Paul Pons, Hacedor de Estrellas Wrestling
Paul Pons fue el campeón de lucha grecorromana de Francia en la década de 1890. Él ganó un torneo en el Folies-Bergère, antes de ganar un torneo en Rusia en 1898. Estas victorias le permitieron reclamar el Campeonato Mundial de Lucha Grecorromana.. Pons aprovechó esta notoriedad mediante la apertura de un gimnasio para los luchadores de tren y de los hombres fuertes.
Pons’ victory was particularly remarkable because of his age. Paul Pons was born in 1864 making him 34 years old at the time of his victory. While he was not ancient by grappling standards, he was getting up there. Several of Pons’ biógrafos afirmaron que Pons ganó otros Campeonatos del Mundo después 1898 but many of these claims are hard to prove.
Paul Pons With His World Championship Belt from the Public Domain
Varios países europeos celebraron torneos de lucha libre durante todo el año.. When a wrestler won one of the tournaments, he often claimed to be the World Champion. Sin embargo, the recognized World Champion from 1901 a 1908 was George Hackenschmidt. Pons never defeated Hackenschmidt. Pons normalmente terminó segundo o tercero en los torneos “Hachazo” entered.
Paul Pons was a giant of a man. He stood between 6’05” to 6’06” de altura y pesaba 260 pounds in his prime. Pons fue más famoso por demostrar la legitimidad de las estrellas de la lucha libre emergentes. When George Hackenschmidt beat Paul Pons, la comunidad de lucha libre sabía que él era un serio contendiente por el Campeonato Mundial.
Paul Pons made stars in the ring but he also made stars in the gym. One of his pupils was Constant LeVaux, Constant the Butcher, que ganó el campeonato francés de lucha libre muchas veces. George Hackenschmidt considered Constant a tough challenger.
Paul Pons Plaque in France
In 1915, Paul Pons died at 49 years of age. What caused his death or if it was related to World World I, I have not been able to find. Desafortunadamente, Pons is not well known outside of his native France today.
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