Paulus Pons, Stellarum Opifice palaestrica

Paulus Pons erat in litteris Graecis et Romanis Champion Francorum palaestrica in 1890s. Ipse victorem a tournament in Folies, Bergeres coram rege privatus in Russia in tournament 1898. Hae victoriae ei permiserunt ut Championship Luctationem Graeco-Romanam vindicaret. Pons capitalized in hac aperta gym dum enim in ordine est, et viri fortes athletas.

Pons’ victory was particularly remarkable because of his age. Paul Pons was born in 1864 et constituit eum 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’ biographos ponebant Pons alius Championships cum mundo vicit 1898 but many of these claims are hard to prove.

Complures Europaeae palaestrae per annum certamina tenuerunt. When a wrestler won one of the tournaments, he often claimed to be the World Champion. Autem, the recognized World Champion from 1901 ut 1908 was George Hackenschmidt. Pons never defeated Hackenschmidt. Pons ordinarie perfecit secundo vel tertio in hastiludiis “Hack” 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. Pons clarissimus fuit ad probandam legitimam in astris luctationibus et venientibus. When George Hackenschmidt beat Paul Pons, Communitas luctaminum scivit se gravem esse contendentem pro Championship Mundus.

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, qui Gallicum luctandi patrocinium toties vicit. George Hackenschmidt considered Constant a tough challenger.

In 1915, Paul Pons died at 49 annorum aetatis,. What caused his death or if it was related to World World I, I have not been able to find. Lorem ipsum dolor, Pons is not well known outside of his native France today.

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