Paul Pons, Maker of Wrestling Stars
Paul Pons was the Greco-Roman Wrestling Champion of France in the 1890s. He won a tournament at the Folies-Bergeres before winning a tournament in Russia in 1898. これらの勝利は彼が世界グレコローマンレスリング選手権を主張することを可能にしました. Pons capitalized on this notoriety by opening a gym to train wrestlers and strong men.
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’ 伝記作家らは、ポンズがその後も他の世界選手権で優勝したと主張している。 1898 but many of these claims are hard to prove.
Paul Pons With His World Championship Belt from the Public Domain
ヨーロッパのいくつかの国では、年間を通じてレスリングのトーナメントが開催されていました. When a wrestler won one of the tournaments, he often claimed to be the World Champion. <スパンbbox_x = "14" fweight = "3"赤= "255"緑= "255"青= "255"アルファ= "=" 244 "bbox_y =" 627 "bbox_w =" 56 "bbox_h =" 20 "FSIZE, the recognized World Champion from 1901 へ 1908 was George Hackenschmidt. Pons never defeated Hackenschmidt. ポンスは通常、トーナメントで2位か3位で終わった “ハック” entered.
Paul Pons was a giant of a man. He stood between 6’05” to 6’06” tall and weighed 260 pounds in his prime. ポンズは、新進気鋭のレスリングスターの正当性を証明したことで最も有名だった. When George Hackenschmidt beat Paul Pons, レスリング界は彼が世界選手権の真剣な候補者であることを知っていた.
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, フランスのレスリング選手権で何度も優勝した. George Hackenschmidt considered Constant a tough challenger.
Paul Pons Plaque in France
で 1915, Paul Pons died at 49 歳. What caused his death or if it was related to World World I, I have not been able to find. 残念ながら, Pons is not well known outside of his native France today.
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