Duncan C. Ross
Ross displayed on a cigarette card
by Allen & Ginter, 1888
BornTurkey
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Duncan C. Ross
Billed fromTurkey

Duncan C. Ross (March 12, 1856 – September 8, 1919) was a wrestler in the 1880s. He lost to Catch as Can Style Wrestling Champion Edwin Bibby in 1881 for the American Heavyweight Championship.[1][2][3][4]

He was a famous Scotch athlete who was the Cornish wrestling champion of New Zealand in 1891.[5] He also fought in mixed style challenge matches including Cornish wrestling in the US in the 1890s.[6] He also claimed the all round championship at wrestling and weight throwing.[6]

Championships and accomplishments

References

  1. ↑ "Duncan C. Ross Wrestling History". Retrieved 13 September 2016.
  2. ↑ "Duncan C. Ross - Classic Wrestling Articles". Retrieved 13 September 2016.
  3. ↑ Saalbach, Axel. "Wrestlingdata.com - The World's Largest Wrestling Database". Retrieved 13 September 2016.
  4. ↑ "Duncan C. Ross Results". Retrieved 13 September 2016.
  5. 1 2 Wrestling Championship, LYTTELTON TIMES, VOLUME LXXV, ISSUE 9310, 13 JANUARY 1891, p5.
  6. 1 2 Lewis and Ross matched, Cincinnati Tribune, 11 November 1893, p3.
  7. ↑ "Title Lineages: American/World Graeco-Roman Championship". Retrieved 13 September 2016.
  8. ↑ "Title Lineages: American Mixed Styles Championship". Retrieved 13 September 2016.
  9. ↑ "American Collar-and-Elbow Title (19th Century)".


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