Kampfsporthistoriker und Kampfkünstler
Beiträge über professionelle Wrestler und Wettkämpfe des 19. Jahrhunderts.
Im Kampfsport, ein guter großer Mann schlägt in der Regel einen guten kleinen Mann. Wenn Sie groß sind, Sie können oft bis zur enormen Größe Diskrepanzen machen. Edwin Bibby stand nur auf dem 5. Platz’04” und gewogen 160 Pfund hat, die jedoch viele größeren Wrestler während seiner professionellen Wrestling-Karriere. Bibby besiegte viele Ringer, darunter den riesigen deutschen Ringer William Heygster. Edwin Bibby war in der Lage
Der leistungsstarke William Muldoon wurde als griechisch-römischen World Wrestling-Champion als unbesiegbar. Nur ein Mann forderte Muldoon während seiner dominanten Herrschaft ernsthaft heraus. Der 165 Pfund schwere Clarence Whistler stellte Muldoon immer wieder vor seine größten Herausforderungen. Muldoon und Whistler am Donnerstag getroffen, November 1, 1883 in San Francisco, Kalifornien in einem ihrer zahlreichen Spiele. William Muldoon war fast einen Kopf größer und wog
Joe Acton war einer der besten Wrestler Englands im 19. Jahrhundert. 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. Endlich hat er es geschafft
Martin “Bauer” Burns reportedly trained over 1,000 wrestlers in his career as America’s foremost wrestling trainer. Jedoch, 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 “Der Würger” Lewis in 1895. Burns held the title for two years. In 1893, Burns war still
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,
August 26, 1886, Evan “Würger” 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. Zumindest dachte ich das ursprünglich und die meisten Historiker haben es zitiert. Modern
Juni 4, 1883, the Greco-Roman World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion William Muldoon faced skilled French wrestler Jules Rigal in San Francisco, Kalifornien. 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 und 210 pounds during his career.
Dominant champions like William Muldoon often had to accept handicap conditions to get fans interested in watching them wrestle. Da die Fans nur Clarence Whistler für talentiert genug hielten, um seine Herrschaft wirklich zu gefährden, 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, die