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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 upang 1889, wanted Roeber to take over from him as World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion. Gayunman, the world title would continue to be disputed until George Hackenschmidt won several Greco-Roman Tournaments in Europe during 1901. Yusuf Ismail, ang kahila-hilakbot Turk, was considered one of the
Martin “Magsasaka” Burns ay maaaring mambunuo isang propesyonal catch-bilang-catch pati na rin ang pagbubuno at pisikal na kultural na tagapagsanay. Sa kabila ng mahusay na tagumpay bilang isang propesyonal na wrestler, kahit na nanalo sa American Heavyweight Championship, he is more famous as a wrestling trainer. Martin “Magsasaka” Burns ay ipinanganak Pebrero 15, 1861 sa Cedar County, Iowa. Both then and now, wrestling is in an Iowan’s blood.
Sa palakasan ng labanan, ang isang mabuting malaking tao ay kadalasang tinatalo ang isang mabuting maliit na tao. Kung magaling ka, madalas kang makakabawi para sa malalaking pagkakaiba sa laki. Si Edwin Bibby ay nakatayo lamang sa 5’04” and weighed 160 pounds ngunit tinalo ang maraming malalaking wrestler sa panahon ng kanyang propesyonal na karera sa pakikipagbuno. Tinalo ni Bibby ang maraming wrestler kasama ang dambuhalang German wrestler na si William Heygster. Kaya naman ni Edwin Bibby
Kapag World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion William Muldoon ay nagretiro sa 1889, umaasa siya kanyang tangkilik Ernest Roeber ay kinikilala bilang ang bagong kampeon. Gayunman, Muldoon nanalo ang kanyang titulo sa Greco-Roman Wrestling, na kung saan ay ang Aleman-ipinanganak ni Roeber kadalubhasaan. Sa kasamaang-palad, ang nananamantala ng Martin “Magsasaka” Burns at Evan “Ang Strangler” Lewis catapulted mahuli-bilang-catch-maaari pakikipagbuno sa nangingibabaw estilo. Roeber ginawa magkaroon ng isang
Dalubhasa si Henry Moses Dufur sa collar-and-elbow wrestling nang propesyonal na nakipagbuno si Dufur noong 1870s at 1880s. Ipinanganak noong Mayo 5, 1844, in Richmond, Vermont, Pangunahing nakipagbuno si Dufur sa hilagang-silangan ng Estados Unidos. Noong Hunyo 27, 1878, Nakipagbuno si Dufur sa isang wrestler na nagngangalang Cox sa Boston Baseball Park sa harap ng limang daang tagahanga. Limang daang tagahanga
The powerful William Muldoon was considered invincible as Greco-Roman World Wrestling Champion. Isang tao lamang ang seryosong humamon kay Muldoon sa panahon ng kanyang dominanteng paghahari. Ang 165-pound na si Clarence Whistler ay patuloy na nagbigay kay Muldoon ng kanyang pinakamahirap na hamon. Muldoon and Whistler met on Thursday, Nobyembre 1, 1883 in San Francisco, California sa isa sa kanilang ilang mga laban. Si William Muldoon ay halos isang ulo ang taas at may timbang
Si Joe Acton ay isa sa pinakamahuhusay na wrestler ng England noong ika-19 na Siglo. 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. Na-secure na niya sa wakas
Martin “Magsasaka” Burns reportedly trained over 1,000 wrestlers in his career as America’s foremost wrestling trainer. Gayunman, Burns ay isang mahusay na mambunuo sa kanyang sariling karapatan. Before he retired to train wrestlers full-time, Burns won the American Heavyweight Wrestling Championship from Evan “Ang Strangler” Lewis in 1895. Burns held the title for two years. Sa 1893, Natigilan si Burns
After several months of wrangling, Clarence Whistler met Duncan C. Ross on Monday, Nobyembre 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