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Post by Frank Bean on Aug 4, 2004 7:52:56 GMT -5
Charlie you're going to find that most of the multi-world champions' titles are from many events that were titled "World" and not from the WAF. Engin having 13 WAF titles sounds a bit much since I think if I remember right, his first WAF world championships was in 96. I believe 6 or 7 to be more accurate. (Engin if I'm off, no disrespect meant)
Leslie Whims is up there with 7 WAF titles and so is Chrissy Baliko. I think they hold the most WAF titles out of the U.S.
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Post by Frank Bean on Aug 4, 2004 8:37:41 GMT -5
Engin,
I was close! I had forgotten that your first worlds was in Canada in 93. You won in Springfield? I didn't see your name listed in the results?
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Post by Frank Bean on Aug 4, 2004 9:03:29 GMT -5
You are kidding me. You were allowed to compete using a fake name?
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Post by Charlie Minell on Aug 4, 2004 9:14:16 GMT -5
I had a feeling that Germanus merits was impressive, but I had no idéa that he had won with both arms for so many years. Thank you for your answers!!!  |
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Post by Frank Bean on Aug 4, 2004 9:39:00 GMT -5
I'm surprised you were allowed to pull under a fake name. Especially since you have to match the competitor with their passport. I understand if there was some problem with your country's government but rules are rules my friend. Everyone is supposed to show valid photo identification in order to compete.
Yes I remember the match in Italy.
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Post by Frank Bean on Aug 4, 2004 9:43:12 GMT -5
It looks like Germanus has the most wins over all other competitors.
Engin's record is impressive as well with 8 titles.
The most for U.S. is
Leslie Whims - 7
Chrissy Baliko - 7
Andrew Rhodes - 6
Bert Whitfield - 5
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Post by Issac"THE FIRE" Luna on Jun 6, 2012 10:35:44 GMT -5
Has this changed?
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Post by Florian Kellersmann on Jun 6, 2012 13:34:04 GMT -5
I think Rustam has the most titles now.
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Post by Alan Berget on Jun 6, 2012 13:35:37 GMT -5
Engins first was 1994 in Sweden. I won in 1993 in Canada. In 94 he beat me and totraz
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Post by Richard Gough on Jun 6, 2012 16:10:53 GMT -5
im pretty sure david patton has more then that, not sure if it is waf though. there is other world championships out.there or there used to be anyhow.
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Post by Michael Bluth on Jun 6, 2012 21:25:52 GMT -5
So I was watching an interview with John Brzenk and he said the WAF World's is an amateur competition. Does anybody know why he might have said that?
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Post by Eric Roussin on Jun 6, 2012 21:42:51 GMT -5
Rustam Babayev has won the most WAF gold medals in the senior class, with 18 of them.
Dave Patton has won 4 WAF gold medals. If you count his Yukon Jack, WPAA, Carling O'Keefe, IWC, Over the Top, and WWC world titles, he has over 30 of them. However, the WAF world title is the only one that is recognized by most as a "true" world title for the past several years now.
John would have said this because cash prizes aren't given out at the WAF worlds (even though this event does attract professional-level talent).
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Post by Bob Brown on Jun 6, 2012 22:41:18 GMT -5
So I was watching an interview with John Brzenk and he said the WAF World's is an amateur competition. Does anybody know why he might have said that? Because it is..... I know everyone in our sport likes to call them selves Professionals but the reality is, unless you are being payed just to show up, your are an amateur. Or AT LEAST, be competing for money and making a partial living at it. |
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Post by Josh Dale on Jun 7, 2012 7:25:29 GMT -5
I don't think pay should define professional in a sport where the guy who is "better at arm wrestling than Michael Jordan ever thought about being at basketball" doesn't even make a living at it. I'd also love to see the Pro who is going to come take on Amateur World Champions Zoloev, Rustam, Arsen, etc.. I would agree 100% about the fact that everyone likes to call themselves a professional.
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Post by John Wilson on Jun 7, 2012 7:38:49 GMT -5
In a sport that the world doesn't know exists, I'm just fine with calling myself a pro level puller. Why? Because there is no level that is "more pro" than the Opens. Yeah, the prize money and perks get fractionally better on the Elite level, but so do they in any Pro sport. You make more money competing in the Super Bowl than a regular season game, but you don't have to be in the Super Bowl to be a pro football player. Money aside, a high school football player knows he's not a college level player. A college level player knows he not a pro level player. We call that Novice, Amateur, and Pro.
In the 20's and 30's, NFL Pro football players made about as much money as Pro armwrestlers. They had full time jobs just like we do.
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