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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 a 1889, wanted Roeber to take over from him as World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion. Sin embargo, 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, fue considerado uno de los
Martín “Agricultor” Quemaduras había una trampa de captura-como-profesional puede luchador, así como la lucha libre y el entrenador cultural material. Despite great success as a professional wrestler, even winning the American Heavyweight Championship, he is more famous as a wrestling trainer. Martín “Agricultor” Quemaduras nació febrero 15, 1861 en el condado de Cedar, Iowa. Tanto entonces como ahora, wrestling is in an Iowan’s blood.
en deportes de combate, un buen hombre grande suele vencer a un buen hombre pequeño. si eres genial, a menudo puedes compensar grandes discrepancias de tamaño. Edwin Bibby se quedó sólo 5’04” and weighed 160 libras, pero derrotó a muchos luchadores más importantes durante su carrera de lucha libre profesional.. Bibby derrotó a muchos luchadores, incluido el gigantesco luchador alemán William Heygster.. Edwin Bibby pudo
Cuando el campeón mundial de lucha libre William Muldoon se retiró en 1889, esperaba que su protegido Ernest Roeber fuera reconocido como el nuevo campeón. Sin embargo, Muldoon ganó su título en lucha grecorromana, cuál era la experiencia del alemán Roeber. Desafortunadamente, las hazañas de martin “Agricultor” Quemaduras y Evan “El Estrangulador” Lewis catapultó la lucha libre al estilo dominante. Roeber tenía un
Henry Moses Dufur specialized in collar-and-elbow wrestling when Dufur wrestled professionally in the 1870s and 1880s. Born on May 5, 1844, en Richmond, Vermont, Dufur wrestled primarily in the northeastern United States. En junio 27, 1878, Dufur wrestled a return match with a wrestler named Cox at the Boston Baseball Park in front of five hundred fans. Five hundred fans
The powerful William Muldoon was considered invincible as Greco-Roman World Wrestling Champion. Sólo un hombre desafió seriamente a Muldoon durante su reinado dominante.. Clarence Whistler, de 165 libras, planteó constantemente a Muldoon sus desafíos más difíciles. Muldoon and Whistler met on Thursday, Noviembre 1, 1883 in San Francisco, California en uno de sus varios partidos. William Muldoon medía casi una cabeza y pesaba
Joe Acton fue uno de los mejores luchadores de Inglaterra durante el siglo XIX.. 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. Finalmente consiguió
Martín “Agricultor” Burns reportedly trained over 1,000 wrestlers in his career as America’s foremost wrestling trainer. Sin embargo, 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 “El Estrangulador” Lewis in 1895. Burns held the title for two years. In 1893, Burns todavía estaba
After several months of wrangling, Clarence Whistler met Duncan C. Ross on Monday, Noviembre 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