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Posts about professional wrestling history from 1870 to 1930.
Al desembre 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
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,
Dimarts, Gener 19, 1909, Dr. Benjamin Roller, a Seattle physician and pro wrestler who was good enough to win the American Heavyweight Championship, inexplicably decided to try his hand at professional boxing. His opponent was friend and sparring partner, “Denver” Ed Martin, who would win the Colored World Heavyweight Boxing Championship. Dr. Benjamin Franklin Roller was a unique athlete
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. Al gener 1886, Evan Lewis used his dreaded stranglehold on Sorakichi Matsada. According to several newspapers, Lewis attempted to “estranyar a Sorakichi
George Baptiste spent about twenty years serving as St. Louis’ resident all-around athlete before taking over the company, Baptiste Tent and Awning, founded by his father Alexander Baptiste. Besides plying his trade as an occasional but accomplished professional wrestler, Baptise was a powerful swimmer. A l'agost 11, 1900, Baptiste used his swimming skills to save another St. Louisan from drowning.
Frank Gotch took the American Heavyweight Wrestling Championship from Tom Jenkins in December 1903. Gotch intended on following up this triumph with a match for World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship from George Hackenschmidt. Gotch wanted to meet “Cop de destral” a St. Louis during the 1904 Fira Mundial. Unfortunately for Gotch and St. Louis, the match would not occur until 1908 a Chicago,
For my birthday this year, I purchased one of my favorite books, La manera de viure en Salut i Força (affiliate link) by Georg Hackenschmidt. Georg Hackenschmidt set many weightlifitng world records before focusing on professional wrestling. Hackenschmidt would win the World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship in 1901. Hackenschmidt would reign as undefeated World Champion for 7 anys fins a perdre la seva
William Muldoon, un ex detectiu de la ciutat de Nova York, va guanyar el Campionat Mundial de Lluita grecoromana en derrotar Thiebaud Bauer. Muldoon va regnar durant deu anys abans de retirar-se com campió. Després de retirar-, va començar a guanyar-se la vida com un entrenador personal. Muldoon trained many wrestlers but really came to prominence after getting a woefully out of shape John L. Sullivan fit for
Vaig llegir per primera vegada sobre William Muldoon en una biografia de John L. Sullivan, l'últim campió de pes pesat artells nus. Sullivan ushered in gloved boxing by refusing to take part in any more bare knuckle bouts. L'última gran baralla sense guants va ser lliurada per Sullivan contra Jake Kilrain en 1889. Odds were against Sullivan, a binge drinker indulging heavily between bouts. Era
Quantes vegades has escoltat el millor és utilitzar un text breu o extens de còpies per a la comercialització de l'Internet. Alguns defensors advoquen còpia curta, alguns advoquen llarg i alguns tracten d'arribar a un punt mitjà. Es sembla que cadascú té la seva opinió, encara que. One person who believed in the use of long copy for selling his services was William Muldoon. Muldoon was