Yes, Stan Zbyszko was a pianist, and a law school grad! Also spoke 10 or more languages, was an Allied interpreter during WWII. Lived to be 91, according to one source. In the top 8 to10 of all time...
Stan Zbyszko wrestled from 1898 as a kid until the late 1930's in competition, then trained others. I thought i read that Ric Flair or someone of that caliber was trained by "Stan the Man".
@musicalrich1 Zbysko was dead before Flair trained. He died in 1967 at the age of 88. He appeared as an old wrestler in the film The Night and the City in the 50's but was still built like a freight train.
Even the heavyweight boxers were much smaller on the average: Dempsey only weighed about 188-190# for most of his reign as champ (1919-26). What's interesting is in this country we think bigger is better. In reality, the light-to-middle weight boxers & wrestlers were pound-for-pound the best, the strongest, & mentally toughest.
Boxing historians regard Sugar Ray Robinson as the greatest pound-for-pound. That wasn't his real name: he took someone else 's AAU card, adopting that fellow's name!
When Lewis "lost" to Zbyszko, it may have been a planned affair, although both were very capable legit. wrestlers. Stan Zbysko, only 5'8" and 230# or so, was built like a brick house! When he won by the double-cross, it was against either Ed Don George or Wayne "Big" Munn. Maybe the last true championship match?? Dunno, some say even Caddock v. Stecher was a "worked" affair. Liked one thing: Caddock never weighed more than 192-195#, Stecher only a little more. NO big steroid babies back then!
@DavidOAnal I believe your thinking of Larry (Whistler) Zbyszko who took the name. Stanislaus Zbyszko was from Poland and had a twin brother named Wladek who was also a wrestler. Both were intellectuals and famous for many other things as well as wrestling.
The last "real" championship was Caddock v. Stecher, early 1920's which still survives on YouTube. Strangler Lewis, great as he was, knew that to create continual fan interest one had to "mix it up", so he surrendered his title in 1925, as part of his promoters grand plan. After that one must reason that all championships were worked, not legitimate "shooting" matches; except when Stan Zbyszko double-crossed his opponent and beat him fair & square, rather than taking the proverbial dive!
The hooking back that is so simple and methodical, looks a lot more real. They'd probably shit themselves if they saw the 450's and stuff guys do off the top rope at your local gym indie show today.
I think that very few wrestling was reeal no matter how far back, and look at the way that this manager treats the wrestlers like their his personal property, totally under his control.
Yes, Stan Zbyszko was a pianist, and a law school grad! Also spoke 10 or more languages, was an Allied interpreter during WWII. Lived to be 91, according to one source. In the top 8 to10 of all time...
musicalrich1 3 months ago
Ed Lewis sucks at cutting Promos
dewilder11 4 months ago
Stan Zbyszko wrestled from 1898 as a kid until the late 1930's in competition, then trained others. I thought i read that Ric Flair or someone of that caliber was trained by "Stan the Man".
musicalrich1 11 months ago
@musicalrich1 Zbysko was dead before Flair trained. He died in 1967 at the age of 88. He appeared as an old wrestler in the film The Night and the City in the 50's but was still built like a freight train.
joethecabdriver 8 months ago
@musicalrich1
He trained Johnny Valentine and Harley Race
MrKeon1414 7 months ago
but koca yusuf ...he s the best ,,,he bit every body lol...
1977fms 11 months ago
Lewis was the greatest hooker of his - or all - time.
UnlimitedSeduction 1 year ago
Even the heavyweight boxers were much smaller on the average: Dempsey only weighed about 188-190# for most of his reign as champ (1919-26). What's interesting is in this country we think bigger is better. In reality, the light-to-middle weight boxers & wrestlers were pound-for-pound the best, the strongest, & mentally toughest.
Boxing historians regard Sugar Ray Robinson as the greatest pound-for-pound. That wasn't his real name: he took someone else 's AAU card, adopting that fellow's name!
musicalrich1 1 year ago
When Lewis "lost" to Zbyszko, it may have been a planned affair, although both were very capable legit. wrestlers. Stan Zbysko, only 5'8" and 230# or so, was built like a brick house! When he won by the double-cross, it was against either Ed Don George or Wayne "Big" Munn. Maybe the last true championship match?? Dunno, some say even Caddock v. Stecher was a "worked" affair. Liked one thing: Caddock never weighed more than 192-195#, Stecher only a little more. NO big steroid babies back then!
musicalrich1 1 year ago
@musicalrich1 HOLD UP! Zybrysko? He wrestled. In those times?
DavidOAnal 11 months ago
@DavidOAnal I believe your thinking of Larry (Whistler) Zbyszko who took the name. Stanislaus Zbyszko was from Poland and had a twin brother named Wladek who was also a wrestler. Both were intellectuals and famous for many other things as well as wrestling.
TheStonecoldloner 4 months ago
The last "real" championship was Caddock v. Stecher, early 1920's which still survives on YouTube. Strangler Lewis, great as he was, knew that to create continual fan interest one had to "mix it up", so he surrendered his title in 1925, as part of his promoters grand plan. After that one must reason that all championships were worked, not legitimate "shooting" matches; except when Stan Zbyszko double-crossed his opponent and beat him fair & square, rather than taking the proverbial dive!
musicalrich1 1 year ago
The hooking back that is so simple and methodical, looks a lot more real. They'd probably shit themselves if they saw the 450's and stuff guys do off the top rope at your local gym indie show today.
puffykilled2pac 1 year ago
@puffykilled2pac no they just wouldn't come to the show. because its too phoney
eslubin 1 year ago
LOL
In High Definition
:D
LVMR14 1 year ago
great wrestling, great shape, no steroids
bluepastry 1 year ago
I think that very few wrestling was reeal no matter how far back, and look at the way that this manager treats the wrestlers like their his personal property, totally under his control.
bassreeves1965 2 years ago
this looks worked even back then.
bassreeves1965 2 years ago
Same thought here.
And I think it was worked.
I'd really like to see a non-worked match from that era. An old catch-as-catch-can battle, if there were any on tape...
verhoogje 2 years ago
beautiful to watch. shows how skilled they were.
alfredtink 2 years ago