William Muldoon i Njegovo zdravstveno Farm

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William Muldoon, Bivši New York City detektiv, osvojio Svjetsko prvenstvu u hrvanju grčko-rimskim pobijedio Thiebaud Bauera. Muldoon vladao deset godina prije odlaska u mirovinu kao prvak. Nakon odlaska u mirovinu, on je počeo da bi živjeli kao osobni trener. Muldoon trained many wrestlers but really came to prominence after getting a woefully out of shape John L. Sullivan fit for

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John Berg Wins Light Heavy Championship

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John Berg was a good enough wrestler to beat Martin “Seljak” Burns twice but was mostly thought of as a good lighter wrestler. Berg held the World Light Heavyweight Wrestling Championship in the late 1910s and competed for the Middleweight Title, which was contested at 158 funti. Berg missed weight by four pounds but won the match. Berg wrestled in

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Killer Dill (1947)

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Kolovoza 2, 1947, Max M. King Productions released Killer Dill (1947), a crime film that professional wrestler Mike Mazurki plays “Little Joe”, a henchman playing both sides of a gang feud. Stuart Erwin stars as Johnny “Killer” Dill, a lingerie designer and salesperson, who people mistake for a gangster. After accidentally involving himself in a gang war, njegov

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Gotch vs. Hackenschmidt Available

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“Don’t break my leg!” As the two muscular men struggled in the center of the ring, the man on top continued to work on the downed man’s legs. Again, the man on bottom yelled, “Please don’t break my leg!”Frank Gotch gledao preko na suparnika George Hackenschmidt, who was writhing in obvious pain. Despite a severe knee injury, Hackenschmidt

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Legend of Chief Two Feathers

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U prosincu 23, 1903, Frank Gotch traveled to Bellingham, Washington to take on a 6’05”, 215 pound Native American wrestler from Montana. Wrestling fans in the area considered Chief Two Feathers to be unbeatable. Frank Gotch was not impressed with his reputation but he gave Gotch the most uncomfortable 15 minutes of his young career. Chief Two Feathers entered the

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William Muldoon Promotes Health System

William-Muldoon

In a testament to his foresight and vision, the World Wrestling Champion William Muldoon was preparing to be a fitness trainer even while at the height of his powers as a wrestler. Muldoon held the championship from 1880 until he retired in 1890. During his reign, he often gave exhibitions to attract attention to his way of training. The Saturday,

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Evan “Davitelj” Lewis Dostupno

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I recently finished Evan “The Strangler” Lewis: The Most Feared Wrestler of the 19th Century. Evan Lewis was a skilled submission expert during the legitimate professional wrestling era although he did take part in a couple prearranged matches. In January 1886, Evan Lewis used his dreaded stranglehold on Sorakichi Matsada. According to several newspapers, Lewis attempted to “strangle Sorakichi to

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