Muldoon hittir Bibby

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Í bardagaíþróttum, góður stór maður slær venjulega góðan lítinn mann. Ef þú ert frábær, þú getur oft bætt upp fyrir mikið stærðarmisræmi. Edwin Bibby varð aðeins 5’04” og vó 160 punda en sigraði marga stærri glímukappa á atvinnuglímuferli sínum. Bibby sigraði marga glímumenn þar á meðal risastóra þýska glímukappann William Heygster. Edwin Bibby var fær

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Hack Accuses Americans of Faking

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When “The Russian Lion” George Hackenschmidt toured America in 1905, he left the country unimpressed by the state of American wrestling. The current World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion, þekktur sem “Hakk” to much of the wrestling public, toured several cities in an attempt to arrange a match with American Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Tom Jenkins. Hackenschmidt won the world title in Greco-Roman

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Muldoon Survives Hard Tilt With Whistler

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The powerful William Muldoon was considered invincible as Greco-Roman World Wrestling Champion. Aðeins einn maður alvarlega áskorun Muldoon á markaðsráðandi valdatíma hans. The 165-pund Clarence Whistler stöðugt gaf Muldoon ströngustu viðfangsefni hans. Muldoon and Whistler met on Thursday, Nóvember 1, 1883 in San Francisco, California í einn af nokkrum leikjum sínum. William Muldoon var næstum höfði hærri og vó

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“Little Demon” Ófær til Slá Whistler

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Joe Acton var einn besti glímumaður Englands á 19. öld. 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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Fred Beell Overcomes Old Champ

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Á október 20, 1906, Fred Beell proved dynamite comes in small packages. Beell, light heavyweight wrestling champion, defeated former American heavyweight champion Dan McLeod. Beell parlayed an active 1906 into defeats of former American Heavyweight Champion Dan McLeod and current American Heavyweight Champion Frank Gotch. Beell won the American Middleweight (Light Heavyweight) Meistarakeppni en var ekki í sviðsljósinu þar til

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