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Postagens sobre lutadores e lutas profissionais do século 19.
Thiebaud or Theobald Bauer was a French wrestler, who specialized in Greco-Roman wrestling. Bauer arrived in America during 1875 with a dubious claim to the World Greco-Roman Heavyweight Wrestling Championship. He would defend his title for 5 years until defeated by William Muldoon in 1880. If wrestling fans are familiar with Bauer at all, it is normally as the opponent
Yusuf Ismail lutou apenas seis meses nos Estados Unidos na primeira metade de 1898. Em sua primeira partida significativa, ele foi desqualificado por uma falta cruel. Em sua única outra partida significativa, ele deu a evan “Strangler” Lewis, a surra de sua vida. No entanto, sua curta viagem pelos Estados Unidos o tornou uma lenda. Ismail entrou no
Evan “Strangler” Lewis, também chamado Evan Lewis “o Estrangulador”, foi um lutador profissional de 1882 a 1899. Lewis was the first American Heavyweight Catch-as-Catch Can Wrestling Champion. He was also the first wrestler to perfect the “stranglehold” ou “hang hold”, que os fãs modernos de MMA conhecem como guilhotina. Lewis made his professional debut by winning a 64 torneio masculino
Martin “Agricultor” Burns is famous today as the trainer of legendary wrestler Frank Gotch. “Agricultor” Burns, foi um grande lutador em seu próprio direito. Burns won the American Heavyweight Wrestling Champion in the legitimate pro wrestling era despite being only 165 libras. Em 1891, Queimaduras como o Heavyweight Champion Iowa assumiu JC. Comstock, o Heavyweight Champion Michigan. J.C. Comstock was
Na segunda-feira, Fevereiro 7, 1887, Evan “Strangler” Lewis and “Demónio pequeno” Joe Acton met at Battery D in Chicago, Illinois. It would be the first of several exhibition bouts between the men. They performed these exhibitions in the larger Midwestern cities in early 1887. Like the St. Paul match I covered in an earlier post, Lewis and Acton agreed to
This post was formally a podcast broadcast in 2015. Neste episódio, Eu discutir o que Evan “O Estrangulador” Lewis’ hold seria chamado hoje. Main Content – Quando eu ouvi pela primeira vez o estrangulamento ou "travar hold" de Evan "O Estrangulador" Lewis, soou como uma guilhotina. However, várias fontes I verificados descreveu-o como um mata-leão. Lewis
Evan “Strangler” Lewis was a scary competitor. Although he was not a large man at 5’09” e pesou 170 libras, 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’ reputation was strongly related to his feared
The April 12, 1887 edição do St. Paul Daily Globe carried a story about the bout between feared professional wrestlers, Evan “Strangler” Lewis and “Demónio pequeno” Joe Acton. Other wrestlers feared Lewis’ ability as a submission expert particularly his abilities with the stranglehold. Joe Acton, while undersized at 150 libras, 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 a 1889, wanted Roeber to take over from him as World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion. However, the world title would continue to be disputed until George Hackenschmidt won several Greco-Roman Tournaments in Europe during 1901. Yusuf Ismail, the Terrible Turk, foi considerado um dos
Martin “Agricultor” Queimaduras era uma pegadinha captura-como-profissional pode lutador, bem como luta livre e treinador cultural físico. Despite great success as a professional wrestler, even winning the American Heavyweight Championship, he is more famous as a wrestling trainer. Martin “Agricultor” Queimaduras nasceu fevereiro 15, 1861 em Cedar County, Iowa. Ambos, então, e agora, wrestling is in an Iowan’s blood.