Võitlusspordiajaloolane ja võitluskunstnik
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 kuni 1889, wanted Roeber to take over from him as World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion. Siiski, 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, peeti üheks
Martin “Farmer” Burns was a professional catch-as-catch can wrestler as well as wrestling and physical cultural trainer. Vaatamata suurele edule elukutselise maadlejana, võitis isegi Ameerika raskekaalu meistritiitli, 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.
Võitlusspordis, hea suur mees teeb tavaliselt head väikest meest. Kui oled suurepärane, võite sageli korvata tohutud erinevused suuruses. Edwin Bibby oli kõigest 5’04” ja kaalutakse 160 naela, kuid alistas oma professionaalse maadluskarjääri jooksul palju suuremaid maadlejaid. Bibby alistas paljusid maadlejaid, sealhulgas hiiglaslikku Saksa maadlejat William Heygsterit. Edwin Bibby suutis
Kui maadluse raskekaalu maailmameister William Muldoon lõpetas 1889, ta lootis, et tema kaitsealune Ernest Roeber tunnistatakse uueks meistriks. Siiski, Muldoon võitis oma tiitli kreeka-rooma maadluses, mis oli Saksamaal sündinud Roeberi ekspertiis. Kahjuks, Martini vägiteod “Farmer” Burns ja Evan “Kuristaja” Lewis katapulteeris püüd-saak-saab maadluse domineerivale stiilile. Roeberil oli a
Henry Moses Dufur spetsialiseerus kaelarihma ja küünarnuki maadlusele, kui Dufur 1870. ja 1880. aastatel professionaalselt maadles.. Sündis mail 5, 1844, in Richmond, Vermont, Dufur maadles peamiselt USA kirdeosas. Juunil 27, 1878, Dufur maadles Bostoni pesapallipargis viiesaja fänni silme all vastumängu Coxi-nimelise maadlejaga.. Viissada fänni
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 oli 19. sajandil üks Inglismaa parimaid maadlejaid. 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. Lõpuks ta kindlustas
Martin “Farmer” Burns reportedly trained over 1,000 wrestlers in his career as America’s foremost wrestling trainer. Siiski, 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 “Kuristaja” Lewis in 1895. Burns held the title for two years. Sisse 1893, Burns oli paigal
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