Historien des sports de combat et artiste martial
Posts about combat sports history from 1870 to 1930.
For my birthday this year, I purchased one of my favorite books, The Way to Live in Health and Strength (affiliate link) by Georg Hackenschmidt. Georg Hackenschmidt set many weightlifitng world records before focusing on professional wrestling. Hackenschmidt would win the World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship in 1901. Hackenschmidt would reign as undefeated World Champion for 7 years until losing his
William Muldoon, un ancien détective de New York, remporté le championnat de la World Wrestling gréco-romaine en battant Thiebaud Bauer. Muldoon a régné pendant dix ans avant de prendre sa retraite en tant que champion. Après sa retraite, il a commencé à gagner sa vie comme un entraîneur personnel. Muldoon trained many wrestlers but really came to prominence after getting a woefully out of shape John L. Sullivan fit for
William Muldoon, the World Greco-Roman Wrestling Champion and physical culture proponent, came to Los Angeles on Tuesday, Avril 15, 1884 to face the local wrestler Fred Bauer. The match took place at the local Turnvereine Hall in Los Angeles. Muldoon was so confident of victory that he stipulated that he would throw Bauer ten times within an hour or he
On October 12, 1853, 23 year-old John Morrissey would meet 40 year-old “Yankee” Sullivan for the American and possibly World Heavyweight Prizefighting Championship. Sullivan had been considered the champion since Tom Hyer, who had beaten Sullivan previously, retired instead of fighting Sullivan in a rematch. Sullivan claimed the title and was backed by Hyer, who had made peace with Sullivan.
En Juillet 1854, Champion du Monde Bareknuckle la boxe John Morrissey, who also severed as Tammany Hall enforcer, contesté William “Bill le Boucher” Poole à un sans tabou combat de rue. The result was a terrible beating and several month recovery for John Morrissey. Morrissey would have likely won a bareknuckle prizefight with Poole, un temps partiel boxeur lui-même. Morrissey made a
Sur Juillet 26, 1854, le champion de poings nus John Morrissey a rencontré occasionnelle Bare Knuckle combattant William Poole dans une bagarre de rue pas de règles. Ce qui a suivi serait les pires cinq minutes de la vie de John Morrissey. On October 23, 1853, the 22-year-old Morrissey beat Yankee Sullivan for the world bare knuckle championship in a disputed decision. Sullivan actually knocked Morrissey out
I first read about William Muldoon in a biography of John L. Sullivan, the last bare knuckle heavyweight champion. Sullivan ushered in gloved boxing by refusing to take part in any more bare knuckle bouts. The last major bare knuckle bout was fought by Sullivan against Jake Kilrain in 1889. Odds were against Sullivan, a binge drinker indulging heavily between bouts. He was
Anderson Silva, largement reconnu comme le plus grand artiste martial mixte de tous les temps, perdu son match revanche avec Chris Wiedman pour l'UFC-moyens titre sur Décembre 28, 2013. Wiedman avait battu Silva pour le titre en Juillet 6, 2013. C'était la première défaite de Silva en sept ans avec l'Ultimate Fighting Championship. He was the middleweight champion for over 6
Sam McVey, who was considered the Idol of Paris, during his boxing career from 1902 to 1921, is largely forgotten today. One of the greatest black heavyweights of his time, he was frozen out of fighting for the world title even after Jack Johnson defeated Tommy Burns in 1908. McVey lost to Jack Johnson three times early in his career
Combien de fois avez-vous entendu préférable d'utiliser une copie de courte ou longue copie pour le marketing Internet. Certains partisans préconisent copie courte, certains préconisent de long et certains tentent de trouver un terrain d'entente. Il semble que chacun a une opinion bien. One person who believed in the use of long copy for selling his services was William Muldoon. Muldoon was