Evan Lewis Strangles Tom Cannon

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На августа 26, 1886, Еван “Давитељ” Lewis met the British Wrestling Champion Tom Cannon in Cincinnati, Ohio. During the legitimate wrestling era, other wrestlers feared the powerful Lewis because of his stranglehold.

Еван “Давитељ” Lewis from the Public Domain

Lewis employed a carotid arterial strangle known as the rear naked choke in Judo. Барем то је оно што сам првобитно мислио и већина историчара су цитирани. Савремени професионални рвачи користили задржавање који изгледа слично, али није легитимно, зове спавање држите. Рука око врата је превише лабава да се гуши и ручне почива на врху главе не иза главе за правилно гушења.

Заправо, Луис користи Цхоке сличан браве предњи лица, али са рукама и дави артерију. I discovered Lewis used a guillotine, када сам пронашао илустрацију у новинама демонстрира своју страховали холд.

Some wrestlers, like Sorakichi Matsuda, refused to wrestle Lewis unless the stranglehold was banned. Lewis was a skilled “hooker”, a professional wrestler specializing in submission holds. Matsuda nearly had his leg broken by Lewis, who was enraged by the banning of his pet hold.

William Muldoon wrestled Lewis a couple of times but after a legitimate draw avoided a rematch with Lewis. The men met in Muldoon’s final match as a professional wrestler. This last match seemed prearranged.

When Lewis met Tom Cannon, Lewis was not in the mood to cooperate. The legitimate contest ended after only two falls even though it was scheduled as a best three out of five falls match.

Cannon would claim the World Title in 1901 and battled George Hackenschmidt in his prime. Cannon was a capable wrestler and actually beat Lewis for the first fall.

Cannon kept pushing Lewis away every time that Lewis tried to secure his stranglehold. During a moment of frustration, Lewis lost concentration. Cannon threw Lewis for a flying fall at 4 minutes and 30 seconds. The men rested for 15 minutes which continued to roil Lewis. “Давитељ” would not be denied in the second fall.

British Wrestler Tom Cannon from the Public Domain

The men tied up again with Cannon constantly on the defensive against the continuing attempts of Lewis to grab a stranglehold. Ат 9 minutes into the second fall, Lewis finally secured the stranglehold.

Задњи Накед Цхоке може донети несвест неколико секунди али Цхоке обично траје дуже, осим ако је то заиста чврсто. То је Левис 30 seconds to fell Cannon. Cannon fell to the floor with Lewis on his back but the referee was slow to call the fall in Lewis’ favor. Lewis held onto the hold until the referee declared him the winner.

The stranglehold is only dangerous if it is held on for a while after the opponent has lost consciousness. The referee’s slow decision caused Lewis to apply the hold longer than he needed to. Cannon was still dizzy and unable to continue the match.

Lewis was awarded the match by forfeit. Cannon’s second Jimmy Faulkner offered to wrestle Lewis, if Lewis would not use the stranglehold. Lewis laughed at Faulkner and said he didn’t beat people up for free, so Faulkner should raise the proper side purse to face Lewis.

Lewis took the $200 side purse and prepared for his next bout. Cannon was spitting up blood and remained faint for about an hour after the bout. Lucky for Cannon he did not make “Давитељ” mad or it could have been worse.