Evan Lewis Strangles Tom Cannon

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Na sierpień 26, 1886, Evan “Dusiciel” 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

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William Muldoon Defeats Local Wrestler

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William Muldoon, Wrestling mistrz świata grecko-rzymskiego i propagator kultury fizycznej, przybył do Los Angeles we wtorek, Kwiecień 15, 1884 zmierzyć się z lokalnym zapaśnik Fred Bauer. Mecz odbył się na miejscowym Turnvereine Hall w 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, Kultura fizyczna Legend,en

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Po raz pierwszy przeczytałem o William Muldoon w biografii Jana L. Sullivan, ostatnio nagie Golonka mistrzem wagi ciężkiej. Sullivan ushered in gloved boxing by refusing to take part in any more bare knuckle bouts. Ostatnia poważna gołe golonka walka toczyła się przez Sullivan przed Jake Kilrain w 1889. Odds were against Sullivan, a binge drinker indulging heavily between bouts. Był

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William Muldoon i Jego Zdrowie rolnicze

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William Muldoon, Były detektyw Nowy Jork, Wrestling Championship wygrał grecko-rzymskiego świata, pokonując Thiebaud Bauer. Muldoon panował przez dziesięć lat przed przejściem na emeryturę jako mistrz. Po przejściu na emeryturę, zaczął zarabiać na życie jako trener osobisty. 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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Grudzień 1, 1938 w 5:15 pm, former professional wrestler and all-around athlete George Baptiste passed away at 74 lat. 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 “Dusiciel” Lewis Dostępny

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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. 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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