Kampsportshistoriker og kampsportskunstner
Indlæg om professionel brydning i løbet af 1800-tallet.
Den August 26, 1886, Evan “Strangler” 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. Lewis employed a carotid arterial strangle known as the rear naked choke in Judo. At least that was what I originally thought and most historians have quoted. Modern
William Muldoon, World græsk-romersk brydning Champion og fysisk kultur fortaler, kom til Los Angeles på tirsdag, April 15, 1884 at imødegå den lokale wrestler Fred Bauer. Kampen fandt sted på det lokale Turnvereine Hall i Los Angeles. Muldoon was so confident of victory that he stipulated that he would throw Bauer ten times within an hour or he
I first read about William Muldoon in a biography of John L. Sullivan, the last bare knuckle heavyweight champion. Sullivan ushered in gloved boxing by refusing to take part in any more bare knuckle bouts. The last major bare knuckle bout was fought by Sullivan against Jake Kilrain in 1889. Odds were against Sullivan, a binge drinker indulging heavily between bouts. Han var
William Muldoon, en tidligere New York detektiv, vandt World græsk-romersk brydning Championship ved at besejre Thiebaud Bauer. Muldoon regerede i ti år, før han gik som mester. Efter tilbagetrækningen, han begyndte at leve som en personlig træner. Muldoon trained many wrestlers but really came to prominence after getting a woefully out of shape John L. Sullivan fit for
Den December 1, 1938 ved 5:15 pm, former professional wrestler and all-around athlete George Baptiste passed away at 74 år. While enjoying robust strength his whole life, Baptiste’s doctor discovered he had stomach cancer in June 1938. The doctor operated on Baptiste but was unable to remove all the cancer. Baptiste had been living at his country home
During February 1901, St. Louis professional wrestler and local businessman George Baptiste reluctantly filed for divorce from his wife, Nellie May Baptiste, alleging desertion. It was actually the second time, Baptiste filed for divorce from Mrs. Baptiste. During the summer of 1896, Baptiste was vacationing in Millford, Connecticut. The 31-year-old was a powerful swimmer and all-around athlete in addition to
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,
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. I januar 1886, Evan Lewis used his dreaded stranglehold on Sorakichi Matsada. According to several newspapers, Lewis attempted to “strangle Sorakichi to
Hvor ofte har du hørt det bedst at bruge korte kopi eller lang kopi til Internet markedsføring. Nogle fortalere fortaler korte kopi, nogle fortaler lang og nogle forsøger at finde en mellemvej. Det ser ud til alle har en mening om. En person, der troede på brugen af lange kopi til at sælge sine tjenester var William Muldoon. Muldoon was