Did Muldoon Duck McMahon?

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På Mars 22, 1881, Greco-Roman World Wrestling Champion William Muldoon met Collar-and-Elbow World Champion John McMahon at the Terrace Garden in New York City. Muldoon and McMahon met in a best-two-out-of-three-falls match. The first fall was conducted by Greco-Roman rules. The second fall would be contested using collar-and-elbow rules. The last fall would be decided via what The New York

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William Muldoon Defeats Local Wrestler

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William Muldoon, Verdens gresk-romersk bryting Champion og fysisk kultur talsmann, kom til Los Angeles på tirsdag, April 15, 1884 å møte den lokale wrestler Fred Bauer. Kampen ble spilt på den lokale Turnvereine Hall i Los Angeles. Muldoon was so confident of victory that he stipulated that he would throw Bauer ten times within an hour or he

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William Muldoon Promotes Health System

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In a testament to his foresight and vision, the World Wrestling Champion William Muldoon was preparing to be a fitness trainer even while at the height of his powers as a wrestler. Muldoon held the championship from 1880 until he retired in 1890. During his reign, he often gave exhibitions to attract attention to his way of training. The Saturday,

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William Muldoon Prepares to Be Champion

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I 1880, William Muldoon would become World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion in the Greco-Roman style after defeating Thiebaud Bauer, the reigning champion. Before he would accomplish this feat, Muldoon had to pay his dues and prepare for the title tilt with Bauer. I 1876, Muldoon caught the attention of former bare knuckle prizefighting world champion John Morrissey. Morrissey was a former

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Evan “The Strangler” Lewis Tilgjengelig

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I recently finished Evan “The Strangler” Lewis: The Most Feared Wrestler of the 19th Century. Evan Lewis was a skilled submission expert during the legitimate professional wrestling era although he did take part in a couple prearranged matches. I januar 1886, Evan Lewis used his dreaded stranglehold on Sorakichi Matsada. According to several newspapers, Lewis attempted to “kvele Sorakichi til

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William Muldoon og Hans Health Farm

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William Muldoon, en tidligere New York-detektiv, vant World gresk-romersk bryting mesterskapet ved å slå Thiebaud Bauer. Muldoon regjerte i ti år før han la opp som mester. Etter pensjon, han begynte å livnære seg som en personlig trener. Muldoon trent mange brytere men virkelig ble kjent etter å få en sørgelig ute av form John L. Sullivan fit for

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William Muldoon, Physical Culture Legend

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Første gang jeg leste om William Muldoon i en biografi om John L. Sullivan, den siste nakne knoke tungvekt. Sullivan ushered in gloved boxing by refusing to take part in any more bare knuckle bouts. Den siste store nakne knoke bout ble utkjempet av Sullivan mot Jake Kilrain i 1889. Odds were against Sullivan, a binge drinker indulging heavily between bouts. Han var

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