Russian Lion Defeats Terrible Turk

U subotu, Siječanj 30, 1904, George Hackenschmidt defended his Greco-Roman World Wrestling Championship against Ahmed Medrali. “Ruski Lion” će morati pobijediti “Užasno Turk” zadržati svoje prvenstvo. Promotori odabrana div Medrali, koji je bio 6’02” i 224 funti, poraziti naizgled nepobjedivu Hackenschmidt.

George Hackenschmidt stajao samo 5’09” visok i težio 209 funti. Unatoč svojoj manji stas, Hackenschmidt se smatra jednim od najjačih ljudi, a možda i najjači čovjek na svijetu u to vrijeme. On će morati da snage nositi se s veličinom štetu koju predstavlja Medrali.

Muškarci susreli na Olympia stadionu u Londonu. Nedjeljna, Siječanj 31, 1905 izdanje Wichita Daily Eagle provodi se u obzir borbe.

Nakon upoznavanja, Hackenschmidt i Medrali zavezana u središtu prstena. Medrali put his hand in Hackenschmidt’s face as a way of breaking his grip. Hackenschmidt grabbed Medrali’s wrist and moved behind him for a hammerlock. During the move into the hammerlock, Medrali’s arm was broken below the elbow. Hackenschmidt quickly slammed Medrali for the first and only pin at 41 sekundi. Medrali forfeited the match.

This bout culminated a very successful run of tournament competition for George Hackenschmidt. Hack won most of the international tournaments between 1900 i 1905. He was never defeated and only lost tournaments that he had to retire from with injury. He would not taste defeat in the ring until 1908 when he lost his title to the great Frank Gotch.

Hackenschmidt na turneji po Sjedinjenim Državama i Australiji, nakon pobjede ovaj turnir. On je pobijedio mnoge lokalne hrvači vrlo malo od toga moze dati mu meč. Mnogi obožavatelji još izašao tek vidjeti Hackenschmidt. Theodore Roosevelt je izjavio da je mogao biti netko drugi, On će biti George Hackenschmidt. “Ruski Lion” će ostaviti nasljedstvo iu hrvanju i fizičke kulture.

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