Võitlusspordiajaloolane ja võitluskunstnik
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 oli 1870. aastatel kaelarihma ja küünarnuki maadluse raskekaalu maailmameister. Poolt 1855, Dufur loobus professionaalsest maadlusest, et jätkata täiskohaga rõivarätsepa eriala. Isegi oma maadluskarjääri ajal, Dufur töötas rätsepana. Dufur rääkis The Boston Globe'i korrespondendile, et ta on sündinud Richfordis, juunil Vermontis 5, 1943. See kuupäev
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, nimetatakse ka Evan Lewis “kuristaja”, oli professionaalne maadleja 1882 kuni 1899. Lewis was the first American Heavyweight Catch-as-Catch Can Wrestling Champion. He was also the first wrestler to perfect the “stranglehold” või “hang hold”, mida tänapäevased MMA-fännid tunnevad giljotiini õhuklappina. Lewis made his professional debut by winning a 64 meeste turniir
Martin “Farmer” Burns is famous today as the trainer of legendary wrestler Frank Gotch. “Farmer” 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 naela. Sisse 1891, Burns as the Iowa Heavyweight Champion took on J.C. Comstock, the Michigan Heavyweight Champion. J.C. Comstock was
Esmaspäeval, Veebruar 7, 1887, Evan “Strangler” Lewis and “Little Demon” Joe Acton kohtus Chicagos Battery D juures, Illinois. See oleks esimene mitmest meestevahelisest näituselahingust. Nad esitasid neid näitusi varakult suuremates Kesk-Lääne linnades 1887. Nagu St. Pauli matš, mida käsitlesin ühes varasemas postituses, Lewis ja Acton nõustusid sellega
This post was formally a podcast broadcast in 2015. Sel episood, I discuss what Evan “Kuristaja” Lewis’ hold would be called today. Main Content – When I first heard of the stranglehold or “hang hold” of Evan “The Strangler” Lewis, it sounded like a guillotine choke. Siiski, several sources I checked described it as a rear naked choke. Lewis
Evan “Strangler” Lewis oli hirmutav konkurendi. Kuigi ta ei olnud suur mees 5’09” ja kaalutakse 170 naela, Lewis’ meisterlikkust esildisi teda võrdne või parem kõige maadlejate tema ajastu. Jack Carkeek oli kohutav maadleja kuid üks mängu Lewis peaaegu pani teda pensionile. Lewis’ reputation was strongly related to his feared
Thiebaud ehk Theobald Bauer oli prantsuse maadleja, kes on spetsialiseerunud kreeka-rooma maadlusele. Bauer saabus Ameerikasse ajal 1875 kahtlase pretensiooniga kreeka-rooma maadluse raskekaalu maailmameistrivõistlustele. Ta kaitseks oma tiitlit 5 aastat, kuni alistas William Muldoon aastal 1880. Kui maadlusfännid Baueriga üldse tuttavad on, see on tavaliselt vastane
The April 12, 1887 trükk 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 naela, was a ferocious wrestler. The bout should have been