Jimmy Cinnabon 411 Report post Posted January 13 (edited) NCAA champ version of Lesnar vs today's Steveson. A battle of two Gopher Greats. Who wins? Edited January 13 by Jimmy Cinnabon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Elevator 307 Report post Posted January 13 If I was going to create a mini-tournament of collegiate Hwt greats, maybe Haselrig, Neal, Steveson, Snyder, and McCoy and a special super Hwy match of Taylor v Tab Thacker. Lesnar might get an HM, but do not think he makes the mini-tourney from what I saw back in the day. There might be other worthy entrants that have not come to mind. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Perry 1,428 Report post Posted January 13 Steveson. Easily. 3 AZ_wrestling, Voice_of_the_Quakers and BadgerMon reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Antitroll2828 996 Report post Posted January 13 I think college Tony Nelson would beat Lesner , hell I might take a bumped up Damian Hahn over Lesner 1 BadgerMon reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Class 148 Report post Posted January 13 Mason Parris vs Brock = Great match. Both no match for Gable. 1 wamba reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Idaho 1,344 Report post Posted January 13 Lesnar isn't even top 4 at HWT at Minnesota. 1 simple reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TripNSweep 762 Report post Posted January 13 40 minutes ago, Jimmy Cinnabon said: NCAA champ version of Lesnar vs today's Steveson. A battle of two Gopher Greats. Who wins? There were about twenty people on the dam. Most of them were simply walking and getting exercise. There were a few who were fishing. There was a family who had laid down a blanket and they were having a picnic. It was like this most days and nothing seemed out of the ordinary. The problem was that nobody noticed the water leaking through the dam wall. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lunaticfringe 103 Report post Posted January 13 The only Hwt who would have a chance would be Cole Konrad, who could go upstairs and possibly get a bodylock. He rode well so he could force Gable to go neutral. I can’t remember Konrad getting taken down after freshmen year outside of the foot sweep by Mocco. I think Gable wins but a 7-3 type match. 2 MSU158 and AZ_wrestling reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GoNotQuietly 1,175 Report post Posted January 13 If Petriashvili and Akgul couldn't beat Gable, then no collegiate wrestler in history could either, regardless of the style difference. He really is on another level. 5 JHRoseWrestling, Jim L, Wrestleknownothing and 2 others reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jchapman 1,330 Report post Posted January 13 Lesnar couldn't beat Neal, so he's not beating Gable. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HawkY 112 Report post Posted January 13 35 minutes ago, GoNotQuietly said: If Petriashvili and Akgul couldn't beat Gable, then no collegiate wrestler in history could either, regardless of the style difference. He really is on another level. There are some interesting figures from the past. Chris Taylor won an Olympic bronze in the middle of his college career. Taylor had a close match against Medved and beat Duraliev a6 time world level silver medalist. Taylor weighed 400 lbs. Haselrig. Neal. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GoNotQuietly 1,175 Report post Posted January 15 I don’t know how to think about the super heavies since I never saw the era. Neal might make it interesting, but you’ve got to consider him an underdog against Gable, right?Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Voice_of_the_Quakers 133 Report post Posted January 15 On 1/13/2022 at 2:08 PM, Class said: Mason Parris vs Brock = Great match. Both no match for Gable. Mason dumps Lesnar before he knows what hit him. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Voice_of_the_Quakers 133 Report post Posted January 15 As I was saying…. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ionel 2,539 Report post Posted January 15 On 1/13/2022 at 12:56 PM, Jimmy Cinnabon said: Is there any honest Minny fan who can look at the guy on the left and not have the exact same thought the rest of us are thinking? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cradle1 271 Report post Posted January 15 Lesnar has no chance against gable but was a lot better than people in this thread are acting. He pushed Neal hard and destroyed pretty much everyone else. 1 headshuck reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wrestle81 82 Report post Posted January 15 One heavyweight I've seen who could possibly match Stevenson's quickness , technique, and athletic ability is the late Carlton Haselrig....That would be a tremendous match up.IMO Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
scribe 1,835 Report post Posted January 15 Depends on who wwe wants to win. 2 1 BerniePragle, npope and Eagle26 reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HawkY 112 Report post Posted January 15 Foldeak database has one event that Haselrig entered. He competed at U 23 worlds in Greco and got 4th. The wrestlers who outpaced him all won went on to win senior level medals. Of the guys that Haserlige placed ahead of listed there, Neumueller went on to be a greco gatekeeper (Robby Smith level type) and Niels who was a roster filler for a couple senior tournaments. I'm guessing Haserling went into this tournament cold, with maybe a camp of practice before hand. He was facing guys who had spent at least half a decade training greco consistently. Not surprising that's where he placed. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jchapman 1,330 Report post Posted January 15 15 hours ago, Cradle1 said: Lesnar has no chance against gable but was a lot better than people in this thread are acting. He pushed Neal hard and destroyed pretty much everyone else. Wes Hand being the one of the exceptions Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MNRodent 228 Report post Posted January 15 15 minutes ago, jchapman said: Wes Hand being the one of the exceptions I know they had a tight match in the NCAA finals. This was their first meeting when Hand was ranked 2 and Lesnar was new on the scene. 1 jchapman reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jim L 327 Report post Posted January 16 19 hours ago, HawkY said: Foldeak database has one event that Haselrig entered. He competed at U 23 worlds in Greco and got 4th. The wrestlers who outpaced him all won went on to win senior level medals. Of the guys that Haserlige placed ahead of listed there, Neumueller went on to be a greco gatekeeper (Robby Smith level type) and Niels who was a roster filler for a couple senior tournaments. I'm guessing Haserling went into this tournament cold, with maybe a camp of practice before hand. He was facing guys who had spent at least half a decade training greco consistently. Not surprising that's where he placed. I vaguely remember Haselrig trying freestyle and not being closed to making the US team. Maybe then he gave Greco a try? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Plasmodium 2,255 Report post Posted January 16 21 hours ago, scribe said: Depends on who wwe wants to win. Excellent point. This match is going to happen. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HawkY 112 Report post Posted January 16 2 hours ago, Jim L said: I vaguely remember Haselrig trying freestyle and not being closed to making the US team. Maybe then he gave Greco a try? Quite an illustrious class. That is the story of how Ghaffari and Rulon got into Greco. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Eagle26 598 Report post Posted January 17 Lesnar was great, but as others have pointed, Steveson is in a league of his own. After seeing what he did to Akgul and Geno (aside from some gut wrenches, he dominated this match on his feet), I don’t see how you could have anyone close to him in American folkstyle. Konrad would be the gopher of choice to put up against him, but I don’t think he would fare much better. If I need to know anything about wrestling or sports, I ask@ShakaAloha because he knows more than me. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
