“Farmer” Burns Preps for Lewis

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Fil 1894, Martin “Farmer” Burns was preparing to wrestle Evan “Strangler” Lewis for the American Heavyweight Wrestling Championship. While Burns was entering his prime, Lewis had been on top of American professional wrestling for 5 snin. Lewis also wrestled a viscous style with an emphasis on submission holds. Burns would have to be prepared for a tough contest, which could

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Mooney Wrestles Luttbeg

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Nhar is-Sibt, December 2nd, 1893, local Saint Louis boxing instructor and Greco-Roman wrestler Mike Mooney met Max Luttbeg at Saint LouisEntertainment Hall. Pre-match hype focused on Mooney never losing a wrestling match or a boxing bout. Mooney was considered a better Greco-Roman wrestler, while Luttbeg was a better catch-as-catch-can wrestler. In the 19th century, it was common for matches

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Lewis u Roeber Unify Title

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Meta William Muldoon irtira mil-lotta professjonali fi 1889, hu maħsub għall-proteġġ tiegħu, Ernst Roeber, biex issir iċ-Champion il-ġdid tal-World Heavyweight Wrestling. Peress Muldoon dejjem iddefenda l-kampjonat tiegħu fl-istil tal-lotta Greko-Rumana, l-għażla tiegħu kienet tagħmel sens. Roeber kien bla dubju l-aqwa wrestler Greko-Ruman fl-Amerika dak iż-żmien. Madankollu, il-partitarji tal-lotta u l-ġurnalist, li jkopri l-isport,

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“Farmer” Burns Jieqaf Charles Green

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F'post riċenti, Ktibt dwar it-tentattiv bla suċċess ta 'Charles Green biex jegħleb lil Evan “Strangler” Lewis in 1889. A year later, Green kellu suċċess akbar ma' leġġenda oħra tal-lotta Amerikana, Martin “Farmer” Burns. Burns li dalwaqt se jkun ta’ 29 sena kien wrestler eċċellenti iżda kien għadu ma kienx fuq il-livell ta’ Evan Lewis. Madankollu, ikollu jkun fil-quċċata 10

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Charles Green Preps għal Evan Lewis

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Charles Green, wrestler Ingliż tas-sengħa catch-as-catch-can, ivvjaġġa lejn l-Istati Uniti fl-aħħar tas-snin tmenin biex tiġġieled l-aqwa wrestlers Amerikani. Green kiseb l-opportunità tiegħu f'Lulju 21, 1889, meta ġġieled liċ-Champion Amerikan tal-Heavyweight Catch-as-Catch-Can Evan Lewis. Biex nippreparaw għal din il-partita, Green ħa attakk ta' handicap mal-wrestler tal-vjaġġaturi Bert Scheller fl-aħħar ta' Ġunju. Scheller twieled

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Little Demon Wrestles Tom Cannon

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F’għeluq it-33 sena ta’ Joe Acton, Marzu 8, 1885, huwa ġġieled lil pajjiżu Tom Cannon f'logħba ta' 2 minn 3 waqgħat fi Sportsman Park fi New Orleans, Louisiana. Acton u Cannon kellhom storja twila flimkien. Iż-żewġt irġiel twieldu fl-Ingilterra kmieni 1952. Cannon twieled xahar wara minn Acton f'April 19, 1852. Iż-żewġt irġiel bdew jiġġieldu fil-

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Ernst Roeber Claims Vacant Title

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When William Muldoon retired as the World Heavyweight Greco-Roman Wrestling Champion in 1889, there was no ready successor to the championship. Evan “Strangler” Lewis was the best wrestler in the United States not named William Muldoon but his specialty was catch-as-catch-can wrestling. The best American Greco-Roman wrestler, Clarence Whistler, had died in Australia during 1885. Muldoon’s handpicked successor was German-born

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Bidwi Burns Battalji Evan Lewis

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L-akbar logħba tal-lotta professjonali Amerikana tas-Seklu 19 seħħet f’April 21, 1895 f'Chicago, Illinois. Evan “Strangler” Lewis iddefenda l-Kampjonat Amerikan tal-Lotta Heavyweight tiegħu kontra Martin “Farmer” Burns. Iż-żgħażagħ ta’ 34 sena kienu t-tnejn tas-sengħa “ganċijiet” jew istivi sottomissjoni jagħmluhom il-quċċata tal-katina alimentari fil-lotta professjonali leġittimu. Lewis kien ilu champion bla dubju minn dakinhar 1893

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Clarence Whistler Dies in Australia

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Clarence Whistler was born in Indiana during 1856. While standing only 5’09” or so and weighing 165 liri, Whistler was considered one of the most powerful wrestlers of his era. Whistler was the only wrestler able to give William Muldoon a hard time during Muldoon’s 9-year run as World Champion. Whistler primarily competed in Greco-Roman wrestling, the dominant style in

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Duncan Ross Wrestles Sorakichi Matsuda

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Dwar April 21, 1884, Duncan C. Ross iltaqa 'ma' Sorakichi Matsuda, magħruf ukoll bħala Matsada, l-ewwel wrestler professjonali Ġappuniż fl-Istati Uniti. Matsuda emigra lejn l-Istati Uniti biex isegwi l-ħolma tiegħu li jsir wrestler professjonali għax dak il-ħin ma kienx jeżisti fil-Ġappun. 28-Duncan Ross ta ’sena twieled fit-Turkija ta’ dixxendenza Skoċċiża f’Marzu

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