He was the best fighter in his town. And a champion catch wrestler in his day. He was very strong and lift twice the amount of a sack of coal than that of an average man.
When he pounded railroad spikes, he was the strongest man, and best at pounding them in harder.
I think some of that was because he was taller than most of the people.
Was he better or worse than Abraham Lincoln?
[quote=sandbag2;2211683]He was the best fighter in his town. And a champion catch wrestler in his day. He was very strong and lift twice the amount of a sack of coal than that of an average man.
When he pounded railroad spikes, he was the strongest man, and best at pounding them in harder.
I think some of that was because he was taller than most of the people.[/quote]
abe also liked to pound the ole spike or so they say!
Lincoln got beaten up on a regular by his mental wife IIRC, he couldn’t have been that tough.
I believe he’s talking about Aberahamn Lincoln.
Really? Aberahamn?
So, to answer teh OP’s original question:
Yes. Yes we did know that Lincoln was a great fighter. He was no Teddy Roosevelt, but he was pretty good.
I heard Washington was a pretty good wrestler too.
Tyler Durden: OK: any historic figure.
Narrator: I’d fight Gandhi.
Tyler Durden: Good answer.
Narrator: How about you?
Tyler Durden: Lincoln.
Narrator: Lincoln?
Tyler Durden: Big guy, big reach. Skinny guys fight 'til they’re burger.
If I had to hang out with one dead president, it’d be Lincoln.
He wrestled, smoked weed, and was fuckin’ hilarious.
Atila the hun would be a historical person I would fight
!!! Thread Hijack !!!
Any historical figure? Genghis Khan, for sure. He’ll teach you something about grappling, that’s for sure. Kano or Maeda, too.
You guys?
A thai fighter from the distant past would also be very interesting, personally seeing Muay Boran ftw?
ancient form of Muay Thai 
I dont think Sambo has changed much since it was made except the rules of competetion, its a very epic more modern-ish Martial Art
another Hystorical person I would fight would be a spartan, I would love to personally see the ancient ways of grappling and striking
Stephen Hawking.
GTFO!
[quote=Scrapper;2211820]So, to answer teh OP’s original question:
Yes. Yes we did know that Lincoln was a great fighter. He was no Teddy Roosevelt, but he was pretty good.[/quote]
Reading TR’s biography is like reading a how-to guide on ass=kicking manliness. I don’t think there will ever be a politician as badass as him ever again.
[quote=turok;2212003]A thai fighter from the distant past would also be very interesting, personally seeing Muay Boran ftw?
ancient form of Muay Thai :D[/quote]
I’m pretty sure no one here would survive a fight against Nai Khanom Tom.
[quote=Hesperus;2211888]If I had to hang out with one dead president, it’d be Lincoln.
He wrestled, smoked weed, and was fuckin’ hilarious.[/quote]
Is the weed bit true? Even as a non-mirkin I like Abe.
Also,
I’d pick Gary Busey.
That’s why.
It’s him or you.
TRUTH!
I’d fight Mother Theresa or Miyamoto Mushashi just to see if he really was a bad ass (hand to hand of course, I’m waaaaaaaaaay to uncoordinated to use a sharp pointy weapon of any sort).
Personally…Dean Malenko,[URL=“http://www.accelerator3359.com/Wrestling/pictures/cloverleaf.jpg”] since he was supposed to be the WCW technical specialist.
