Just like PAUL LINCOLN who was to follow him-ATHOLL OAKELEY was a MASTER at
Promoting Wrestling Shows!-Famous for his Events at HARRINGAY ARENA-ATHOLL
also Staged Spectacular NITES OF CHAMPIONS at LONDON'S Foremost World
Renowned Venue-The ROYAL ALBERT HALL!
I'm Delighted to Share 2 such Fantastic Bills from TUESDAY 28TH OCTOBER 1952 and
THURSDAY 27TH NOVEMBER 1952!!
In the first Show we have JUDO AL HAYES Defending his BRITISH HEAVYWEIGHT
Championship-a Contest for the HEAVYWEIGHT Championship of EUROPE and a Match
for the WORLD MIDDLEWEIGHT Title!-If that's not enough there's also an Appearance of
the Original GARGANTUA!!
In the NOVEMBER Spectacular Eliminator Contests are Featured for the EUROPEAN
HEAVYWEIGHT Title and the BRITISH MIDDLEWEIGHT Championship!
But Topping this Great Bill we have a very 'early' SKY? HI LEE in an Official 15 Round
Eliminator for the WORLD!! HEAVYWEIGHT Title!
These Programmes costing One Shilling are packed with detail including the Weights of
all the Wrestlers and these Quality Shows were Huge Draws for Wrestling Fans!
OAKELEY was THE Main Man before the Inception of JOINT PROMOTIONS and after his
Retirement from Active Combat he continued his Love of the Sport into Promoting these
Nites of Champions!
Great Memories from a Bygone Era from a Man at the very Top of his Game!
Programmes to follow!
MAIN MASK
The main difference that I see between Oakley's champions and JP or DM, is that the champions of the latter 2 could be seen doing the business week in and week out.
How many times did the Spanish Champion or the Jewish heavyweight champion defend their titles?
Just look at Oakley's bills and you can virtually see the exaggerations.