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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, 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, kjo është arsyeja pse të dy promotorët
Më dhjetor 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
Të martën, Janar 19, 1909, Dr. Benjamin Roller, një mjek Seattle dhe mundës pro që ishte mjaft e mirë për të fituar Heavyweight Championship amerikan, në mënyrë të pashpjegueshme vendosur për të provoni dorën e tij në boks profesional. Kundërshtari i tij ishte mik dhe partner nje luftim, “Denver” Ed Martin, kush do të fitojë Botëror Heavyweight Championship Boxing Colored. Dr. Benjamin Franklin Roller was a unique athlete
I recently finished Evan “The Strangler” Lewis: Wrestler më frikë e shekullit 19. Evan Lewis ishte një ekspert të kualifikuar paraqitjes gjatë legjitime epokës profesionale mundje edhe pse ai ka marrë pjesë në një çift i paracaktuar ndeshjet. Në janar 1886, Evan Lewis used his dreaded stranglehold on Sorakichi Matsada. According to several newspapers, Lewis attempted to “mbyt Sorakichi për të
Të hënën, Dhjetor 13, 1920, Dhe “Strangler” Lewis fitoi të parin nga gjashtë kampionatet botërore të mundjes në peshë të rëndë nga Joe Stecher. The fact he won the title from his biggest rival and business enemy must have been particularly satisfying. A year before this match, Stecher dhe Lewis u takuan në një ndeshje që zgjati më shumë se tre orë. Lewis bëri një gabim mendor në
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 “Kollë e thatë” në Shën. Louis during the 1904 Panairi Botërore. Unfortunately for Gotch and St. Louis, the match would not occur until 1908 në Çikago,
Fati i shumë i St. Louis’ ndërtesat historike të provuar vjetër adage e pasurive të patundshme. Kjo është e gjitha në lidhje me vendndodhjen, vend, vend. Nëse ndërtesa është në Shën e Jugut. Louis, ajo ka një shans më të mirë duke u ruajtur se një ndërtesë në anën veriore. 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, Poloni, which was part of the Austria-Hungarian Empire. Sipas 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, Shkurt 8, 1910 edition, publicized Zbyszko’s university and