Gevechtssporthistoricus en krijgskunstenaar
Posts about professional wrestling in the 19th Century.
Joe Acton was een van de beste worstelaars van Engeland in de 19e eeuw. 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. Eindelijk heeft hij zekerheid
Martin “Boer” Burns reportedly trained over 1,000 wrestlers in his career as America’s foremost wrestling trainer. Echter, Burns was een groot worstelaar in zijn eigen recht. Before he retired to train wrestlers full-time, Burns won the American Heavyweight Wrestling Championship from Evan “De Strangler” Lewis in 1895. Burns held the title for two years. In 1893, Burns was still
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 was in de jaren 1870 wereldkampioen zwaargewicht worstelen met kraag en elleboog. Door 1855, Dufur stopte met het professionele worstelen om zijn fulltime beroep van kledingmaker uit te oefenen. Zelfs tijdens zijn worstelcarrière, Dufur werkte als kleermaker. Dufur vertelde de correspondent van The Boston Globe dat hij in Richford was geboren, Vermont in juni 5, 1943. Deze datum van
Paul Pons was the Greco-Roman Wrestling Champion of France in the 1890s. He won a tournament at the Folies-Bergeres before winning a tournament in Russia in 1898. Door deze overwinningen kon hij het Wereldkampioenschap Grieks-Romeins worstelen claimen. Pons capitalized on this notoriety by opening a gym to train wrestlers and strong men. Pons’ de overwinning was bijzonder opmerkelijk vanwege
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 specialiseerde zich in kraag-en-elleboogworstelen toen Dufur professioneel worstelde in de jaren 1870 en 1880. Geboren in mei 5, 1844, in Richmond, Vermont, Dufur worstelde voornamelijk in het noordoosten van de Verenigde Staten. Op juni 27, 1878, Dufur worstelde een terugwedstrijd met een worstelaar genaamd Cox in het Boston Baseball Park voor vijfhonderd fans. Vijfhonderd fans
Op augustus 26, 1886, Evan “Worger” Lewis ontmoet de Britse Wrestling kampioen Tom Cannon in Cincinnati, Ohio. Tijdens de legitieme worstelen tijdperk, andere worstelaars vreesden de krachtige Lewis vanwege zijn wurggreep. Lewis in dienst van een arteria carotis wurgen bekend als het achter naakte vernauwing in Judo. Dat was tenminste wat ik oorspronkelijk dacht en de meeste historici hebben geciteerd. 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. Op mei 5, 1885, Muldoon met Matsuda Sorokichi, die