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Posts about professional wrestling in the 19th Century.
Evan “Strangler” Lewis, also called Evan Lewis “the Strangler”, was a professional wrestler from 1882 til 1899. Lewis was the first American Heavyweight Catch-as-Catch Can Wrestling Champion. He was also the first wrestler to perfect the “stranglehold” eller “hang hold”, which modern MMA fans know as a guillotine choke. Lewis made his professional debut by winning a 64 man tournament
Martin “Farmer” Burns is famous today as the trainer of legendary wrestler Frank Gotch. “Farmer” Burns was a great wrestler in his own right. Burns won the American Heavyweight Wrestling Champion in the legitimate pro wrestling era despite being only 165 pounds. I 1891, Burns as the Iowa Heavyweight Champion took on J.C. Comstock, the Michigan Heavyweight Champion. J.C. Comstock was
På mandag, February 7, 1887, Evan “Strangler” Lewis and “Lille Demon” Joe Acton møttes på Battery D i Chicago, Illinois. Det ville være den første av flere utstillingskamper mellom mennene. De fremførte disse utstillingene i de større byene i Midtvesten tidlig 1887. Som St. Paul match jeg dekket i et tidligere innlegg, Lewis og Acton ble enige om det
This post was formally a podcast broadcast in 2015. I denne episoden, I discuss what Evan “The Strangler” Lewis’ hold would be called today. Hovedinnhold – When I first heard of the stranglehold or “hang hold” of Evan “The Strangler” Lewis, it sounded like a guillotine choke. However, several sources I checked described it as a rear naked choke. Lewis
Evan “Strangler” Lewis was a scary competitor. Although he was not a large man at five feet, nine inches tall. Lewis weighed 170 pounds, 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
The April 12, 1887 utgave av St. Paul Daily Globe carried a story about the bout between feared professional wrestlers, Evan “Strangler” Lewis and “Lille Demon” Joe Acton. Other wrestlers feared Lewis’ ability as a submission expert particularly his abilities with the stranglehold. Joe Acton, while undersized at 150 pounds, was a ferocious wrestler. The bout should have been
Ernest Roeber was an accomplished Greco-Roman wrestler. William Muldoon, the World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion from 1880 til 1889, wanted Roeber to take over from him as World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion. However, 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, ble ansett som en av de
Martin “Farmer” Burns var en profesjonell catch-as-catch kan Wrestler samt bryting og fysisk kulturelle trener. Til tross for stor suksess som profesjonell bryter, til og med å vinne American Heavyweight Championship, he is more famous as a wrestling trainer. Martin “Farmer” Burns ble født februar 15, 1861 i Cedar fylke, Iowa. Both then and now, wrestling is in an Iowan’s blood.
I kampsport, en god stor mann slår vanligvis en god liten mann. Hvis du er flott, du kan ofte kompensere for store størrelsesavvik. Edwin Bibby ble bare 5’04” og veide 160 pund, men beseiret mange større brytere i løpet av sin profesjonelle brytekarriere. Bibby beseiret mange brytere inkludert den gigantiske tyske bryteren William Heygster. Edwin Bibby var i stand
The powerful William Muldoon was considered invincible as Greco-Roman World Wrestling Champion. Bare én mann utfordret Muldoon seriøst under hans dominerende regjeringstid. Clarence Whistler på 165 pund ga Muldoon konsekvent de tøffeste utfordringene. Muldoon and Whistler met on Thursday, November 1, 1883 in San Francisco, California i en av deres flere kamper. William Muldoon var nesten et hode høyere og veide