Storico degli sport da combattimento e artista marziale
Post su lottatori professionisti e incontri del XIX secolo.
Negli sport da combattimento, un bravo omone di solito batte un bravo omino. Se sei fantastico, spesso è possibile compensare enormi discrepanze dimensionali. Edwin Bibby aveva solo 5 anni’04” e pesato 160 chili ma sconfisse molti lottatori più grandi durante la sua carriera di wrestling professionistico. Bibby sconfisse molti lottatori tra cui il gigantesco wrestler tedesco William Heygster. Edwin Bibby era in grado
Il potente William Muldoon era considerato invincibile come greco-romana World Wrestling Champion. Solo un uomo sfidò seriamente Muldoon durante il suo regno dominante. Il Clarence Whistler da 165 libbre ha costantemente sottoposto a Muldoon le sfide più difficili. Muldoon e Whistler si è riunito il Giovedi, Novembre 1, 1883 a San Francisco, California in una delle loro numerose partite. William Muldoon era quasi una testa più alto e pesava
Joe Acton è stato uno dei migliori lottatori inglesi del 19° secolo. 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. Finalmente si è assicurato
Balestruccio “Agricoltore” Burns reportedly trained over 1,000 wrestlers in his career as America’s foremost wrestling trainer. Tuttavia, 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 “Il Strangler” Lewis in 1895. Burns held the title for two years. In 1893, Burns era immobile
After several months of wrangling, Clarence Whistler met Duncan C. Ross on Monday, Novembre 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,
Agosto 26, 1886, Evan “Strangler” Lewis ha incontrato il Wrestling campione britannico Tom Cannon a Cincinnati, Ohio. Durante l'era wrestling legittimo, altri lottatori temevano il potente Lewis a causa della sua stretta mortale. Lewis ha impiegato un strangolamento carotidea arteriosa nota come lo starter nudo posteriore Judo. Almeno questo era quello che pensavo inizialmente e che la maggior parte degli storici ha citato. Moderno
In giugno 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 e 210 pounds during his career.
Dominant champions like William Muldoon often had to accept handicap conditions to get fans interested in watching them wrestle. Dal momento che i fan consideravano Clarence Whistler solo abbastanza abile da minacciare davvero il suo regno, Muldoon would often generate interest by either performing feats of strength or taking on the challenge of handicap conditions. In maggio 5, 1885, Muldoon met Matsuda Sorokichi, che