Tony Atlas vs Ken Patera Atlas defeats Patera for the Mid Atlantic title 1979
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@brianstump45126 жыл бұрын
That match took place in Roanoke, Virginia. Tony Atlas's hometown
@allencollamore80526 жыл бұрын
how ANYONE can compare the CRAP out there today to THIS is beyond me!!!! this is SO MUCH BETTER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@robertvaughn73585 жыл бұрын
You are absolutely right
@SuperDetroit92 жыл бұрын
@allen collamore;Ken Patera has been my inspiration since high-school!!! When walking shirtlessup the avenue on a hot,humid day,I'll stop,flex my arms,then KISS each bicep like Patera used to do!!
@sinbad7992 жыл бұрын
How true.
@HoustonIsImmortal7 жыл бұрын
That crowd was on FIRE!!
@LoganCharlesII6 жыл бұрын
I know! I seen lots of excited wrestling crowds but this has to be near the top as far as electricity.
@rickb.90676 жыл бұрын
Ken Patera and Ric Flair rented a house together. While they were learning to become a professional wrestler's. Tony Atlas was the first man in the Mid-Atlantic area that made $75,000 a year.
@kevinaraujo49454 жыл бұрын
Why was Tony making such a large sum of money? Did his bodybuilding body the reason he got more money since no one else had that kind of look
@HoustonIsImmortal4 жыл бұрын
In his autobiographical book Tony proclaims that he was the first man promoters ever paid to BECOME a professional wrestler back then!
@MrDock2 жыл бұрын
@@HoustonIsImmortal Don Kernodle said the same thing on his interview for the mid Atlantic gateway website. Some people don’t like it when I say this but you have to fact check some of these guys…they can tell some tales! Everyone who tells the wrestling bear story swears the referee or someone else smeared honey on their ass and the bear chased their behind all night 😖
@tresfielder3148 Жыл бұрын
How is that so when they broke into wrestling at different times. Ken trained with Verne and Billy Robinson in '72. Atlas with the Scott brothers ~ '75. Doesn't add up.
@harrykadaras94593 жыл бұрын
Atlas has the best built arms and chest in the business but Ken Patera has the same physique as a classic Zeus sculpture from ancient Greece...
@josethompson57782 жыл бұрын
Tony Atlas was the man of that ERA
@jacksteel3464 Жыл бұрын
The fans were so intense back in the day when they thought wrestling was real
@BeniBen Жыл бұрын
in the eyes of a child like I was back then I'd debate/fight anyone who thought it was fake, especially the southern conference wrestler (not the Vince McMahon production) seeing them in action and the magazine with blood and all.. how could it not be real !!
@killerjoe7596 Жыл бұрын
Man, they are LOUD!
@utepart70566 ай бұрын
Notice the old people also you don't see many anymore
@donrajah17386 жыл бұрын
In '79 I was stuck with the wwwf, no no wait a minute wwf, no wrong again wwe, whatever !!! Man the south had all the action & the stars. Until TBS was on cable I missed these glory days. Action, excitement, a relevant storyline, modern wrestling can never bring that back.
@BeniBen Жыл бұрын
I agree the south has the better wrestler and script and were not afraid to show blood unlike the north Vince McMahon production
@lordeli88665 жыл бұрын
Atlas missed Leg day.. alot :-/
@SurgeonVault5 жыл бұрын
haha yeah, my thoughts exactly
@reggieshambley35225 жыл бұрын
He still won bodybuilding shows.
@asphaltcowboy75673 ай бұрын
@reggieshambley3522 Dude, I'm a fan, but his legs were awful compared to the rest, he admitted it, and was known for tiny legs.
@savagecook43243 жыл бұрын
They both look like they were chiseled out of marble !! Wow!!
@glenbrizendine5161 Жыл бұрын
If this is in Roanoke it must be at the old Starland Arena, the seats at the Civic Center went further back.
@ltskinol3 жыл бұрын
I was never a Patera fan back in the day, but holy cow - the guy _made_ this match, selling for the (at the time) limited skillset Atlas. Fantastic job.
@mane46892 жыл бұрын
They both were limited just 2 Strong Guys !!!
@HoustonIsImmortal Жыл бұрын
Atlas and Patera both had extensive amateur wrestling backgrounds, but that wasn't going to sell tickets for two genetically gifted specimens
@asphaltcowboy75673 ай бұрын
@@mane4689true but atlas was known for bad work
@jimmadonna14363 жыл бұрын
The crowd is going crazy for the Home town man.
@SeanRankin28 жыл бұрын
two powerhouses
@savagecook43243 жыл бұрын
In the comments people talk about Atlas’s legs 1970s Atlas to 1985’s Atlas Tony was a youngster in this match
@davidiihouston68832 жыл бұрын
Still bodybuilding competitively and working a full schedule. He put on some mass once he got older and was just wrestling.
@greyhulk33792 жыл бұрын
What does being a youngster have to do with LEG DAY
@asphaltcowboy75673 ай бұрын
He's known for his small legs
@peopleunite784 жыл бұрын
I remember being a 15 yr old kid when Atlas & Rufus R. Jones was my heros, at 55 yrs old..they "still" are.
@sheldonhchambliss1385 Жыл бұрын
Beautiful
@brianskoi4 жыл бұрын
These two were great! Can you imagine...neither won the world title. Compare Kofi Kingston to Tony Atlas. Atlas was light years better than Kofi could ever be. Patera was a beast! He should have beaten Backlund at least once for the title.
@davidiihouston68832 жыл бұрын
That's a horrible comparison.
@TheTerryE3 жыл бұрын
Wish we could see the whole match.
@hansd.lassiter88226 жыл бұрын
I always thought that his legs were always suspect...I was 12 years old when this happened and was like "what's up with his legs?" My grandfather would always laugh...
@insidewrestling24 жыл бұрын
This is NOT the match where Tony won the title. This is a rematch where Tony retained the title. I was at the match in Roanoke when Tony won the title. This is not Roanoke. But still fun to see. Thanks for posting.
@CRAZYHORSE196820032 жыл бұрын
Look at how skinny Tony's legs and especially his calves were. He was skipping leg day every day.
@Noway6732 жыл бұрын
That's how some guys in prison looked when they come out of prison.The arms and chest looks 250lbs but the legs and thighs looks 20lbs.
@ghostofpastghostofpast37005 жыл бұрын
All old people in front row.
@Pewtooyou2 жыл бұрын
Tony obviously skipped Legs Day at the gym quite often...LOL
@reggiejohnson12012 жыл бұрын
I have to admit patera was good and strong 💪
@earldrakeford17754 жыл бұрын
Tony legs lol 😂 my man
@reggiejohnson12012 жыл бұрын
Back in the day Ken patera was the most hated wrestler
@alanstrong55 Жыл бұрын
Tony bench pressed 600 lbs in his prime.
@HoustonIsImmortal Жыл бұрын
600++
@radioactivekaraoke8 жыл бұрын
Now I know why Jess Ventura called him Boney Tony. Look at how skinny his calves are and legs in general here. Atlas was all upper body.
@jimmadonna14363 жыл бұрын
For such a large man, Tony's legs are really small. He said in an interview that he wasn't ambulatory until he was 3 yo. I think that's why his legs are so small.
@killerjoe44096 жыл бұрын
Just listen to those female fans squeal.
@bgood4449 Жыл бұрын
Boy Atlas was really putting the raccoon work in.
@Noway6732 жыл бұрын
What I find funny is that the crowd sounds so loud but the people mouths not moving.Where is all that hollering and screaming coming from? They needed to focus on the one who are actually cheering,not the ones sitting on the front row absolutely sitting still without any lip movements.
@redformaze59682 жыл бұрын
I thought the same exact thing. The front rows just sat and looked like they were put in timeout.
@jackjackiii Жыл бұрын
Honestly it's either a little bit of _EVERYTHING_ in the background, and the quality is very low, or it's the top rows i guess. Though, if you look closely there were some people that jumped out of their seats.
@abrahammitchell55999 жыл бұрын
Mr.USA and the STRANG MAN WHAT A GREAT MATCH!
@craigd25992 жыл бұрын
How did Tony Atlas' calves hold up that body??
@johndeagle43895 жыл бұрын
Good ending.
@destronia12311 ай бұрын
Atlas looked like he was walking on stilts.
@dskywalker33973 жыл бұрын
KZbin Gold!!!
@santosrojas96102 жыл бұрын
Now I done all your feats of Strength now give me a Title Match!💪.If you do this I will say you a Bit strong saw it during those years
@nancysmith9487 Жыл бұрын
Crazyhow think he only workouts chest and arms, thin legs... I'd be scared there going to break
@UpChuckTheBoogie5 күн бұрын
Is it me or are atlas's legs real skinny
@davesmith88777 жыл бұрын
Ken Patera would win the Championship back from Tony Atlas and then lose it to Jim Brunzell
@nancysmith9487 Жыл бұрын
He is ripped tho
@asphaltcowboy75673 ай бұрын
Man Atlas had tiny legs
@jtrentful Жыл бұрын
did the rock steal his I'm the people's champ line from Tony atlas ? seems to me like he did .
@rareform67476 жыл бұрын
Patera in the ally would ?
@pistanthrophobiamisanthrop49532 жыл бұрын
Patera had him beat with the hurt lock 🤣
@gregorabaileyein46855 жыл бұрын
Tony was vince star.but couldn't talk
@HoustonIsImmortal4 жыл бұрын
He could talk decent to above average, but he let drugs and money ruin him.
@greyhulk33792 жыл бұрын
Atlas skipped Leg day
@marciadesouza33142 жыл бұрын
Referee keep clear
@qaz-fi1id3 жыл бұрын
Atlas had chicken legs.
@leeinvegas7 жыл бұрын
Ken Petra should have won with the full Nelson easily
@michaeltruthson62623 жыл бұрын
Tony skipped leg day apparently
@TheSanityMachine33 Жыл бұрын
for a few lifetimes...... damn.
@rockinyouallnight Жыл бұрын
Atlas was sooooooo over back in the late 70s & early 80s. It's too bad that he was a total meat head.
@aultunwhite49886 жыл бұрын
if they only knew how much of an act all this was .....sports entertainment at it's finest!!
@allencollamore80526 жыл бұрын
yeah then vince comes around and exposes it (or allowed) it to be exposed and has been patting himself on the back ever since!!! and puts out total GARBAGE!!!!!!!!!!
@emmanuelwilliams60046 жыл бұрын
Aultun white 💯
@osiawideman48513 жыл бұрын
@@allencollamore8052 exactly
@TheTerryE8 жыл бұрын
I love Atlas but let's get real. In the real world, Patera would have defeated him, pinned him, submitted him easily. Atlas would never have survived that full nelson. Atlas was strong but Patera was a powerhouse. Look at this legs. Atlas had chicken legs. Patera would have destroyed his legs.
@libra42ful7 жыл бұрын
TheTerryE Ken sure did enjoy torturing Atlas in the swinging neckbreaker, and you could tell he "enjoyed" punishing Atlas afterward in the full nelson straddle, I bet Patera would of rode Tony in that half the night if they'd allowed it....im very sure he would of, heheh
@LoganCharlesII6 жыл бұрын
Y'all do know that wrestling is a work, don't you? You guys are talking as if the people here are thinking Atlas won a real fight with Patera.
@game25725 жыл бұрын
denzelsnipes69 back in the day they thought it was real and no one in the business would say it was scripted
@hrmarkley97584 жыл бұрын
It isn’t a weightlifting contest-have competed in powerlifting and in wrestling....Ken was a lot stronger (one of the strongest men who ever lived IMHO), but it was Tony who won a state title here in Va as an amateur. Think Tony would whip him on a wrestling mat....although Patera had some amateur experience also
@hrmarkley97584 жыл бұрын
libra42ful -Tony was the amateur champ-he would take Patera in a shoot