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Posts about 19th Century professional wrestlers and matches.
As the wrestler jumped off the mat, he grabbed the referee by the lapel with his good arm. “Why didn’t you stop it?” As Referee Siler tried to pull free, Duncan Ross’ seconds grabbed him and pulled him away. The men told Ross, “He can’t stop it. You have to submit.” Ross screamed, “I’m out of here.” As Ross walked
Henry Moses Dufur held the World Heavyweight Collar-and-Elbow Wrestling Champion during the 1870s. Por 1855, Dufur retired from professional wrestling to pursue his full-time profession of clothing tailor. Even during his wrestling career, Dufur worked as a tailor. Dufur told the correspondent from The Boston Globe that he was born in Richford, Vermont on June 5, 1943. This date of
Yusuf Ismail only wrestled in the United States for six months in the first half of 1898. In his first significant match, he was disqualified for a vicious foul. In his only other significant match, he gave Evan “Strangler” Lewis the beating of his life. Yet his short tour of the United States made him a legend. Ismail entered the
Evan “Strangler” Lewis, también llamado Evan Lewis “el estrangulador”, fue un luchador profesional 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” o “hang hold”, que los fanáticos modernos de MMA conocen como estrangulamiento de guillotina. Lewis made his professional debut by winning a 64 torneo masculino
Martín “Agricultor” Burns is famous today as the trainer of legendary wrestler Frank Gotch. “Agricultor” Burns was a great wrestler in his own right. Burns won the American Heavyweight Wrestling Champion in the legitimate pro wrestling era despite being only 165 libras. In 1891, Burns as the Iowa Heavyweight Champion took on J.C. Comstock, the Michigan Heavyweight Champion. J.C. Comstock was
El lunes, Febrero 7, 1887, Evan “Strangler” Lewis and “Little Demon” Joe Acton se reunió en Battery D en Chicago, Illinois. Sería la primera de varias peleas de exhibición entre los hombres.. Realizaron estas exposiciones en las ciudades más grandes del Medio Oeste a principios 1887. como el st. Partido de Paul que cubrí en una publicación anterior., Lewis y Acton acordaron
This post was formally a podcast broadcast in 2015. En este episodio, I discuss what Evan “El Estrangulador” Lewis’ hold would be called today. Contenido Principal – When I first heard of the stranglehold or “hang hold” of Evan “The Strangler” Lewis, it sounded like a guillotine choke. Sin embargo, several sources I checked described it as a rear naked choke. Lewis
Evan “Strangler” Lewis was a scary competitor. Although he was not a large man at 5’09” and weighed 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’ reputación estaba fuertemente relacionada con su temido
Thiebaud o Theobald Bauer fue un luchador francés, que se especializó en la lucha grecorromana. Bauer llegó a América durante 1875 con un dudoso derecho al Campeonato Mundial de Lucha Grecorromana de Peso Pesado. Defendería su título por 5 años hasta que fue derrotado por William Muldoon en 1880. Si los fanáticos de la lucha libre conocen a Bauer, normalmente es como el oponente
The April 12, 1887 edición del St. Paul Daily Globe carried a story about the bout between feared professional wrestlers, Evan “Strangler” Lewis and “Little Demon” 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