Zbyszko and Lewis Start Riot

四月 7, 1914, 22-year-old Wladek Zbyszko met 22-year-old Ed “扼殺” Lewis would meet in the first of many matches between the two men. 當他們應該參加比賽時, 劉易斯和沃拉德克Zbyszko努力一起工作. In the early 1920s, Lewis would drop his World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship to Wladek’s older brother 斯坦尼斯Zbyszko. In their first match though, neither man was feeling cooperative.

Wladek Zbyszko won several European Greco-Roman Wrestling tournaments before coming to the United States in 1913. Wladek at 212 pounds was significantly smaller than his older brother. wladek會遲到 225 英鎊.

和 “扼殺” Lewis started wrestling at 14 歲以下. Born Robert Herman Julius Friedrich, he took the name Ed “扼殺” Lewis to honor fellow Wisconsin grappler and Friedrich’s hero, 埃文 “扼殺” 劉易斯.

當他們應該參加比賽時, Wladek Zbyszko和Ed Lewis對互相搏鬥表示關注. 劉易斯·費爾德·沃拉德克·茲比斯科（Lewis Feld Wladek Zbyszko）. 劉易斯說，如果Zbyszko嘗試任何事情，他會粗暴. Wladek Zbyszko對劉易斯也是如此.

Zbyszko, a Polish wrestler, benefited from a strong local Polish community in Detroit, 密歇根. 劉易斯, a resident of next door Wisconsin, also had several supporters present.

Lewis enjoyed a size advantage. Beginning his career in the 220 一斤不等, Lewis retired as a 5’10”, 265 pound crusher. In this match, he enjoyed a 10 plus pound advantage over a smaller but strong Zbyszko.

開始比賽, both men employed rough tactics for 20 minutes without either man scoring an advantage. The men pulled and tugged on each other, landed forearm blows, 互相高跟, 據報導，Zbyszko戳了劉易斯的眼睛.

後 20 minutes of this rough and tumble match, Ed Lewis disregarded his feared “束縛” 對於Zbyszko的下巴有強大的右手. 打擊敲打wladek zbyszko無知. 劉易斯用拳頭握住拳頭的意圖，pummeling wladek zbyszko.

Luckily for Zbyszsko, 波蘭的球迷開始急忙攻擊劉易斯. 劉易斯’ supporters began brawling with the Polish fans. 報紙記者聲稱，人群中的戰鬥超過了戒指的戰鬥.

A squad of Detroit Police cleared the ring and ringside area. 起初, the referee disqualified Lewis and awarded the match to Zbyszko. Lewis cried foul and accused Zbyszko of trying to gouge his eye out. Lewis claimed he struck Wladek in self-defense. After some debate, officials declared the match a no contest.

多年來，男人之間存在什麼壞事. 劉易斯（Lewis）和沃拉德克（Wladek Zbyskzo）比賽經常變成拳頭. The rough tactics they used on each other were definitely real. 在劉易斯期間’ 標題統治 1922 至 1925, 劉易斯（Lewis）基於對Wladek Zbyszko的強烈不喜歡的標題圖片凍結了wladek Zbyszko.

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