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Post by Matt "CHOP" Bertrand on May 2, 2012 23:43:02 GMT -5
Also im glad everyone is talking about armwrestling again now. lol, i agree. Especially high quality puller threads like these.
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Post by jonathanvazquez on May 3, 2012 8:41:35 GMT -5
But no one can stay off a table for years and then expect to come back and be the way they were when they were on top. No one! . Toddzilla did it.
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Post by Johnny Ordonne on May 3, 2012 20:40:25 GMT -5
So Tullier flashing Brandon Dye doesn't count for anything???
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Post by Gene Spiker on May 3, 2012 21:04:04 GMT -5
Craig Tullier would be a good match...i think he is one of the only guys that could beat chad as we speak...jmo...
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Post by Matt "CHOP" Bertrand on May 3, 2012 22:53:32 GMT -5
My 2 cents for whatever it's worth ~ If this was a few years back when Craig was at his best and Chad was where he is now - then it could be a great match up. [glow=red,2,300] But no one can stay off a table for years and then expect to come back and be the way they were when they were on top. No one![/glow] And, last I talked to Craig, he is not thinking this at all so let me be clear that I am not saying that he does. And, with anything, IMO you have to prove you're worthy of a shot at "the man" no matter what sport it may be. Chad has proven himself and where he sits in the overall scheme of things. If Craig is to come back, he should have to climb the ladder just like anyone else before he gets a shot at Chad. Of course, unless someone is willing to throw "thousands" of dollars into it. I also think Craig should pull Anthony Snook, Harold Ryden, and Allen Fisher before he gets a shot at Chad. 1 Trenton Myer sat out for years and came back first tournament and won unified nationals 2010'. 2 Wilton Brock came back 2-3 years later and beat Ron Bath easily left handed. (ROn came back 1 year later and beat him though) 3TODDZILLA!!!! NUFF SAID!! 4 RJ! Came back after over 5 years later after a major wreck and won the ARNOLDS!!! i gues they just went to some bad turnout tournaments though , lol
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Post by Toddzilla on May 4, 2012 8:56:16 GMT -5
Don't forget Richard Lupkes. Richard took enough time off for Van Halen to switch lead singers 6 times before he came back. Back on topic; Chad should pull this dude.
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Post by Arturo Garcia on May 4, 2012 13:45:43 GMT -5
For some reason, his right forearm seems photoshopped in that picture. I have no doubt he is a beast, a freak, the world's best at his weight, etc. etc.... but upon careful observtion it really seems photoshopped. Where are the tendons on his right wrist, for example? They are clearly visible on his left. The difference in forearm mass is enormous, I have serious doubts about a normal guy being so asymmetrical. The veins look too different from left to right forearm also, even if he had more mass, no way the veins will be so much bigger and protrude so much from the skin in his right.
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Post by Tero Lampikari on May 4, 2012 15:09:51 GMT -5
Arturo, really? He is not normal he is an arm wrestler.
Back on topic, Chad should not hook that dude. JMO
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Post by Arturo Garcia on May 4, 2012 16:44:38 GMT -5
I could be wrong Tero. But just look at the picture. It just doesn't look right. I will repeat myself: I understand pullers can have more MASS in one limb than another.... but how can the vasculrity be so different? How can the VEINS be much thicker on that side? And why does such a lean guy like himself has no visible tendons in his Super-human right arm? The angle, perhaps? Not sure... his wrist looks like a "fat guy's" wrist in the way that no tendons stick out (look at his left wrist, for example). Perhaps it's the angle, I am not 100%, it just looks very strange to me.
Not that it matters of course, BUT, it wouldn't be the first time a picture is photoshoppped to scare people away.... just look the famous picture of Voevoda holding like 300000 pounds with a Smile on his face like he was accepting a birthday present.
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Post by Tero Lampikari on May 4, 2012 17:15:22 GMT -5
.... just look the famous picture of Voevoda holding like 300000 pounds with a Smile on his face like he was accepting a birthday present. Now that's funny and there's humor. Where is the joke in photoshopping Khadzi's arm? Of course we don't know if the photographer has edited the picture in some way but to me it looks like his arm for real. Like so many others Khadzi is known for having bigger right then left arm.
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Post by Tero Lampikari on May 4, 2012 23:31:02 GMT -5
Roman gave Chad all he could handle...Zoloev is on an entire other level than Roman. I don't know about that? In a hook sure but I think Zoloev has not been really tested by a super elite top roller with mighty mitts lately. Chad could be The man?
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Post by Michael Phaup on May 5, 2012 11:18:33 GMT -5
Roman gave Chad all he could handle...Zoloev is on an entire other level than Roman. I don't know about that? In a hook sure but I think Zoloev has not been really tested by a super elite top roller with mighty mitts lately. Chad could be The man? Zoloev has pulled Roman Filippov multiple times, and has come out on top all but one time. Zoloev has showed that he can still be insanely strong even without his hand. I believe Filippov has a better roll than chad, but also has about 15 lbs on Chad too.
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Post by Brent Norris on May 5, 2012 11:31:12 GMT -5
I think one on one supermatches are the way to go as far as best judging who is the best on a given day but, anyone that is decent in his/her class should be at Unifieds. I'm partial to the Reno/Tahoe/Bay Area and consider Brazil for Worlds=no brainer. I hope Chad is at Unifieds, I just hope he doesn't cut to 132's .
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Post by Tero Lampikari on May 6, 2012 0:10:24 GMT -5
I don't know about that? In a hook sure but I think Zoloev has not been really tested by a super elite top roller with mighty mitts lately. Chad could be The man? Zoloev has pulled Roman Filippov multiple times, and has come out on top all but one time. Zoloev has showed that he can still be insanely strong even without his hand. I believe Filippov has a better roll than chad, but also has about 15 lbs on Chad too. Filippov won on elbow fouls when Zoloev decided not to fight in a bad position, that match right? ...Is exactly why some (me included) entertain the idea that maybe someone could have a chance between slim and none instead of none, with the top roll.
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