Also known as
Strangler Lewis
Description
American catch wrestler, "Strangler" Lewis, the first recognised
American heavyweight champion and known for the stranglehold.
Honours (1)
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receipt_longAmerican Heavyweight Champion
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“Evan Lewis (May 24, 1860 – November 3, 1919) was an American professional
wrestler who was the first recognized American Heavyweight Champion”
— Evan Lewis (wrestler) - Wikipedia (English).
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“In North America, prominent turn-of-the-century wrestlers included Evan
“Strangler” Lewis (1860–1919), Martin “Farmer” Burns (1861–1937), Tom Jenkins
(1872–1957), and Frank Gotch (1878–1917).”
— Green, Thomas A.; Svinth, Joseph R.. (2010).
Martial Arts of the World: An Encyclopedia of History and Innovation
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Muñoz, Frederico (YEAR_PLACEHOLDER). Evan Lewis. In Martialis: Martial Arts
Lineage Database. https://martial.is/entity/01M5JVVMHM3CQNAKVH0VG9YB12 - CC
BY-SA 4.0. Accessed ACCESSED_DATE_PLACEHOLDER.
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@incollection{martialis_01M5JVVMHM3CQNAKVH0VG9YB12, author = {Muñoz, Frederico},
title = {Evan Lewis}, booktitle = {Martialis: Martial Arts Lineage Database},
year = {YEAR_PLACEHOLDER}, url =
{https://martial.is/entity/01M5JVVMHM3CQNAKVH0VG9YB12}, urldate =
{ACCESSED_DATE_PLACEHOLDER}, note = {CC BY-SA 4.0} }
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