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Pahlavan-e Bozorg Razaz vs. Fourteen Best Pahlavans of Iran

Pahlavan Haj Seyed Hassan Razaz used to do vigorous daily exercises. It helped his endurance and strength. It is reported that he practiced with 1,000 sets of Meals, 1,000 sets of Kabadeh, 1,000 sets of Sang, and 1,000 Shena (different forms of push-ups).

After such a vigorous set of exercises he then wrestled everyone who accepted his challenge in the Zoorkhaneh. This is also known as Dor-e-Koshti (Wrestling Series). This is when a Pahlavan challenges other capable wrestlers in a Zoorkhaneh to wrestle with him.

One day during a Gol Rizan event at Kashipazha Zoorkhaneh in Tehran, he wrestled with fourteen best pahlavans of the time, who welcomed his challenge in the Zoorkhaneh. The following were Pahlavan Razaz opponents:

Pahlavan Gholam Tajrishi: He was one of the best students of Pahlavan-e Bozorg Abolghasem Qumi.
Pahlavan Nayeb Ali Khan Malek: He was elected to wrestle foriegn wrestlers from Europe and Russia.
Pahlavan Esmail Dastmalchi
Pahlavan Haj Khordehfroush Najaran: One of the students of Pahlavan Razaz.
Pahlavan Mostafa
Pahlavan Ghorban Tajrishi
Pahlavan Hesamu'l Saltaneh Khoshnevisan: He wrestled with Pahlavan Yazdi Kochak and tied with him.
Pahlavan Akbar Tarashti
Pahlavan Akbar Jegaraki
Pahlavan Seyed Mousa Darkhongahi: He was known as the "Wrestling Book" because he knew all the wrerstling tricks and moves.
Pahlavan Baba Ramezan
Pahlavan Karim Badalkar: He is the uncle of Pahlavan Abbas Zandi. He was known as Badalkar because whatever move his opponent made, he was able to come up with a counter move. He wrestled Pahlavan Sadegh Qumi two times and both times tied.
Pahlavan Abolghasem Heykal
Pahlavan Assadullah Haji Mehrab

He won every single match and proved one more time why he was called the best wrestler of all times.

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