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Posts about professional wrestling in the 19th Century.
Joe Acton was one of England’s best wrestlers during the 19th Century. 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. Finalment es va assegurar
Martin “Farmer” Burns reportedly trained over 1,000 wrestlers in his career as America’s foremost wrestling trainer. Però, Burns was a great wrestler in his own right. Before he retired to train wrestlers full-time, Burns won the American Heavyweight Wrestling Championship from Evan “El Estrangulador” Lewis in 1895. Burns held the title for two years. En 1893, Burns estava quiet
After several months of wrangling, Clarence Whistler met Duncan C. Ross on Monday, Novembre 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 va ser campió mundial de lluita de coll i colze de pes pesat durant la dècada de 1870. Per 1855, Dufur es va retirar de la lluita professional per exercir la seva professió a temps complet de sastre de roba. Fins i tot durant la seva carrera de lluita lliure, Dufur treballava de sastre. Dufur va dir al corresponsal de The Boston Globe que va néixer a Richford, Vermont al juny 5, 1943. Aquesta data de
Paul Pons va ser el campió de lluita grecoromana de França en la dècada de 1890. Ell va guanyar un torneig en el Folies-Bergère, abans de guanyar un torneig a Rússia en 1898. These victories allowed him to claim the World Greco-Roman Wrestling Championship. Pons va aprofitar aquesta notorietat mitjançant l'obertura d'un gimnàs per als lluitadors de tren i dels homes forts. Pons’ victory was particularly remarkable because of
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 es va especialitzar en la lluita de coll i colze quan Dufur va lluitar professionalment a les dècades de 1870 i 1880.. Nascut el maig 5, 1844, in Richmond, Vermont, Dufur va lluitar principalment al nord-est dels Estats Units. Al juny 27, 1878, Dufur va lluitar un partit de tornada amb un lluitador anomenat Cox al Boston Baseball Park davant de cinc-cents aficionats. Cinc-cents aficionats
A l'agost 26, 1886, Evan “Estrangulador” 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. Almenys això era el que vaig pensar inicialment i la majoria dels historiadors han citat. Modern
Dominant champions like William Muldoon often had to accept handicap conditions to get fans interested in watching them wrestle. Since fans only considered Clarence Whistler skilled enough to really threaten his reign, Muldoon would often generate interest by either performing feats of strength or taking on the challenge of handicap conditions. Al maig 5, 1885, Muldoon met Matsuda Sorokichi, que