Gevechtssporthistoricus en krijgskunstenaar
Posts about professional wrestling history from 1870 naar 1930.
Op december 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 kwam binnen
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,
Op dinsdag, Januari 19, 1909, Dr. Benjamin Roller, een in Seattle arts en professionele worstelaar die goed genoeg om de Amerikaanse Heavyweight Championship te winnen was, onverklaarbare wijze besloten om te proberen zijn hand bij professionele boksen. Zijn tegenstander was vriend en sparringpartner, “Denver” Ed Martin, die de Gekleurde World Heavyweight Boxing Championship zou winnen. 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. In januari 1886, Evan Lewis used his dreaded stranglehold on Sorakichi Matsada. According to several newspapers, Lewis attempted to “strangle Sorakichi to
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. Op augustus 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 “Hack” in St. Louis during the 1904 Fair World's. Unfortunately for Gotch and St. Louis, the match would not occur until 1908 in Chicago,
For my birthday this year, I purchased one of my favorite books, The Way to Live in Health and Strength (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 jaren totdat hij de zijne verloor
William Muldoon, een voormalige New York detective, won de World Grieks-Romeins worstelen kampioenschap door het verslaan van Thiebaud Bauer. Muldoon regeerde tien jaar voor het slapen gaan als kampioen. Na zijn pensionering, Hij begon een leven als een personal trainer te maken. Muldoon trained many wrestlers but really came to prominence after getting a woefully out of shape John L. Sullivan fit for
Ik voor het eerst las over William Muldoon in een biografie van John L. Sullivan, de laatste blote vuist zwaargewicht kampioen. Sullivan ushered in gloved boxing by refusing to take part in any more bare knuckle bouts. De laatste grote blote vuist wedstrijd werd uitgevochten door Sullivan tegen Jake Kilrain in 1889. Odds were against Sullivan, a binge drinker indulging heavily between bouts. Hij was
Hoe vaak heb je gehoord best om korte kopie of lange kopie voor internet marketing te gebruiken. Sommige voorstanders pleiten voor korte kopie, bepleiten sommigen lang en sommigen proberen een middenweg staking. Het lijkt erop dat iedereen een mening maar. One person who believed in the use of long copy for selling his services was William Muldoon. Muldoon was