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Karl Gotch: Early Years - 1950's
* Wrestling as Karel Istaz
| date |
location |
opponent(s) & partner(s) |
result |
note |
| 1946/09/07 |
Antwerp, BEL - Grieten Zaal |
Symons |
|
ama bout |
| 1950/09/26 |
Antwerp, BEL - Rubenspalais |
Ferdi Porizek (Addie Palecek/Adolf Porizek) |
W |
pro debut |
| 1950/10/10 |
Antwerp, BEL - Rubenspalais |
Leone Minissini |
W |
|
| 1950/10/12 |
Gent, BEL - Coliseum |
Frank Hewitt |
W |
|
| 1950/10/24 |
Antwerp, BEL - Rubenspalais |
Jean Jourlin |
W |
|
| 1950/11/07 |
Antwerp, BEL - Rubenspalais |
Mario Matassa |
D |
|
| 1950/11/09 |
Gent, BEL - Coliseum |
Mario Matassa |
D |
|
| 1950/11/21 |
Gent, BEL - Sports Palais |
Hassan Ali Bey |
D |
|
| 1950/11/22 |
Brussels, BEL - Stadium |
Henri Bombaerts |
W |
|
| 1950/12/18 |
Antwerp, BEL - Rubenspalais |
Dick Rogers |
L |
|
| 1950/12/20 |
Brussels, BEL - Stadium |
Alf Robinson |
D |
|
| 1950/12/22 |
Mechelen, BEL |
Alf Robinson |
D |
|
| 1951/03/10 | Manchester, ENG, GBR | Big Bill Benny | W | |
| 1951/04/04 | Manchester, ENG, GBR | Jack Pye | W | |
| 1951/04/07 | Manchester, ENG, GBR | Dave Armstrong | W | |
| 1951/04/11 | Manchester, ENG, GBR | Ernest Baldwin | | |
| 1951/04/20 | Morecambe, ENG, GBR | The Bat | L | |
| 1951/05/04 | Liverpool, ENG, GBR | Dave Armstrong | W | |
| 1951/05/05 | Levenshulme, Machester, ENG, GBR | The Bat | | |
| 1951/05/12 | Manchester, ENG, GBR | Sandy Orford | W | |
| 1951/05/19 | Manchester, ENG, GBR | Bob McMasters | W | |
| 1951/05/23 | Manchester, ENG, GBR | Ernie Kingston | | |
| 1951/05/25 | Liverpool, ENG, GBR | Francis Gregory | W | |
| 1951/05/28 | Edinburgh, SCT | Dave Armstrong | W | |
| 1951/06/02 | Manchester, ENG, GBR | Big Bill Benny | W | |
| 1951/09 |
Frankfurt, GER |
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| 1951/09/20 | Berlin, GER | Willy Bunge | W | |
| 1951/09/29 |
Milan, ITA |
Primo Carnera |
L |
|
| 1951/10/01 |
Milan, ITA |
Antonio Fusero |
D |
|
| 1951/10/02 |
Milan, ITA |
Josef Stoffan |
L |
|
| 1951/10/03 |
Milan, ITA |
Frank Hewett |
D |
|
| 1951/10/04 |
Milan, ITA |
Charles Ulsemer |
W |
|
| 1951/10/05 |
Milan, ITA |
Georg Blemenschutz |
L |
|
| 1951/10/07 |
Milan, ITA |
Bob Martin |
L |
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| 1951/10 |
Hamburg, GER |
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| 1951/11/14 | Manchester, ENG, GBR | Francis Gregory | W | |
| 1951/11/17 | Manchester, ENG, GBR | Dave Armstrong | NC | |
| 1951/11/24 | Manchester, ENG, GBR | Chic Knight | W | |
| 1951/11/29 | Belle Vue, Manchester, ENG, GBR | Ernie Baldwin | | |
| 1951/12/08 | Manchester, ENG, GBR | Sandy Orford | W | |
| 1951/12/15 | Manchester, ENG, GBR | Dave Armstrong | | |
| 1951 | Gent, BEL | Frank Sexton | L | |
| 1952/03/17 | Manchester, ENG, GBR | Alf Robinson | W | |
| 1952/04/07 | Manchester, ENG, GBR | Dave Armstrong | W | |
| 1952/04/16 | Manchester, ENG, GBR | Big Bill Benny | W (DQ) | |
| 1952/04/19 | Manchester, ENG, GBR | George Gregory | L | |
| 1952/05/05 | Manchester, ENG, GBR | Vic Hesselle | W | |
| 1952/05/10 | Manchester, ENG, GBR | The Farmer | W | |
| 1952/05/23 | Berlin, GER | Hubert Gensheimer | W | |
| 1952/05/26 | Berlin, GER | Erich Ecker | W (DQ) | |
| 1952/05/27 | Berlin, GER | Les Herberts | W | |
| 1952/05/28 | Berlin, GER | Josef Vavra | NC | Varva injured |
| 1952/05/29 | Berlin, GER | Big Bill Verna | W | |
| 1952/06/01 | Berlin, GER | Paul Berger | NC | Istaz injured |
| 1953/02/21 | Manchester, ENG, GBR | Tony Mancelli | W | |
| 1953/02/25 | Manchester, ENG, GBR | Rex Gable | | |
| 1953/04/20 | Hanover, GER | Adolf Porizek | W | |
| 1953/04/21 | Hanover, GER | Ray Apollon | W | |
| 1953/04/22 | Hanover, GER | Erich Ecker | W | |
| 1953/04/23 | Hanover, GER | Karel Istaz def. Emil Grosjean | W | |
| 1953/04/24 | Hanover, GER | Billy Joyce | L | |
| 1953/04/26 | Hanover, GER | Binder | | |
| 1953/04/27 | Hanover, GER | Iska Khan Tiki | L | |
| 1953/04/29 | Munich, GER | Sebastian Hering | W | |
| 1953/04/30 | Munich, GER | Pero Carnero (masked wrestler) | W | |
| 1953/05/01 | Munich, GER | I. K. II | W | |
| 1953/05/02 | Munich, GER | Yvar Martinson | W (DQ) | |
| 1953/05/03 | Munich, GER | Jimmy Dula | L | |
| 1953/05/04 | Munich, GER | Wolfgang Ehrl | W | |
| 1953/05/05 | Munich, GER | Erich Gottschalk (Erich Koltschak) | W | |
| 1953/05/10 | Berlin, GER | Francisco Tabola | W | |
| 1953/05/11 | Berlin, GER | Billy Virag (Francois Miquet) | L | |
| 1953/05/13 | Berlin, GER | Salvatore Font | W | |
| 1953/05/14 | Berlin, GER | Nico Selenkowitsch | W | |
| 1953/05/15 | Berlin, GER | I. K. (Franz Krivinka) | L | |
| 1953/05/21 | Berlin, GER | Wolfgang Ehrl | W | |
| 1953/05/27 | Berlin, GER | Ray Hunter | L | |
| 1953/05/28 | Berlin, GER | Josef Vavra | L | |
| 1953/06/17 | Manchester, ENG, GBR | Rex Gable | W | |
| 1953/06/20 | Manchester, ENG, GBR | George Gregory | L | |
| 1953/07/31 | Liverpool, ENG, GBR | Pat O'Reilly | W | |
| 1953/11/14 | Manchester, ENG, GBR | Ernie Kingston | W | |
| 1954/02/26 | Berlin, GER | Samuel Popescu | W | |
| 1954/02/28 | Berlin, GER | Erich Ecker | L | |
| 1954/03/01 | Berlin, GER | Paul Berger | L | |
| 1954/03/04 | Berlin, GER | Fritz Müller | D | |
| 1954/03/05 | Berlin, GER | Rudi Schumacher | W | |
| 1954/03/08 | Berlin, GER | Lado Kovarek | W | |
| 1954/03/09 | Berlin, GER | Fritz Müller | D | |
| 1954/03/10 | Berlin, GER | Hermann Iffland | D | |
| 1954/03/12 | Berlin, GER | Sitting Ward (Suni War Cloud) | D | |
| 1954/03/15 | Berlin, GER | Hermann Iffland | L | |
| 1954/03/21 | Berlin, GER | Paul Berger | D | |
| 1954/03/23 | Berlin, GER | Salvatore Font | W | |
| 1954/03/27 | Berlin, GER | Sitting Ward (Suni War Cloud) | L | |
| 1954/03/29 | Berlin, GER | Harry Pinetzki | D | |
| 1954/03/30 | Berlin, GER | Karel Istaz def. Erich Ecker | W | |
| 1954/03/31 | Berlin, GER | Nicolai Zigulinoff | L | |
| 1954/04/01 | Berlin, GER | Oskar Müller | W | |
| 1954/04/02 | Berlin, GER | Martyn Chenok | W | |
| 1954/04/03 | Berlin, GER | Harry Pinetzki | D | |
| 1954/04/04 | Berlin, GER | Karel Istaz def. Isidor Jakobson | | |
| 1954/04/05 | Berlin, GER | Hermann Iffland | D | |
| 1954/04/06 | Berlin, GER | Nico Selenkowitsch | W | |
| 1954/04/07 | Berlin, GER | Richard Grupe | W (DQ) | |
| 1954/04/08 | Berlin, GER | Harry Pinetzki | W | |
| 1954/04/09 | Berlin, GER | Juan Salessa | W | |
| 1954/04/10 | Berlin, GER | Samuel Popescu | L | |
| 1954/04/17 | Karlsruhe, GER | Andre Bollet | W | |
| 1954/04/18 | Karlsruhe, GER | Antonio Litta | W | |
| 1954/04/19 | Karlsruhe, GER | Josef Miazio | W | |
| 1954/04/20 | Karlsruhe, GER | René Lasartesse | W | |
| 1954/04/21 | Karlsruhe, GER | Gedeon Gida | NC | |
| 1954/04/22 | Karlsruhe, GER | Herbert Audersch | NC | Audersch injured |
| 1954/04/23 | Karlsruhe, GER | Johnny Morand (Jean Morandi) | W | |
| 1954/04/24 | Karlsruhe, GER | Black Panther (Grant Foderingham) | W | |
| 1954/04/25 | Karlsruhe, GER | Hermann Iffland | W | |
| 1954/04/26 | Karlsruhe, GER | René Lasartesse | NC | |
| 1954/04/27 | Karlsruhe, GER | Gabriel Calderon | W | |
| 1954/04/28 | Karlsruhe, GER | Mister M (Francois Miquet) | W | |
| 1954/04/29 | Karlsruhe, GER | Gedeon Gida | L | |
| 1954/04/30 | Karlsruhe, GER | Mathias Rösges | W | |
| 1954/05/02 | Karlsruhe, GER | Geo Morton | W | |
| 1954/05/04 | Karlsruhe, GER | Herbert Audersch | NC | Istaz injured |
| 1954/05/05 | Karlsruhe, GER | Mister M (Francois Miquet) | W (DQ) | |
| 1954/05/06 | Karlsruhe, GER | Herbert Audersch | W | |
| 1954/05/07 | Karlsruhe, GER | Erich Ecker | W | |
| 1954/05/08 | Karlsruhe, GER | w/ Gedeon Gida vs Nicolai Zigulinoff & Georg Blemenschütz | W | |
| 1954/05/09 | Karlsruhe, GER | Georg Blemenschütz | W | |
| 1954/05/10 | Karlsruhe, GER | Gedeon Gida | L | trournament final |
| 1954/05/15 | Hamburg, GER | Black Panther (Grant Foderingham) | W | |
| 1954/05/16 | Hamburg, GER | Leonhard Marciniak | W | |
| 1954/05/17 | Hamburg, GER | Paul Berger | D | |
| 1954/05/18 | Hamburg, GER | Gedeon Gida | D | |
| 1954/05/19 | Hamburg, GER | Arabet Said | D | |
| 1954/05/21 | Hamburg, GER | Hans Waldherr | L | |
| 1954/05/22 | Hamburg, GER | Manuel Grosso | W | |
| 1954/05/23 | Hamburg, GER | Herbert Westphal | W | |
| 1954/05/24 | Hamburg, GER | Pierre Martinec | D | |
| 1954/05/25 | Hamburg, GER | Henri Bury | D | |
| 1954/05/26 | Hamburg, GER | Arabet Said | W | |
| 1954/05/27 | Hamburg, GER | Paul Berger | W | |
| 1954/05/28 | Hamburg, GER | Jimmy Dula | D | |
| 1954/05/29 | Hamburg, GER | Max Degohm | D | |
| 1954/05/30 | Hamburg, GER | Monsieur Ici (Edouard Wiecz) | L | |
| 1954/05/31 | Hamburg, GER | Pierre Martinec | L | |
| 1954/06/05 | Hamburg, GER | Kun Atscha | W | |
| 1954/06/07 | Hamburg, GER | Dr. Primo Vitos (Claude Montourcy) | L | |
| 1954/06/10 | Hamburg, GER | Gedeon Gida | L | |
| 1954/06/11 | Hamburg, GER | Conrad Fey | W | |
| 1954/06/12 | Hamburg, GER | Leonhard Marciniak | W | |
| 1954 | Cologne, GER | Hans Dillinger | W | as Carl Istaz |
| 1954 | Cologne, GER | I. K. (Franz Krivinka) | L | as Carl Istaz |
| 1954 | Cologne, GER | Adolf Porizek | L | as Carl Istaz |
| 1954 | Cologne, GER | Raphael Sampson | W | as Carl Istaz |
| 1954/08/25 | Lübeck, GER | Hans Lerche | W | |
| 1954/08/26 | Lübeck, GER | Black Panther (Grant Foderingham) | W | |
| 1954/08/27 | Lübeck, GER | Lloyd Barnett | W | |
| 1954/08/28 | Lübeck, GER | Ray Apollon | W | |
| 1954/08/29 | Lübeck, GER | Mathias Rösges | W | |
| 1954/08/30 | Lübeck, GER | Georg Blemenschütz | L | |
| 1954/08/31 | Lübeck, GER | Paul Kusch | W | |
| 1954/09/01 | Lübeck, GER | Gedeon Gida | L | |
| 1954/09/02 | Hamburg, GER | Jules Delmé | W | |
| 1954/09/04 | Hamburg, GER | Gedeon Gida | D | |
| 1954/09/05 | Hamburg, GER | Black Panther (Grant Foderingham) | W | |
| 1954/09/06 | Hamburg, GER | Lloyd Barnett | W | |
| 1954/09/07 | Hamburg, GER | Georg Blemenschütz | D | |
| 1954/09/08 | Hamburg, GER | Paul Kusch | D | |
| 1954/09/10 | Hamburg, GER | Franz Orlik | D | |
| 1954/09/11 | Hamburg, GER | Georg Blemenschütz | L | |
| 1954/09/12 | Hamburg, GER | Ray Apollon | D | |
| 1954/09/13 | Hamburg, GER | Al Cabrol | NC | Istaz injured |
| 1954 | BEL | Fritz Müller Jr. | | |
| 1954/10/30 | Liege, BEL | Henry Bury | W | |
| 1954/12/15 | Liege, BEL | Franz Koller | | |
| 1955/03/12 | Verviers, BEL | Koolman | | |
| 1955/04/08 |
Manchester, ENG, GBR |
George Gregory |
W (DQ) |
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| 1955/04/09 |
Manchester, ENG, GBR |
Charlie Scott |
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| 1955/04/11 |
Manchester, ENG, GBR |
Chick Night |
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| 1955/05/03 | Antwerp, BEL | Hermann Iffland | | |
| 1955/05/07 | Krefeld, GER | Roger Guettier | D | |
| 1955/05/08 | Krefeld, GER | Lino DiSanto | W | |
| 1955/05/09 | Krefeld, GER | Leo Marciniak | D | |
| 1955/05/10 | Krefeld, GER | Wilson Kohlbrecher | D | |
| 1955/05/11 | Krefeld, GER | Antonio Litta | W | |
| 1955/05/12 | Krefeld, GER | Hermann Iffland | D | |
| 1955/05/13 | Krefeld, GER | Roger Guettier | W | |
| 1955/05/14 | Krefeld, GER | Pat Curry | D | |
| 1955/05/15 | Krefeld, GER | Ray Apollon | D | |
| 1955/05/16 | Krefeld, GER | Gedeon Gida | D | |
| 1955/05/17 | Krefeld, GER | Ray Apollon | NC | Apollon injured |
| 1955/05/18 | Krefeld, GER | Georg Blemenschütz | D | |
| 1955/05/19 | Krefeld, GER | Leo Marciniak | W | |
| 1955/05/20 | Krefeld, GER | Franz Orlik | W | |
| 1955/05/21 | Krefeld, GER | Ray Apollon | W | |
| 1955/05/22 | Krefeld, GER | Wilson Kohlbrecher | NC | Kohlbrecher injured |
| 1955/05/24 | Krefeld, GER | Jacques Deen | W | |
| 1955/05/25 | Krefeld, GER | Hermann Iffland | W | |
| 1955/05/26 | Krefeld, GER | Pat Curry | L | |
| 1955/05/27 | Krefeld, GER | Wilson Kohlbrecher | W | |
| 1955/05/28 | Krefeld, GER | Gedeon Gida | W | |
| 1955/05/30 | Krefeld, GER | José Calderon (Gabriel Calderon) | D | |
| 1955/06/01 | Krefeld, GER | Black Green (Antonio Moralino) | W | |
| 1955/06/02 | Krefeld, GER | Michael Ujevic | W | |
| 1955/06/03 | Krefeld, GER | Roman Waniek | W | |
| 1955/06/04 | Krefeld, GER | Georg Blemenschütz | W (DQ) | |
| 1955/06/05 | Krefeld, GER | René Lasartesse | W | |
| 1955/06/06 | Krefeld, GER | Gedeon Gida | L | tournament final |
| 1955/06/12 | Mönchengladbach, GER | Leo Marciniak | W | |
| 1955/06/13 | Mönchengladbach, GER | Hermann Iffland | D | |
| 1955/06/14 | Mönchengladbach, GER | Andre Coutoula | W | |
| 1955/06/15 | Mönchengladbach, GER | Pat Curry | W | |
| 1955/06/16 | Mönchengladbach, GER | Ray Apollon | W | |
| 1955/06/17 | Mönchengladbach, GER | Georg Blemenschütz | W (DQ) | |
| 1955/06/19 | Mönchengladbach, GER | José Calderon (Gabriel Calderon) | W | |
| 1955/06/20 | Mönchengladbach, GER | Gedeon Gida | L | |
| 1955/06/21 | Mönchengladbach, GER | Hermann Iffland | W | wins tournament |
| 1955/07/09 | Vienna, AUS | Leonhard Marciniak | W | |
| 1955/07/11 | Vienna, AUS | Adolf Porizek | D | |
| 1955/07/12 | Vienna, AUS | Michael Ujevic | D | |
| 1955/07/13 | Vienna, AUS | Herbert Westphal | W | |
| 1955/07/16 | Vienna, AUS | Gedeon Gida | D | |
| 1955/07/17 | Vienna, AUS | Black Green (Antonio Moralino) | D | |
| 1955/07/18 | Vienna, AUS | Michael Ujevic | W (DQ) | |
| 1955/07/21 | Vienna, AUS | Hans Lerche | W | |
| 1956/02/09 | Antwerp, BEL | José Arroyo | | |
| 1956/03/20 | Antwerp, BEL | Robert Duranton | W | |
| 1956/05/02 | Bruxelles, BEL | Wilson Kohlbrecher | W | |
| 1956/11/29 | Gent, BEL | Bob Martin | W | |
| 1956/12/06 | Gent, BEL | Bob Martin | W | |
| 1959/05/26 | Antwerp, BEL | Raoul Guettier | W | |
* Research by Ronald Großpietsch
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