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Publica sobre lluitadors i partits professionals del segle XIX.
Thiebaud o Theobald Bauer va ser un lluitador francès, que es va especialitzar en la lluita grecoromana. Bauer va arribar a Amèrica durant 1875 amb una dubtosa reclamació al Campionat Mundial de Lluita Greco-Romana de pes pesat. Ell defensaria el seu títol 5 anys fins que va ser derrotat per William Muldoon a 1880. Si els aficionats a la lluita lliure estan familiaritzats amb Bauer, normalment és com l'oponent
Yusuf Ismail only wrestled in the United States for six months in the first half of 1898. In his first significant match, he was disqualified for a vicious foul. In his only other significant match, he gave Evan “Estrangulador” Lewis the beating of his life. Yet his short tour of the United States made him a legend. Ismail entered the
Evan “Estrangulador” Lewis, també anomenat Evan Lewis “el estrangulador”, va ser un lluitador professional de 1882 to 1899. Lewis was the first American Heavyweight Catch-as-Catch Can Wrestling Champion. He was also the first wrestler to perfect the “stranglehold” o “hang hold”, which modern MMA fans know as a guillotine choke. Lewis made his professional debut by winning a 64 man tournament
Martin “Farmer” Burns is famous today as the trainer of legendary wrestler Frank Gotch. “Farmer” Burns was a great wrestler in his own right. Burns won the American Heavyweight Wrestling Champion in the legitimate pro wrestling era despite being only 165 lliures. En 1891, Burns as the Iowa Heavyweight Champion took on J.C. Comstock, the Michigan Heavyweight Champion. J.C. Comstock was
Dilluns, Febrer 7, 1887, Evan “Estrangulador” Lewis and “Little Demon” Joe Acton es va conèixer a Battery D a Chicago, Illinois. Seria el primer de diversos combats d'exhibició entre els homes. Van fer aquestes exposicions a les ciutats més grans del mig oest al principi 1887. Com el St. El partit de Paul que vaig cobrir en una publicació anterior, Lewis i Acton van acceptar
This post was formally a podcast broadcast in 2015. En aquest episodi, I discuss what Evan “El Estrangulador” Lewis’ hold would be called today. Main Content – When I first heard of the stranglehold or “hang hold” of Evan “The Strangler” Lewis, it sounded like a guillotine choke. Però, several sources I checked described it as a rear naked choke. Lewis
Evan “Estrangulador” Lewis was a scary competitor. Although he was not a large man at 5’09” and weighed 170 lliures, Lewis’ mastery of submissions made him an equal or better of most wrestlers of his era. Jack Carkeek was a terrific wrestler but one match with Lewis almost caused him to retire. Lewis’ la reputació estava fortament relacionada amb la seva por
The April 12, 1887 edició del St. Paul Daily Globe carried a story about the bout between feared professional wrestlers, Evan “Estrangulador” Lewis and “Little Demon” Joe Acton. Other wrestlers feared Lewis’ ability as a submission expert particularly his abilities with the stranglehold. Joe Acton, while undersized at 150 lliures, was a ferocious wrestler. The bout should have been
Ernest Roeber was an accomplished Greco-Roman wrestler. William Muldoon, the World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion from 1880 to 1889, wanted Roeber to take over from him as World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion. Però, the world title would continue to be disputed until George Hackenschmidt won several Greco-Roman Tournaments in Europe during 1901. Yusuf Ismail, el Terrible Turk, va ser considerat un dels
Martin “Farmer” Burns was a professional catch-as-catch can wrestler as well as wrestling and physical cultural trainer. Tot i el gran èxit com a lluitador professional, fins i tot guanyant el campionat nord-americà de pes pesat, he is more famous as a wrestling trainer. Martin “Farmer” Burns was born February 15, 1861 in Cedar County, Iowa. Both then and now, wrestling is in an Iowan’s blood.