Gevegsporthistorikus en gevegskunstenaar
Plasings oor Grieks-Romeinse stoei wedstryde en ander stoeistyle soos kraag-en-elmboog stoei, kanthou stoei, Cornish stoei, ens.
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 se laaste
Op Mei 21, 1915, die Internasionale Wrestling toernooi begin in New York. Samuel Rachman bevorder die gebeurtenis as 'n manier om die Europese Grieks-Romeinse Wrestling Kampioen Alek Aberg ten toon te stel. Rachman geglo Aberg was die natuurlike opvolger van World Wrestling Kampioen Frank Gotch, wat in afgetree 1913. Op die eerste dag van die toernooi, nationalistic feelings about World War I popped up
Ernest Roeber was an accomplished Greco-Roman wrestler. William Muldoon, the World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion from 1880 te 1889, wanted Roeber to take over from him as World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion. Egter, 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
Op Junie 2, 1915, the International Wrestling Tournament in New York City entered its second week of competition. Some of the tournaments big names were wrestling on this night. Alex Aberg, George Lurich and Wladek Zbyszko would all compete. It was Zbyszko who made the biggest impression. The first match involved two lesser talents, Pierre Le Colosse and Wilhelm Berner.
On February 26. 1914, Stanislaus Zbyszko beat Alex Aberg for the World Greco-Roman Heavyweight Wrestling Championship in Boston, Massachusetts. Zbyszko came to the United States in 1909 to campaign for Frank Gotch’s World Catch-as-Catch Can Championship. Wrestling insiders considered Gotch’s title the World Championship. Zbyszko could not beat Gotch in 1910. Before they had a rematch, Frank Gotch retired in
Op Oktober 25, 1915, Aleksander “Alex” Aberg won the World Greco-Roman Heavyweight Wrestling Championship from Wladek Zbyszko, the brother of Aberg’s former foe. In 1914, Stanislaus Zbyszko defeated Aberg for the World Greco-Roman Heavyweight Wrestling Championship. Stanislaus Zbyszko returned to Europe. It is doubtful Wladek Zbyszko could make a claim to his brother’s championship. Promoter Sam Rachmann probably created this
In gevegsport, 'n goeie groot man klop gewoonlik 'n goeie klein man. As jy wonderlik is, jy kan dikwels vergoed vir groot grootte verskille. Edwin Bibby het net 5 gestaan’04” en geweeg 160 pond, maar het baie groter stoeiers tydens sy professionele stoeiloopbaan verslaan. Bibby het baie stoeiers verslaan, insluitend die reusagtige Duitse stoeier William Heygster. Edwin Bibby kon
The powerful William Muldoon was considered invincible as Greco-Roman World Wrestling Champion. Slegs een man het Muldoon ernstig uitgedaag tydens sy dominante bewind. Die 165-pond Clarence Whistler het Muldoon konsekwent sy moeilikste uitdagings gegee. Muldoon and Whistler met on Thursday, November 1, 1883 in San Francisco, Kalifornië in een van hul verskeie wedstryde. William Muldoon was amper 'n kop langer en het geweeg
Joe Acton was een van Engeland se beste stoeiers gedurende die 19de eeu. 151-pound Acton went through England’s middleweight ranks before plowing through the heavyweights. After beating the best England had to offer including Tom Cannon, Acton decided to test his abilities in the United States. Joe Acton settled in Philadelphia at Arthur Chamber’s Champions Rest during the summer months of
Sorakichi Matsuda originally trained in sumo wrestling. When Matsuda decided to become a catch-as-catch-can wrestler, he was forced to travel to the United States. Professional wrestling would not become popular in Japan until the middle of the Twentieth Century. Upon arriving in the United States in 1883, it took Matsuda a few months to secure a match. Hy het uiteindelik verseker