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Posts about catch-as-catch-can or catch wrestling matches, the dominant style of wrestling in the United States after 1890.
Nos anos 1910, A loita libre profesional americana pasou permanentemente dos concursos de loita lexítimo a exhibicións previamente organizadas. Interese dos fans, o control do promotor e o menor desgaste dos loitadores xogaron un papel nesta transición. Outra presión menos falada foi fóra do propio deporte. Antes do Século XX, o boxeo profesional era ilegal nos Estados Unidos. Nudillo nu
RKO Pictures trouxo o personaxe de cómics Dick Tracy á pantalla grande en decembro 1, 1945. Mentres a película é, en definitiva, un “B” filme feito para ser o primeiro en tocar dúas veces, inda sería de interese para os moitos fans do cómic populares. Chester Gould created the strip in October 1931 for the Detroit
Earl Caddock tivo unha carreira de loita libre profesional relativamente curta pero con historia a finais da década de 1910 e principios da década de 1920.. Fai o seu debut profesional en 1915 despois de gañar tres títulos nacionais da AAU en loita afeccionada, Caddock só loitou profesionalmente ata 1922. Porén, sería recoñecido como campión do mundo tras derrotar a Joe Stecher en abril 1917. Caddock perdería o título
John Berg was a good enough wrestler to beat Martin “Agricultores” 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 libras. Berg missed weight by four pounds but won the match. Berg loitou
“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!” Frank Gotch looked over at his rival George Hackenschmidt, who was writhing in obvious pain. Despite a severe knee injury, Hackenschmidt
At the beginning of 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, decidiu quitarlle parte do almidón aos seus retadores emparelándoos
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
En decembro de 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. Chief Two Feathers entered the
O martes, Xaneiro 19, 1909, Dr. Benjamin Rolo, un médico Seattle e loitador profesional que era bo o suficiente para gañar o Heavyweight Championship americano, inexplicabelmente decidiu probar a súa sorte no boxeo profesional. O seu adversario era amigo e compañeiro de adestramento, “Denver” Ed Martin, quen ía gañar o Campionato Mundial de Boxeo Pesado Coloreada. Dr. 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. En xaneiro de 1886, Evan Lewis used his dreaded stranglehold on Sorakichi Matsada. According to several newspapers, Lewis attempted to “strangle Sorakichi to