Mwanahistoria wa Michezo ya Vita na Msanii wa Vita
Posts about 19th Century professional wrestlers and matches.
Katika kupambana michezo, nzuri kubwa mtu kawaida beats nzuri kidogo mtu. Kama una kubwa, mara nyingi wanaweza kufanya kwa ajili ya tofauti kubwa ukubwa. Edwin Bibby alisimama 5 tu’04” na uzito 160 paundi lakini alishindwa wrestlers nyingi kubwa wakati wa wasifu wake wa mieleka. Bibby kushindwa wrestlers nyingi ikiwa ni pamoja mkubwa German wrestler William Heygster. Edwin Bibby aliweza
The powerful William Muldoon was considered invincible as Greco-Roman World Wrestling Champion. Mtu mmoja tu umakini changamoto Muldoon wakati wa utawala wake kubwa. 165-pound Clarence Whistler mfululizo alitoa Muldoon changamoto yake ngumu. Muldoon and Whistler met on Thursday, Novemba 1, 1883 in San Francisco, California katika moja ya mechi yao kadhaa. William Muldoon alikuwa karibu kichwa warefu na vunja
Joe Acton was one of England’s best wrestlers during the 19th Century. 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. Hatimaye alijihakikishia
Martin “Mkulima” Burns reportedly trained over 1,000 wrestlers in his career as America’s foremost wrestling trainer. Hata hivyo, Burns alikuwa wrestler kubwa katika haki yake mwenyewe. 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. In 1893, Burns was still
After several months of wrangling, Clarence Whistler met Duncan C. Ross on Monday, Novemba 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,
Juu ya Agosti 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. At least that was what I originally thought and most historians have quoted. 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 na 210 wakati wa kazi yake paundi.
Dominant champions like William Muldoon often had to accept handicap conditions to get fans interested in watching them wrestle. Kwa kuwa mashabiki walimchukulia tu Clarence Whistler kuwa na ujuzi wa kutosha kutishia utawala wake, Muldoon would often generate interest by either performing feats of strength or taking on the challenge of handicap conditions. Mei 5, 1885, Muldoon met Matsuda Sorokichi, who