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Posts about 19th Century professional wrestlers and matches.
Ernest Roeber was an accomplished Greco-Roman wrestler. Уилям Muldoon, the World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion from 1880 за 1889, wanted Roeber to take over from him as World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion. Обаче, 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, беше смятан за един от
Martin “Farmer” Burns was a professional catch-as-catch can wrestler as well as wrestling and physical cultural trainer. Въпреки големия успех като професионален борец, дори спечели американската титла в тежка категория, he is more famous as a wrestling trainer. Martin “Farmer” Burns was born February 15, 1861 in Cedar County, Iowa. Both then and now, wrestling is in an Iowan’s blood.
In combat sports, a good big man usually beats a good little man. If you are great, you can often make up for huge size discrepancies. Edwin Bibby stood only 5’04” и претегля 160 pounds but defeated many larger wrestlers during his professional wrestling career. Bibby defeated many wrestlers including the gigantic German wrestler William Heygster. Edwin Bibby was able
When World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion William Muldoon retired in 1889, he hoped his protege Ernest Roeber would be recognized as the new champion. Обаче, Muldoon won his title in Greco-Roman wrestling, which was the German-born Roeber’s expertise. За съжаление, the exploits of Martin “Farmer” Burns and Evan “Удушвачът” Lewis catapulted catch-as-catch-can wrestling into the dominant style. Roeber did have a
Хенри Мозес Дюфур се е специализирал в борбата с яка и лакът, когато Дюфур се е борил професионално през 1870-те и 1880-те. Роден на май 5, 1844, in Richmond, Върмонт, Dufur се бори предимно в североизточните Съединени щати. На June 27, 1878, Дюфур се бори в реваншен мач с кечист на име Кокс в Бостънския бейзболен парк пред петстотин фенове. Петстотин фенове
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, Ноември 1, 1883 in San Francisco, California in one of their several matches. William Muldoon was almost a head taller and weighed
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. Най-накрая се осигури
Martin “Farmer” Burns reportedly trained over 1,000 wrestlers in his career as America’s foremost wrestling trainer. Обаче, 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 “Удушвачът” Lewis in 1895. Burns held the title for two years. В 1893, Бърнс беше неподвижен
After several months of wrangling, Clarence Whistler met Duncan C. Ross on Monday, Ноември 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