Top Right Hand Armwrestlers in Each State

[Eric Roussin]

I started a similar thread a couple of years ago and got a lot of interesting feedback. Who do you think is the top right-handed armwrestler in each state and province right now? By top armwrestler, I mean imagine a tournament with just an open weight class. Who would be most likely to win this event? I've come up with the preliminary list that is shown below. I don't have names for every state, so I'm looking for help. Please let me know if you disagree with any of my choices or if I have an armwrestler listed in the wrong state.

Canada

NF –
NS – Mark MacPhail
PE – Charlie McGeoghegan
NB – Jason Black
QC – Sylvain Perron
ON – Devon Larratt
MB – Ryan Espey
SK – Kade Revelstoke
AB – Len Houghton
BC – Luke Reimer

USA

AL – Terry Burgin
AK – John Parton
AR – Michael Todd
AZ – Eric Wolfe
CA – Scott Cibrowski
CO – Ryan Constantino
CT – Tim Bresnan
DE –
FL – Carey Nick
GA – David Randall
HI –
IA – Tom Dixon
ID – John Buxton
IL – Blaine Middleton
IN – Mike West
KS – Travis Berggren
KY – Sunny Gay
LA – Lee Browning
MA – Jerry Cadorette
MD – George Stanton
ME – Eric Guevin
MI – Robert Bishop
MN – Richard Lupkes
MO – Nick Zinna
MS – Joe Hunt
MT – Bryan Johnson
NC – Paul Walther
ND –
NE – Scott Lohmann
NH – Rob Vigeant Jr.
NJ – Marcio Barboza
NM –
NV – John Shaw
NY – Georgi Gelashvili
OH – Mike Bowling
OK – Dan Whittle
OR – Brandon Dye
PA – Thomas Taylor
RI – Allen Stilkey
SC – Chad Silvers
SD – Sonny Larson
TX – Lindley Keating
TN –
UT – John Brzenk
VA – Simon Berriochoa
VT – Bill Sinks
WA – Jacob Abbott
WI – Steve Rau
WV – Travis Bagent
WY – Chris Chandler

[Kurt Howgate]

Cool thread, Eric.

Maine is correct.

[Jeremy Plaster]

Va. is Simon Berriochoa

[Willie Reagan]

Indiana might be Bill Ballinger. Although Mike West is a great armwrestler. Cobra lives in Indiana too!!

[Steve Pettis]

I guess that depends on what you think is the top puller.
In MI Size wise not many can beat Robert Bishop, But then if you look at titles and such things you Have to look at John Creekmoore Who has beat Robert Once or twice. Then You have Alan Berget who has 1 world title and has taken 2nd place 15 times right and left handed most of them are right handed. Most of those are AAA dating back to 1992. Also Vern lange has been around a long time and has many state titles and has placed very well in the national tournaments he has been to. But Vern can Beat AL because of size and Robert can beat Vern because of size.

[Chris Kaufman]

Interesting...me and Ryan are 1-1 RIGHT handed.

I agree though....for now. Unless Matt ever decides to grace us with his presence. ;D

[Jeramie Towle]

I believe what Eric is asking is who would win an open event held in your state, right handed no weight limit.

[Coley Jones]

Great thread idea. How does Chaffee do against Tom Taylor in PA?

[Tommy Russell]

Va. is John Thornes or Rick Spencer or Shawn Turner

[Eric Roussin]

Thanks for the feedback. Indiana is tough to call. Mike, Bill and Cobra would be an interesting class.

I've added Simon to the list.

Yes, I'm asking about a no limit weight class. I'm only considering pullers who have competed in the past 12 months.

I think Tom and Dave are the top 2 in PA, but I don't know that they've pulled yet.

[Eric Roussin]

Do you know if John, Rick, or Shawn competed in the past 12 months?

[Tommy Russell]

I don't think John has, I'm pretty sure Rick has & I know Shawn has, I watched him win the class

[Craig Brought]

I thought Shawn just moved to NJ...?

[Brandon Dye]

very intersting Eric like the idea, would be fun, i think it would come down to herman mccoy, sammie hattabaugh and myself right handed...

[Jim Wagner]

Tom and Dave train(ed) together every week for the past 2 years! Tom recently has stopped though due to work concerns. As of now he is retired. Dave did have a win over Tom in a tournament, but most days Tom beats Dave, if he still pulled.