William Muldoon and His Health Farm

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William Muldoon, a former New York City detective, won the World Greco-Roman Wrestling Championship by defeating Thiebaud Bauer. Muldoon reigned for ten years before retiring as champion. After retiring, he began to make a living as a personal trainer. Muldoon trained wrestlers but really came to prominence after getting a woefully out of shape John L. Sullivan fit for his

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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, Kalifornien. 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 och 210 pounds during his career.

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William Muldoon, Physical Culture Legend

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Jag först läste om William Muldoon i en biografi av John L. Sullivan, den sista kala mästare knoge tungvikt. 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. Louis i 1905

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The May 9, 1905 upplagan av St. Louis republikens sportsektion innehöll en berättelse om en kommande match mellan lokala brottare George Baptiste och turnerande World Wrestling Champion, George Hackenschmidt. The paper did not give Baptiste a chance against Hackenschmidt, som bara slog Tom Jenkins för VM. Om redaktören visste “Hack ter” condition at the time, he may have

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Zbyszko and the Last Shoot Match

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Stanislaus Zbyszko föddes Stanislaw Jan Cygankiewicz på April 1, 1880 i Jodlow, Polen, som var en del av Österrike-Ungern. Zbyszko chose the ring name Stanislaus Zbyszko because it was the name of a fictional Polish knight. En artikel i Walla Walla, Tidningen Washington, The Evening Statesman’s on Tuesday, Februari 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) var ett världsrekord hålla tyngdlyftare och World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion innan brottning var uppgjort och lyftare använde steroider. Hackenschmidt uppnått en nivå av storhet beror på flera faktorer. Han uppnådde en hög nivå av fysisk kondition. His physical condition allowed him to be the most successful wrestler of his era. A few wrestlers may have been

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