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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.
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, va decidir treure part del midó dels seus desafiadors fent-los coincidir
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, per això ambdós promotors
Al desembre 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
Dimarts, Gener 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. Al gener 1886, Evan Lewis used his dreaded stranglehold on Sorakichi Matsada. According to several newspapers, Lewis attempted to “estranyar a Sorakichi
Dilluns, Desembre 13, 1920, I “Estrangulador” Lewis va guanyar el primer dels sis Campionats Mundials de Lluita Pes Pesat de Joe Stecher. The fact he won the title from his biggest rival and business enemy must have been particularly satisfying. Un any abans d'aquest partit, Stecher i Lewis es van enfrontar en un partit que va durar més de tres hores. Lewis va cometre un error mental
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 “Cop de destral” a St. Louis during the 1904 Fira Mundial. Unfortunately for Gotch and St. Louis, the match would not occur until 1908 a Chicago,
El destí de la major part de St. Louis’ edificis històrics demostren que el vell adagi de béns arrels. És tot sobre la ubicació, ubicació, ubicació. Si l'edifici es troba al South St. Louis, té una millor oportunitat de ser salvat d'un edifici a la banda nord. The same could be said for buildings located in the center of the city except
Stanislaus Zbyszko va néixer Stanislaw gen Cygankiewicz a l'abril 1, 1879 en Jodlow, Polònia, que formava part de l'Imperi Austro-Hongarès. D'acord amb Viquipèdia, ell va triar el nom en el ring Stanislaus Zbyszko perquè era el nom d'un cavaller polonès ficció. Un article en el Walla Walla, Diari Washington, Dimarts de nit del Estadista, Febrer 8, 1910 edition, publicized Zbyszko’s university and