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Postovi o mečevima grčko-rimskog hrvanja i drugim stilovima hrvanja kao što je hrvanje ovratnikom i laktom, bočno držanje hrvanje, Cornish hrvanje, itd..
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, u Gotchevoj posljednjoj
Svibnja 21, 1915, Međunarodni Hrvanje turnir započeo je u New Yorku. Samuel Rachman promovirali događaj kao način da se predstave Europska grčko-rimski hrvanje Champion Alek Åberg. Rachman vjeruje Åberg je prirodni nasljednik na Svjetskom Hrvanje prvak Frank Gotch, koji je otišao u mirovinu 1913. Prvog dana turnira, 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. Međutim, 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, smatran je jednim od
Lipanj 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.
U veljači 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
Prvog listopada 25, 1915, Aleksander “Alex” Aberg won the World Greco-Roman Heavyweight Wrestling Championship from Wladek Zbyszko, the brother of Aberg’s former foe. U 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
U borilačkim sportovima, dobar veliki čovjek obično pobijedi dobrog malog čovjeka. Ako si super, često možete nadoknaditi velike razlike u veličini. Edwin Bibby stajao je samo 5’04” and weighed 160 funti, ali je tijekom svoje profesionalne hrvačke karijere pobijedio mnoge veće hrvače. Bibby je pobijedio mnoge hrvače uključujući i divovskog njemačkog hrvača Williama Heygstera. Edwin Bibby je mogao
The powerful William Muldoon was considered invincible as Greco-Roman World Wrestling Champion. Samo je jedan čovjek ozbiljno izazvao Muldoona tijekom njegove dominantne vladavine. Clarence Whistler težak 165 funti stalno je zadavao Muldoonu njegove najteže izazove. Muldoon and Whistler met on Thursday, Studeni 1, 1883 in San Francisco, California u jednom od njihovih nekoliko mečeva. William Muldoon bio je gotovo za glavu viši i teži
Joe Acton bio je jedan od najboljih engleskih hrvača tijekom 19. stoljeća. 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. Napokon se osigurao