Zgodovinar borilnih športov in borilni umetnik
Posts about professional wrestling in the 19th Century.
In the early 1880s, Sorakichi Matsuda, ali Matsada v večini ameriških časopisov, odpotoval v ZDA, da bi se profesionalno boril. Japonska ni imela razvitega profesionalnega rokoborskega kroga, zato je Matsuda mislil, da bo šport vrnil na Japonsko po vajeništvu v Združenih državah. Po treningu nekaj časa, Matsuda je podpisal dogovor, da se bo boril prvi
Marca 10, 1870, Polkovnik James Hiram McLaughlin je tekmoval zadnji večer mednarodnega rokoborskega turnirja v Detroitu., Michigan. Turnir je trajal skoraj dva meseca pred finalom 10. marca. Zgodovinarji rokoborbe pogosto pripisujejo J. H. McLaughlin kot prvi profesionalni rokoborec, ki je živel samo od svojih zaslužkov kot profesionalni rokoborec. Večina profesionalnih rokoborcev
One of the oldest adages in combat sports is “a good big man always beats a good little man”. It is the reason that we have weight divisions in boxing, wrestling and mixed martial arts. V torek, November 2, 1881, 160-pound Edwin Bibby proved there are exceptions to this rule. While small, Edwin Bibby was particularly strong for his size.
(Ta odlomek je iz moje najnovejše knjige o zgodovini ameriškega prvenstva v rokoborbi v težki kategoriji.) Jenkins se je izkazal kot glavni kandidat takoj, ko je McLeod osvojil naslov. V sredo, November 17, 1897, Tom Jenkins se je v Indianapolisu boril z nekdanjim nosilcem naslova Martinom "Farmerjem" Burnsom, Indiana. Moški so se borili v najboljšem dvoboju dveh od treh padcev po pravilih rokoborbe ujemi kot ujemi. Jenkins je vstal
V torek, Marec 28, 1899, trenutni ameriški prvak v rokoborbi v težki kategoriji Dan S. McLeod se je boril s Charlesom Wittmerjem v dvoboju dveh od treh padcev v mešanih slogih. Ker je prvak ubranil naslov le v dvobojih catch-as-catch-can, McLeod se je boril z Wittmerjem v dvoboju brez naslova. Wittmer, specialist za grško-rimsko rokoborbo, je zahteval, da se on in McLeod borita vsaj enkrat po grško-rimskih pravilih. St. Paul Athletic
Scottish wrestler Duncan C. Ross wrestled professionally but also took part in strength and athletic contests after arriving in the United States in the late 1870s. An all-around athlete, Ross wrestled skillfully in both catch-as-catch-can wrestling and Greco-Roman wrestling. Ponedeljek, Februar 26, 1883, Ross wrestled former World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Theobaud Bauer. Bauer brought the World Championship from France
Dan McLeod je oktobra premagal Martina "Farmerja" Burnsa za naslov ameriškega prvaka v rokoborbi v težki kategoriji 1897. McLeod je imel prvenstvo štiri leta, dokler ni srečal najtežjega nasprotnika Franka Gotcha, Tom Jenkins. In early 1899, McLeod je v Minnesoti nekaj ubranil naslova. On February 24, 1899, McLeod se je boril s St. Louis srednji rokoborski prvak George Baptiste v dvorani Conover spredaj
Ponedeljek, Marec 26, 1888, Joe Acton, who specialized in catch wrestling, wrestled Professor William Miller, an Australian wrestler, and bare-knuckle prizefighter, in a two-out-of-three-falls Greco-Roman wrestling match. Both men’s camps believed wrestling the match in this style ensured the fairest contest between them. The men wrestled for $500.00 a side. 1,500 fans, a large crowd for the era, turned
V petek, Junij 29, 1883, fourteen wrestlers paid $50 to enter a two-day tournament for a $500 championship belt and $500 prize. Richard K. Fox, owner and publisher of the Police Gazette, put up the prize money and belt. Fox avidly supported the promotion of both professional boxing and professional wrestling. While fourteen men attempted to enter the tournament, Fox
Oktobra 26, 1897, Martin “Farmer” Burns defended his American Heavyweight Wrestling Championship against Scottish catch wrestler Dan McLeod. Burns and McLeod were two of the top three or four catch-as-catch-can wrestlers in the United States at the time. 1,200 fans attended the match held at the Grand Opera House in Indianapolis, Indiana. Promoters often put a mat or heavy