boconnell 1,623 Report post Posted April 23, 2016 he is technique like of Ed Ruth, nothing more, just USA is so weak in 86 kilos now, not strong competition in this categories =) Cox wrestles nothing like Ruth. They have almost nothing in common and I have to wonder why you'd compare them. 5 JasonBryant, Grecojones, josefsmoe and 2 others reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
straggler 65 Report post Posted April 23, 2016 Well my prediction is that neither Molinaro or Cox will qulaify their weights in Mongolia. Let's see what happens. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NJWC 305 Report post Posted April 23, 2016 I'm unfamiliar with most of the names in Frank's bracket. Any help on who the favorites may be? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wrestlingnerd 2,996 Report post Posted April 23, 2016 (edited) I have higher hopes for Molinaro than Cox, but that is indeed a rough draw for Molinaro. I hope they both qualify. Edited April 23, 2016 by wrestlingnerd Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Katie 1,076 Report post Posted April 23, 2016 (edited) I'm unfamiliar with most of the names in Frank's bracket. Any help on who the favorites may be? Safaryan is a former world champ. Batirov is a former European champion and 3x Yarygin champion. Habat wrestled for Edinboro. Garcia has wins over top Americans. Gor is a two-time world medalist. Edited April 23, 2016 by Katie 1 Abdullahgadzhi Khuzin reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NJWC 305 Report post Posted April 23, 2016 I know Habat. A world champ and multiple time Yarygin champ? Yikes. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jaroslav Hasek 2,047 Report post Posted April 23, 2016 Brock has a nice run down of 65 and 86 on Flo http://www.flowrestling.org/article/41220-olympic-qualification-paths-for-frank-molinaro-and-j-den-cox Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Katie 1,076 Report post Posted April 23, 2016 I know Habat. A world champ and multiple time Yarygin champ? Yikes. Luckily Molinaro woudn't hit Safaryan until he's already qualified the spot. Gor will be a tough test in the second round. Getting past Batirov in the semis will be a tall order, too. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NJWC 305 Report post Posted April 23, 2016 Thx guys Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DuckFor2 216 Report post Posted April 23, 2016 Khuzin has been accused of stereotyping certain US wrestlers, and the more he types, the more it seems accurate. 2 Cletus_Tucker and Abdullahgadzhi Khuzin reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DuckFor2 216 Report post Posted April 23, 2016 gotta love how a Russian can represent Bahrain. 1 GranbyTroll reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Abdullahgadzhi Khuzin 1,466 Report post Posted April 23, 2016 Safaryan is a former world champ. Batirov is a former European champion and 3x Yarygin champion. Habat wrestled for Edinboro. Garcia has wins over top Americans. Gor is a two-time world medalist. u need work in flo wrestleng....wrestling analyst :D Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Abdullahgadzhi Khuzin 1,466 Report post Posted April 23, 2016 gotta love how a Russian can represent Bahrain. he represent Bahrain cause doesnt win OTT, u can go from Bahrain to Olympcs, it is will be easy than from Russia Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Katie 1,076 Report post Posted April 23, 2016 gotta love how a Russian can represent Bahrain. gotta love how a Russian can represent Bahrain. Dolly wrestles for Ireland. Habat wrestles for Sovenia. Palacio wants to wrestle for Uruguay. Gomez won a medal for Puerto Rico and he may have been able to compete for the US instead. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NJDan 1,061 Report post Posted April 23, 2016 Palacio, I gather, at least has Uruguayan grandparents. I doubt the Russian's grandparents hail from Bahrain or that he has ever lived there. The thing about all these credentials is that they are mostly old. If any of these guys were worldbeaters now they would not be in this tournament. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DuckFor2 216 Report post Posted April 23, 2016 i understand the whole dual citizenship thing. Just interesting how the best wrestling country on the planet finds ways to get more athletes competing at the highest level. Bahrain, e.g. NJDan, Safaryan won worlds in 2013 and is only 26. So he must still have skill. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Coach_J 2,177 Report post Posted April 23, 2016 (edited) Dolly wrestles for Ireland. Habat wrestles for Sovenia. Palacio wants to wrestle for Uruguay. Gomez won a medal for Puerto Rico and he may have been able to compete for the US instead. Don't forget Novochkov for Bulgaria. And Matt Gentry repped Canada not so far back in the day. Edited April 23, 2016 by Coach_J Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
newyorkwrestler 258 Report post Posted April 23, 2016 u can change ur nationality so that's what batirov did, it takes some time but worth it for a chance at being an Olympian Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hubbard 426 Report post Posted April 23, 2016 Mancini for Italy at 57 is Canadian. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CA_Wrestler 316 Report post Posted April 24, 2016 Is the stream working on the UWW website? I can't get it to work. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CA_Wrestler 316 Report post Posted April 24, 2016 Wasn't working in Firefox, had to switch to Safari Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tigerfan9311 223 Report post Posted April 24, 2016 Is there any way to know what mat the Americans will be on? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
de4856 370 Report post Posted April 24, 2016 Well hopefully both Guys can win their first match and get on a roll from there. I'm not sure what happened to Theilke the other day, I thought he was much better than his opponent, but the other guy was just able to continuously sustain his attack and ultimately put the match in the victory column for him. So whatever that was, (Jet lag, a weight issue, or maybe not being warmed up enough or correctly), but hopefully that doesn't happen today. All we can do now is just hope that our guys wrestle well. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CA_Wrestler 316 Report post Posted April 24, 2016 Is there any way to know what mat the Americans will be on? To to USA Wrestling's twitter page https://twitter.com/USAWrestling Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Katie 1,076 Report post Posted April 24, 2016 (edited) Molinaro up on Mat A right now (8:25 ET) Edited April 24, 2016 by Katie Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
