Историчар на борбени спортови и боречки уметник
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. Конечно се обезбеди
Мартин “Земјоделец” Burns reportedly trained over 1,000 wrestlers in his career as America’s foremost wrestling trainer. Сепак, Барнс беше голем борач во сопственото право. Before he retired to train wrestlers full-time, Burns won the American Heavyweight Wrestling Championship from Evan “На Strangler” Lewis in 1895. Burns held the title for two years. Во 1893, Брнс беше сè уште
After several months of wrangling, Clarence Whistler met Duncan C. Ross on Monday, Ноември 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
Хенри Мозес Дуфур го држеше Светскиот шампион во борење со јака и лакт во тешка категорија во текот на 1870-тите. Со 1855, Дуфур се повлече од професионалното борење за да се занимава со полно работно време како кројач на облека. Дури и за време на неговата боречка кариера, Дуфур работел како кројач. Дуфур за дописникот од The Boston Globe изјави дека е роден во Ричфорд, Вермонт во јуни 5, 1943. Овој датум на
Пол Понс беше грчко-римски стил шампион на Франција во 1890-тите. Тој го освои турнирот на Folies-Bergeres пред освојување на турнирот во Русија во 1898. These victories allowed him to claim the World Greco-Roman Wrestling Championship. Понс капитализирани на овој озлогласен, преку отворање на салата да се обучуваат борачи и силни мажи. 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,
Хенри Мозес Дуфур беше специјализиран за борење со јака и лакт кога Дуфур професионално се бореше во 1870-тите и 1880-тите. Роден во мај 5, 1844, in Richmond, Вермонт, Дуфур се бореше првенствено во североисточниот дел на САД. На јуни 27, 1878, Дуфур се бореше на реванш меч со борачот Кокс во бејзбол паркот во Бостон пред петстотини навивачи. Петстотини фанови
Во август 26, 1886, Еван “Strangler” 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. At least that was what I originally thought and most historians have quoted. Modern
Dominant champions like William Muldoon often had to accept handicap conditions to get fans interested in watching them wrestle. Бидејќи фановите само го сметаа Кларенс Вистлер за доволно вешт за навистина да го загрози неговото владеење, Muldoon would often generate interest by either performing feats of strength or taking on the challenge of handicap conditions. Од мај 5, 1885, Muldoon met Matsuda Sorokichi, кои