“小惡魔” 無法擊敗惠斯勒

喬-阿克頓

喬·阿克頓 (Joe Acton) 是 19 世紀英格蘭最優秀的摔跤手之一. 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

馬蘇達和羅伯

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. 他終於獲得了

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Farmer Burns Wears Out Jack King

馬丁·法默·伯恩斯

馬丁 “農民” Burns reportedly trained over 1,000 wrestlers in his career as America’s foremost wrestling trainer. 然而, 伯恩斯是在自己的權利有很大的摔跤手. Before he retired to train wrestlers full-time, Burns won the American Heavyweight Wrestling Championship from Evan “在扼殺” Lewis in 1895. Burns held the title for two years. 在 1893, 伯恩斯依然

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Whistler and Ross Disgust Crowd

克拉倫斯惠斯勒

After several months of wrangling, Clarence Whistler met Duncan C. Ross on Monday, 十一月 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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亨利·摩西·杜富爾回憶錄

亨利·摩西·杜富爾死亡通知

亨利·摩西·杜福爾 (Henry Moses Dufur) 在 1870 年代榮獲世界重量級頸肘摔跤冠軍. 通過 1855, 杜福爾從職業摔角退役,從事服裝裁縫的全職工作. 即使在他的摔角生涯中, 杜福爾是一名裁縫. 杜福爾告訴《波士頓環球報》記者,他出生在里奇福德, 佛蒙特州六月 5, 1943. 這個日期

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George Baptiste Wins Detroit Tournament

喬治 - 巴蒂斯特

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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杜富爾與考克斯抽籤

亨利·摩西·杜富爾死亡通知

亨利·摩西·杜福爾 (Henry Moses Dufur) 在 1870 年代和 1880 年代從事職業摔跤時,專攻頸肘式摔跤. 五月出生 5, 1844, 在里士滿, 佛蒙特, 杜福爾摔角主要在美國東北部進行. 六月 27, 1878, 杜福爾在波士頓棒球公園與一位名叫考克斯的摔跤手在五百名球迷面前進行了一場摔跤比賽. 五百粉絲

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Muldoon Fails to Throw Sorakichi 5 Times

松田空知

Dominant champions like William Muldoon often had to accept handicap conditions to get fans interested in watching them wrestle. 因為球迷只認為克拉倫斯·惠斯勒的技術足以真正威脅到他的統治, Muldoon would often generate interest by either performing feats of strength or taking on the challenge of handicap conditions. 在5月 5, 1885, Muldoon met Matsuda Sorokichi, 誰

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