Tom H
Fred Van Lotter was a favourite of mine, there was never a dull moment when, rule bending, Fred was in the Ring.
ballymoss
Fred Van Lotter was a very tough customer and I particularly enjoyed his tag bouts when he teamed up with the brilliant "Iron Jaw" Joe Murphy. They were for a while termed as European champions, and usually managed to win their contests, if they were not disqualified. For some reason ,promoters, notably Dale Martin, did not really give them the bouts their ability deserved. Perhaps jealousy from Mr McManus?
JNLister
Funnily enough, Seamus Dunleavy's daughter just uploaded some footage of him against Van Lotter. It might well be the oldest TV footage that's available online:
David Mantell
It doesn't look like TV footage, it's shot at an odd angle with a single (somewhat shaky) camera from inside the crowd. Someone accidentally wanders in front of shot at one point which a TV director would have taken steps in advance to avoid
Possibly a home movie camera hand-held by a fan? That would also explain the fast speed if it was a clockwork camera running down and needing to rewind.
ballymoss
What an excellent find. It clearly shows how entertaining both wrestlers, at their peak, were. Also Fred was probably at a weight disadvantage.