Terrible Turk’s Horrible Foul of Roeber

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Ernest Roeber was an accomplished Greco-Roman wrestler. William Muldoon, the World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion from 1880 til 1889, wanted Roeber to take over from him as World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion. Þó, 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, var talinn einn af þeim

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Martin “Farmer” Burns

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Martin “Farmer” Burns var faglegur grípa-og-afli Wrestler og glímu og líkamlega menningar þjálfari. Þrátt fyrir mikinn árangur sem atvinnumaður, sigraði meira að segja ameríska meistaratitilinn í þungavigt, he is more famous as a wrestling trainer. Martin “Farmer” Burns var fæddur febrúar 15, 1861 Cedar County, Iowa. Both then and now, wrestling is in an Iowan’s blood.

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Muldoon hittir Bibby

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Í bardagaíþróttum, góður stór maður slær venjulega góðan lítinn mann. Ef þú ert frábær, þú getur oft bætt upp fyrir mikið stærðarmisræmi. Edwin Bibby varð aðeins 5’04” og vó 160 punda en sigraði marga stærri glímukappa á atvinnuglímuferli sínum. Bibby sigraði marga glímumenn þar á meðal risastóra þýska glímukappann William Heygster. Edwin Bibby var fær

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Roeber afhjúpar Viðskipti

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Þegar Veröld Heavyweight glímukappi William Muldoon störfum í 1889, Hann vonaði protege hans Ernest Roeber yrði viðurkennd sem nýr meistari. Þó, Muldoon vann titil sinn í Greco-Roman Wrestling, sem var sérfræðiþekking hins þýskættaða Roeber. Því miður, hetjudáð Martin “Farmer” Burns og Evan “The Strangler” Lewis kastaði grípandi glímunni í ríkjandi stíl. Roeber átti a

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Dufur teiknar með Cox

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Henry Moses Dufur sérhæfði sig í kraga-og-olnbogaglímu þegar Dufur glímdi í atvinnumennsku á áttunda og níunda áratug síðustu aldar.. Fæddur maí 5, 1844, in Richmond, Vermont, Dufur glímdi fyrst og fremst í norðausturhluta Bandaríkjanna. Júní 27, 1878, Dufur glímdi afturleik við glímumann að nafni Cox á Boston Baseball Park fyrir framan fimm hundruð aðdáendur.. Fimm hundruð aðdáendur

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Muldoon Survives Hard Tilt With Whistler

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The powerful William Muldoon was considered invincible as Greco-Roman World Wrestling Champion. Aðeins einn maður alvarlega áskorun Muldoon á markaðsráðandi valdatíma hans. The 165-pund Clarence Whistler stöðugt gaf Muldoon ströngustu viðfangsefni hans. Muldoon and Whistler met on Thursday, Nóvember 1, 1883 in San Francisco, California í einn af nokkrum leikjum sínum. William Muldoon var næstum höfði hærri og vó

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“Little Demon” Ófær til Slá Whistler

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Joe Acton var einn besti glímumaður Englands á 19. öld. 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

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Matsuda Wins First Match

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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. Hann tryggði sér að lokum

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Farmer Burns Wears Out Jack King

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Martin “Farmer” Burns reportedly trained over 1,000 wrestlers in his career as America’s foremost wrestling trainer. Þó, Burns var mikill wrestler í eigin rétti sínum. Before he retired to train wrestlers full-time, Burns won the American Heavyweight Wrestling Championship from Evan “The Strangler” Lewis in 1895. Burns held the title for two years. Í 1893, Burns var kyrr

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Whistler and Ross Disgust Crowd

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After several months of wrangling, Clarence Whistler met Duncan C. Ross on Monday, Nóvember 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

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