Zitat:Original von Mäx
1905
Heute vor 106 Jahren:
George Hackenschmidt besiegte Tom Jenkins um den American Heavyweight Title.
Steht so noch bei "Was war früher?", aber es ging hier um den World Heavyweight Title und nicht um Jenkins' US-Title (American Heavyweight Title). ;) Im Prinzip die Geburtsstunde vom World Heavyweight Title, wenn man Hackenschmidt's frühere Anerkennung in Europa seit 1901 nicht mitzählt.
http://www.wrestling-titles.com/world/world-h.html
Zitat:Georg Hackenschmidt 05/05/04 New York, NY
Has been recognized as world greco-roman champion in Europe as of 1900/04; also has won the world championship tournaments in Vienna, Paris, Hamburg, St. Petersburg, Elberfield, and Berlin in 1901; wins European Greco-Roman title from Tom Cannon on 02/09/04 in Liverpool, GBR; wins recognition as World champion on 04/01/30 in London, GBR, defeating Ahmed Madrali; defeats American title holder Tom Jenkins on 05/05/04 in New York, NY to become recognized world champion in North America.
Frage mich gerade, was Hisa auf seiner Seite meint mit: "Has been recognized as world greco-roman champion in Europe as of 1900/04" (???)
^^ Das ist neu für mich, weil es im April 1900 keine WM in Europa gab, wo Hackenschmidt gewonnen hat, um so eine Anerkennung begründen zu können. Im Jahr 1900 hat er keine einzige WM in Europa gewonnen.
1900 gabs diese WM's mit den jeweiligen Gewinnern:
Greco-roman Style
1900 - Berlin (02.1900)
Paul Pons
1900 - St. Petersburg
Alexander Aberg
1900 - Wien
Paul Pons
1900 - Paris
Kara Ahmed
1900 - Paris (12.1900)
Laurent le Beaucairois
Wrestling-titles com nennt für 1901 diese Reihenfolge von Hackenschmidts WM Siegen:
Vienna
Paris
Hamburg
St. Petersburg
Elberfield
Berlin
^^ Diese Reihenfolge ist teilweise falsch und so viele WM's gab es 1901 ebenfalls nicht in Europa.
Hackenschmidt hat 1901 diese WM's gewonnen:
1901 - Wien (04.-05.1901)
George Hackenschmidt
1901 - Paris (11.-12.1901)
George Hackenschmidt
Das WM Turnier in Hamburg im Januar 1901 hat er nicht gewonnen, weil es keine Platzierung in der Schwergewichtsklasse gab. Es gab nur einen Sieger in der Leichtgewichtsklasse und der hieß Georg Lurich. 1901 gab es ferner keine WM in Berlin und Elberfeld! Das waren regionale Meisterschaften. Insgesamt gab es 1901 in Europa drei WM's:
1901 - Hamburg (01.1901)
1901 - Wien (04.-05.1901)
1901 - Paris (11.-12.1901)
Hier ein Bericht zu dem Kampf von Nat Fleischer (Gründer vom Boxmagazin "The Ring") aus dem Buch "From Milo to Londos" (1936). Fleischer war damals ein absoluter Kenner der Szene, vor allem was das Wrestling in New York betraf. Könnte sogar sein, dass er diesen Kampf zwischen Hackenschmidt und Jenkins im MSG selbst gesehen hat. Er ist von der Generation her Mitte der 1880er Jahre geboren worden. Würde dann eigentlich passen.
"The bout was to have been two falls out of three, but Hack rose in his might and slammed the American to the canvas for two quick falls, the first in 31 minutes, 15 seconds, and the last in 22 minutes, 4 seconds. Jenkins never had a chance. He proved but a plaything in the hands of the mighty Russian. Hackenschmidt was extremely upset when he crawled between the ropes and, although the vast crowd greeted him with an uproar of cheers, it failed to bring a smile to his lips. He was magnificent when he threw off his bathrobe. He stood 5 feet, 10 inches and weighed 208 pounds. Jenkins weighed eight pounds less, but was an inch taller. At the sound of the gong, Hack was off his stool like a flash, kicking the inoffensive chair through the ropes in his mad dash to get at the American. Jenkins met him halfway with a body check, but was flung up against the ropes with the force of the impact.
George leaped at Jenkins and brought bot hands up to the back of the neck. Jenkins jumped up and down as if trying the Russian´s strengh and then wrenched himself clear. Hack was after him in a lionlike leap, but Jenkins tincanned about the ring. The Russian stopped him short and reached up for the neck, but Jenkins struck both hands away and then sprang behind. The foreigner whirled as though on a pivot and met him with a clinch about the neck. Try as he might, Jenkins failed to loosen the hands but Hack ended matters by hurling the American the length of the ring, Jenkins coming up with a jerk on the ropes. Four times in all Hackenschmidt grabbled Jenkins and flung him from him, each time the ropes saving the American from a bad fall. As the men maneuvered about for a hold, Jenkins suddenly dove in for the legs. He fastened his dangerous hold, the thigh grip, but Hack shook himself lika a dog after a swim and Jenkins was splashed off like a spray. The instantaneous and easy way that the Russian disposed of one of the deadly grips of the catch-as-catch-can champion made the crowd gasp. Jenkins looked worried, but gamely took the offensive. Hackenschmidt leaped in with his neck hold and the two wrestled head to head, straining for a wall.
The American was the first to give way. Suddenly he slipped behind and locked both arms about Hack´s stomach, at the same time lifting him in the air. The Russian seemed to contract all his muscles, then sprang free. Jenkins looked at him open-mouthed! That wasn´t wrestling, it was more like a lion jumping through a paper hoop! Once more Jenkins darted behind, but Hack almost swept the American off his feet with a free sweep of his left hand. As quick as a flash, Hackenschmidt gave Tom the foot and the American crashed to the mat, Hack immediatly jumping behind and starting to work furiously over him. He locked on a half-nelson and then began to heave and push with all his strengh and weight. Jenkins managed to get to all-fours and then assumed a sitting position, with Hack still behind. The crowd went crazy when the American wrenched himself clear and jumped to his feet. The sole of Jenkin´s left shoe became loose after ten minutes of fast standing work and he stopped the bout until he could rip off the shoe, continuing with his foot bare.
He managed to work behind and threw Hackenschmidt at the twenty-five minute mark, but could not hold the Russian, who leaped to his feet with a snarl. The constant battering was weakening Jenkins and he began to gasp for breath. Hack feinted for the legs and then came in with a half-nelson, both hands up under the chest and clasped about the back of the neck. Inch by inch, he twisted the American over and then flopped him to the canvas, pinning both shoulders to the mat. Referee Hurst failed to see the fall and signalled Hackenschmidt to go on. A minute later Hackenschmidt had both shoulders squarely resting upon the pad and this time Hurst slapped him on the back. Jenkins got to his feet and walked on shaky legs to his corner, where he sank into his chair. Hack went sprightly over to his corner, popped into his bathrobe and then lightly vaulted over the rope (four feet high) and ran upstairs, two at a time, to his dressing room. Jenkins followed more slowly two minutes later. At the end of fifteen minutes both men appeared, Jenkins much refreshed from a cold shower and brisk rub-down.
Jenkins assumed the offensive for the first few minutes, holding the Russian even trying trick after trick in an effort to bring his man to the canvas. Hack broke the grips with ease and then suddenly placed both hands under Jenkins´arms and whirled him about in the air, then slammed him to the canvas. Hack immediatly worked his way behind and, although Jenkins wriggled out of some dangerous holds, he quickly weakened under the mauling, and at the end of 22 minutes he fell back under a half-nelson."
