Combat Sports Historian at Martial Artist
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, nagpasya na kunin ang ilan sa mga almirol sa kanyang mga challenger sa pamamagitan ng pagtutugma sa kanila
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, kaya naman parehong promoter
Sa December 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. Punong Dalawang Balahibo ang pumasok sa
Sa Martes, Enero 19, 1909, Dr. Benjamin Roller, isang Seattle manggagamot at pro mambunuo na naging sapat na mahusay na upang manalo sa American matimbang Championship, inexplicably nagpasyang subukan ang kanyang kamay sa propesyonal na boxing. Ang kanyang kalaban ay kaibigan at sparing kasosyo, “Denver” Ed Martin, sino ang gusto manalo sa may-kulay na World matimbang 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. Noong Enero 1886, Evan Lewis used his dreaded stranglehold on Sorakichi Matsada. According to several newspapers, Lewis attempted to “sakalin si Sorakichi to
Sa Monday, Disyembre 13, 1920, At “Strangler” Nanalo si Lewis ng una sa anim na World Heavyweight Wrestling Championships mula kay Joe Stecher. The fact he won the title from his biggest rival and business enemy must have been particularly satisfying. Isang taon bago ito tugma, Nagkita sina Stecher at Lewis sa isang laban na tumagal ng mahigit tatlong oras. Nagkamali si Lewis sa pag-iisip
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 “Pataga” sa St. Louis during the 1904 Patas mundo. Unfortunately for Gotch and St. Louis, the match would not occur until 1908 in Chicago,
Ang kapalaran ng karamihan sa St. Louis’ mga makasaysayang gusali patunayan ang mga lumang kasabihan real estate. Lahat ng ito ay tungkol sa lokasyon, kinalalagyan, kinalalagyan. Kung ang gusali sa South St. Louis, it has a better chance of being saved than a building on the North Side. The same could be said for buildings located in the center of the city except
Stanislaus Zbyszko ay ipinanganak Stanislaw Jan Cygankiewicz sa Abril 1, 1879 sa Jodlow, Poland, na kung saan ay bahagi ng Austria-Hungarian Empire. Ayon sa Wikipedia, Pinili niya ang pangalan na ring Stanislaus Zbyszko dahil ito ay ang pangalan ng isang kathang-isip na Polish kabalyero. Ang isang artikulo sa Walla Walla, Washington pahayagan, Ang mga panggabing estadista ng Martes, Pebrero 8, 1910 edition, publicized Zbyszko’s university and