Historien des sports de combat et artiste martial
Posts about Greco-Roman wrestling matches and other wrestling styles such as collar-and-elbow wrestling, side hold wrestling, Cornish wrestling, etc.
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
Sur mai 21, 1915, Wrestling Tournoi International a commencé à New York. Samuel Rachman promotion de l'événement comme un moyen de mettre en valeur Champion Wrestling européenne gréco-romaine Alek Aberg. Rachman croit Aberg était le successeur naturel de Champion World Wrestling Frank Gotch, qui se est retiré dans 1913. Le premier jour de tournoi, 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 to 1889, wanted Roeber to take over from him as World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion. Cependant, 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, était considéré comme l'un des
On 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
On October 25, 1915, Aleksander “Alex” Aberg won the World Greco-Roman Heavyweight Wrestling Championship from Wladek Zbyszko, the brother of Aberg’s former foe. Dans 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
Dans les sports de combat, un bon grand homme bat généralement un bon petit homme. Si tu es génial, vous pouvez souvent compenser d'énormes écarts de taille. Edwin Bibby n'était que 5’04” et pesé 160 livres mais a vaincu de nombreux lutteurs plus gros au cours de sa carrière de lutteur professionnel. Bibby a vaincu de nombreux lutteurs dont le gigantesque lutteur allemand William Heygster. Edwin Bibby a pu
The powerful William Muldoon was considered invincible as Greco-Roman World Wrestling Champion. Un seul homme a sérieusement défié Muldoon pendant son règne dominant.. Clarence Whistler, 165 livres, a toujours lancé à Muldoon ses défis les plus difficiles. Muldoon and Whistler met on Thursday, Novembre 1, 1883 in San Francisco, Californie dans l'un de ses nombreux matches. William Muldoon mesurait presque une tête de plus et pesait
Joe Acton était l’un des meilleurs lutteurs anglais du 19e siècle. 151-livre Acton a traversé les rangs de poids moyen de l'Angleterre avant le labour à travers les poids lourds. Après avoir battu le meilleur Angleterre avait à offrir, y compris Tom Cannon, Acton a décidé de tester ses capacités aux Etats-Unis. 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. Il a finalement obtenu