Võitlusspordiajaloolane ja võitluskunstnik
Postitused teemal „püüa-püüa-saab“ või „püüa püüda“ maadlusmatšide kohta, pärast seda domineeris USA-s maadlusstiil 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, mistõttu mõlemad promootorid
On detsember 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. Pealik Kaks Sulge sisenesid
Teisipäeval, Jaanuar 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. Aasta jaanuaris 1886, Evan Lewis used his dreaded stranglehold on Sorakichi Matsada. According to several newspapers, Lewis attempted to “kägistama Sorakichit
Esmaspäeval, Detsember 13, 1920, Ed “Strangler” Lewis võitis Joe Stecherilt esimese kuuest maadluse raskekaalu maailmameistrivõistlusest. The fact he won the title from his biggest rival and business enemy must have been particularly satisfying. A year before this match, Stecher ja Lewis kohtusid üle kolme tunni kestnud matšis. Lewis tegi mängus vaimse vea
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” St. Louis during the 1904 World Fair. Unfortunately for Gotch and St. Louis, the match would not occur until 1908 in Chicago,
Saatus palju St. Louis’ ajalooliste hoonete tõestada vana kinnisvara kõnekäänd. See kõik on umbes asukoht, asukoht, asukoht. Kui hoone on South St. Louis, see on parem võimalus on salvestatud kui hoone põhjaküljel. The same could be said for buildings located in the center of the city except
Stanislaus Zbyszko was born Stanislaw Jan Cyganiewicz on April 1, 1879 in Jodlow, Poola, which was part of the Austria-Hungarian Empire. Vastavalt Wikipedia, he chose the ring name Stanislaus Zbyszko because it was the name of a fictional Polish knight. An article in the Walla Walla, Washington newspaper, The Evening Statesman’s Tuesday, Veebruar 8, 1910 edition, publicized Zbyszko’s university and