These are the Kings of the Mountain, the Mightiest of the Mighty.
Ahmet Taşcı
Now there is a constant mix of all types and sizes. A unique “lift and carry” pin…. A mismatch, the predictable winner being a blabsh teen-ager….Beefy truck-driver type with a boxer’s mashed nose loses his match…. Rough grappling by always great finalists….Referee admonitions against fist fighting….A loser hotly contests the judge’s decision on an overtime (“I wuz robbed!”)….As eliminations begin in the top category, we notice a newcomer beating established veterans….Sensational match between two giants….One of our great favorites, “Scar,” defeats a guy we’ve christened “The Villain”….The newcomer scores again….Finally, it’s Ahmet Tasci, the perennial champ, against the newcomer, and the newcomer wins! Recep Kara, a 23-year-old member of Turkey’s Olympics team, enters his first Kirkpinar and takes home the gold belt.
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Champion for 1990, 1992, 1993,
1995, 1996, 1997, 1999 and 2000
Images from Turk Fights #09, Part 2
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