Historik bojových športov a bojový umelec
Posts about 19th Century professional wrestlers and matches.
Ernest Roeber was an accomplished Greco-Roman wrestler. William Muldoon, the World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion from 1880 na 1889, wanted Roeber to take over from him as World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion. Však, the world title would continue to be disputed until George Hackenschmidt won several Greco-Roman Tournaments in Europe during 1901. Yusuf Ismail, the Terrible Turk, bol považovaný za jeden z
Martin “Poľnohospodár” Burns bol profesionálny catch-as-catch môže zápasník, rovnako ako zápas a telesnej kultúry tréner. Napriek veľkým úspechom ako profesionálny zápasník, dokonca vyhral americký šampionát v ťažkej váhe, he is more famous as a wrestling trainer. Martin “Poľnohospodár” Burns bol narodený 15, 1861 Cedar County, Iowa. Obaja predtým a teraz, wrestling je v Iowan krvi.
V bojových športoch, dobrý veľký muž zvyčajne porazí dobrého malého muža. Ak ste skvelý, často dokážete vyrovnať obrovské veľkostné rozdiely. Edwin Bibby stál iba 5’04” a zváži 160 libier, ale počas svojej profesionálnej zápasníckej kariéry porazil mnoho väčších zápasníkov. Bibby porazil veľa zápasníkov vrátane gigantického nemeckého zápasníka Williama Heygstera. Edwin Bibby to dokázal
The powerful William Muldoon was considered invincible as Greco-Roman World Wrestling Champion. Only one man seriously challenged Muldoon during his dominant reign. The 165-pound Clarence Whistler consistently gave Muldoon his toughest challenges. Muldoon and Whistler met on Thursday, November 1, 1883 in San Francisco, California in one of their several matches. William Muldoon was almost a head taller and weighed
Joe Acton bol jedným z najlepších anglických zápasníkov 19. storočia. 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. Nakoniec zabezpečil
Martin “Poľnohospodár” Burns reportedly trained over 1,000 wrestlers in his career as America’s foremost wrestling trainer. Však, 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 “Strangler” Lewis in 1895. Burns held the title for two years. V 1893, Burns bol stále
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,
Augusta 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. Aspoň to som si pôvodne myslel a väčšina historikov to citovala. Moderné