Gevegsporthistorikus en gevegskunstenaar
Posts about 19th Century professional wrestlers and matches.
In gevegsport, 'n goeie groot man klop gewoonlik 'n goeie klein man. As jy wonderlik is, jy kan dikwels vergoed vir groot grootte verskille. Edwin Bibby het net 5 gestaan’04” en geweeg 160 pond, maar het baie groter stoeiers tydens sy professionele stoeiloopbaan verslaan. Bibby het baie stoeiers verslaan, insluitend die reusagtige Duitse stoeier William Heygster. Edwin Bibby kon
The powerful William Muldoon was considered invincible as Greco-Roman World Wrestling Champion. Slegs een man het Muldoon ernstig uitgedaag tydens sy dominante bewind. Die 165-pond Clarence Whistler het Muldoon konsekwent sy moeilikste uitdagings gegee. Muldoon and Whistler met on Thursday, November 1, 1883 in San Francisco, Kalifornië in een van hul verskeie wedstryde. William Muldoon was amper 'n kop langer en het geweeg
Joe Acton was een van Engeland se beste stoeiers gedurende die 19de eeu. 151-pound Acton went through England’s middleweight ranks before plowing through the heavyweights. After beating the best England had to offer including Tom Cannon, Acton decided to test his abilities in the United States. Joe Acton settled in Philadelphia at Arthur Chamber’s Champions Rest during the summer months of
Sorakichi Matsuda originally trained in sumo wrestling. When Matsuda decided to become a catch-as-catch-can wrestler, he was forced to travel to the United States. Professional wrestling would not become popular in Japan until the middle of the Twentieth Century. Upon arriving in the United States in 1883, it took Matsuda a few months to secure a match. Hy het uiteindelik verseker
Martin “Boer” Burns reportedly trained over 1,000 wrestlers in his career as America’s foremost wrestling trainer. Egter, Burns was 'n groot stoeier in sy eie reg. Before he retired to train wrestlers full-time, Burns won the American Heavyweight Wrestling Championship from Evan “Die worger” Lewis in 1895. Burns held the title for two years. In 1893, Burns was stil
After several months of wrangling, Clarence Whistler met Duncan C. Ross on Monday, November 7, 1881 in a best three-out-of-five falls match. Two falls were to be conducted in catch-as-catch-can wrestling, which both men were considered adept at. Two falls were to be conducted in collar-and-elbow wrestling, which was a Ross speciality. The final fall would be conducted in Greco-Roman
During March 1891, George Baptiste travelled from St. Louis to Detroit to take part in a catch-as-catch-can wrestling tournament. While primarily a Greco-Roman wrestler, Baptiste would compete in the dominant American style of catch-as-catch-can. The 26-year-old Baptiste was an accomplished amateur and professional wrestler. Entering the Detroit tournament, Baptiste had lost only one match as a professional. The year prior,
Augustus 26, 1886, Evan “Worger” Lewis met the British Wrestling Champion Tom Cannon in Cincinnati, Ohio. During the legitimate wrestling era, other wrestlers feared the powerful Lewis because of his stranglehold. Lewis employed a carotid arterial strangle known as the rear naked choke in Judo. Ten minste was dit wat ek oorspronklik gedink het en die meeste historici het aangehaal. Moderne
Op Junie 4, 1883, die Grieks-Romeinse wêreld swaargewig Wrestling Kampioen William Muldoon gekonfronteer geskoolde Franse stoeier Jules Rigal in San Francisco, Kalifornië. Wanneer die stoeiers gestroop tot hul koffers vir die wedstryd, was dit duidelik Muldoon se krag sal 'n formidabele uitdaging aan Rigal bewys. Muldoon staan om 6 meter hoog en weeg tussen 193 en 210 pounds during his career.
Dominant champions like William Muldoon often had to accept handicap conditions to get fans interested in watching them wrestle. Aangesien aanhangers net Clarence Whistler as vaardig genoeg beskou het om sy bewind werklik te bedreig, Muldoon would often generate interest by either performing feats of strength or taking on the challenge of handicap conditions. Op Mei 5, 1885, Muldoon met Matsuda Sorokichi, wat