Историк на бойните спортове и майстор на бойните изкуства
Публикации за професионални борци и мачове от 19-ти век.
В бойните спортове, добрият голям мъж обикновено побеждава добрия малък човек. Ако си страхотен, често можете да компенсирате огромни несъответствия в размерите. Едуин Биби остана само 5’04” и претегля 160 паунда, но победи много по-големи борци по време на професионалната си кариера в борбата. Биби победи много борци, включително гигантския немски борец Уилям Хейгстър. Едуин Биби успя
The powerful William Muldoon was considered invincible as Greco-Roman World Wrestling Champion. Само един човек сериозно предизвика Мълдун по време на доминиращото му управление. 165-килограмовият Кларънс Уислър постоянно поставяше на Мълдун най-трудните му предизвикателства. Muldoon and Whistler met on Thursday, Ноември 1, 1883 in San Francisco, Калифорния в един от няколкото им мача. Уилям Мълдун беше почти една глава по-висок и тежеше
Джо Актън беше един от най-добрите борци на Англия през 19-ти век. 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. Най-накрая се осигури
Martin “Farmer” Burns reportedly trained over 1,000 wrestlers in his career as America’s foremost wrestling trainer. Обаче, Burns was a great wrestler in his own right. Before he retired to train wrestlers full-time, Burns won the American Heavyweight Wrestling Championship from Evan “Удушвачът” Lewis in 1895. Burns held the title for two years. В 1893, Бърнс беше неподвижен
After several months of wrangling, Clarence Whistler met Duncan C. Ross on Monday, Ноември 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,
На August 26, 1886, Evan “<Педя bbox_x = "949" bbox_y = "1799" bbox_w = "52" bbox_h = "19" fsize = "13" fweight = "3" червено = "255" зелен = "255" синьо = "255" алфа = "” Люис се срещна с британския шампион по борба Том Кенън в Синсинати, Ohio. По време на законна борба ера, други борци бояха от мощен Луис заради неговата хватка. Люис заети сънната артерия удуши известен като задната броня дросела в джудо. At least that was what I originally thought and most historians have quoted. Modern
На June 4, 1883, the Greco-Roman World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion William Muldoon faced skilled French wrestler Jules Rigal in San Francisco, Калифорния. When the wrestlers stripped to their trunks for the match, it was obvious Muldoon’s power would prove a formidable challenge to Rigal. Muldoon stood around 6 feet tall and weighed between 193 и 210 pounds during his career.
Dominant champions like William Muldoon often had to accept handicap conditions to get fans interested in watching them wrestle. Since fans only considered Clarence Whistler skilled enough to really threaten his reign, Muldoon would often generate interest by either performing feats of strength or taking on the challenge of handicap conditions. On May 5, 1885, Muldoon met Matsuda Sorokichi, който