William Muldoon, Physical Culture Legend

Kuv xub nyeem txog William Muldoon hauv ib biography of John L. Sullivan, cov hnub mus khaws khauj tsiav heavyweight tau zus ib. Sullivan ushered in gloved boxing by refusing to take part in any more bare-knuckle bouts.

John L. Sullivan and Jake Kilrain fought the last major bare-knuckle bout in 1889. Yuav muaj tseeb los tiv thaiv Sullivan, ib binge drinker indulging hnyav ncawv ntawm bouts. Nws rau mob phem heev ua ntej yuav ntaus Kilrain thiab kev sib tua pej xeem paub nws.

Fans expected Kilrain to be Sullivan’s hardest challenger. Kilrain lived up to his billing as shown by John L. needing seventy-five of the scheduled eighty rounds to beat Kilrain. Tus txiv neej tau nrhiav Sullivan ua zoo rau cov no yeej tseem ceeb yog William Muldoon.

Muldoon's biggest sib tw tau khaws Sullivan tawm ntawm tus tuav. Muldoon would go into a tavern and drag him back to training camp. The biography of Sullivan said Sullivan openly feared Muldoon. Tus neeg twg uas tau hem John L. Sullivan yog ib tug neeg uas kuv xav paub ntau ntxiv txog.

William Muldoon yug rau ntuj 25, 1852, in Alleghany County, New York. Nws nkaus lub npe tub rog ua rau ib tus tub drummer 1864 at twelve years of age. Even at this early age, Muldoon was wrestling other men and boys and doing quite well.

Muldoon made his early living by a combination of professional wrestling and working as a New York City police officer. The NYPD promoted Muldoon to detective before Muldoon resigned in 1881 to be a full-time wrestler. Muldoon twb yeej lub qab ntuj Championship ua ntej nws resignation.

Muldoon tuav tag nrho cov saum toj kawg nkaus Greco-Roman wrestlers. The only wrestler Muldoon could not defeat was Clarence Whistler. Muldoon and Whistler wrestled for seven hours without a single fall in one bout.

No one could defeat Muldoon for his world title, which Muldoon quit defending in 1890 tom 38 xyoo. Nyob rau hauv 1889, thaum nws dragged John L. tawm ntawm qhov bar, Muldoon was thirty-seven to John L.’s thirty-one years of age. Yog thaum nws laus, Muldoon pib ntawm nws qhov system ntawm kev kawm thiab tsev nws ua liaj ua teb mob nyob rau hauv lub nras hnub poob, New York.

Nyob rau hauv 1900, when Muldoon was 48 xyoo, nws qhib nws lub koom haum kho mob, “Tus Olympia”, hauv Purchase, New York. Muldoon continued training boxers, wrestlers, ncaws pob, celebrities, and other health-conscious people. Muldoon ran one of the first commercially workable health and fitness companies.

Like other old-time wrestlers before and after him, Muldoon nyob rau hauv nws cov eighties. Professional wrestlers focus on healthy living prior to the steroid era allowed them to live longer and more productive lives. Ua ntej nws tuag nyob 81 hnub nyoog rau lub rau hli ntuj xyoo 3, 1933, Muldoon was also chair of the New York State Athletic Commission.

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