Gevechtssporthistoricus en krijgskunstenaar
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 laatste
Op mei 21, 1915, het International Wrestling Tournament begon in New York. Samuel Rachman bevorderde de gebeurtenis als een manier om te laten zien Europees Grieks-Romeins worstelen kampioen Alek Aberg. Rachman geloofde Aberg was de natuurlijke opvolger van World Wrestling Champion Frank Gotch, die in pensioen 1913. Op de eerste dag van het 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 naar 1889, wanted Roeber to take over from him as World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion. Echter, 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, werd beschouwd als een van de
Op juni 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
Bij vechtsporten, een goede grote man verslaat meestal een goede kleine man. Als je geweldig bent, je kunt vaak grote verschillen in grootte goedmaken. Edwin Bibby stond slechts 5’04” and weighed 160 pond, maar versloeg veel grotere worstelaars tijdens zijn professionele worstelcarrière. Bibby versloeg vele worstelaars, waaronder de gigantische Duitse worstelaar William Heygster. Edwin Bibby kon het
De krachtige William Muldoon werd onoverwinnelijk beschouwd als de Grieks-Romeinse World Wrestling Champion. Slechts één man daagde Muldoon serieus uit tijdens zijn dominante regering. De 165 pond wegende Clarence Whistler bezorgde Muldoon consequent zijn zwaarste uitdagingen. Muldoon en Whistler ontmoet op donderdag, November 1, 1883 in San Francisco, Californië in een van hun verschillende wedstrijden. William Muldoon was bijna een kop groter en woog
Joe Acton was een van de beste worstelaars van Engeland in de 19e eeuw. 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. Eindelijk heeft hij zekerheid