For those who don't know Italian, in the beginning the announcer gives some statistics about Greco and his career: 20,000 people came to see his bout in London in 1892, his professional career (at the time famous fencers could earn prize money from public bouts the same way boxers do from their fights) lasted 47 years, he had 475 "victorious assaults," the rapier you see at 0:24 he won in Argentina after a bout with the French master Mérignac (the announcer does not specify which one, perhaps Lucien?), and finally that at the time of filming Agesilao Greco was 84 years old, in fact Greco would continue to teach fencing for another 13 years after this until his death in 1963!
For those who don't know Italian, in the beginning the announcer gives some statistics about Greco and his career: 20,000 people came to see his bout in London in 1892, his professional career (at the time famous fencers could earn prize money from public bouts the same way boxers do from their fights) lasted 47 years, he had 475 "victorious assaults," the rapier you see at 0:24 he won in Argentina after a bout with the French master Mérignac (the announcer does not specify which one, perhaps Lucien?), and finally that at the time of filming Agesilao Greco was 84 years old, in fact Greco would continue to teach fencing for another 13 years after this until his death in 1963!
thanks mate for the translation!!!
Thank you so much. He was an incredible inspiration
Leggendario!
AMAZING!!! Agesilao Greco!!! True italian fencing!!!
Brilhante!
I was in the third match guess why I didn’t take my mask off 😂😂😂future voice the asked me not too 😂😂😂😮