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Imam Baksh was a renowned wrestler and a practitioner of the Indian wrestling style of [[Pehlwani]]. Imam was also the brother of [[the Great Gama|Ghulam "the great Gama" Muhammad]]. Imam had arrived in [[England]] by April, 1910, along with fellow wrestlers from [[India]], including his brother Ghulam Muhammad, Ahmed Bux, and Gamu, to participate in European [[catch wrestling]] tournaments. |
Imam Baksh was a renowned wrestler and a practitioner of the Indian wrestling style of [[Pehlwani]]. Imam was also the brother of [[the Great Gama|Ghulam "the great Gama" Muhammad]]. Imam had arrived in [[England]] by April, 1910, along with fellow wrestlers from [[India]], including his brother Ghulam Muhammad, Ahmed Bux, and Gamu, to participate in European [[catch wrestling]] tournaments. |
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[[File:AhmedBux.PNG|thumb|right|90px|Ahmed Bux, Indian Wrestler (1912)<ref>{{cite web|last1=Taylor|first1=Julius F.|title=The Broad Ax|url=http://idnc.library.illinois.edu/cgi-bin/illinois?a=d&d=TBA19120203&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN-------#|website=Illinois Digital Newspaper Collections|accessdate=22 June 2015}}</ref>]] |
[[File:AhmedBux.PNG|thumb|right|90px|Ahmed Bux, Indian Wrestler (1912)<ref>{{cite web|last1=Taylor|first1=Julius F.|title=The Broad Ax|url=http://idnc.library.illinois.edu/cgi-bin/illinois?a=d&d=TBA19120203&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN-------#|website=Illinois Digital Newspaper Collections|accessdate=22 June 2015}}</ref>]] |
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Revision as of 19:51, 26 January 2016
| Born | 1883 |
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| Died | after 1940 |
| Sons | Bholu Pahalwan |
| Brothers | Gama Pehlwan |
| Occupation(s) | Well-known Wrestler |
| 6.3 inch,285 pounds | |
Imam Baksh was a renowned wrestler and a practitioner of the Indian wrestling style of Pehlwani. Imam was also the brother of Ghulam "the great Gama" Muhammad. Imam had arrived in England by April, 1910, along with fellow wrestlers from India, including his brother Ghulam Muhammad, Ahmed Bux, and Gamu, to participate in European catch wrestling tournaments.
Health and Strength magazine announced "The Invasion of the Indian Wrestlers" in its May 14, 1910, issue. The members of the Indian group were listed as Gama, Champion of India; Imam Baksh, Champion of Lahore; Ahmed Baksh, Champion of Amritsar; and Gamu, Champion of Jalandhar.
Imam Baksh wrestled Swiss champion John Lemm during his career. The match between Baksh and Lemm ended with Baksh defeating the Swiss champion.
In 1918, Gama Ghulam Muhammad, in a major tournament at Kolhapur, passed his title of Indian Champion to Imam Bux, who had thrown Rahim Sultaniwala in 20 minutes.
Imam Baksh was reportedly a superior ground wrestler compared to Ghulam Muhammad. Henry Werner had written that letter saying that Imam Bux would have been a better opponent for Stanislaus Zbyszko than for Gama. The editor of Health and Strength wrote that, "in my opinion, he [Gama] is not quite so clever a wrestler as his brother, Imam Bux, who enjoys the advantage of a longer reach."
By the mid-1940s Gama continued to put out challenges but added a stipulation. The stipulation was that anyone who wanted to wrestle the great Gama had to wrestle and defeat Imam first. No one did. [2]
References
- ^ Taylor, Julius F. "The Broad Ax". Illinois Digital Newspaper Collections. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
- ^ Gandhi's Body: Sex, Diet, and the Politics of Nationalism by Joseph S. Alter
External links
- The Lion of the Punjab – Gama in England, 1910 by Graham Noble
- The Lion of the Punjab – Part III: London, 1910 by Graham Noble
- The Lion of the Punjab – Part IV: Aftermath by Graham Noble
Further reading
- Lahore: A Memoir By Muḥammad Saʻīd. Published 1989, Vanguard Books. ISBN 969-402-008-5.