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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, 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
O luns, Decembro 13, 1920, E “Estrangulador” Lewis gañou o primeiro dos seis World Heavyweight Wrestling Championships de Joe Stecher. The fact he won the title from his biggest rival and business enemy must have been particularly satisfying. Un ano antes de este xogo, Stecher e Lewis enfrontáronse nun partido que durou máis de tres horas. Lewis cometeu un erro 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 “Cabeza” en St. Louis during the 1904 Feira Mundial. Unfortunately for Gotch and St. Louis, the match would not occur until 1908 in Chicago,
O destino de gran parte de San. Louis’ edificios históricos probar o vello dito inmobiliario. É todo sobre a localización, localización, localización. O edificio está en South St. Louis, el ten unha mellor oportunidade de ser gardado dun predio na Zona Norte. The same could be said for buildings located in the center of the city except
Stanislaus Zbyszko naceu Stanislaw Xan Cygankiewicz en abril 1, 1879 en Jodlow, Polonia, que formaba parte do Imperio Austro-Húngaro. Segundo a Wikipedia, escolleu o nome do anel Stanislaus Zbyszko porque era o nome dun cabaleiro polaco de ficción. Un artigo no Walla Walla, Xornal Washington, Do The Evening Statesman martes, Febreiro 8, 1910 edition, publicized Zbyszko’s university and