These are the Kings of the Mountain, the Mightiest of the Mighty.
Şoban Yilmas
Champion for 2005
Video Grabs
Edirne Day Three
Only the best have survived for these final heats. We lead off with semis in the top category: Yilmas, Tasci (who will later help dedicate his new statue), Tuna, Ergin, Yavuz. Turkey's folk heroes. Tasci goes down against a huge bald-headed man... Long, sweaty ordeals in the lower categories... Two feisty little bantams battle, completely surrounded by pairs of sparring giants... A guy with a huge belly is amazingly agile and a winner... After a long final match, Shoban Yilmas is the new Bash Pehlivan. We started videotaping him when he wasa tall, skinny teen-ager, and he hasn't lost his friendly, almost shy personality.
Images from Turk Fights #10, Part 5
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