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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, и т.н..
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, Франк Gotch, в последния на Гоч
On May 21, 1915, Международния турнир по борба започва в Ню Йорк. Samuel Rachman насърчава случай като начин да покажат Европейския борба класически стил Champion Alek Aberg. Rachman вярвал Aberg е естествен наследник на World Wrestling Champion Frank Gotch, който се пенсионира през 1913. В първия ден на турнира, nationalistic feelings about World War I popped up
Ernest Roeber was an accomplished Greco-Roman wrestler. Уилям Muldoon, the World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion from 1880 за 1889, wanted Roeber to take over from him as World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion. Обаче, 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, беше смятан за един от
На June 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
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В бойните спортове, добрият голям мъж обикновено побеждава добрия малък човек. Ако си страхотен, често можете да компенсирате огромни несъответствия в размерите. Едуин Биби остана само 5’04” и претегля 160 паунда, но победи много по-големи борци по време на професионалната си кариера в борбата. Биби победи много борци, включително гигантския немски борец Уилям Хейгстър. Едуин Биби успя
The powerful William Muldoon was considered invincible as Greco-Roman World Wrestling Champion. Само един човек сериозно предизвика Мълдун по време на доминиращото му управление. 165-килограмовият Кларънс Уислър постоянно поставяше на Мълдун най-трудните му предизвикателства. Muldoon and Whistler met on Thursday, Ноември 1, 1883 in San Francisco, Калифорния в един от няколкото им мача. Уилям Мълдун беше почти една глава по-висок и тежеше
Джо Актън беше един от най-добрите борци на Англия през 19-ти век. 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. Най-накрая се осигури