Silhouette94 29 Report post Posted August 5, 2021 2 minutes ago, MizzouGrad said: Gotta root for Chamizo. He has swagger and is Italian. We need more Italians in wrestling. "Italians" Yeah.. he is pretty cool though 1 GockeS reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bnwtwg 1,103 Report post Posted August 5, 2021 2 minutes ago, NJDan said: He's UP a weight 141 - (74 + 79) = -12 The math checks out 1 2 pawrestler, Yellow_Medal and Big Nasty reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HawkY 112 Report post Posted August 5, 2021 Dake losing doesn't shock me, even though I picked him to win the weight. Taha losing like that did. What a horrible wrestling Olympics for Turkey. Their Talisman ends his career with no Gold and now Taha gets destroyed. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Silhouette94 29 Report post Posted August 5, 2021 Well, Sidakov for gold? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Billyhoyle 2,500 Report post Posted August 5, 2021 1 minute ago, AnklePicker said: Has to be a weight cut thing for Dake. First match being tough Iranian took it out of him. He had no pop or spunk. Looked mentally out of it too. Agree. The problem is we don't have the depth at the trials to replicate the difficulty of the Olympics. So I think for sure JB would have done better, but there's not way to make sure these guys aren't cutting too much. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NJDan 1,113 Report post Posted August 5, 2021 I goofed! But he was at 74Kg for the trials and looked great. 1 Wrestleknownothing reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Katie 1,076 Report post Posted August 5, 2021 (edited) 7 minutes ago, NJDan said: Yup. Dake has lost matches over the years, but never by more than a point or two. Got cocky maybe? JB teched him in 2015 and 2013. Of course, JB was rested and Dake wasn’t. Dake also had a few losses in the 1-7 to 1-9 territory. (Stellar career overall, obviously.) Edited August 5, 2021 by Katie Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BuckyBadger 82 Report post Posted August 5, 2021 1 minute ago, denger said: Any thoughts on Dake's first non-challenge? He knew it was legit and didn’t want to lose another point. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
headshuck 2,626 Report post Posted August 5, 2021 Where did Dake’s muscle mass go? He seemed sucked down a weight class. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Full Nelson 69 Report post Posted August 5, 2021 Only having 6 weight classes has screwed up Olympic wrestling, IMO. Too many guys wrestling at inappropriate weight. 2 Major Kong and GockeS reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jchapman 1,340 Report post Posted August 5, 2021 1 minute ago, NJDan said: I goofed! But he was at 74Kg for the trials and looked great. Because he didn’t have to wrestle two hours after weigh ins Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NJDan 1,113 Report post Posted August 5, 2021 Don't look now. USA is losing in hoops. (Very early). Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ShakaAloha 433 Report post Posted August 5, 2021 4 minutes ago, Billyhoyle said: It may be an odd point of view, but I think a bronze for a guy like Gilman would mean a lot, and I am rooting for it. For Dake, he has already won multiple world titles, and I think given his position as the favorite, there really isn't that much of a difference between bronze/not medaling in terms of his legacy. Chamizo winning gold at the Olympics is really the last thing he needs to accomplish in his career. Dake was a favorite but never THE favorite in a bracket with the reigning 2x world champ Sidakov. And I respectfully disagree about a bronze doing nothing for Dake's legacy considering the fact that this is his first Olympics and he has no Olympic medals yet. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Konquest 159 Report post Posted August 5, 2021 The way this is shaking out, we're going to see 4 Japanese women win gold at 50, 53, 57, 62 and 4 ROC men win gold at 57, 65, 74, 97. Total domination. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pawrestler 178 Report post Posted August 5, 2021 Me after Dakes match ‘The pit I was in it, the pit You were in it, the pit We all were in it, the pit… ‘ 1 Molsen reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AnklePicker 649 Report post Posted August 5, 2021 1 minute ago, headshuck said: Where did Dake’s muscle mass go? He seemed sucked down a weight class. He did and I didn’t think that at trials. Weird. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Scorenomore 104 Report post Posted August 5, 2021 I couldn't imagine us medalling 74,86,97,HVW so now maybe this opens karma up for Snyder at 97. Hoping we can get DT gold tomorrow and follow up with Gable and then Snyder. Gillman and Helen getting bronze would be incredible with the injuries they had to overcome. 1 MizzouGrad reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KCMO2 685 Report post Posted August 5, 2021 5 minutes ago, NJDan said: He's UP a weight You are kidding, right? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Billyhoyle 2,500 Report post Posted August 5, 2021 Just now, jchapman said: Because he didn’t have to wrestle two hours after weigh ins Exactly, and there was really only 1 guy in the U.S. at the level of the Iranian/Russians he has to face sequentially. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
denger 363 Report post Posted August 5, 2021 2 minutes ago, BuckyBadger said: He knew it was legit and didn’t want to lose another point. I thought the same. ....just wondering if anyone else saw something. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Billyhoyle 2,500 Report post Posted August 5, 2021 1 minute ago, ShakaAloha said: Dake was a favorite but never THE favorite in a bracket with the reigning 2x world champ Sidakov. And I respectfully disagree about a bronze doing nothing for Dake's legacy considering the fact that this is his first Olympics and he has no Olympic medals yet. Given the draw, sure. But pre draw around here he was the favorite. I was more confident about him than any other U.S. wrestler. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Drew87 349 Report post Posted August 5, 2021 Just now, MizzouGrad said: Gotta root for Chamizo. He has swagger and is Italian. We need more Italians in wrestling. Lol dude he’s as italian as amine is san marinan, or as dutanashvili is serbian… 1 KCMO2 reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AHamilton 1,026 Report post Posted August 5, 2021 23 minutes ago, Billyhoyle said: It looked to me like Dake was gassed from his previous match. He is good if he weighs in during the morning and can then wait until later to face JB, but he wasn't ready for the olympic gauntlet at 74 Kg. He always looks gassed Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ShakaAloha 433 Report post Posted August 5, 2021 1 minute ago, Scorenomore said: I couldn't imagine us medalling 74,86,97,HVW so now maybe this opens karma up for Snyder at 97. Hoping we can get DT gold tomorrow and follow up with Gable and then Snyder. Gillman and Helen getting bronze would be incredible with the injuries they had to overcome. Yeah, all we can do is cheer for Taylor, Steveson, and Gilman at this point. Hopefully Dake gets pulled back in too. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AnklePicker 649 Report post Posted August 5, 2021 Just now, denger said: I thought the same. ....just wondering if anyone else saw something. On replay it seemed as though he may not have went to his back but as has been said he didn’t challenge. In hindsight I would have. Let him regroup. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
