Historik bojových športov a bojový umelec
Posts about catch-as-catch-can or catch wrestling matches, the dominant style of wrestling in the United States after 1890.
Keď majster sveta v zápasení v ťažkej váhe William Muldoon odišiel do dôchodku v r 1889, dúfal, že jeho zverenec Ernest Roeber bude uznaný za nového šampióna. Však, Muldoon získal svoj titul v grécko-rímskom zápasení, čo bola odbornosť Roebera narodeného v Nemecku. Bohužiaľ, Martinove skutky “Poľnohospodár” Burns a Evan “Strangler” Lewis katapultoval zápas typu chyť ako chytí do dominantného štýlu. Roeber mal a
When “The Russian Lion” George Hackenschmidt toured America in 1905, he left the country unimpressed by the state of American wrestling. The current World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion, known as “Kopnutie” to much of the wrestling public, toured several cities in an attempt to arrange a match with American Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Tom Jenkins. Hackenschmidt won the world title in Greco-Roman
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 minutes. Beell won the
Joe Acton bol jedným z najlepších anglických zápasníkov 19. storočia. 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. Podľa 1904 alebo 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 sa dostal cez úroveň profesionálneho wrestlingu a stal sa najväčšou kasovou hviezdou nielen tridsiatych rokov, ale aj všetkých čias.. Však, keby Londos neprišiel na sv. Louis na začiatku 20. rokov 20. storočia, príbeh mohol byť úplne iný. Londos sa naučil chytať ako chytať, zatiaľ čo Londos vystupoval ako silný muž v karnevalovom okruhu počas
Októbra 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) Šampionát ale zostal mimo centra pozornosti až do r
Novembra 7, 1908, Charles Olson sa stretol “Americus” Gus Schonlein na majstrovstvách sveta v zápasení v ľahkej ťažkej váhe. Zápas sa ukázal byť taký vzrušujúci, ako pozorovatelia predpokladali, ale skončil sa kontroverziou. Olson bol 6’01” ale vážil len 170 libier. Narodil sa Max Flaskamp v Krefelde, Severné Porýnie-Vestfálsko v 1879, prijal meno Charles alebo Charley Olson
Giovanni Raicevich stood only 5’07” tall but weighed a muscular 220 libier. Raicevich carried pro bodybuilder type muscle 50 years before the steroid era. Však, when it came to wrestling, Raicevich’s skill set was not quite as developed as his physique. Raicevich was one of many foreign wrestlers, who traveled to America to take on Frank Gotch after he defeated
Na Štedrý večer 1911, Stanislaus Zbyszko sa stretol s Giovannim Raicievičom v očakávanom zápase v ťažkej váhe. Zbyszko, ktorý viedol kampaň za odvetný zápas s majstrom sveta v ťažkej váhe Frankom Gotchom, súhlasil s hodením Raiceviča 3 krát v 90 minút alebo bude vyhlásený za porazeného. Keď muži vstúpili do známej Madison Square Garden v New Yorku, Zbyszko bol jednoznačne ten