Muldoon Too Strong for French Wrestler

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On June 4, 1883, the Greco-Roman World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion William Muldoon faced skilled French wrestler Jules Rigal in San Francisco, California. When the wrestlers stripped to their trunks for the match, it was obvious Muldoon’s power would prove a formidable challenge to Rigal. Muldoon stood around 6 feet tall and weighed between 193 et 210 pounds during his career.

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William Muldoon, Physical Culture Legend

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Primum quod scriptum est in vita Ioannis Muldoon Willelmo L. Sullivan, ultimum uero nudum tesseras heavyweight. Sullivan ushered in gloved boxing by refusing to take part in any more bare-knuckle bouts. John L. Sullivan and Jake Kilrain fought the last major bare-knuckle bout in 1889. Odds were against Sullivan, a binge drinker indulging heavily between bouts. He was in terrible

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Hackenschmidt Tours St. Ludovicus in 1905

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In May 9, 1905 edition of St. Louis Republic’s sport section contained a story about an upcoming match between local wrestler George Baptiste and the touring World Wrestling Champion, George Hackenschmidt. The paper did not give Baptiste a chance against Hackenschmidt, ut, qui ceciderunt in Mundus Championship Lorem Jenkins. Si autem sciebat editor “Fragor eius” Status quo, he may have

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Zbyszko and the Last Shoot Match

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Stanislaus Zbyszko natus Stanislaum per Jan Cygankiewicz pro- 1, 1880 in Jodlow, Poloniae, quod erat in Austria-Hungaricum imperium. Zbyszko chose the ring name Stanislaus Zbyszko because it was the name of a fictional Polish knight. An sit in Walla Walla, Vestibulum orci, The Evening Statesman’s on Tuesday, February 8, 1910, publicized Zbyszko’s university and intellectual accomplishments.

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Hack and What It Takes To Be Great

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George Hackenschmidt (1877-1968) mundo erat, et mundus weightlifter memoria tenebat, ante Heavyweight palaestrica Champion colluctationis praemissa sunt, et per lifters steroids. Debitum ad plures factores gradu dignitatis consecutus Hackenschmidt. Debent altam acquireret. His physical condition allowed him to be the most successful wrestler of his era. A few wrestlers may have been

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