Shooting or Working? - The History of the American Heavyweight Wrestling Championship

Lewis, Burns, Jenkins and Gotch, Legendary Wrestlers of the Legitimate Era

In January 1881, Edwin Bibby defeated Duncan C. Ross to establish the first American based title, the American Heavyweight Wrestling Championship. For the next forty-two years, the best wrestlers in American competed for the prestigious title.

However, the true history of the American title is not nearly as clear. This book looks at the big title matches and champions to establish a clearer picture of the championship.

Learn the true history of the first catch wrestling championship in the United States.

Über den Autor / die Autorin

Ken Zimmerman Jr. is the author of 22 non-fiction books including Gotch vs. Hackenschmidt, Double-Crossing the Gold Dust Trio and Evan "Strangler" Lewis. In addition to combat sports history, Ken has written true crime books on St. Louis, Missouri. Ken is a married father of three and grandfather of two, who lives outside St. Louis, Missouri. In addition to his interest in combat sports history, Ken holds rank in three martial arts including a 4th Degree black belt in Taekwondo.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Ken Zimmerman Jr.
• Mitarbeit: Kenneth Zimmerman III (Herausgeber)
• Verlag: Ken Zimmerman Jr.
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 19.10.2022
• EAN: 9781088108079
• ISBN: 978-1-08-810807-9
• Seiten: 304
• Abmessung: 152 mm x 229 mm x 16 mm
• Gewicht: 443 g
• Thema: Ratgeber > Sport > Kampfsport, Selbstverteidigung