William Muldoon Defeats Local Wrestler

六月 19, 2023 小肯·齐默尔曼. 职业摔跤

威廉·马尔登, 世界古典式摔跤冠军和体育事业的支持者, 来到洛杉矶周二, 四月 15, 1884 面对当地摔跤手弗雷德·鲍尔. The match took place at the local Turnvereine Hall in Los Angeles. Muldoon was so confident of victory that he stipulated that he would throw Bauer ten times within an hour or he would be considered the loser.

Muldoon and Bauer entered the ring for the match. Both men stood 5’9″. Muldoon weighed a muscular 200 英镑. Bauer weighed a flabby 235. After preliminary introductions, Muldoon and Bauer locked up. Muldoon grabbed Bauer by the arms, threw him and pinned him in less than a minute.

威廉·马尔登从公共领域

Bauer was incensed at being pinned so quickly and ran at Muldoon. Muldoon caught Bauer in mid-rush, lifted him in the air and slammed him for the second fall in 15 秒. It took Muldoon twice as long for the second fall as Bauer resisted him for 30 秒.

Bauer was so disheartened by this point that Muldoon began to demonstrate his muscular control and lecture the audience on the benefits of exercise and nutrition. After two more quick falls, Bauer was going to quit but his friends talked him into continuing the contest.

Bauer should have followed his own instincts. Muldoon threw him so heavily for the sixth fall that Bauer was knocked senseless. 幸好, the referee finally brought the contest to an end. It was doubtful if Bauer could survive four more falls from the mighty William Muldoon.

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Muldoon delivered similar beatings to many men. Clarence Whistler was the only man to trouble Muldoon and he only managed to wrestle Muldoon to a draw. Whistler would die very young and under mysterious circumstances in Australia on a wrestling tour. It is believed that Whistler’s heavy drinking contributed to his early death.

Muldoon would live to be 81 岁. He spent his years after retiring from the ring as America’s most celebrated personal trainer. He trained the mighty John L. Sullivan for his fight with Jake Kilrain in 1889. He would go on to train athletes, government officials and celebrities.