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Azam Pahalwan Real name, Muhammd Azam, born 1925, in Amritsar, Punjab, India [1287] was a well-known Pakistani professional wrestler. He was the 3rd eldest son of Indian wrestler Imam Baksh and a part of the legendary Bholu Brothers comprised of Bholu, Hussain, Azam himself, Aslam, Akram and Goga. He faced notable grapplers in traditional Indian wrestling as well as freestyle in India. He also defeated some well-known freestyle wrestlers who were active in India during the 50’s.

Azam firstly defeated Shabbir Pahalwan in Multan, and then afterward achieved triumph over Ahmad Baksh (Shabbir’s elder brother). In 1938, Azam pinned Nazeer Aka Jeera Pahalwan, the nephew of Goonga Pahalwan, in Lahore. He later wrestled Siddique son of Goonga Pahalwan thrice in 3 different cities. Azam beat Siddique first in Fatehpur Kamal, secondly in Lahore. Azam won both of these fights but the third match also in Lahore, ended up in confusion and a draw.

Azam also competed successfully in Bombay against some big names in wrestling like Mangal Singh, Diljeet Singh and Boonta Singh. The same year he fought Tiger Vishnu in Kolhapur. Azam overcame Vishnu in five minutes. In 1944, Azam defeated the famed Arjun Singh. In 1946, he defeated Tiger Joginder Singh (in 7 minutes) in Kolhapur. After 1948, Azam feuded successfully with Champion Omar Hayat in Toba Tek Singh, Zaman Pahalwan in Multan, Gur Bakhsh in Kasur and Rasheed Manila Champion in Lahore.

In 1953 Azam gave an open challenge to all Indian wrestlers to compete with him. In response, the 480-pound super heavyweight Giant, Gora Singh, confronted the 180-pound Azam Pahalwan in Bombay. Azam defeated the gigantic Singh in 7 minutes.

Beside traditional Indian wrestling, Azam also compares notably to the freestyle wrestlers of the 50’s. In India he defeated some successful wrestlers such as Gold Stein, George, Baron Von Heczey, George Penchef and Bloorma. Azam defeated Kid Zimbo and Ron Harrison in Pakistan. In 1963 he lost a match against the fearsome Canadian wrestler Paul “Butcher” Vachon in Karachi. During the 1980’s, he served as a referee (Munsif) in wrestling events in Pakistan. He died 9th May 1991 in Lahore, Pakistan.