Combat Sports Historian at Martial Artist
Posts about 19th Century professional wrestlers and matches.
As the wrestler jumped off the mat, he grabbed the referee by the lapel with his good arm. “Why didn’t you stop it?” As Referee Siler tried to pull free, Duncan Ross’ seconds grabbed him and pulled him away. The men told Ross, “He can’t stop it. You have to submit.” Ross screamed, “I’m out of here.” As Ross walked
Henry Moses Dufur held the World Heavyweight Collar-and-Elbow Wrestling Champion during the 1870s. Sa pamamagitan ng 1855, Dufur retired from professional wrestling to pursue his full-time profession of clothing tailor. Even during his wrestling career, Dufur worked as a tailor. Dufur told the correspondent from The Boston Globe that he was born in Richford, Vermont on June 5, 1943. This date of
Si Yusuf Ismail ay nakikipagbuno lamang sa Estados Unidos sa loob ng anim na buwan sa unang kalahati ng 1898. Sa kanyang unang makabuluhang laban, siya ay na-disqualify para sa isang mabisyo na foul. Sa kanyang iba pang makabuluhang tugma, binigay niya kay Evan “Strangler” Si Lewis ang pambubugbog ng kanyang buhay. Ngunit ang kanyang maikling paglibot sa Estados Unidos ay naging isang alamat. Pumasok si Ismail sa
Evan “Strangler” Lewis, tinatawag din Evan Lewis “ang Strangler”, ay isang propesyonal mambubuno mula sa 1882 upang 1899. Lewis ay ang unang Amerikanong matimbang Makibalita-bilang-catch Maaari pakikipagbuno Champion. He was also the first wrestler to perfect the “stranglehold” o “hang hold”, na kilala ng modernong mga tagahanga ng MMA bilang guillotine choke. Lewis ginawa kanyang propesyonal pasinaya sa pamamagitan ng nanalong isang 64 tournament ng tao
Martin “Magsasaka” Burns is famous today as the trainer of legendary wrestler Frank Gotch. “Magsasaka” Burns ay isang mahusay na mambunuo sa kanyang sariling karapatan. Burns won the American Heavyweight Wrestling Champion in the legitimate pro wrestling era despite being only 165 pounds. Sa 1891, Burns bilang ang Iowa matimbang Champion Kinunan sa JC. Comstock, ang Michigan matimbang Champion. J.C. Comstock was
Sa Monday, Pebrero 7, 1887, Evan “Strangler” Lewis and “Little Demon” Nagkita si Joe Acton sa Battery D sa Chicago, Illinois. Ito ang magiging una sa ilang mga labanan sa eksibisyon sa pagitan ng mga lalaki. Ginawa nila ang mga eksibisyong ito sa mas malalaking lungsod sa Midwestern noong maaga 1887. Tulad ng St. Paul match na tinakpan ko sa isang naunang post, Sumang-ayon sina Lewis at Acton
This post was formally a podcast broadcast in 2015. Sa ang episode na ito, I discuss what Evan “Ang Strangler” Lewis’ hold would be called today. Pangunahing Nilalaman – When I first heard of the stranglehold or “hang hold” of Evan “The Strangler” Lewis, it sounded like a guillotine choke. Gayunman, several sources I checked described it as a rear naked choke. Lewis
Evan “Strangler” Lewis was a scary competitor. Although he was not a large man at 5’09” and weighed 170 pounds, Lewis’ mastery of submissions made him an equal or better of most wrestlers of his era. Jack Carkeek was a terrific wrestler but one match with Lewis almost caused him to retire. Lewis’ reputation was strongly related to his feared
Si Thiebaud o Theobald Bauer ay isang Pranses na wrestler, na dalubhasa sa Greco-Roman wrestling. Dumating sa Amerika si Bauer 1875 na may isang kahina-hinala na pag-angkin sa World Greco-Roman Heavyweight Wrestling Championship. Ipagtatanggol niya ang kanyang pamagat para sa 5 taon hanggang sa natalo ni William Muldoon sa 1880. Kung ang mga tagahanga ng pakikipagbuno ay pamilyar sa Bauer, ito ay normal bilang kalaban
The April 12, 1887 edisyon ng St. Paul Daily Globe carried a story about the bout between feared professional wrestlers, Evan “Strangler” Lewis and “Little Demon” Joe Acton. Other wrestlers feared Lewis’ ability as a submission expert particularly his abilities with the stranglehold. Joe Acton, while undersized at 150 pounds, was a ferocious wrestler. The bout should have been