Category: Istoria timpurie a luptei profesionale

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. Marți, Noiembrie 2, 1881, 160-pound Edwin Bibby proved there are exceptions to this rule. While small, Edwin Bibby was particularly strong for his size.

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 și 210 pounds during his career.

The powerful William Muldoon was considered invincible as Greco-Roman World Wrestling Champion. Only one man seriously challenged Muldoon during his dominant reign. The 165-pound Clarence Whistler consistently gave Muldoon his toughest challenges. Muldoon and Whistler met on Thursday, Noiembrie 1, 1883 in San Francisco, California in one of their several matches. William Muldoon was almost a head taller and weighed

Fred Beell dezvoltat o reputație în secolul al 20-lea ca un luptător puternic și periculos. Reputația sa nu a fost construit de către său 1903 campanie. Beell suferit cât mai multe înfrângeri de profil înalt ca victorii. Beell început bine în aprilie 1903, când a învins St. Paul AAU Lupta campion James McAuley. McAuley a câștigat primul scăderea 22 minute. 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 deține titlul de cel mai mare wrestler profesionist legitim Americii. Gotch concurat în cea mai mare parte concursuri legitime cu câteva pre-aranjate sau “worked” meciuri aruncate în mixul. De 1904 sau 1905, nimeni nu ar putea bate cu adevărat Gotch dacă nu a permis. În primii ani ai carierei sale, Gotch nu a fost atât de 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. Totuși, Muldoon won his title in Greco-Roman wrestling, which was the German-born Roeber’s expertise. Din păcate, the exploits of Martin “Agricultor” Burns and Evan “Sugrumătorul” Lewis catapulted catch-as-catch-can wrestling into the dominant style. Roeber did have a

Aprilie 7, 1914, 22-year-old Wladek Zbyszko met 22-year-old Ed “Strangler” Lewis would meet in the first of many matches between the two men. They would cooperate in a number of worked or “prearranged” matches. 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

Octombrie 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

Noiembrie 7, 1908, Charles Olson sa întâlnit “Americus” Gus Schonlein pentru Campionatul Mondial de lupte grele ușoare. Meciul s-a dovedit a fi la fel de interesant pe cât bănuiau observatorii că va fi, dar s-a încheiat cu controverse. Olson avea 6 ani’01” ci doar cântărit 170 de lire sterline. Născut Max Flaskamp în Krefeld, Renania de Nord-Westfalia în 1879, he took the name Charles or Charley Olson