פאולוס פּאַנז, פאַבריקאַנט פון וורעסטלינג שטערן

פאולוס פּאַנז איז געווען די גרעקאָ-רוימער ראַנגלערייַ מייַסטער פון פֿראַנקרייַך אין די 1890ס. ער וואַן אַ טורנאַמאַנט בייַ די פאָליעס-בערגערעס איידער ווינינג אַ טורנאַמאַנט אין רוסלאַנד אין 1898. די וויקטאָריעס ערלויבט אים צו פאָדערן די וועלט גרעקאָ-רוימער ראַנגלעריי טשאַמפּיאָנשיפּ. פּאַנז קאַפּיטאַלייזד אויף דעם נאָוטערייאַטי דורך עפן אַ ספּאָרטזאַל צו באַן רעסאַלערז און שטאַרק מענטשן.

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’ biographers claimed Pons won other World Championships after 1898 but many of these claims are hard to prove.

Several European countries held wrestling tournaments throughout the year. When a wrestler won one of the tournaments, he often claimed to be the World Champion. אָבער, the recognized World Champion from 1901 צו 1908 was George Hackenschmidt. Pons never defeated Hackenschmidt. Pons normally finished second or third in the tournaments “כאַק” 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 was most famous for proving the legitimacy of up-and-coming wrestling stars. When George Hackenschmidt beat Paul Pons, the wrestling community knew he was a serious contendor for the World Championship.

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, who won the French wrestling championship many times. George Hackenschmidt considered Constant a tough challenger.

אין 1915, Paul Pons died at 49 יאָרן פון עלטער. What caused his death or if it was related to World World I, I have not been able to find. צומ באַדויערן, Pons is not well known outside of his native France today.

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