Evan Lewis strangles Tom Cannon

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Fuq Awissu 26, 1886, Evan “Strangler” Lewis iltaqa il Wrestling British Champion Tom Cannon fil Cincinnati, Ohio. Matul l-era lotta leġittimu, wrestlers oħra beżgħu l Lewis qawwija minħabba ħakma tiegħu. Lewis impjegat strangle arterjali karotide magħrufa bħala l-ċowk mikxufa wara fil Judo. Mill-inqas dan kien dak li oriġinarjament ħsibt u l-biċċa l-kbira tal-istoriċi kkwotaw. Modern

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William Muldoon Defeats Local Wrestler

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William Muldoon, l Wrestling Champion tad-Dinja Greco-Roman u proponent kultura fiżika, waslet għall Los Angeles nhar it-Tlieta, April 15, 1884 biex tiffaċċja l-wrestler lokali Fred Bauer. Il-logħba saret fil-Turnvereine Hall lokali fil-Los Angeles. Muldoon was so confident of victory that he stipulated that he would throw Bauer ten times within an hour or he

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William Muldoon, Fiżika Kultura Leġġenda,en

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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. Huwa kien

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William Muldoon u Farm Saħħa Tiegħu

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William Muldoon, ex ditektif New York City, rebaħ il-Kampjonat World Wrestling Greco-Roman mill jisfratta Thiebaud Bauer. Muldoon kienet issaltan għal għaxar snin qabel ma rtira bħala ċampjin. Wara li rtira, huwa beda biex jaqilgħu l-għajxien bħala trainer personali. Muldoon trained many wrestlers but really came to prominence after getting a woefully out of shape John L. Sullivan fit for

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George Baptiste Dies

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Fuq Diċembru 1, 1938 fuq 5:15 pm, former professional wrestler and all-around athlete George Baptiste passed away at 74 sena. 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

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George Baptiste’s Heartbreak

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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

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Evan “Il Strangler” Lewis Disponibbli

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I recently finished Evan “The Strangler” Lewis: Il Wrestler aktar biża 'ta' l-Seklu 19. Evan Lewis kien espert tas-sengħa sottomissjoni matul l-era leġittimu lotta professjonali għalkemm huwa ma jieħu sehem fil koppja prestabbiliti logħbiet. In January 1886, Evan Lewis used his dreaded stranglehold on Sorakichi Matsada. According to several newspapers, Lewis attempted to “strangle Sorakichi to

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