Kampsportshistoriker og kampsportsutøver
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
On Tuesday, November 18, 1884, World Heavyweight Bare-Knuckle Prizefighting Champion John L. Sullivan kjempet mot Al Greenfield ved Madison Square Garden i New York City. Sullivan trengte å overvinne mer enn bare motstanderen i denne kampen. Mennene ble opprinnelig enige om å slåss mandag, November 17, 1884, men myndighetene i New York truet mennene med arrestasjon. Kranglingen med
For the Sunday, June 24, 1900 utgave av St. Louis Republic, a reporter interviewed St. Louis Chief of Detectives William Desmond about the increasing violence of the new criminal. Etter 10 years as St. Louis Chief of Detectives and one of the most noted thief takers in United States, Sjef Desmond beklaget den økende volden han så
På Mars 22, 1881, Greco-Roman World Wrestling Champion William Muldoon met Collar-and-Elbow World Champion John McMahon at the Terrace Garden in New York City. Muldoon and McMahon met in a best-two-out-of-three-falls match. The first fall was conducted by Greco-Roman rules. The second fall would be contested using collar-and-elbow rules. The last fall would be decided via what The New York
54-year-old William Henry Anderson plied his trade as a St. Louis Police Officer for 25 år. Tildelt til en beat nær Natural Bridge og Vandeventer Avenues, Officer Anderson was known as the “Friendly Copper” by the residents and businesses on his beat. Working the overnight shift on a cold February morning, Offiser Anderson gikk på Vandeventer like sør for
På 1910-tallet, Amerikansk profesjonell bryting flyttet permanent fra legitime brytingskonkurranser til forhåndsarrangerte utstillinger. Fan-interesse, promoterkontroll og mindre slitasje på bryterne spilte en rolle i denne overgangen. Et annet mindre omtalt press var utenfor selve sporten. Før det 20. århundre, profesjonell boksing var ulovlig i USA. Bar knoke
On Thursday, February 26, 1903, Jack Johnson forsvarte sitt World Colored Heavyweight Boxing Championship mot den ubeseirede Sam McVey. McVey tok med en 6-0 rekord med seks knockouts inn i mesterskapskampen. Siden boksingpromotører nektet å la svarte jagerfly konkurrere om verdensmesterskapet i tungvektboksing, de beste bokserne rundt århundreskiftet kjempet for verdens fargede
Paul Pons was a French Greco-Roman Wrestling Champion. He was good enough to give George Hackenschmidt a run for his money in several tournaments. However, when he came to Chicago in 1900, he was “defeated” by a local wrestler. The circumstances of the loss leave a lot to be desired. Paul Pons traveled to the United States in 1900. Ett
In early March 1873, bare knuckle prizefighter Ned “The Irish Giant” O’Baldwin was preparing for a potential match with Jem Mace, who claimed the World Bare Knuckle Prizefighting Championship. However, before O’Baldwin could face Mace, he served as a second for a friend and fellow prizefighter named Hicken. Profesjonelle kamper på 1800-tallet hadde et dårlig rykte utenfor
Before he was promoted to Special Officer, St. Louis Police Officer Preston Anslyn responded to calls for service like any other patrolman. On the morning of February 28, 1916, Anslyn was patrolling the area of Franklin and Jefferson Avenues. A citizen notified Anslyn that 30-year-old Albert Kivet was celebrating after his birthday on February 27th. During his revelry, Kivet overfalt
RKO Pictures brought the Dick Tracy comic strip character to the big screen on December 1, 1945. While the film is definitely a “B” film meant to be first on the double bill, it still would have been of interest to the many fans of the popular comic strip. Chester Gould created the strip in October 1931 for the Detroit