Ιστορικός Μάχης και Πολεμικός Καλλιτέχνης
Posts about catch-as-catch-can or catch wrestling matches, the dominant style of wrestling in the United States after 1890.
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
RKO Pictures έφερε το Dick Tracy κωμικό χαρακτήρα ταινία στη μεγάλη οθόνη τον Δεκέμβριο 1, 1945. Ενώ η ταινία είναι σίγουρα ένα “B” ταινία γραφτό να γίνει για πρώτη φορά στο double bill, και πάλι θα ήταν ενδιαφέρον για τους πολλούς οπαδούς του δημοφιλούς κόμικ. Τσέστερ Γκουλντ δημιούργησε την ταινία τον Οκτώβριο 1931 for the Detroit
Ο Earl Caddock είχε μια σχετικά σύντομη αλλά ιστορική καριέρα επαγγελματικής πάλης στα τέλη της δεκαετίας του 1910 και στις αρχές της δεκαετίας του 1920. Κάνοντας το επαγγελματικό του ντεμπούτο σε 1915 αφού κέρδισε τρεις Εθνικούς τίτλους AAU στην ερασιτεχνική πάλη, Ο Caddock πάλεψε μόνο επαγγελματικά μέχρι 1922. Ωστόσο, θα αναγνωριζόταν ως παγκόσμιος πρωταθλητής αφού νίκησε τον Joe Stecher τον Απρίλιο 1917. Ο Caddock θα έχανε τον τίτλο πίσω
John Berg was a good enough wrestler to beat Martin “Γεωργός” Burns twice but was mostly thought of as a good lighter wrestler. Berg held the World Light Heavyweight Wrestling Championship in the late 1910s and competed for the Middleweight Title, which was contested at 158 λίρες. Berg missed weight by four pounds but won the match. Berg wrestled in
“Don’t break my leg!” As the two muscular men struggled in the center of the ring, the man on top continued to work on the downed man’s legs. Again, the man on bottom yelled, “Please don’t break my leg!Ο Frank Gotch κοίταξε τον αντίπαλό του George Hackenschmidt, who was writhing in obvious pain. Despite a severe knee injury, Hackenschmidt
Κατά την έναρξη της 1911, the wrestling public considered three men to be the greatest challenge to reigning World Champion Frank Gotch. Former champion George Hackenschmidt, Stanislaus Zbyszko and “The Terrible Turk” Yussif Mahmout wanted the chance to beat Gotch. Gotch, who was nobody’s fool, αποφάσισε να πάρει λίγο από το άμυλο από τους αμφισβητίες του ταιριάζοντάς τους
An age old question in combat sports is “Who will win between a boxer and a wrestler?” The speculation around this question led to several boxer versus wrestler matches through out history, most notably the disaster between Muhammad Ali and Antonio Inoki in 1976. The matches are mostly no-win affairs except at the box office, which is why both promoters
Τον Δεκέμβριο 23, 1903, Frank Gotch traveled to Bellingham, Washington to take on a 6’05”, 215 pound Native American wrestler from Montana. Wrestling fans in the area considered Chief Two Feathers to be unbeatable. Frank Gotch was not impressed with his reputation but he gave Gotch the most uncomfortable 15 minutes of his young career. Ο Αρχηγός Δύο Φτερά μπήκε στο
Την Τρίτη, Ιανουάριος 19, 1909, Ο Δρ. Benjamin Roller, a Seattle physician and pro wrestler who was good enough to win the American Heavyweight Championship, inexplicably decided to try his hand at professional boxing. His opponent was friend and sparring partner, “Denver” Ed Martin, who would win the Colored World Heavyweight Boxing Championship. Ο Δρ. Benjamin Franklin Roller was a unique athlete
I recently finished Evan “The Strangler” Lewis: The Most Feared Wrestler of the 19th Century. Evan Lewis was a skilled submission expert during the legitimate professional wrestling era although he did take part in a couple prearranged matches. Τον Ιανουάριο του 1886, Evan Lewis used his dreaded stranglehold on Sorakichi Matsada. According to several newspapers, Lewis attempted to “στραγγαλίζω το Sorakichi να