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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]
| Duncan C. Ross | |
|---|---|
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| Born | Turkey |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Duncan C. Ross |
| Billed from | Turkey |
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]
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References edit
- ^ "Duncan C. Ross Wrestling History". Retrieved 13 September 2016.
- ^ "Duncan C. Ross - Classic Wrestling Articles". Retrieved 13 September 2016.
- ^ Saalbach, Axel. "Wrestlingdata.com - The World's Largest Wrestling Database". Retrieved 13 September 2016.
- ^ "Duncan C. Ross Results". Retrieved 13 September 2016.
- ^ a b Wrestling Championship, LYTTELTON TIMES, VOLUME LXXV, ISSUE 9310, 13 JANUARY 1891, p5.
- ^ a b Lewis and Ross matched, Cincinnati Tribune, 11 November 1893, p3.
- ^ "Title Lineages: American/World Graeco-Roman Championship". Retrieved 13 September 2016.
- ^ "Title Lineages: American Mixed Styles Championship". Archived from the original on 18 April 2015. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
- ^ "American Collar-and-Elbow Title (19th Century)".
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