Evan “Strangler” Lewis Shows Mean Streak

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Evan “Strangler” Lewis, also called Evan Lewis “the Strangler”, was a professional wrestler from 1882 to 1899. Lewis was the first American Heavyweight Catch-as-Catch Can Wrestling Champion. He was also the first wrestler to perfect the “stranglehold” tai “hang hold”, jonka nykyaikaiset MMA-fanit tuntevat giljotiinikuristimena. Lewis made his professional debut by winning a 64 miesturnaus

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Farmer Burns Beats Michigan Champion

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Räystäspääsky “Viljelijä” Burns is famous today as the trainer of legendary wrestler Frank Gotch. “Viljelijä” Burns oli loistava painija omassa oikeassa. Burns won the American Heavyweight Wrestling Champion in the legitimate pro wrestling era despite being only 165 kiloa. Sisään 1891, Burns Iowa Heavyweight Champion otti JC. Comstock, Michigan Heavyweight Champion. J.C. Comstock was

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Lewis’ ja Actonin Hippodromi

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Maanantaina, Helmikuu 7, 1887, Evan “Strangler” Lewis and “Little Demon” Joe Acton tapasi Battery D:ssä Chicagossa, Illinois. Se olisi ensimmäinen useista miesten välisistä näyttelyotteluista. They performed these exhibitions in the larger Midwestern cities in early 1887. Like the St. Paul match I covered in an earlier post, Lewis and Acton agreed to

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Evan Lewis’ Stranglehold

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This post was formally a podcast broadcast in 2015. In this episode, I discuss what Evan “The Strangler” Lewis’ hold would be called today. Pääsisältöön – When I first heard of the stranglehold or “hang hold” of Evan “The Strangler” Lewis, it sounded like a guillotine choke. Kuitenkin, several sources I checked described it as a rear naked choke. Lewis

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Oliko Lewis Defeat Drunken Wrestler?

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Evan “Strangler” Lewis was a scary competitor. Although he was not a large man at five feet, nine inches tall. Lewis weighed 170 kiloa, Lewis’ mastery of submissions made him an equal or better of most wrestlers of his era. Jack Carkeek was a terrific wrestler but one match with Lewis almost caused him to retire. Lewis’ reputation was strongly

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Lewis “Triumphs” in Fake Match

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The April 12, 1887 painos St. Paul Daily Globe carried a story about the bout between feared professional wrestlers, Evan “Strangler” Lewis and “Little Demon” Joe Acton. Other wrestlers feared Lewis’ ability as a submission expert particularly his abilities with the stranglehold. Joe Acton, while undersized at 150 kiloa, was a ferocious wrestler. The bout should have been

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Terrible Turk’s Horrible Foul of Roeber

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Ernest Roeber was an accomplished Greco-Roman wrestler. William Muldoon, the World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion from 1880 to 1889, wanted Roeber to take over from him as World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion. Kuitenkin, the world title would continue to be disputed until George Hackenschmidt won several Greco-Roman Tournaments in Europe during 1901. Yusuf Ismail, the Terrible Turk, pidettiin yhtenä niistä

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Räystäspääsky “Viljelijä” Burns

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Räystäspääsky “Viljelijä” Burns oli ammattimainen catch-as-catch voi painija sekä paini ja fyysisen kulttuurin kouluttaja. Huolimatta suuresta menestyksestä ammattimaisena painijana, jopa voittamalla Yhdysvaltain raskaansarjan mestaruuden, he is more famous as a wrestling trainer. Räystäspääsky “Viljelijä” Burns was born February 15, 1861 Cedar County, Iowa. Sekä ennen ja nyt, paini on Iowan verta.

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Muldoon Meets Bibby

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In combat sports, a good big man usually beats a good little man. If you are great, you can often make up for huge size discrepancies. Edwin Bibby stood only 5’04” and weighed 160 pounds but defeated many larger wrestlers during his professional wrestling career. Bibby defeated many wrestlers including the gigantic German wrestler William Heygster. Edwin Bibby was able

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Muldoon Survives Hard Tilt With Whistler

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The powerful William Muldoon was considered invincible as Greco-Roman World Wrestling Champion. Vain yksi mies haastoi vakavasti Muldoonin hänen hallitsevan hallituskautensa aikana. 165-kiloinen Clarence Whistler antoi jatkuvasti Muldoonille vaikeimmat haasteensa. Muldoon and Whistler met on Thursday, Marraskuu 1, 1883 in San Francisco, Kaliforniassa yhdessä heidän useista otteluistaan. William Muldoon oli melkein pään pitempi ja painoi

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