Harcsporttörténész és harcművész
Posts about catch-as-catch-can or catch wrestling matches, the dominant style of wrestling in the United States after 1890.
A 1910-es, Amerikai profi birkózó végérvényesen legitim birkózó versenyek az előre megbeszélt kiállítások. Fan érdeklődés, promoter szabályozás és kevesebb kopás a birkózók egyaránt szerepet játszottak ebben az átmeneti. 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 hozta a Dick Tracy képregény jellegű, hogy a nagy képernyőn december 1, 1945. Bár a film minden bizonnyal egy “B” film azt jelentette, hogy először a két törvényjavaslatot, még mindig lett volna az érdeke, hogy a sok rajongó a népszerű képregény. Chester Gould created the strip in October 1931 for the Detroit
Earl Caddock az 1910-es évek végén és az 1920-as évek elején viszonylag rövid, de történetekkel teli professzionális bunyós karriert futott be.. Profi debütálása 1915 miután három AAU nemzeti címet nyert amatőr birkózásban, Caddock csak addig birkózott profin 1922. Viszont, világbajnoknak ismernék el, miután áprilisban legyőzte Joe Stechert 1917. Caddock elveszítené a címet
John Berg was a good enough wrestler to beat Martin “Földműves” 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 font. Berg missed weight by four pounds but won the match. Berg belebirkózott
“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 riválisára, George Hackenschmidtra nézett, 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, decided to take some of the starch out of his challengers by matching them up
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, éppen ezért mindkét promóter
On December 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 Feather belépett a
Kedden, Január 19, 1909, Dr. Benjamin Roller, a Seattle orvos és profi pankrátor, aki elég jó, hogy megnyerje az amerikai Heavyweight Championship, megmagyarázhatatlan módon úgy döntött, hogy megpróbálja a kezét a profi boksz. Ellenfele volt barátja és sparring partner, “Denver” Ed Martin, ki fogja megnyerni a Színes World Heavyweight Boxing Championship. 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. Januárjában 1886, Evan Lewis used his dreaded stranglehold on Sorakichi Matsada. According to several newspapers, Lewis attempted to “fojtsa meg Sorakichit