Taisteluurheiluhistorioitsija ja kamppailutaiteilija
Posts about professional wrestling in the 19th Century.
In a recent post, I wrote about Charles Green’s unsuccessful attempt to defeat Evan “Strangler” Lewis in 1889. Vuotta myöhemmin, Green had greater success with another American wrestling legend, Räystäspääsky “Viljelijä” Burns. The soon-to-be 29-year-old Burns was an excellent wrestler but wasn’t yet on the level of Evan Lewis. Kuitenkin, he would have to be in the top 10
Charles Green, a skilled English catch-as-catch-can wrestler, traveled to the United States in the late 1880s to wrestle the best American wrestlers. Green got his opportunity on July 21, 1889, when he wrestled American Heavyweight Catch-as-Catch-Can Champion Evan Lewis. To prepare for this match, Green took a handicap bout with journeyman wrestler Bert Scheller in late June. Scheller was born
On Joe Acton’s 33rd birthday, Maaliskuu 8, 1885, he wrestled fellow countryman Tom Cannon in a 2-out-of-3-falls match at Sportsman Park in New Orleans, Louisiana. Acton and Cannon had a long history together. Both men were born in England in early 1952. Cannon was born a month later than Acton on April 19, 1852. Both men started wrestling in the
Kun William Muldoon jäi eläkkeelle raskaansarjan kreikkalais-roomalaisen painin maailmanmestariksi 1889, valmista mestaruuden seuraajaa ei ollut. Evan “Strangler” Lewis oli Yhdysvaltojen paras painija, jota ei nimetty William Muldooniksi, mutta hänen erikoisalansa oli "saappaa niin saa" -paini.. Paras amerikkalainen kreikkalais-roomalainen painija, Clarence Whistler, oli kuollut Australiassa aikana 1885. Muldoonin käsin valittu seuraaja oli saksalaissyntyinen
1800-luvun suurin amerikkalainen pro-paini-ottelu tapahtui huhtikuussa 21, 1895 Chicago, Illinois. Evan “Strangler” Lewis puolusti amerikkalaista raskaansarjan paini mestaruutta Martinia vastaan “Viljelijä” Burns. Molemmat 34-vuotiaat olivat taitavia “koukut” tai jättäminen pitää heidät elintarvikeketjun kärjessä laillisessa ammattimaisessa painissa. Lewis oli ollut kiistaton mestari siitä lähtien 1893
Clarence Whistler syntyi Indianassa aikana 1856. Seisten vain 5’09” tai niin ja punnitus 165 kiloa, Whistleriä pidettiin yhtenä aikakautensa tehokkaimmista painijista. Whistler oli ainoa painija, joka pystyi kokemaan William Muldoonin Muldoonin 9-vuotisen maailmanmestaruuden aikana.. Whistler kilpaili pääasiassa kreikkalais-roomalaisessa painissa, hallitseva tyyli
Huhtikuun 21, 1884, Duncan C. Ross met Sorakichi Matsuda, also known as Matsada, the first Japanese professional wrestler in the United States. Matsuda immigrated to the United States to pursue his dream of becoming a professional wrestler because it didn’t really exist in Japan at the time. 28-year-old Duncan Ross was born in Turkey of Scottish descent on March
As the wrestler jumped off the mat, he grabbed the referee by the lapel with his good arm. “Why didn’t you stop it?” As Referee Siler tried to pull free, Duncan Ross’ seconds grabbed him and pulled him away. The men told Ross, “He can’t stop it. You have to submit.” Ross screamed, “I’m out of here.” As Ross walked
Thiebaud tai Theobald Bauer oli ranskalainen painija, joka on erikoistunut kreikkalais-roomalaiseen painiin. Bauer saapui Amerikkaan aikana 1875 jolla on kyseenalainen vaatimus kreikkalais-roomalaisen raskaansarjan painin maailmanmestaruudesta. Hän puolustaisi titteliään 5 vuotta, kunnes William Muldoon voitti vuonna 1880. Jospa painifaneille Bauer ylipäänsä ovat tuttuja, se on normaalisti kuin vastustaja
Yusuf Ismail only wrestled in the United States for six months in the first half of 1898. In his first significant match, he was disqualified for a vicious foul. In his only other significant match, he gave Evan “Strangler” Lewis the beating of his life. Yet his short tour of the United States made him a legend. Ismail entered the