He was also three times European Heavyweight Champion (1934, 1937, 1937). Jiki Higen "The Strangler" (1921) and in Paris vs. His most famous victories are: in New York vs. Kolov was the first wrestler who captured professional world heavyweight wrestling championship's "Diamond Belt" twice. Catch as Catch Can (CACC) or catch wrestling could be considered the father of today's mixed martial arts (MMA).īefore being discovered and trained to be a professional wrestler by Zbyszko Cyganiewicz, Kolov was self-taught. It was a dangerous sport with extremely serious and severe injuries. At the beginning of the last century, wrestling was represented in freestyle wrestling bout in which punches and kicks were allowed. He was subsequently hired as a wrestler with "Victoria Circus". Apparently, witnesses saw the marks of Kolov's hands on the neck of the bear. Legend has it that he fought the beast for an hour with his bare hands until he got a chance to kill the animal with his rifle later. He impressed people with his physical power and became famous for his ability to twist metal rails around his neck. He worked various jobs until he found work as a railroad construction worker. Kolov left Bulgaria and moved to the United States at the age of 17. Group photo with Dan Kolov (who is standing right in the center) ![]() He was inducted in the Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame in 2020. He also won the European gold in 1936 in the championship in Paris, which was the second distinction for Bulgaria after the world title of Nikola Petrov ( Greco-Roman wrestling) from 1900. Doncho Kolev Danev ( Bulgarian: Дончо Колев Данев) (26 December 1892 – 27 March 1940), better known by the ring name Dan Kolov ( Bulgarian: Дан Колов), was a Bulgarian professional wrestler and mixed martial artist born in Sennik, Bulgaria who was the first European freestyle wrestling champion from Bulgaria.
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