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Post by Eric Roussin on Jun 1, 2014 16:54:50 GMT -5
Thanks guys.
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Post by Eric Roussin on Jun 1, 2014 6:32:11 GMT -5
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Post by Eric Roussin on Apr 30, 2014 22:07:02 GMT -5
Thanks Bill. It does take quite a bit of time, but I enjoy doing it.
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Post by Eric Roussin on Apr 30, 2014 10:14:55 GMT -5
Great interview! Thanks for doing it!
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Post by Eric Roussin on Apr 30, 2014 8:43:05 GMT -5
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Post by Eric Roussin on Apr 29, 2014 11:32:35 GMT -5
Yes.
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Post by Eric Roussin on Apr 23, 2014 10:34:43 GMT -5
Maurice Baker
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Post by Eric Roussin on Apr 15, 2014 22:34:36 GMT -5
One thing that impresses me about the legends of the '80s, i.e. Brzenk, Patton, Dean, Walker, was that they competed much more often throughout the year than most of today's top pullers. They competed at least once per month, and consistently placed at the very top -- almost always. I doubt any of today's pullers will ever build up the long resumes that these guys did.
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Post by Eric Roussin on Apr 11, 2014 16:31:40 GMT -5
I agree, I just wonder if that's what David meant.
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Post by Eric Roussin on Apr 11, 2014 15:16:21 GMT -5
By "any weight class" do you mean overall best in an open weight class? For example, I would consider Dave Patton to best one of the top 10 of all time when I think of his dominance within his weight class over an extended period of time, but I don't think he's one of the top 10 overall if we're talking about an open class.
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Post by Eric Roussin on Apr 1, 2014 19:33:16 GMT -5
Today I’m beginning a new series of updates called “This Day in Armwrestling History”. My plan is to post a snippet of information relating to the history of armwrestling on the Armwrestlers Only Facebook page each day for the next 12 months. The posts may relate to tournaments, pullers, organizations, etc. but will always be related to the calendar date. For example, here is today’s entry:
This Day in Armwrestling History… 19 years ago today – April 1st, 1995: The sixth edition of the Golden Bear International Tournament is held in Moscow. Though the U.S. and Canada had been dominating this competition since the inaugural event in 1990, it was clear that the tide was beginning to turn. Pullers from Russia and other former members of the Soviet Republic were catching up to their North American counterparts, having had a few years to learn the sport and train for it correctly. In subsequent years (1996-1999), Eastern Europeans won the majority of weight classes.
If you like to read about this sort of thing, I encourage you to “like” the Armwrestlers Only Facebook page so that the daily updates appear in your news feed.
I will also be archiving the entries on the main Armwrestlers Only site (http://armwrestlersonly.blogspot.co.uk/) on a monthly basis.
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Post by Eric Roussin on Mar 21, 2014 21:24:29 GMT -5
Thanks Jerry!
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Post by Eric Roussin on Mar 20, 2014 20:35:36 GMT -5
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Post by Eric Roussin on Mar 16, 2014 19:18:37 GMT -5
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Post by Eric Roussin on Mar 13, 2014 19:29:18 GMT -5
^I've been experiencing the same thing.
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