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Posts about Greco-Roman wrestling matches and other wrestling styles such as collar-and-elbow wrestling, side hold wrestling, Cornish wrestling, etc.
O Torneo Internacional de Wrestling ocorreu en dúas fases, entre maio 19, 1915 e decembro 31, 1915. Cincuenta wrestlers ía competir na primeira fase do torneo, incluíndo o Campión do Mundo greco-romana Aleksander “Alex” Aberg. A segunda parte tivo 40 loitadores, incluíndo para arriba e próximos estrela Ed “Estrangulador” Lewis, who joined a month into the tournament on November 22, 1915. O
En marzo 22, 1881, Greco-Roman World Wrestling Champion William Muldoon coñeceu Collar-and-Elbow Campión do Mundo John McMahon no Xardín Terraza, en Nova York. Muldoon e McMahon se atoparon nun best-dous-out-of-three-cae xogo. A primeira caída foi conducida por regras greco-romanos. A segunda caída sería contestada usando regras de colo-e-cóbado. O último outono decidiríase a través de The New York
Paul Pons was a French Greco-Roman Wrestling Champion. He was good enough to give George Hackenschmidt a run for his money in several tournaments. Porén, when he came to Chicago in 1900, he was “defeated” by a local wrestler. The circumstances of the loss leave a lot to be desired. Paul Pons traveled to the United States in 1900. Un
William Muldoon, Wrestling Campión do Mundo Greco-romano e defensor da cultura física, chegou a Los Angeles o martes, Abril 15, 1884 para afrontar o loitador local, Fred Bauer. O partido tivo lugar o Turnvereine Municipal lugar en Los Angeles. Muldoon was so confident of victory that he stipulated that he would throw Bauer ten times within an hour or he
En decembro de 1, 1938 en 5:15 am, former professional wrestler and all-around athlete George Baptiste passed away at 74 anos de idade. 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,
En 1880, William Muldoon would become World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion in the Greco-Roman style after defeating Thiebaud Bauer, the reigning champion. Before he would accomplish this feat, Muldoon had to pay his dues and prepare for the title tilt with Bauer. En 1876, Muldoon caught the attention of former bare knuckle prizefighting world champion John Morrissey. Morrissey was a former
George Baptiste spent about twenty years serving as St. Louis’ resident all-around athlete before taking over the company, Baptiste Tent and Awning, founded by his father Alexander Baptiste. Besides plying his trade as an occasional but accomplished professional wrestler, Baptise was a powerful swimmer. En agosto 11, 1900, Baptiste used his swimming skills to save another St. Louisan from drowning.
For my birthday this year, I purchased one of my favorite books, The Way to Live in Health and Strength (enlace de afiliado) by Georg Hackenschmidt. Georg Hackenschmidt set many weightlifitng world records before focusing on professional wrestling. Hackenschmidt would win the World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship in 1901. Hackenschmidt would reign as undefeated World Champion for 7 anos ata perder o seu