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Post by Florian Kellersmann on Jul 3, 2012 9:41:21 GMT -5
Oleg Zokh lefty?
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Post by Florian Kellersmann on Jul 2, 2012 14:10:34 GMT -5
World Top 10, men right
1. Devon Larratt, CAN 2. Denis Cyplenkov, RUS 3. Michael Todd, USA 4. Andrey Pushkar, UKR 5. Tim Bresnan, USA 6. Arsen Liliev, RUS 7. Gadzimurat Omarov, RUS 8. Genadi Kvikvinia, GEO 9. Ferit Osmanli, TUR 10. Todd Hutchings, USA
Don should fight his way up in the rankings....
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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 Florian Kellersmann on Jun 5, 2012 13:48:36 GMT -5
If Arsen and John win their first match, do they have to pull eachother in the 2nd?
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Post by Florian Kellersmann on May 11, 2012 10:10:13 GMT -5
Zoloev broke both of his arms.
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Post by Florian Kellersmann on May 11, 2012 10:05:07 GMT -5
Thanks for your answer, Bob!
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Post by Florian Kellersmann on May 10, 2012 14:42:03 GMT -5
Bob, how do you think will Todd H. win against Zoloev? How will the match look like? Hook all the way?
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Post by Florian Kellersmann on May 10, 2012 10:07:36 GMT -5
Great to see Gary at the table again!
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Post by Florian Kellersmann on Apr 29, 2012 15:36:58 GMT -5
Good thoughts!
By the way I don't hear similar complains about pullers that lost the flexibility to bend their wrists back or to supinate their hand completely.
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Post by Florian Kellersmann on Apr 20, 2012 8:20:50 GMT -5
Very good stuff, Eric! Way to go!
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Post by Florian Kellersmann on Apr 15, 2012 8:54:29 GMT -5
From what I have experienced and seen I'm voting for Devon. Engin also has very good results both as athete and coach and deserves to be mentioned in this thread.
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Post by Florian Kellersmann on Apr 14, 2012 16:49:13 GMT -5
Don't wanna start a juice debate here, buddy. Just don't see that the supermatch format has the better athletes in general (Devon is an exception). Also I think WAF is as professional as supermatch format, also if you consider the money some athletes get from their countries for WAF and EAF medals... I understand you not wanting to start a "juice debate", however you did elude to that in your previous statement (I think), that is why I asked you to elaborate on it. I'm wondering why you'd stoke the fire then just sit back and see what catches. If you've got something to offer then state it, don't just try to get the fire going and then back off. You came just short of making accusations about the (ranked) top 3 armwrestlers in the world, that is a slippery slope you're walking on. If you don't want to start a debate... don't. I'm not making any accusations. At least this is not what I want to do. I'm a big Devon fan as you know, and also Mike and Denis are very good for the sport in my opinion. I only think that you can't really compare the athletes that competes in doping tested events a couple of times a year with the athletes that don't go to these competitions (the reason may be different). I'm a fan of both types of athletes, but see a difference here. Please ask Devon if he feels offended if he reads my previous post in the context. In case of I'll apololize. I'll ask Mike when I see him next weekend by myself.
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Post by Florian Kellersmann on Apr 13, 2012 13:15:12 GMT -5
Florian, I just want to be clear on this statement before I reply. "Consider doping controls at WAF and rethink about the top 3 SHW again as the "most dominant champions"... " I do not fully understand your meaning. Please elaborate. Don't wanna start a juice debate here, buddy. Just don't see that the supermatch format has the better athletes in general (Devon is an exception). Also I think WAF is as professional as supermatch format, also if you consider the money some athletes get from their countries for WAF and EAF medals...
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Post by Florian Kellersmann on Apr 10, 2012 15:46:15 GMT -5
Mr. Parton, I asked because I'd like to know the other side. I'm not trying to incite anyone or provoke anyone. If I don't understand something I don't let my pride get in the way of asking questions. I genuinely am interested and may eventually change my opinion if there are good points made... so far I haven't seen that though. Let me reply to some comments you made: Watered down competition- Geography dictates who goes, it's the largest factor regarding attendance. This factor alone waters down the talent pool. How often have we seen "respected authorities" in our sport talk about poor attendance WAF in Canada, USA or other countries which may present logistical problems for armwrestlers to attend. - Politics and immigration also play a major roll. Further reducing the numbers in attendance. - Thousands of entries attend but often they are the pullers way down the list of qualified athletes. Some classes don't even get filled by their countries because of money, travel problems etc. Every year on this board we see people from the US team trying to fill up spots, often not being able to. Did the best from USA attend WAF last year? NO they didn't. Do you see my point? These are not opinions, these are facts. They can't be disputed so feeling disrespected by them is wrong. Also calling the wording unfair isn't... well..... fair. The best are not always there, not only that but the best HW - SHW rarely compete there. The reigning WAF multiple and extremely dominant champion was demolished 6-0 by a non WAF armwrestler. How many of the top 10 in the world regularly attend? 1. Devon Larratt, CAN 2. Denis Cyplenkov, RUS 3. Michael Todd, USA 4. Andrey Pushkar, UKR 5. Arsen Liliev, RUS 6. Gadzimurat Omarov, RUS 7. Ferit Osmanli, TUR 8. Sergey Tokarev, UKR 9. Normunds Tomsons, LAT 10. Genadi Kvikvinia, GEO None of the top 3 attended. WAF does not have the most dominant champions, professional armwrestling does. The WAF champion got zilched 6-0 by Michael Todd, and he made it look easy. Once again, not my opinion, FACTS. Re: "I appreciate your point, but consider this. to throw away our past can sometimes jeapordize our future."To hang on to our past can also jeopardize our future. This is a two sided coin, both points being valid. Progression can and usually is a good thing. John, 7 of the top ten compete at WAF. If you look at the other weight classes, nearly all of them do. Also all women do. Consider doping controls at WAF and rethink about the top 3 SHW again as the "most dominant champions"...
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Post by Florian Kellersmann on Mar 18, 2012 12:28:51 GMT -5
If Tim B. is that strong these days, I hope he'll pull A1 for some good ca$h!
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