Category: Ранняя гісторыя прафесійнай барацьбы

One of the oldest adages in combat sports is “a good big man always beats a good little man”. It is the reason that we have weight divisions in boxing, wrestling and mixed martial arts. У аўторак, Лістапада 2, 1881, 160-pound Edwin Bibby proved there are exceptions to this rule. While small, Edwin Bibby was particularly strong for his size.

Чэрвеня 4, 1883, Грэка-рымская свету ў суперцяжкай чэмпіён па вольнай барацьбе Уільям Малдун сутыкнуліся дасведчаны французскі змагар Жуль RIGAL ў Сан-Францыска, Каліфорнія. Калі змагары распрануўся да іх ствалоў на матч, гэта была ўлада відавочна Малдун быў бы даказаць велізарную праблему для RIGAL. Малдун стаяў вакол 6 футаў у вышыню і важылі ад 193 і 210 фунтаў на працягу сваёй кар'еры.

Магутны Уільям Малдун лічылі непераможнай, як грэка-рымскага свету чэмпіён па вольнай барацьбе. Only one man seriously challenged Muldoon during his dominant reign. The 165-pound Clarence Whistler consistently gave Muldoon his toughest challenges. Малдун і Whistler сустрэўся ў чацвер, Лістапада 1, 1883 ў Сан-Францыска, California in one of their several matches. William Muldoon was almost a head taller and weighed

Fred Beell developed a reputation in the early 20th Century as a powerful and dangerous wrestler. His reputation was not built by his 1903 campaign. Beell suffered as many high-profile defeats as victories. Beell started well in April 1903, when he defeated St. Paul AAU Wrestling Champion James McAuley. McAuley won the first fall in 22 хвілін. Beell won the

Joe Acton was one of England’s best wrestlers during the 19th Century. 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

Frank Gotch holds the title of America’s greatest legitimate professional wrestler. Gotch competed in mostly legitimate contests with a few pre-arranged or “worked” matches thrown in the mix. Па 1904 або 1905, no one could really beat Gotch unless he allowed it. In the early years of his career, Gotch was not so dominant. He dropped matches to his mentor,

When World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion William Muldoon retired in 1889, he hoped his protege Ernest Roeber would be recognized as the new champion. Аднак, Muldoon won his title in Greco-Roman wrestling, which was the German-born Roeber’s expertise. На жаль, the exploits of Martin “Фермер” Burns and Evan “Душыцель” Lewis catapulted catch-as-catch-can wrestling into the dominant style. Roeber did have a

Красавіка 7, 1914, 22-year-old Wladek Zbyszko met 22-year-old Ed “Душыцель” Lewis would meet in the first of many matches between the two men. They would cooperate in a number of worked or “prearranged” запалкі. Lewis in fact dropped his American Heavyweight Wrestling Championship to Wladek Zbyszko in 1917. In the early 1920s, Lewis would drop his World Heavyweight Wrestling

Кастрычнік 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) Championship but remained out of the spotlight until

Лістапада 7, 1908, Чарльз Олсон сустрэў “Americus” Гас Schonlein для чэмпіянату свету Wrestling ў паўцяжкай вазе. Матч апынуўся гэтак жа захапляльным, як назіральнікі падазравалі, што гэта было б, але яна скончылася ў палеміцы. Olson стаяў 6’01” але важыў толькі 170 фунты. Нарадзіўся Макс Flaskamp ў Крефельд, Паўночны Рэйн-Вестфалія ў 1879, ён прыняў імя Чарльза або Чарлі Олсон