格鬥運動史學家和武術家
有關希臘羅馬摔跤比賽和其他摔跤風格（例如頸肘摔跤）的帖子, 側抱摔跤, 康沃爾摔跤, 等.
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, 弗蘭克Gotch表示, 在戈奇的最後
在5月 21, 1915, 國際摔跤錦標賽開始在紐約. 塞繆爾·拉赫曼推廣活動，以此來展示歐洲古典式摔跤冠軍亞歷克Aberg. 拉赫曼認為Aberg是自然的繼任者世界摔跤冠軍弗蘭克Gotch, 誰在退休 1913. 在比賽的第一天, nationalistic feelings about World War I popped up
Ernest Roeber was an accomplished Greco-Roman wrestler. 威廉·馬爾登, the World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion from 1880 至 1889, wanted Roeber to take over from him as World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion. 然而, 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, 被認為是其中之一
六月 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, 馬薩諸塞州. 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
十月 25, 1915, 亞歷山大 “亞歷克斯” Aberg won the World Greco-Roman Heavyweight Wrestling Championship from Wladek Zbyszko, the brother of Aberg’s former foe. 在 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 combat sports, a good big man usually beats a good little man. If you are great, you can often make up for huge size discrepancies. Edwin Bibby stood only 5’04” 稱重 160 pounds but defeated many larger wrestlers during his professional wrestling career. Bibby defeated many wrestlers including the gigantic German wrestler William Heygster. Edwin Bibby was able
The powerful William Muldoon was considered invincible as Greco-Roman World Wrestling Champion. 在馬爾登的統治時期，只有一個人認真挑戰他. 165 磅重的克拉倫斯·惠斯勒 (Clarence Whistler) 始終為馬爾登帶來最艱鉅的挑戰. Muldoon and Whistler met on Thursday, 十一月 1, 1883 in San Francisco, 加州在他們的幾場比賽中的一場. 威廉·馬爾登幾乎高出一個頭，體重也增加了
喬·阿克頓 (Joe Acton) 是 19 世紀英格蘭最優秀的摔跤手之一. 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. 他終於獲得了