“Me dab” Yeej Whistler tsis tau

Joe Acton was one of England’s best wrestlers during the 19th Century. 151-phaus Acton mus dhau lub Askiv middleweight ranks ua ntej plowing los ntawm cov heavyweights. Tom qab beating lub Askiv zoo yuav tsum muab nrog rau Tom Cannon, Acton txiav txim los ntsuam xyuas nws lub peev xwm ua nyob rau hauv lub tebchaws United States.

Joe Acton pib Philadelphia ntawm Arthur Chamber Champions so thaum lub caij ntuj sov ntawm 1882. Acton yuav xa rau koj txoj kev sib tw rau txhua tus wrestlers, tiam sis tsuas koj txog haujlwm countrymen Edwin Bibby thiab Tom Cannon yuav kom nws. Acton yeej leej txiv neej handily. Acton then issued fresh challenges to any American wrestler.

Clarence Whistler, ib Colorado kev wrestler, teb Acton kev sib tw. Lub hlis ntuj nqeg 19, 1882 ib tsab ntawm tus New York tiv tshav ntuj kub ris ib tug account ntawm lub bout.

Thaum Whistler tsuas weighed 165 phaus, Nws yog ib lub cev powerhouse. Whistler would give William Muldoon, who weighed between 190 thiab 200 phaus, the toughest matches of his wrestling career. Whistler’s unusual strength kept the much larger and powerful Muldoon at bay. It was also Whistler’s strength that would give Acton much trouble.

Ntais ntawv ntawd teeb rau $1,000 ib sab thiab cov “Ntiaj teb Heavyweight Wrestling Championship” Txawm hais tias muaj ib daim ntawv thov rau cov npe no yuav tau them tenuous nyob zoo. Joe Acton yog 30 xyoo, sawv 5’05” thiab weighed 151 phaus. Nws tej zaum yuav tau ib lub featherweight rau hnub no tus mixed martial arts sib.

Yog Clarence Whistler 28 xyoo, sawv 5’07” siab thiab weighed 165 phaus. Whistler pom zoo rau ib tug ntog 2-tawm-ntawm-3 match nrog ib kaum tsib feeb so lub sij hawm ntawm qhov kev uas yuav ntog. Edwin Bibby txais kev pab raws li qhov referee rau ntais ntawv.

2000 spectators filed into Madison Square Garden under the belief that they would see a fine display of professional wrestling. Zoo li ntau yam kev ua si txhua bouts ua ntej thiab tom qab, no match utterly tejyam uas nyob rau lub hype.

Cov txiv neej pib lub bout tom 8:22 p.m. Joe Acton thiab Clarence Whistler tied thiab lim tawm sib rau ntawm thawj yim feeb. Acton finally slipped behind Whistler for a waist and arm hold. Whistler sprawled tam sim ntawd rau ntawm tagnrho fours. Raws li Acton gamely sim tig Whistler nrog ib sab caj npab thiab lub taub hau tuav, Whistler sprang rov qab mus nws lub taw thiab disengaged los Acton.

The men tied up again with Acton being able to slip behind Whistler for a second time. Whistler immediately dropped to all fours. Acton sim tig Whistler xwb dua no lub sij hawm, Whistler tsawv nkaus tus pob luj taws ntsuas phoo. Whistler sawv los nws lub taw thiab sim siv lub pob luj taws xauv los tig Acton nraub qaum tiam sis Acton tam sim ntawd ntog dawb.

Rau cov xuab moos tom qab, no scene heev dua rov ua dua. Thaum kawg tom 90 feeb, cov txiv neej kuj tau ib ob-feeb so. Acton tsis yog chim meej nrog Whistler tus tseem sprawling.

Cov txiv neej tied ntxiv nrog rau ib yam tshwm sim. Acton twb npaj mus tua lub tiam sis nws ob Arthur Chambers nws qhia tias lub $1,000 yog cov hauv num. Cov txiv neej tied txog ib zaug tsis muaj no. Tom 1 teev thiab 55 feeb, Acton thiab Whistler paub zoo txog lub kos.

This decision and lack of action infuriated the crowd, who booed and hissed the decision as they filed out of Madison Square Garden. Whistler was undaunted by the fan reaction. He stated that he would have sprawled all night instead of give up a fall to Acton.

Both men would continue to compete on the wrestling circuit. Whistler would die prematurely at 32 xyoo thaum nyob ncig xyuas txog Australia. Cawv twb xam tias yog ib qhov zoo tshaj yuav tab thiab nws tuag. Joe Acton yuav nyob mus txog 1917, qhov uas nws tso tseg thaum muaj hnub nyoog 65 nyob Portland, Oregon, where he retired in 1911. He started training wrestlers after he retired. Nws yeej tsis rov los hais.

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