Manjiro "Matty" Matsuda

Manjiro "Matty" Matsuda (1887–1929) [1] was a Judo practitioner who later became a professional wrestler.[2] Matsuda was born in Japan but emigrated to the United States, and wrestled in many different areas.[3] He was promoted by William Muldoon who also managed boxing heavyweight champion John Sullivan.[4] Matsuda wrestled many different opponents throughout his career.[4] He eventually became a champion by defeating Tiger Daly.[3] Matsuda later died as a result of injuries sustained in the ring against Basanta Sinzh.[3]

References
  1. "Wrestlingdata.com - The World's Largest Wrestling Database". www.wrestlingdata.com.
  2. "The Immigrant Experience: Asian Martial Arts in the United States and Canada, by Joseph R. Svinth". November 29, 2019.
  3. Long, Trish. "El Paso wrestler Matty Matsuda was undefeated at Liberty Hall in 1920s". El Paso Times.
  4. Green, Thomas A. (June 9, 2010). Martial Arts of the World: An Encyclopedia of History and Innovation. ABC-CLIO. ISBN 9781598842432 – via Google Books.
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