Zgodovinar borilnih športov in borilni umetnik
Objave o grško-rimskih rokoborbah in drugih stilih rokoborbe, kot je rokoborba z ovratnikom in komolcem, bočna borba, Cornish wrestling, itd.
Aleksander “Alex” Aberg je prišel na naslovnice 1917 med tožbo zaradi njegove zavrnitve rokoborske obveznosti v Bostonu marca 1917. Aberg se je strinjal, da se bo boril z Wladekom Zbyszkom, njegov glavni nasprotnik med 1915 Mednarodni rokoborski turnirji v New Yorku, za bostonskega promotorja Georgea Touheya. Vendar, Aberg se je umaknil iz dvoboja kmalu po podpisu pogodbe, da se bo boril z njegovim
Clarence Whistler se je rodil v Indiani med 1856. Medtem ko stoji le 5’09” ali tako in tehtanje 165 funtov, Whistler je veljal za enega najmočnejših rokoborcev svojega obdobja. Whistler je bil edini rokoborec, ki je lahko povzročil težave Williamu Muldoonu med Muldoonovim 9-letnim nastopom kot svetovni prvak. Whistler je predvsem tekmoval v grško-rimskem rokoborbi, prevladujoči slog v
Aprila 21, 1884, Duncan C. Ross je srečal Sorakichija Matsudo, znan tudi kot Matsada, prvi japonski profesionalni rokoborec v ZDA. Matsuda se je priselil v Združene države, da bi uresničil svoje sanje, da bi postal profesionalni rokoborec, ker tega na Japonskem takrat ni bilo.. 28-marca se je v Turčiji škotskega rodu rodil letni Duncan Ross
(Ta objava je izvleček iz moje najnovejše knjige Masked Marvel to the Rescue: Trik, ki je rešil 1915 Mednarodni rokoborski turnir je na voljo na Amazonu.) Jesenska različica 1915 Mednarodni rokoborbeni turnir se je boril z udeležbo in zanimanjem, ko je promotor Sam Rachmann dosegel promocijsko zlato z uvedbo zamaskiranega rokoborca na svoj turnir. Zamaskiran Marvel je nevihto
V soboto, Januar 30, 1904, George Hackenschmidt defended his Greco-Roman World Wrestling Championship against Ahmed Medrali. “Ruski Lion” would have to defeat “The Terrible Turk” to retain his championship. Promoters selected the giant Medrali, who was 6’02” in 224 funtov, to defeat the seemingly invincible Hackenschmidt. George Hackenschmidt stood only 5’09” tall and weighed 209 funtov. Despite his smaller
Thiebaud ali Theobald Bauer je bil francoski rokoborec, ki se je specializiral za grško-rimsko rokoborbo. Bauer je v Ameriko prispel med 1875 z dvomljivo zahtevo za naslov svetovnega prvaka v grško-rimskem rokoborbi v težki kategoriji. Bi branil svoj naslov za 5 leta, dokler ga ni premagal William Muldoon v 1880. Če oboževalci rokoborbe sploh poznajo Bauerja, običajno je kot nasprotnik
Wrestling promoter Samuel Rachman created the International Wrestling Tournament in Spring 1915 to highlight the abilities of Aleksander “Alex” Aberg. 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. Rachmannov načrt za ustanovitev Aberga je po začetku turnirja potekal po načrtih
Decembra 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. Rachmann