jdalu75 67 Report post Posted July 4 Probably gonna be a short thread. My list begins with Pat Milkovich in the 1975 NCAA tournament. He was a junior with two NCAA titles to his credit. Immediately after his OT loss to John Fritz, ending his hopes of being the first four-time NCAA champion, he stood on the mat and joined in the applause for Fritz. One of the greatest examples of sportsmanship I've ever seen. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
russelscout 1,573 Report post Posted July 4 Imar took it like a man after Joseph decked him. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gimpeltf 1,395 Report post Posted July 4 Mitch McKee's opponent after losing to McKee in the state finals. 2 JHRoseWrestling and GreenandGold reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Konquest 96 Report post Posted July 5 In recent years, IMAR and Gilman come to mind, the latter being somewhat surprising given his penchant for talk and whatnot. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VakAttack 2,561 Report post Posted July 6 (edited) I feel like NaTo always took it like a man every time he lost to an Iowa wrestler. ;-) Edited July 6 by VakAttack 1 Force118 reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Obelix 15 Report post Posted July 6 Mark Hall has to be on the list here, right? He was signing autographs for young fans minutes after losing to Valencia in the finals. Pretty awesome. 1 Bombermule reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fletcher 642 Report post Posted July 6 Everyone who didn't punch Bo Nickal after he tried to "help them up" after the match. 4 2 bnwtwg, VakAttack, portajohn and 3 others reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jim L 232 Report post Posted July 6 Bryce Meredith gave a great interview after his finals loss to Yianni https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1tillz8qXM Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AHamilton 407 Report post Posted July 6 This is a really good topic. Pretty uplifting. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sstern 102 Report post Posted July 6 Dan Gable after Owings. Built up to be unbeatable, loses his final college match. Stands there like a man. 1 Fletcher reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Plasmodium 1,545 Report post Posted July 6 Karelin took it on the chin. 1 Fletcher reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
russelscout 1,573 Report post Posted July 7 2 hours ago, Plasmodium said: Karelin took it on the chin. Respect to Rulon, but with a reasonable rule set he never loses. 1 Doc_Hfuhruhurr reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Plasmodium 1,545 Report post Posted July 7 3 hours ago, russelscout said: Respect to Rulon, but with a reasonable rule set he never loses. He was unable to score score in 8:58 of wrestling and conceded the last 2 seconds with a handshake. That took discipline. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
russelscout 1,573 Report post Posted July 7 5 hours ago, Plasmodium said: He was unable to score score in 8:58 of wrestling and conceded the last 2 seconds with a handshake. That took discipline. It did. It took an absolute stellar performance, hardwork, and talent to beat Karelin. No shade at Rulon. Karelin just was so good, I dont think he loses with a different rule set Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Swayz 83 Report post Posted July 7 I only won 3 times in my college career. I might be the best loser of all time to never win a match outside of the Central Missouri Open. 2 Doc_Hfuhruhurr and npope reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Plasmodium 1,545 Report post Posted July 7 (edited) On 7/7/2020 at 2:35 PM, Swayz said: I only won 3 times in my college career. I might be the best loser of all time to never win a match outside of the Central Missouri Open. The Best Loser Of All Time? Congrats!! Edited November 19 by Plasmodium Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
