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Posts about 19th Century professional wrestlers and matches.
Dalam olahraga pertarungan, orang besar yang baik biasanya mengalahkan orang kecil yang baik. Jika kamu hebat, Anda sering kali dapat menutupi perbedaan ukuran yang besar. Edwin Bibby hanya berdiri 5’04” dan ditimbang 160 pound tetapi mengalahkan banyak pegulat besar selama karir gulat profesionalnya. Bibby mengalahkan banyak pegulat termasuk pegulat raksasa Jerman William Heygster. Edwin Bibby mampu
The powerful William Muldoon was considered invincible as Greco-Roman World Wrestling Champion. Hanya satu orang yang secara serius menantang Muldoon pada masa pemerintahannya yang dominan. Clarence Whistler seberat 165 pon secara konsisten memberikan tantangan terberatnya kepada Muldoon. Muldoon and Whistler met on Thursday, November 1, 1883 in San Francisco, California dalam salah satu dari beberapa pertandingan mereka. William Muldoon hampir satu kepala lebih tinggi dan beratnya
Joe Acton adalah salah satu pegulat terbaik Inggris pada abad ke-19. 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. Dia akhirnya mengamankan
Martin “Petani” Burns reportedly trained over 1,000 wrestlers in his career as America’s foremost wrestling trainer. However, 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 “Pencekik” Lewis in 1895. Burns held the title for two years. Di 1893, Luka bakar masih ada
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,
Pada Agustus 26, 1886, Evan “Pencekik” Lewis bertemu Gulat Inggris Juara Tom Cannon di Cincinnati, Ohio. Selama era gulat yang sah, pegulat lain takut Lewis kuat karena cengkeraman nya. Lewis mempekerjakan mencekik arteri karotis dikenal sebagai choke telanjang belakang di Judo. Setidaknya itulah yang awalnya saya pikirkan dan sebagian besar sejarawan telah kutip. Modern
Pada tanggal 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 dan 210 pounds during his career.
Dominant champions like William Muldoon often had to accept handicap conditions to get fans interested in watching them wrestle. Karena fans hanya menganggap Clarence Whistler cukup terampil untuk benar-benar mengancam pemerintahannya, Muldoon would often generate interest by either performing feats of strength or taking on the challenge of handicap conditions. Pada tanggal 5, 1885, Muldoon met Matsuda Sorokichi, yang