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Nan espò konba, yon bon gwo nonm anjeneral bat yon bon ti gason. Si ou gran, ou ka souvan fè moute pou diferans gwosè gwo. Edwin Bibby te kanpe sèlman 5’04” ak peze 160 liv men bat anpil pi gwo luteur pandan karyè pwofesyonèl li. Bibby te bat anpil luteur ki gen ladan gwo wrèstle Alman William Heygster. Edwin Bibby te kapab
Pwisan William Muldoon a te konsidere kòm irézistibl kòm greko-Women Mondyal Wrestling Champion. Only one man seriously challenged Muldoon during his dominant reign. The 165-pound Clarence Whistler consistently gave Muldoon his toughest challenges. Muldoon ak Whistler te rankontre nan Jedi, Novanm 1, 1883 nan San Francisco, California in one of their several matches. William Muldoon was almost a head taller and weighed
Joe Acton was one of England’s best wrestlers during the 19th Century. 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. He finally secured
Martin “Kiltivatè” Burns reportedly trained over 1,000 wrestlers in his career as America’s foremost wrestling trainer. Sepandan, 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 “Strangler a” Lewis in 1895. Burns held the title for two years. Nan 1893, Burns was still
After several months of wrangling, Clarence Whistler met Duncan C. Ross on Monday, Novanm 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,
Sou Out 26, 1886, Evan “Strangler” Lewis te rankontre Lit Britanik la Champion Tom Cannon nan Cincinnati, Ohio. Pandan epòk la lit lejitim, lòt luteur te pè Lewis nan pwisan paske nan anpriz l '. Lewis travay yon trangle carotid atè li te ye kòm dèyè toufe nan toutouni nan judo. Omwen se sa mwen te panse orijinèlman e pifò istoryen yo te site. Modèn
On June 4, 1883, the Greco-Roman World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion William Muldoon faced skilled French wrestler Jules Rigal in San Francisco, California. 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 ak 210 pounds during his career.
Dominant champions like William Muldoon often had to accept handicap conditions to get fans interested in watching them wrestle. Depi fanatik sèlman konsidere Clarence Whistler kalifye ase yo reyèlman menase rèy li, Muldoon would often generate interest by either performing feats of strength or taking on the challenge of handicap conditions. Sou Me 5, 1885, Muldoon met Matsuda Sorokichi, ki moun ki