt einen Lauf für sein Geld in mehrere Turniere zu geben. Jedoch, als er nach Chicago kam, 1900, er “unterlegen” durch einen lokalen Wrestler. Die Umstände des Verlustes lassen viel zu wünschen übrig. Paul Pons traveled to the United States in 1900. Ein
RKO Pictures brachte den Dick Tracy Comic-Figur auf die große Leinwand am Dezember 1, 1945. Während der Film ist ein “B” Film soll zunächst auf die doppelte Rechnung sein, es wäre immer noch von Interesse für die vielen Fans der beliebten Comic gewesen sein. Chester Gould erstellt das Band im Oktober 1931 for the Detroit
August 11, 1915, current World Colored Heavyweight Boxing Champion Sam McVey fought Sandy Ferguson in Boston, Massachusetts at the Atlas Athletic Association gym. McVey fought in an era where promoters froze out all the African American boxers, except the great Jack Johnson, from fighting for the world championship. McVey defeated most of the other great Black fighters of this
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) (affiliate link) begins with Lanyard stealing top secret plans from Sir Stafford Hart’s safe. Scotland Yard’s Inspector Stephens rushes to