Gevegsporthistorikus en gevegskunstenaar
Posts about professional wrestling in the 19th Century.
Joe Acton was een van Engeland se beste stoeiers gedurende die 19de eeu. 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. Hy het uiteindelik verseker
Martin “Boer” Burns reportedly trained over 1,000 wrestlers in his career as America’s foremost wrestling trainer. Egter, Burns was 'n groot stoeier in sy eie reg. Before he retired to train wrestlers full-time, Burns won the American Heavyweight Wrestling Championship from Evan “Die worger” Lewis in 1895. Burns held the title for two years. In 1893, Burns was stil
After several months of wrangling, Clarence Whistler met Duncan C. Ross on Monday, November 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
Henry Moses Dufur het gedurende die 1870's die Wêreld Swaargewig Kraag-en-Elmboog Stoei Kampioen gehou. Deur 1855, Dufur het uit professionele stoei getree om sy voltydse beroep van kleremaakmaker te beoefen. Selfs tydens sy stoeiloopbaan, Dufur het as 'n kleremaker gewerk. Dufur het aan die korrespondent van The Boston Globe gesê hy is in Richford gebore, Vermont op Junie 5, 1943. Hierdie datum van
Paul Pons was die Grieks-Romeinse stoei kampioen van Frankryk in die 1890's. Hy het 'n toernooi by die Folies-Bergeres voordat die wen 'n toernooi in Rusland in 1898. Hierdie oorwinnings het hom toegelaat om die Grieks-Romeinse Wêreld-stoeikampioenskap te eis. Pons gekapitaliseer op hierdie bekendheid met die opening van 'n gimnasium te lei stoeiers en sterk manne. Pons’ oorwinning was veral merkwaardig as gevolg van
During March 1891, George Baptiste travelled from St. Louis to Detroit to take part in a catch-as-catch-can wrestling tournament. While primarily a Greco-Roman wrestler, Baptiste would compete in the dominant American style of catch-as-catch-can. The 26-year-old Baptiste was an accomplished amateur and professional wrestler. Entering the Detroit tournament, Baptiste had lost only one match as a professional. The year prior,
Henry Moses Dufur het in kraag-en-elmboogstoei gespesialiseer toe Dufur in die 1870's en 1880's professioneel gestoei het. Gebore op Mei 5, 1844, in Richmond, Vermont, Dufur het hoofsaaklik in die noordoostelike Verenigde State gestoei. Op Junie 27, 1878, Dufur het 'n terugkeerwedstryd met 'n stoeier genaamd Cox by die Boston Baseball Park voor vyfhonderd ondersteuners gestoei. Vyfhonderd aanhangers
Augustus 26, 1886, Evan “Worger” Lewis met the British Wrestling Champion Tom Cannon in Cincinnati, Ohio. During the legitimate wrestling era, other wrestlers feared the powerful Lewis because of his stranglehold. Lewis employed a carotid arterial strangle known as the rear naked choke in Judo. Ten minste was dit wat ek oorspronklik gedink het en die meeste historici het aangehaal. Moderne
Dominant champions like William Muldoon often had to accept handicap conditions to get fans interested in watching them wrestle. Aangesien aanhangers net Clarence Whistler as vaardig genoeg beskou het om sy bewind werklik te bedreig, Muldoon would often generate interest by either performing feats of strength or taking on the challenge of handicap conditions. Op Mei 5, 1885, Muldoon met Matsuda Sorokichi, wat