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Posts about Greco-Roman wrestling matches and other wrestling styles such as collar-and-elbow wrestling, side hold wrestling, Cornish wrestling, итн.
Во саботата, Јануари 30, 1904, George Hackenschmidt defended his Greco-Roman World Wrestling Championship against Ahmed Medrali. “The Russian Lion” would have to defeat “The Terrible Turk” to retain his championship. Promoters selected the giant Medrali, who was 6’02” и 224 фунти, to defeat the seemingly invincible Hackenschmidt. George Hackenschmidt stood only 5’09” tall and weighed 209 фунти. Despite his smaller
Хенри Мозес Дуфур го држеше Светскиот шампион во борење со јака и лакт во тешка категорија во текот на 1870-тите. Со 1855, Дуфур се повлече од професионалното борење за да се занимава со полно работно време како кројач на облека. Дури и за време на неговата боречка кариера, Дуфур работел како кројач. Дуфур за дописникот од The Boston Globe изјави дека е роден во Ричфорд, Вермонт во јуни 5, 1943. Овој датум на
Wrestling promoter Samuel Rachman created the International Wrestling Tournament in Spring 1915 to highlight the abilities of Aleksander “Alex” Åberg. Aberg was the Russian Greco-Roman Wrestling Champion. Rachman believed Aberg could beat any wrestler. Rachman also wanted to lure Frank Gotch, the last undisputed World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion, out of retirement to wrestle with Aberg. Gotch wrestled George Lurich in
I decided to start 2020 by using two examples from professional wrestling to discuss why you would change a historical account you wrote in the past. In writing history, you are limited by the available sources on the subject matter. Primary sources like diaries, official records and autobiographies are very valuable. Other sources like newspapers are good as well but
Samuel Rachmann promoted the International Wrestling Tournament in New York during 1915. Rachmann invited wrestlers from around the world to the tournament but his real intention was to establish European Greco-Roman Wrestling Champion Alex Aberg as the successor to the retired Frank Gotch as World Champion. Rachmann’s plan for establishing Aberg was going as planned after the tournament kicked off
На декември 14, 1915, the International Wrestling Tournament was coming to a close. A featured match revealed promoter Samuel Rachmann was manipulating outcomes to keep interest in his tournament. After the wrestling public lost complete interest in the tournament during its opening few months in the spring, Rachmann introduced one of the most successful gimmicks in professional wrestling history. Рахман
Тибо или Теобалд Бауер бил француски борач, кој специјализирал грчко-римско борење. Бауер пристигна во Америка за време на 1875 со сомнително тврдење за Светското грчко-римско првенство во борење во тешка категорија. Тој би ја бранел титулата за 5 години до поразот од Вилијам Мулдун во 1880. Ако љубителите на борењето воопшто се запознаени со Бауер, тоа е нормално како противник
Georg Lurich made his reputation as a professional wrestler competing in European Greco-Roman wrestling tournaments. When Lurich travelled to the United States to ply his trade, he made the transition to catch-as-catch-can wrestling, the dominant style outside of Europe. Lurich adapted well to this style and earned a shot at the World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion, Frank Gotch, in Gotch’s last
Од мај 21, 1915, Меѓународниот турнир во борење започна во Њујорк. Самуел Rachman промовирана на настанот, како начин да ја покажат европски грчко-римски стил шампион Алек Aberg. Rachman верува Aberg е природен наследник на Светскиот шампион во борење, Френк Gotch, кој се пензионираше во 1913. На првиот ден од турнирот, nationalistic feelings about World War I popped up
Ernest Roeber was an accomplished Greco-Roman wrestler. Вилијам Muldoon, the World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion from 1880 да се 1889, wanted Roeber to take over from him as World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion. Сепак, the world title would continue to be disputed until George Hackenschmidt won several Greco-Roman Tournaments in Europe during 1901. Yusuf Ismail, the Terrible Turk, was considered one of the