Interesting character, and something of an MMA'ist in the mid 19th century. Willing to fight matches in savate, as well as against boxers and wrestlers. This content is protected [FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]"One of the most charismatic and competent fighters during the 1850s was Louis Vigneron (1827-1871). Born in Paris he opened a small salle in 1848. He built a reputation by teaching the military and beating challengers including wrestler Arpin the Terrible 1850 and boxer Dickson 1854. He acquired the nickname 'Cannonman' by demonstrating the firing a cannonball from a heavy cannon held on his shoulders to his partner. On the 22 August 1871 with a miscalculation of powder the fatigued cannon exploded and he and his partner were killed." http://www.bridgemansavate.com/H1historical.html http://ejmas.com/jmanly/articles/2001/jmanlyart_smith_0601.htm [/FONT]
