Gevegsporthistorikus en gevegskunstenaar
Posts about catch-as-catch-can or catch stoeiwedstryde, die dominante styl van stoei in die Verenigde State na 1890.
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, daarom is beide promotors
Op Desember 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. Hoof Twee Vere het die
Op Dinsdag, Januarie 19, 1909, Dr. 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. 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. In Januarie 1886, Evan Lewis used his dreaded stranglehold on Sorakichi Matsada. According to several newspapers, Lewis attempted to “wurg Sorakichi aan
Op Maandag, Desember 13, 1920, En “Worger” Lewis het die eerste van ses Wêreld-swaargewigstoeikampioenskappe van Joe Stecher gewen. The fact he won the title from his biggest rival and business enemy must have been particularly satisfying. 'N jaar voor die wedstryd, Stecher en Lewis het mekaar in 'n wedstryd van meer as drie uur ontmoet. Lewis het 'n geestelike fout gemaak in
Frank Gotch took the American Heavyweight Wrestling Championship from Tom Jenkins in December 1903. Gotch intended on following up this triumph with a match for World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship from George Hackenschmidt. Gotch wanted to meet “Hack” in St. Louis during the 1904 World's Fair. Unfortunately for Gotch and St. Louis, the match would not occur until 1908 in Chicago,
Die lot van baie van St. Louis’ historiese geboue bewys dat die ou gesegde Real Estate. Dit gaan alles oor ligging, plek, plek. As die gebou is in die Suid-St. Louis, dit het 'n beter kans om gered as 'n gebou aan die noordekant. The same could be said for buildings located in the center of the city except
Stanislaus Zbyszko gebore Stanislaw Jan Cygankiewicz op April 1, 1879 in Jodlow, Pole, wat deel van die Oostenryk-Hongaarse Ryk was. Volgens Wikipedia, Hy het die ring naam Stanislaus Zbyszko, want dit was die naam van 'n fiktiewe Pools ridder. 'N artikel in die Walla Walla, Washington koerant, Die aand se Statesman Dinsdag, Februarie 8, 1910 edition, publicized Zbyszko’s university and