Harcsporttörténész és harcművész
Bejegyzések a 19. századi profi bunyósokról és meccsekről.
A küzdősportokban, egy jó nagy ember általában megveri a jó kis embert. Ha nagyszerű vagy, gyakran pótolhatja a hatalmas méretbeli eltéréseket. Edwin Bibby mindössze 5 éves volt’04” and weighed 160 fontot, de sok nagyobb birkózót legyőzött profi birkózói karrierje során. Bibby sok birkózót legyőzött, köztük a gigantikus német birkózót, William Heygstert. Edwin Bibby képes volt
The powerful William Muldoon was considered invincible as Greco-Roman World Wrestling Champion. Csak egy ember vetette komoly kihívás elé Muldoont uralkodása alatt. A 165 kilós Clarence Whistler következetesen megadta Muldoon legkeményebb kihívásait. Muldoon and Whistler met on Thursday, November 1, 1883 in San Francisco, Kaliforniában több meccsük egyikén. William Muldoon majdnem egy fejjel magasabb volt, és súlya is volt
Joe Acton Anglia egyik legjobb birkózója volt a 19. században. 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. Végül biztosított
Márton “Földműves” Burns reportedly trained over 1,000 wrestlers in his career as America’s foremost wrestling trainer. Viszont, 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 “A Strangler” Lewis in 1895. Burns held the title for two years. -Ben 1893, Burns mozdulatlan volt
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,
Augusztus 26, 1886, Evan “Strangler” Lewis találkoztak a brit birkózás bajnok Tom Cannon Cincinnati, Ohio. A jogos birkózó-korszak, Más birkózók félt a hatalmas Lewis, mert az ő markában. Lewis foglalkoztatott a nyaki artéria megfojtja az úgynevezett hátsó meztelenül szívatószabályozó Judo. Legalábbis eredetileg ezt gondoltam, és a legtöbb történész idézte. Modern
Június 4, 1883, the Greco-Roman World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion William Muldoon faced skilled French wrestler Jules Rigal in San Francisco, Kalifornia. 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 és 210 pounds during his career.
Dominant champions like William Muldoon often had to accept handicap conditions to get fans interested in watching them wrestle. Mivel a rajongók csak Clarence Whistlert tartották elég képzettnek ahhoz, hogy valóban veszélybe sodorják az uralkodását, Muldoon would often generate interest by either performing feats of strength or taking on the challenge of handicap conditions. Május 5, 1885, Muldoon met Matsuda Sorokichi, akik