Who is this person?

[RJNorton]

Brilliant, Anita. As far as I know Thompson was the only person who ever clearly defeated Lincoln in wrestling. Lincoln's reputation as a wrestler was well-known.

Abraham Lincoln's version of the match is in the Fehrenbachers' book. It was told by Risdon M. Moore whose father arranged the wrestling match between Thompson and Lincoln. Risdon Moore met Lincoln in August of 1860, and (according to Risdon Moore) Lincoln described the match as follows:

"Gentlemen, I felt of Mr. Thompson, the St Clair champion, and told my boys I could throw him, and they could bet what they pleased. You see, I had never been thrown, or dusted, as the phrase then was, and, I believe, Thompson said the same to the St. Clair boys, that they might bet their bottom dollar that he could down me You may think a wrestle, or 'wrastle,' as we called such contests of skill and strength, was a small matter, but I tell you the whole army was out to see it. We took our holds, his choice first, a side hold I then realized from his grip for the first time, that he was a powerful man and that I would have no easy job. The struggle was a severe one, but after many passes and efforts he threw me. My boys yelled out 'a dog fall,' which meant then a drawn battle, but I told my boys it was fair, and then said to Thompson, 'now it's your turn to go down,' as it was my hold then, Indian hug. We took our holds again and after the fiercest struggle of the kind that I ever had, he threw me again, almost as easily at my hold as at his own. My men raised another protest, but I again told them it was a fair down. Why, gentlemen, that man could throw a grizzly bear."

Anita, I do not have any tickets to wrestling matches to send you, so I will send you free tickets to Ronda Rousey's next UFC match. It is against Holly Holm. The match is in Las Vegas.