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Posts about 19th Century professional wrestlers and matches.
Ernest Roeber was an accomplished Greco-Roman wrestler. William Muldoon, the World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion from 1880 to 1889, wanted Roeber to take over from him as World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion. Međutim, the world title would continue to be disputed until George Hackenschmidt won several Greco-Roman Tournaments in Europe during 1901. Yusuf Ismail, the Terrible Turk, smatran je jednim od
Bregunica “Seljak” Burns je profesionalna catch-as-catch može hrvač, kao i hrvanju i fizičke kulturne trenera. Unatoč velikom uspjehu kao profesionalni hrvač, čak i osvajanje američkog prvaka u teškoj kategoriji, he is more famous as a wrestling trainer. Bregunica “Seljak” Burns je rođen veljače 15, 1861 u Cedar županiji, Iowa. I onda i danas, wrestling is in an Iowan’s blood.
U borilačkim sportovima, dobar veliki čovjek obično pobijedi dobrog malog čovjeka. Ako si super, često možete nadoknaditi velike razlike u veličini. Edwin Bibby stajao je samo 5’04” and weighed 160 funti, ali je tijekom svoje profesionalne hrvačke karijere pobijedio mnoge veće hrvače. Bibby je pobijedio mnoge hrvače uključujući i divovskog njemačkog hrvača Williama Heygstera. Edwin Bibby je mogao
The powerful William Muldoon was considered invincible as Greco-Roman World Wrestling Champion. Samo je jedan čovjek ozbiljno izazvao Muldoona tijekom njegove dominantne vladavine. Clarence Whistler težak 165 funti stalno je zadavao Muldoonu njegove najteže izazove. Muldoon and Whistler met on Thursday, Studeni 1, 1883 in San Francisco, California u jednom od njihovih nekoliko mečeva. William Muldoon bio je gotovo za glavu viši i teži
Joe Acton bio je jedan od najboljih engleskih hrvača tijekom 19. stoljeća. 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. Napokon se osigurao
Bregunica “Seljak” Burns reportedly trained over 1,000 wrestlers in his career as America’s foremost wrestling trainer. Međutim, Burns je bio veliki hrvač u svoje pravo. Before he retired to train wrestlers full-time, Burns won the American Heavyweight Wrestling Championship from Evan “Davitelj” Lewis in 1895. Burns held the title for two years. U 1893, Burns je bio miran
After several months of wrangling, Clarence Whistler met Duncan C. Ross on Monday, Studeni 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,
Kolovoza 26, 1886, Evan “Davitelj” 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. Barem sam tako prvotno mislio i većina povjesničara citirala. Moderno