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. Den sista hösten skulle avgöras via vad The New York

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William Muldoon Defeats Local Wrestler

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William Muldoon, Världs Grekisk-romersk brottning mästare och fysisk kultur förespråkare, kom till Los Angeles på tisdagen, April 15, 1884 för att möta den lokala brottare Fred Bauer. Matchen spelades på lokal 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 Förbereder att bli mästare

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I 1880, William Muldoon skulle bli världsheavyweight Wrestling mästare i grekisk-romersk stil efter att ha besegrat Thiebaud Bauer, den regerande mästaren. Innan han skulle utföra denna bedrift, Muldoon fick betala sina avgifter och förbereda sig för titeln lutning med Bauer. I 1876, Muldoon uppmärksammades av förre nakna mästare knogen PROFFSBOXNING värld John Morrissey. Morrissey was a former

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Evan “Den strangleren” Lewis Tillgänglig

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I recently finished Evan “The Strangler” Lewis: Den mest fruktade Wrestler av 19th Century. Evan Lewis var en skicklig inlämning expert under den legitima yrkesmässig brottning eran trots att han deltog i ett par uppgjort matcher. I januari 1886, Evan Lewis used his dreaded stranglehold on Sorakichi Matsada. According to several newspapers, Lewis attempted to “strypa Sorakichi till

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William Muldoon and His Health Farm

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William Muldoon, a former New York City detective, won the World Greco-Roman Wrestling Championship by defeating Thiebaud Bauer. Muldoon reigned for ten years before retiring as champion. After retiring, he began to make a living as a personal trainer. Muldoon trained many wrestlers but really came to prominence after getting a woefully out of shape John L. Sullivan fit for

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William Muldoon, Physical Culture Legend

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Jag först läste om William Muldoon i en biografi av John L. Sullivan, den sista kala mästare knoge tungvikt. Sullivan ushered in gloved boxing by refusing to take part in any more bare knuckle bouts. Den sista stora kala knoge bout utkämpades av Sullivan mot Jake Kilrain i 1889. Odds were against Sullivan, a binge drinker indulging heavily between bouts. Han var

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