Historyk sportów walki i artysta sztuk walki
Posts about catch-as-catch-can or catch wrestling matches, the dominant style of wrestling in the United States after 1890.
When World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion William Muldoon retired in 1889, he hoped his protege Ernest Roeber would be recognized as the new champion. Jednak, Muldoon won his title in Greco-Roman wrestling, which was the German-born Roeber’s expertise. Niestety, the exploits of Martin “Rolnik” Burns and Evan “Dusiciel” Lewis catapulted catch-as-catch-can wrestling into the dominant style. Roeber did have a
When “Rosyjski Lion” George Hackenschmidt toured America in 1905, he left the country unimpressed by the state of American wrestling. The current World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion, zwane “Siekać” to much of the wrestling public, toured several cities in an attempt to arrange a match with American Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Tom Jenkins. Hackenschmidt zdobył tytuł mistrza świata w języku grecko-rzymskim
Fred Beell developed a reputation in the early 20th Century as a powerful and dangerous wrestler. His reputation was not built by his 1903 campaign. Beell suffered as many high-profile defeats as victories. Beell started well in April 1903, when he defeated St. Paul AAU Wrestling Champion James McAuley. McAuley won the first fall in 22 protokół. Beell wygrał
Joe Acton był jednym z najlepszych zapaśników w Anglii XIX wieku. 151-pound Acton went through England’s middleweight ranks before plowing through the heavyweights. After beating the best England had to offer including Tom Cannon, Acton decided to test his abilities in the United States. Joe Acton settled in Philadelphia at Arthur Chamber’s Champions Rest during the summer months of
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. Przez 1904 lub 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,
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. Jednak, 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
Październik 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) Championship, ale do tego czasu pozostawał poza centrum uwagi
W listopadzie 7, 1908, Spotkanie Charlesa Olsona “Americus” Gus Schonlein o mistrzostwo świata w wadze półciężkiej w zapasach. Mecz okazał się tak ekscytujący, jak przewidywali obserwatorzy, ale zakończył się kontrowersjami. Olson zajął 6’01” ale tylko ważył 170 funtów. Urodzony jako Max Flaskamp w Krefeld, Nadrenia Północna-Westfalia w 1879, przyjął imię Charles lub Charley Olson
Giovanni Raicevich stood only 5’07” tall but weighed a muscular 220 funtów. Raicevich carried pro bodybuilder type muscle 50 years before the steroid era. Jednak, when it came to wrestling, Raicevich’s skill set was not quite as developed as his physique. Raicevich was one of many foreign wrestlers, który udał się do Ameryki, aby zmierzyć się z Frankiem Gotchem po jego porażce
W Noc Bożego Narodzenia 1911, Stanisław Zbyszko spotkał się z Giovannim Raicievichem w długo oczekiwanej walce w wadze ciężkiej. Zbyszko, który walczył o rewanż z mistrzem świata w wadze ciężkiej w zapasach Frankiem Gotchem, zgodził się rzucić Raicevicha 3 razy w 90 minut lub zostać ogłoszonym przegranym. Gdy mężczyźni weszli do słynnego Madison Square Garden w Nowym Jorku, Zbyszko był niewątpliwie