“Little Demon” Unable to Beat Whistler

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Joe Acton Ingalaterrako borrokalari onenetako bat izan zen XIX. 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

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Matsuda Wins First Match

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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. Azkenean ziurtatu zuen

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Farmer Burns Wears Out Jack King

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Martin “Baserritarrak” Burns reportedly trained over 1,000 wrestlers in his career as America’s foremost wrestling trainer. Hala ere, 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 “Strangler” Lewis in 1895. Burns held the title for two years. Urtean 1893, Burns geldi zegoen

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Whistler and Ross Disgust Crowd

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After several months of wrangling, Clarence Whistler met Duncan C. Ross on Monday, Azaroa 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

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Henry Moses Dufur Oroitzapenak

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Henry Moses Dufur-ek munduko pisu astuneko lepoko eta ukondoko borroka txapelduna izan zuen 1870eko hamarkadan.. Arabera 1855, Dufur borroka profesionaletik erretiratu zen bere lanaldi osoko arropa jostun lanbidean aritzeko. Nahiz eta bere borroka karreran zehar, Dufur jostun lanetan aritu zen. Dufur-ek The Boston Globeko berriemaileari esan zion Richforden jaio zela, Vermont ekainean 5, 1943. Data hau

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Paul Pons, Borroka Stars of sortzailea

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Paul Pons greko-erromatar Borroka Frantziako txapelduna 1890eko zegoen. Txapelketa bat irabazi zuen Folies-Bergeres etan Errusiako txapelketa bat irabazi aurretik 1898. Garaipen hauek Munduko borroka greko-erromatarreko txapelketa aldarrikatzeko aukera eman zioten. Pons nabarmendu honetako kapitalizatzen gimnasio bat irekitzea tren wrestlers eta gizon indartsuak arabera. Pons’ garaipena bereziki nabarmena izan zen

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George Baptiste Wins Detroit Tournament

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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,

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Dufur Coxekin berdindu egiten du

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Henry Moses Dufur lepoko eta ukondoko borrokan espezializatu zen Dufurek 1870eko eta 1880ko hamarkadetan profesionalki borrokan aritu zenean.. Maiatzean jaioa 5, 1844, in Richmond, Vermont, Dufur Estatu Batuetako ipar-ekialdean borrokatu zuen batez ere. June On 27, 1878, Dufur-ek itzulerako partida jokatu zuen Cox izeneko borrokalari batekin Boston Baseball Park-en bostehun zaleren aurrean.. Bostehun zale

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Evan Lewis itotzen Tom Cannon

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Abuztuaren On 26, 1886, Evan “Strangler” Lewis britainiar Borroka txapelduna Tom Cannon ezagutu Cincinnati, Ohio. Legitimoa borroka garaian, Beste wrestlers beldurgarri boteretsuena Lewis delako bere stranglehold. Lewis carotid arteria strangle bat Judo biluzik atzeko choke bezala ezagutzen okupatuak. Nik behintzat hori zen hasieran pentsatu nuena eta historialari gehienek aipatu dute. Modernoa

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Muldoon Fails to Throw Sorakichi 5 Times

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Dominant champions like William Muldoon often had to accept handicap conditions to get fans interested in watching them wrestle. Zaleek Clarence Whistler-ek bere erregealdia benetan mehatxatzeko adina trebetzat jotzen zutenez, Muldoon would often generate interest by either performing feats of strength or taking on the challenge of handicap conditions. Maiatzaren On 5, 1885, Muldoon met Matsuda Sorokichi, who

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