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Posts about professional wrestling in the 19th Century.
Joe Acton adalah salah satu pegulat terbaik Inggris pada abad ke-19. 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. Dia akhirnya mengamankan
Martin “Petani” Burns reportedly trained over 1,000 wrestlers in his career as America’s foremost wrestling trainer. However, 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 “Pencekik” Lewis in 1895. Burns held the title for two years. Di 1893, Luka bakar masih ada
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 memegang Juara Dunia Gulat Kerah dan Siku Kelas Berat pada tahun 1870-an. Oleh 1855, Dufur pensiun dari gulat profesional untuk mengejar profesi penuh waktunya sebagai penjahit pakaian. Bahkan selama karir gulatnya, Dufur bekerja sebagai penjahit. Dufur mengatakan kepada koresponden dari The Boston Globe bahwa dia lahir di Richford, Vermont pada bulan Juni 5, 1943. Tanggal ini
Paul Pons adalah Juara Gulat Greco-Roman Perancis di tahun 1890-an. Ia memenangkan turnamen di Folies-Bergeres sebelum memenangkan sebuah turnamen di Rusia di 1898. These victories allowed him to claim the World Greco-Roman Wrestling Championship. Pons memanfaatkan ketenaran ini dengan membuka gym untuk melatih pegulat dan laki-laki yang kuat. 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 berspesialisasi dalam gulat kerah dan siku ketika Dufur bergulat secara profesional pada tahun 1870-an dan 1880-an. Lahir pada bulan Mei 5, 1844, in Richmond, Vermont, Dufur bergulat terutama di Amerika Serikat bagian timur laut. Pada tanggal 27, 1878, Dufur bergulat dalam pertandingan kembali dengan pegulat bernama Cox di Boston Baseball Park di depan lima ratus penggemar. Lima ratus penggemar
Pada Agustus 26, 1886, Evan “Pencekik” Lewis bertemu Gulat Inggris Juara Tom Cannon di Cincinnati, Ohio. Selama era gulat yang sah, pegulat lain takut Lewis kuat karena cengkeraman nya. Lewis mempekerjakan mencekik arteri karotis dikenal sebagai choke telanjang belakang di Judo. Setidaknya itulah yang awalnya saya pikirkan dan sebagian besar sejarawan telah kutip. Modern
Dominant champions like William Muldoon often had to accept handicap conditions to get fans interested in watching them wrestle. Karena fans hanya menganggap Clarence Whistler cukup terampil untuk benar-benar mengancam pemerintahannya, Muldoon would often generate interest by either performing feats of strength or taking on the challenge of handicap conditions. Pada tanggal 5, 1885, Muldoon met Matsuda Sorokichi, yang