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“Here is a photograph from 1918 of soldiers watching a boxing match on board the USS Siboney. Most are wearing face masks because of the Spa

wrestlingisbest

120 years ago. Wrestler Carl Schuhmann, left, of Germany defeats Greece’s Giorgios Tsitas in the Olympic Games final.

No weight classes existed for the wrestling competition, held in the Panathinaiko Stadium. The rules used were similar to modern Greco-Roman wrestling, although there was no time limit, and not all leg holds were forbidden (in contrast to current rules).

Apart from the two Greek contestants, the remaining three competitors had previously competed in other sports. Britain’s Weightlifting champion Launceston Elliot faced gymnastics champion Carl Schuhmann. The latter won and advanced into the final, where he met Georgios Tsitas, who had previously defeated Stephanos Christopoulos. Christopoulos has wrestled and beat Momčilo Tapavica of Hungary who also competed in Tennis and Weightlifting.

Darkness forced the final match to be suspended after 40 minutes; it was continued the following day, when Schuhmann needed only fifteen minutes to finish the bout.

kungfufrogmma1

A 100 year old boxing photo restored. Roy Campbell vs Dick Hyland 1913 #boxing #brutal #bobandweave #slipnrip #boxinglife #boxer #boxinggloves #boxingring #boxingfitness