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| Founder of the Bareknuckle Boxing Hall of Fame, Scott Burt presents copies of a book about William Muldoon to the man's relatives, Traci Muldoon and Anne Rizo when the cousins visited Belfast this past weekend. (Photo provided) |
In 1889 Belfast became known in the sports world as the training camp of Champion Bare Knuckle Boxer John L. Sullivan, but it was because it was the hometown and training quarters of health enthusiast and Champion Roman-Greco Wrestler William Muldoon. Muldoon was a man of his time – when a health movement across the country praised the benefits of healthy living and healthy eating. His health farm in White Plains attracted the rich and famous.
This past weekend, Traci Muldoon, traveled from California
to Belfast to learn about her family’s history and learned how her great,
great, great uncle impacted not only the health world, but also the history of
boxing and wrestling and life in the small town of Belfast.
Scott Burt, the founder of the Bare Knuckle Boxing Hall of
Fame located in Belfast was one of about two dozen people who revealed
Muldoon’s impact to his town and history when fifth cousins Traci Muldoon and
Anne Rizo visited.
