Povjesničar borilačkih sportova i borilački umjetnik
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Tko je najveći legitimni profesionalni hrvač koji se hrva u Sjedinjenim Državama? Kako
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. Kao i većina prvaka u borbi za nagrade
On Thursday, 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, Lipanj 24, 1900 izdanje St. Louis Republika, a reporter interviewed St. Louis Chief of Detectives William Desmond about the increasing violence of the new criminal. Nakon 10 years as St. Louis Chief of Detectives and one of the most noted thief takers in United States, Glavni Desmond uzdisao rastuće nasilje je vidio kako
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 godina. 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, Bivši New York City detektiv, osvojio Svjetsko prvenstvu u hrvanju grčko-rimskim pobijedio Thiebaud Bauera. Muldoon vladao deset godina prije odlaska u mirovinu kao prvak. Nakon odlaska u mirovinu, on je počeo da bi živjeli kao osobni trener. Muldoon trained many wrestlers but really came to prominence after getting a woefully out of shape 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
On Thursday, Veljača 26, 1903, Jack Johnson obranio je titulu Svjetskog boksačkog prvaka u obojenoj teškoj kategoriji protiv neporaženog Sama McVeya. McVey je doveo a 6-0 rekord sa šest nokauta u prvenstvenoj utakmici. Budući da su boksački promotori odbili dopustiti crnim borcima da se natječu za Svjetsko boksačko prvenstvo u teškoj kategoriji, najbolji boksači na prijelazu stoljeća borili su se za Obojeni svijet
Paul Pons je francuski grčko-rimski Hrvanje prvak. On je bio dovoljno dobar da daju George Hackenschmidt trčanje za svoj novac u nekoliko turnira. Međutim, kada je došao u Chicago 1900, bio je “poražen” po lokalnom hrvač. Okolnosti gubitka ostavite puno da se željeni. Paul Pons otputovao u SAD-u 1900. Jedan
RKO Pictures donio Dick Tracy strip lik na velikom ekranu na dan 1, 1945. Iako je film definitivno “B” Film je trebao biti prvi na dvostrukom račun, to još uvijek ne bi bilo od interesa za mnoge ljubitelje popularnog stripa. Chester Gould stvorio strip u listopadu 1931 for the Detroit
Kolovoza 11, 1915, aktualni obojeni svjetski boksački prvak u teškoj kategoriji Sam McVey borio se protiv Sandyja Fergusona u Bostonu, Massachusetts u teretani atletske udruge Atlas. McVey se borio u eri u kojoj su promotori zamrznuli sve afroameričke boksače, osim velikog Jacka Johnsona, od borbe za svjetsko prvenstvo. McVey je pobijedio većinu ostalih velikih crnih boraca ovoga svijeta
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