Istoricul sporturilor de luptă și artist marțial
Postează despre luptători profesioniști și meciuri din secolul al XIX-lea.
În sporturile de luptă, un om mare bun îl bate de obicei pe un om mic bun. Daca esti grozav, de multe ori puteți compensa discrepanțe uriașe de dimensiune. Edwin Bibby avea doar 5 ani’04” and weighed 160 lire sterline, dar a învins mulți luptători mai mari în timpul carierei sale de lupte profesionale. Bibby a învins mulți luptători, inclusiv giganticul luptător german William Heygster. Edwin Bibby a putut
The powerful William Muldoon was considered invincible as Greco-Roman World Wrestling Champion. Doar un bărbat l-a provocat serios pe Muldoon în timpul domniei sale dominante. Clarence Whistler de 165 de lire ia oferit constant lui Muldoon cele mai grele provocări. Muldoon and Whistler met on Thursday, Noiembrie 1, 1883 in San Francisco, California într-unul dintre meciurile lor. William Muldoon era aproape cu un cap mai înalt și cântărea
Joe Acton a fost unul dintre cei mai buni luptători ai Angliei în timpul secolului al XIX-lea. 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. În cele din urmă s-a asigurat
Martin “Agricultor” Burns reportedly trained over 1,000 wrestlers in his career as America’s foremost wrestling trainer. Totuși, Burns a fost un mare luptător în dreptul său propriu. Before he retired to train wrestlers full-time, Burns won the American Heavyweight Wrestling Championship from Evan “Sugrumătorul” Lewis in 1895. Burns held the title for two years. În 1893, Burns era nemișcat
After several months of wrangling, Clarence Whistler met Duncan C. Ross on Monday, Noiembrie 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,
On August 26, 1886, Evan “Strangler” Lewis met the British Wrestling Champion Tom Cannon in Cincinnati, Ohio. During the legitimate wrestling era, other wrestlers feared the powerful Lewis because of his stranglehold. Lewis employed a carotid arterial strangle known as the rear naked choke in Judo. Cel puțin asta a fost ceea ce am crezut inițial și majoritatea istoricilor au citat. Modern
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 și 210 pounds during his career.
Dominant champions like William Muldoon often had to accept handicap conditions to get fans interested in watching them wrestle. Since fans only considered Clarence Whistler skilled enough to really threaten his reign, Muldoon would often generate interest by either performing feats of strength or taking on the challenge of handicap conditions. La data de 5, 1885, Muldoon met Matsuda Sorokichi, care