Bardagaíþróttasagnfræðingur og bardagalistamaður
Posts about 19th Century professional wrestlers and matches.
Í bardagaíþróttum, góður stór maður slær venjulega góðan lítinn mann. Ef þú ert frábær, þú getur oft bætt upp fyrir mikið stærðarmisræmi. Edwin Bibby varð aðeins 5’04” og vó 160 punda en sigraði marga stærri glímukappa á atvinnuglímuferli sínum. Bibby sigraði marga glímumenn þar á meðal risastóra þýska glímukappann William Heygster. Edwin Bibby var fær
The powerful William Muldoon was considered invincible as Greco-Roman World Wrestling Champion. Aðeins einn maður alvarlega áskorun Muldoon á markaðsráðandi valdatíma hans. The 165-pund Clarence Whistler stöðugt gaf Muldoon ströngustu viðfangsefni hans. Muldoon and Whistler met on Thursday, Nóvember 1, 1883 in San Francisco, California í einn af nokkrum leikjum sínum. William Muldoon var næstum höfði hærri og vó
Joe Acton var einn besti glímumaður Englands á 19. öld. 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. Hann tryggði sér að lokum
Martin “Farmer” Burns reportedly trained over 1,000 wrestlers in his career as America’s foremost wrestling trainer. Þó, Burns var mikill wrestler í eigin rétti sínum. Before he retired to train wrestlers full-time, Burns won the American Heavyweight Wrestling Championship from Evan “The Strangler” Lewis in 1895. Burns held the title for two years. Í 1893, Burns var kyrr
After several months of wrangling, Clarence Whistler met Duncan C. Ross on Monday, Nóvember 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,
Ágúst 26, 1886, Evan “Strangler” Lewis hitti breska Glíma Champion Tom Cannon í Cincinnati, Ohio. Á lögmætum Glíma tímum, aðrar wrestlers óttuðust öflugur Lewis vegna stranglehold hans. Lewis starfandi carotid slagæð kyrkja þekktur sem aftari nakinn choke í Judo. Það var allavega það sem ég hugsaði upphaflega og flestir sagnfræðingar hafa vitnað í. Nútímalegt
Júní 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 og 210 pounds during his career.
Dominant champions like William Muldoon often had to accept handicap conditions to get fans interested in watching them wrestle. Þar sem aðdáendur töldu Clarence Whistler aðeins nógu hæfan til að ógna stjórn hans, Muldoon would often generate interest by either performing feats of strength or taking on the challenge of handicap conditions. Á maí 5, 1885, Muldoon met Matsuda Sorokichi, sem