Discussion thread for 74kg (m), 125kg (m), and 53kg (w)

[AHamilton 1,026]

3 minutes ago, KCMO2 said:

Congratulations on the cancer treatment, but it's not a free pass to be a dick.

 

I immediately felt bad for you and people like Ben Askren.  But the guy has it coming. I went into an edit, but it was too late.  He had already responded.My apologies.

Edited August 5, 2021 by AHamilton

[Billyhoyle 2,500]

2 minutes ago, Axe_Spartan said:

Was it 4 though? It seems his back was a bit exposed, but hard to be sure, another cam would help.

Yes, that's past 90˚. No way that would have been overturned.  

[Grecojones 206]

I just realized we won’t be getting a “My best rival” sequel. :-/

[sisi 41]

17 minutes ago, Katie said:

Chamizo will not get blown out. That much I can say. 

agree

[TripNSweep 797]

5 minutes ago, Billyhoyle said:

So if he was married to an Italian, became an Italian citizen, and then lived there for a while, he is definitely Italian. Just an immigrant.  If we are lucky, maybe he will become an American.  Very different than the BS that Amine pulled to get an olympic birth.  

At least Amine can claim some kind of ancestral connection. 

[HoundedHawk 83]

 

Dake didn't look this physical tonight. 

[AHamilton 1,026]

11 hours ago, Grecojones said:

I just realized we won’t be getting a “My best rival” sequel. :-/

 

Edited August 5, 2021 by AHamilton

[Wrestleknownothing 1,675]

1 minute ago, HoundedHawk said:

 

Dake didn't look this physical tonight. 

No he did not.

[Silhouette94 29]

1 minute ago, HoundedHawk said:

 

Dake didn't look this physical tonight. 

Isn't anyone going to give Kadimagomedov credit?  He clearly scouted Dake and how to best counter the body lock, he even did a great job getting the extra 2 for exposure

[Grecojones 206]

1 minute ago, Silhouette94 said:

Isn't anyone going to give Kadimagomedov credit?  He clearly scouted Dake and how to best counter the body lock, he even did a great job getting the extra 2 for exposure

Not even a little.

(not until he defeats Chamizo that is)

[AnklePicker 649]

1 minute ago, Silhouette94 said:

Isn't anyone going to give Kadimagomedov credit?  He clearly scouted Dake and how to best counter the body lock, he even did a great job getting the extra 2 for exposure

He did things to Dake that Dake usually does to others. I give him a ton of credit. Still Dake did look smaller and off. 

[Silhouette94 29]

1 minute ago, Grecojones said:

Not even a little.

(not until he defeats Chamizo that is)

Fair answer

 

I think Chamizo will win (unfortunately for Kadimagomedov)

[152lbs 76]

Pick your favorite cliche.  Seems like Dake overlooked his opponent, and the other guy came fully prepared 

[Billyhoyle 2,500]

6 minutes ago, TripNSweep said:

At least Amine can claim some kind of ancestral connection. 

I don’t see many Native Americans on team USA. 

[Silhouette94 29]

Just now, AnklePicker said:

He did things to Dake that Dake usually does to others. I give him a ton of credit. Still Dake did look smaller and off. 

Maybe he is beginning to age?  

 

He has been wrestling for almost 10 years; albeit, not at the highest level because of a certain 74kg representative, but he is no longer young as some as the others.  

[rpm002 193]

2 minutes ago, Silhouette94 said:

Isn't anyone going to give Kadimagomedov credit?  He clearly scouted Dake and how to best counter the body lock, he even did a great job getting the extra 2 for exposure

In addition to not want to seem harsh towards his rival, I think that's the reason JB was so quiet on the telecast during this matchup.  As he saw that match unfold, I think all he wanted to run out of that studio and rewatch the tape 100 times to figure out what the Belarus wrestler did and how he can learn from it.

[Return of Aztec 75]

3 minutes ago, Silhouette94 said:

Isn't anyone going to give Kadimagomedov credit?  He clearly scouted Dake and how to best counter the body lock, he even did a great job getting the extra 2 for exposure

I give him tons of credit. He was clearly prepared, clearly scouted Dake, and took advantage of every opportunity given him.

It can also be true that Dake head-cased. 

[smitty11 19]

Kadimagomedov looked great! What a perfect match by him.  Congrats to him. 

[AnklePicker 649]

So this guy placed 7th for Russia in 2017? I assume he was like 3-5 on Russian ladder than split for Belarus?  Chamizo is gonna beat this guy.  

[TripNSweep 797]

1 minute ago, Billyhoyle said:

I don’t see many Native Americans on team USA. 

If we hadn't destroyed their way of life and turned them into 2nd class non citizens for over a century maybe we would. 

[NJDan 1,113]

2 minutes ago, AnklePicker said:

So this guy placed 7th for Russia in 2017? I assume he was like 3-5 on Russian ladder than split for Belarus?  Chamizo is gonna beat this guy.  

Chamizo has not looked very. But he could be taking it easy or playing possum.

[Grecojones 206]

Does anyone remember if Chamizo and Dake wrestled at scratch for Flo? 

[AnklePicker 649]

Time to get back to Gable. Wow wow wow!  Looked smaller (I realize he has big hips) but still looked smaller and completely dominated. Please continue wrestling Gable. And not the pro style!  Can be a legend if he starts off with Olympic gold here. 

[Katie 1,076]

Let me get this straight.

Dake was stuck behind Burroughs in 2013 and 2015 because Burroughs got a bye to the WTT finals. (This seems like a fair point to make, actually. But JB was also the world champ those years, so maybe Dake's problem was that JB was the best in the world.) 

Then Dake was stuck behind Burroughs in 2017 because of bad officiating at the 2017 US Open, which led to a JB bye to the WTT finals.  (Again, JB was the world champ that year.) 

Now he lost by tech at the Olympics, and it's because of a weight cut?

This seems like a lot of excuses.

Edited August 5, 2021 by Katie

[AnklePicker 649]

1 minute ago, Grecojones said:

Does anyone remember if Chamizo and Dake wrestled at scratch for Flo? 

Wrestled at 79