Alexander Karelin acrobatics

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  • @NarekAvetisyan
    @NarekAvetisyan 3 года назад +4829

    I told my friend that there's this Russian wrestler that he's so good, he can walk on his shoulders and my friend thought I was nuts. haha

  • @emp100k
    @emp100k Год назад +536

    Lets also remember this guy is 56 years old now.
    Still an absolute unit.

  • @dontbelieveeverythingyouth8173
    @dontbelieveeverythingyouth8173 3 года назад +2390

    887 wins and 2 losses... MACHINE !!!

    • @bullydwilliams6785
      @bullydwilliams6785 3 года назад +70

      That is superhuman

    • @jblack4644
      @jblack4644 3 года назад +163

      And I think those losses were by 1 point each.

    • @vibarva
      @vibarva 3 года назад +28

      Are you nuts 887 ? He has 26 international gold medals and one silver, there was no 900 fights in there. All other low grade championships (in his village)don’t count

    • @tomastoth3839
      @tomastoth3839 3 года назад +297

      @@vibarva every competitive match counts. low or high level 😘

    • @franco912
      @franco912 3 года назад +21

      @@tomastoth3839 Yep and i'll add this how you get experienced.

  • @420JackG
    @420JackG 3 года назад +1204

    Not only is he the GOAT, but he genuinely loves and appreciates the sport at all levels.

    • @johnm3907
      @johnm3907 3 года назад +44

      It says a lot about him that after losing by a strange rule change, he went to gardners olympic matches 4 years later to support him. No bitterness at all.

    • @hoagielamp6543
      @hoagielamp6543 3 года назад +19

      @@johnm3907 Because it's not the fault of the sport. Nobody blames boxing itself for the IOC's dogshit judgements.

    • @TheGroundedAviator
      @TheGroundedAviator 3 года назад +4

      One can tell he's really connecting with the kids and having fun with them.

    • @420JackG
      @420JackG 3 года назад +7

      @@TheGroundedAviator it's cliche, but they are the future of the sport.

    • @TheGroundedAviator
      @TheGroundedAviator 3 года назад +3

      @@420JackG True, he is inspiring them too surpass him.
      The crazy thing is how normal that these monsters in the ring or mat are usually harmless goofballs off.

  • @roundboxfitness3588
    @roundboxfitness3588 3 года назад +1471

    I didn’t even know that was possible . Such a legend .

    • @DroppedMyController
      @DroppedMyController 3 года назад +7

      I didn't either.

    • @rcangelanddemon8815
      @rcangelanddemon8815 3 года назад +21

      Yeah and the scary thing is he is one of the only heavy weights in wrestling that does that crazy training like lighter weight classes

    • @matthewsmith5374
      @matthewsmith5374 3 года назад +38

      @@rcangelanddemon8815 we all do the same training brother no matter what weight class. But yes this is Karelin, and no heavyweight moved like him. The greatest of ALL TIME.

    • @rcangelanddemon8815
      @rcangelanddemon8815 3 года назад +4

      @@matthewsmith5374 yeah agreed, what I mean is he moved like a lot of lighter guys but had the strength of a heavyweight even heavyweight isn’t close to what he had

    • @pryoslice
      @pryoslice 3 года назад +5

      Jiu-jitsu players train this concept regularly, because we have to move around while playing off our back. I'm surprised to see a wrestler do it, since they stay off their backs as much as possible.

  • @Oddly_Fascinting
    @Oddly_Fascinting 3 года назад +517

    These kids are lucky to learn from this legend

    • @fitfirst4468
      @fitfirst4468 3 года назад +5

      They can also learn from your moustache

    • @arunselvaraj5054
      @arunselvaraj5054 3 года назад

      @@fitfirst4468 lmao 😂😂

    • @user-ds3rn3db1y
      @user-ds3rn3db1y 11 месяцев назад

      К сожалению он пошел в политику и поднял для этих детей пенсионный возраст на 5 лет😉

  • @jonmolina948
    @jonmolina948 3 года назад +160

    It’s like they’re watching a circus bear.

    • @bakhtiyarirbatyrov9510
      @bakhtiyarirbatyrov9510 5 месяцев назад +1

      Watching legendary athlete doing absolutely anything is incredible motivation. I wish I was among these kids.

  • @ThugNerd
    @ThugNerd 3 года назад +203

    as a 172cm latino, I can tell his left leg has more muscles than my whole body

    • @doodiebean4870
      @doodiebean4870 3 года назад +4

      😂😂😂

    • @Keranu
      @Keranu 2 года назад +9

      He's got some tree trunks on him.

    • @elijahrobinson2362
      @elijahrobinson2362 Год назад

      One leg is bigger than any kid there.
      His lower leg is almost as big as those kids.

    • @cvspvr
      @cvspvr 8 месяцев назад +4

      ​@@Keranuspeaking of tree trunks, one of his methods of training was swimming in a frozen river while carrying a tree trunk on his back

    • @bakhtiyarirbatyrov9510
      @bakhtiyarirbatyrov9510 5 месяцев назад +2

      He was 178cm and 78kg when he was 13

  • @rishishenoy
    @rishishenoy 3 года назад +58

    When most victorious ones bask in their glory. Here we have Aleksander Karelin interacting and inspiring the next generation ! !

  • @fancyAlex1993
    @fancyAlex1993 3 года назад +53

    Alexander Karelin = Legend Forever

  • @vincentc2466
    @vincentc2466 3 года назад +137

    everyones looking at the shoulder walk but look at the size of his legs holy

    • @traptap4436
      @traptap4436 3 года назад +6

      about the size of the kids themselves lol

    • @AveSicarius
      @AveSicarius 3 года назад +1

      The leg's are the basis of power in every martial art and combat sport, if you can usually tell when someone is going to have power from the size of their legs!

    • @benbray4982
      @benbray4982 3 года назад

      It's the gluteal region. He's got buns, hun. Before they were for show.

    • @AlexandroGarcia6492
      @AlexandroGarcia6492 Год назад +1

      His calves are almost as big as his QUADS

    • @LOLLYPOPPE
      @LOLLYPOPPE 8 месяцев назад

      @@AveSicarius Jon Jones has small legs

  • @Addicted84
    @Addicted84 3 года назад +75

    The Legend...The Emperor👑🇷🇺 of Greco/Roman wrestling...Greetings from Greece....Spasibo Karelin...🙏

  • @uzaku7372
    @uzaku7372 Год назад +10

    And he does this after retiring from the sport so many years ago! Absolute Legend!

  • @zeegw
    @zeegw 3 года назад +260

    The greatest wrestler of all time

    • @AlexBianco100
      @AlexBianco100 3 года назад +6

      I know a dairy farmer that would beg to differ.

    • @16945pie
      @16945pie 3 года назад +74

      @@AlexBianco100 a dairy farmer that won on a one point technicality (that has since been removed, go figure) who has no other accolades worth mentioning? Weird take.

    • @cameronforbes2649
      @cameronforbes2649 3 года назад +14

      @@16945pieC'mon man you can't be that hard on Rulon. The fact he even got to compete against Karelin says he's a better wrestler than 99.9% of people.

    • @uvw-y8b
      @uvw-y8b 3 года назад

      Cuban it is better

    • @edx21x
      @edx21x 3 года назад +17

      @@16945pie well he did win bronze in the following Olympics. That’s something I would mention if I won one. But obviously Rulon was not better. He was just ever so slightly better that day.

  • @django386
    @django386 6 лет назад +76

    Karelian amazing man on and off the mats!!!

  • @edwardnigma6963
    @edwardnigma6963 3 года назад +34

    You’ve definitely made it when serving as the inspiration for a Baki the Grappler character!

  • @davidtrani190
    @davidtrani190 3 года назад +98

    He is a blessing to those children who are inheriting his great spirit.

  • @alexanderstyshenko2580
    @alexanderstyshenko2580 3 года назад +114

    При таких габаритах так владеть телом да ещё и в таком возрасте. Этот дядька однозначно легенда

    • @mamedov1956
      @mamedov1956 3 года назад +21

      Эта легенда проголосовала за поднятие пенсионного возраста, эта легенда вообще говорит что пенсионеров должны содержать дети, а этого мордоворота в госдуре мы, дырявая легенда он, как впрочем и многие наши спортсмены

    • @goodadventures2118
      @goodadventures2118 3 года назад +3

      А как легендарно он грабит Россию это уж вообще высший пилотаж

    • @СергейОбломов-б8м
      @СергейОбломов-б8м 3 года назад +2

      @@goodadventures2118 а как он грабит?

    • @goodadventures2118
      @goodadventures2118 3 года назад +7

      @@СергейОбломов-б8м он сооснователь партии единая Россия. )

    • @СергейОбломов-б8м
      @СергейОбломов-б8м 3 года назад +1

      @@goodadventures2118 ебать

  • @muriloninja
    @muriloninja 3 года назад +17

    He's so freaking dense, his bones are made out of concrete. Like a walking grizzly bear!

  • @Ironmike2233
    @Ironmike2233 3 года назад +16

    This guy was shredded like a stone in his youth

  • @quique7764
    @quique7764 3 года назад +51

    Makes this look so easy I'm certain there are ppl that think they could do it too.

    • @TheSauceManOG
      @TheSauceManOG 3 года назад +34

      up until 10 seconds ago i thought i was one of those people

    • @alyssondasilva4484
      @alyssondasilva4484 3 года назад +4

      first thing i thought lol "hmm that doesn't look so hard".
      Gonna try it
      Edit: tried it, the hardest thing is to keep your balance as you move forward. Best i could do was like 2 "steps" before touching the feet to the floor

    • @bryanblake8607
      @bryanblake8607 3 года назад

      Be my luck if I even thought about doing it, my fat self would roll just right and choke.

    • @raptorrogue4227
      @raptorrogue4227 3 года назад +1

      I think I am one too 😂

    • @quique7764
      @quique7764 3 года назад +2

      @@raptorrogue4227 😂 I wrote this cus I thought the same but i actually tried it. I folded up like a wet slice of bread.

  • @borisvlponomarenko5471
    @borisvlponomarenko5471 3 года назад +23

    Карелин Легенда!!!!

    • @nki1986
      @nki1986 3 года назад +2

      Был , до госдурки.

    • @ДжонСмит-ф7ы
      @ДжонСмит-ф7ы Год назад

      @@nki1986 до сих пор легенда. а тебя уёбка никто никогда знать не будет)

  • @Vladimir_Velikiy
    @Vladimir_Velikiy 3 года назад +11

    С такой массой так двигаться, браво

  • @hogleg8103
    @hogleg8103 3 года назад +18

    Jesus you really get to see how thick he is when he is around people that aren’t Olympic wrestlers as well

  • @pastorofmuppets9346
    @pastorofmuppets9346 11 месяцев назад +2

    Imagine walking into a sketchy alley at night and you see that coming at you from the dark

  • @EXTRA300s
    @EXTRA300s 3 года назад +24

    He looks incredibly strong, like Goliath.

  • @herrschniedler4207
    @herrschniedler4207 3 года назад +38

    i instantly tried this and damn, its soo impressive

  • @premium3429
    @premium3429 Год назад +3

    The human that makes the bears proud.

  • @GuyFromTheSouth
    @GuyFromTheSouth 3 года назад +20

    You can tell his knees hurt when he stood up. Gosh it sucks getting older...

    • @eahuso
      @eahuso 3 года назад +3

      everybody needs "knees over toes guy" training! start now!

    • @thenicesatan150
      @thenicesatan150 3 года назад +13

      Well... when his knees go out, he can walk on his shoulders

    • @Kostadin_Arolski
      @Kostadin_Arolski 3 года назад +2

      Mine also do, and im 26. Knees and backs were just not designed well when they were making us 🤣

    • @benbray4982
      @benbray4982 3 года назад +2

      @@eahuso put knees over toes guy through 6 months of aleks training and watch him blow his knees and back out.

    • @AveSicarius
      @AveSicarius 3 года назад +1

      @@benbray4982
      If you do proper prehab/rehabilitation you can massively extend the lifecycle of your joints, it's not indefinite, wear and tear always catches up in some way, but maintaining the stabilizing muscles goes a long way, especially when you are on a heavy workout schedule.
      The Soviet training systems were well known for being extremely brutal though, which definitely puts heavy stress on the joints, and I honestly can't imagine them doing that much in regards to joint health from what I've seen of these systems, not only Because it has only relatively recently became something people in the athletic community are talking about, but also because the training was largely focused on constantly maximizing output and only the best athletes with the best supplementation could keep up with it.
      It's like Bulgarian Olympic weightlifting training, you either keep up or you break, and they train super heavy all the time without doing that much in the way of rehab work.

  • @sinxpride6910
    @sinxpride6910 8 месяцев назад +5

    If my opponent can do shit like this I am not fighting

  • @BushidoIslander8689
    @BushidoIslander8689 2 года назад +3

    Him & Fedor are my favorite bad ass alpha male that i look up while growing up

  • @stevehill8993
    @stevehill8993 Год назад +4

    He was a machine. Dominated the mat. Only age slowed him down and not by much.

  • @raziel4235
    @raziel4235 3 года назад +5

    You know you are one of a kind when you have "The Experiment" as a nickname

  • @l.g.3832
    @l.g.3832 2 года назад +29

    wtf as a gymnast i didn't even know that shit was possible and bam, the over 100kg greco-roman rusky patatuski grizzly legend do this like he's sipping a glass of water LMAO what a man ❤️

  • @ratasslordofyoink4542
    @ratasslordofyoink4542 8 месяцев назад +3

    BJJ guys when you break into their house

  • @scrappyhustler7467
    @scrappyhustler7467 3 года назад +43

    He's still a beast and still Olympia worthy and ready imo!

    • @bosesebi6685
      @bosesebi6685 Год назад

      Easily.

    • @selfpity8674
      @selfpity8674 Год назад

      Lmao prime olympic athlete wilk toss him like a ragdoll lmao! Stop dick riding to much or youll get pregnant😅

  • @Гоме́рДжейСи́мпсон-ш9н

    Пополз голосовать за поправки к конституции

    • @nd5301
      @nd5301 Год назад

      это 5 баллов!!

  • @fulvioalantonin3992
    @fulvioalantonin3992 3 года назад +31

    The Siberian Bear 💪💪💪

    • @unclejoe2658
      @unclejoe2658 3 года назад

      Итс рашн депутан. Рашн бэтман суперхиро

  • @anonymous-TheReaper
    @anonymous-TheReaper 3 месяца назад

    Karelin is one of the greatest mat wrestlers of all time! What a legend.

  • @Slymarbo-b5f
    @Slymarbo-b5f 3 года назад +2

    Yeah , I definitely remember him fighting with Jack Hanma

  • @mrjoseph7056
    @mrjoseph7056 3 года назад +5

    I live in one town with this legend

  • @aldo5658
    @aldo5658 3 года назад +18

    Wow, this feat is incredible, I had no idea he was a famous wrestler

    • @kad9947
      @kad9947 2 года назад +13

      "Famous wrestler" is such an understatement of a century

  • @Ribula1
    @Ribula1 2 года назад +2

    I want a video game with this as the main mechanic.

  • @chriswelcome8102
    @chriswelcome8102 Год назад +2

    Look at his CALVES man!

  • @Thisisaweirdthing2makeusdo
    @Thisisaweirdthing2makeusdo 3 года назад +7

    The bear, the myth, the LEGEND

  • @cpostclothesrack2012
    @cpostclothesrack2012 Год назад +1

    These kids are proud they got to witness a goat😭

  • @DR.CHUNGJY
    @DR.CHUNGJY 7 месяцев назад +4

    소인국에서 거인이 재롱피워주는것 같음😂

  • @Gotchism4Life
    @Gotchism4Life 3 года назад +1

    The Algorithm summoned me...and seeing it was a Karelin video, I was pleased.

  • @houssameddinbelkhir
    @houssameddinbelkhir 3 года назад +4

    Living legend

  • @48pjr
    @48pjr 3 года назад +11

    Only time his shoulders touch the mat.

  • @davidcho5387
    @davidcho5387 5 месяцев назад +1

    Undefeated streak for 17 years with only 2 losses. He retired at the 2000 Sydney Olympics

  • @sergiosapori
    @sergiosapori 2 года назад +2

    Karelin, a great champion.

  • @holeindanssock156
    @holeindanssock156 3 года назад

    Honestly guys for everyone's sake. Keep your legs elevated above your heart for at least 5 minutes throughout a week. SO much fluid builds up there. Think about it, are legs point down we rarely even show our feet up at the sky

  • @yavorchernaev39
    @yavorchernaev39 11 месяцев назад +1

    I am pretty flexible and I would like to learn who to do this. Does this move have a name? I wonder if I can find a guide somewhere...?🤔

  • @thiago.dacosta
    @thiago.dacosta Год назад

    these kids doesn't even imagine the privilege to be on the same mat with this legend

  • @phaZonJJ27
    @phaZonJJ27 3 года назад +1

    When are they going to put him in Baki with the shoulder walk technique?

  • @az9324
    @az9324 5 лет назад +17

    What's that move called
    and it's benefits ?

    • @dragonvarine7553
      @dragonvarine7553 4 года назад +33

      Benefits are that his core is extremely strong, which i dont have to explain why thats important. It also means he can supplex and bridge easily.

    • @cameronforbes2649
      @cameronforbes2649 3 года назад +4

      Not sure about this in Wrestling, but in Jiu Jitsu this 'shoulder walk' helps a lot with Triangle chokes, inversions in general, and countering a double under guard pass.
      I assume in wrestling it might help avoid a pin somehow.

    • @cameronforbes2649
      @cameronforbes2649 3 года назад +1

      @@dragonvarine7553 It's more about coordinating the movement of your hips and shoulders and getting momentum than anything.

    • @az9324
      @az9324 3 года назад +1

      Thank you buddies

  • @lonestar6709
    @lonestar6709 4 месяца назад +2

    800 wins. 2 losses(!). And can walk on his shoulders.
    Talk about born in the wrong century.
    If he was a Roman Gladiator... he'd walk alongside Augustus!

  • @jackdaniels2905
    @jackdaniels2905 3 года назад +6

    You don't want to know how he got good at that.

  • @bragiodinsen4604
    @bragiodinsen4604 Год назад

    is this one of those things that look easy but are incredibly difficult

  • @SilencedButNotForgotten
    @SilencedButNotForgotten 2 года назад +3

    The undisputed GOAT.

  • @tscheburaschka4851
    @tscheburaschka4851 Год назад +2

    No roids are gonna help you with that. Man was a beast. Juiced or not.

  • @tomschoenke5519
    @tomschoenke5519 3 года назад +3

    "I just saw Alexsander Karelin do something no
    other wrestler could do".
    "You mean, walk on his shoulders?"
    "No, I mean pin Aleksander Karelin".

  • @corentinimbert4173
    @corentinimbert4173 Год назад

    tHE GUY IS SO STRONG he can walk on his shoulders.....

  • @borgullet3376
    @borgullet3376 Год назад

    Marvel owes him money for the likeness rights to Thanos. Dude is The GOAT.

  • @МаксАсланов-п6р
    @МаксАсланов-п6р 3 года назад +1

    Как медведь 🐻🐻🐻🐻!))

  • @loganmannke9023
    @loganmannke9023 3 года назад +2

    That's such a useful skill

    • @Signingman
      @Signingman 3 года назад +3

      Youngsters don’t know how hard we had it back in the day… instead of taking the bus, my father instilled work ethic and patience by forcing me to shoulder-crawl to school every morning…. The lessons he taught me gave me the gumption and the tact to tackle life full force…. Rip George Churchill… “the ol bomber”

    • @loganmannke9023
      @loganmannke9023 3 года назад +2

      @@Signingman I'm pretty sure our pops went to the same school, did he also walk uphill both ways in a blizzard? When men were men

  • @arravYT
    @arravYT Год назад +1

    The Giant Dwarf

  • @sharckus
    @sharckus Год назад

    just from watching that i've thrown out my shoulder

  • @darksiders2002
    @darksiders2002 3 года назад +1

    The dude is amazing!

  • @MrRolyat98
    @MrRolyat98 3 года назад +1

    For a moment I thought he was going to back flip.

  • @nativeatheist6422
    @nativeatheist6422 3 года назад

    What a man. Taken down by an American dairy farmer.

  • @Rizky_Riswanda
    @Rizky_Riswanda 3 года назад +1

    Judge : so, whats your talent?
    me :

  • @thebrownboi5443
    @thebrownboi5443 Год назад +5

    It's fucking wholesome as hell to see this 6'2, 287lb bear of a man, who was known as the experiment and feared by all, perforn a circus trick for a bunch of young and tiny aspiring wrestlers

  • @snicklesnockle7263
    @snicklesnockle7263 Год назад

    Insane genetics.
    Looks at those calves.

  • @blackjackmaestro6505
    @blackjackmaestro6505 3 года назад

    That man is a big solid beast

  • @МагомедМагомедов-д6п6ц

    Пиздец, какой он здоровый 😂👍

  • @ThumbsHunter
    @ThumbsHunter Год назад

    This is how you go to work after leg day.

  • @soratheorangejuicemascot5809
    @soratheorangejuicemascot5809 2 месяца назад

    This man looked like a bear wearing a human costume.

  • @nuclearwinter391
    @nuclearwinter391 Год назад +1

    If you see a dude walking on his shoulders and he wants to fight you, you should be running in the other direction. There's no win here.

  • @6pac.
    @6pac. 3 года назад

    What did I just watch? I mean, it never came across my mind that I'd see somebody walking on their shoulders.

  • @willythefree
    @willythefree 3 года назад

    This is not a wrestler. This is the most successful wrestler of all time by far!

  • @Саидмусаприколы
    @Саидмусаприколы 3 года назад +19

    Александр Карелин самый лучший борец в планете.

    • @unclejoe2658
      @unclejoe2658 3 года назад +3

      На твоей выдуманой планете

    • @42033
      @42033 3 года назад +1

      @@unclejoe2658 ты цыганка!

    • @ВасилийЛукьянов-й2г
      @ВасилийЛукьянов-й2г 3 года назад +6

      Самый лучший борец на Планете проголосовал за самую лучшую пенсионную реформу! Ура-а!!!👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

    • @krysabelyy8042
      @krysabelyy8042 3 года назад +2

      Жаль депутатчиной замарался(

    • @АртемВор-е8ь
      @АртемВор-е8ь 3 года назад +1

      Хабиб бы его порвал

  • @app369
    @app369 3 года назад +1

    Now that is a power bottom my friends

    • @wrestlermike22
      @wrestlermike22 3 года назад

      Watch your mouth.

    • @wrestlermike22
      @wrestlermike22 3 года назад

      Watch your mouth and show some respect.

    • @tonysbakery7870
      @tonysbakery7870 3 года назад

      @@wrestlermike22 your mom

    • @wrestlermike22
      @wrestlermike22 3 года назад +1

      @@tonysbakery7870 Karelian is one of the greatest wrestlers of all time. You guys are clowns. And I KNOW you wouldn’t dare say any of that to his face.

  • @lathegarage7614
    @lathegarage7614 3 года назад +2

    THE LEGEND GROUN FIGHT.

  • @CJ-pn5fr
    @CJ-pn5fr 3 года назад +4

    I can do that but I’m also not 200+ pounds so that’s still pretty darn impressive

  • @jonniejo2361
    @jonniejo2361 3 года назад

    Karelin in the ufc, he would smash them all

  • @Omni-King2099
    @Omni-King2099 Год назад

    DC: that's not a Russian dog walk 😐...
    Khabib: brudda please, you don't know what you say 😒

  • @dreamhiker1109
    @dreamhiker1109 3 года назад +1

    Talk about a shoulder walk 😂

  • @AUCL
    @AUCL 3 года назад +5

    kids are so cute

  • @jwiese100
    @jwiese100 Год назад

    Showing off for the kids. I like it

  • @michealgideon2001
    @michealgideon2001 3 года назад

    Look at those legs oh my God you know that guy is strong

  • @brandonamezquita4501
    @brandonamezquita4501 9 месяцев назад +2

    Real life Zangief. 💪

  • @EazyWarrior
    @EazyWarrior 3 года назад

    Ppl don't even know how hard this is

  • @АлексКондр-ч1н
    @АлексКондр-ч1н 3 года назад +2

    А теперь он отбирает , пенсии у пенсионеров

  • @johnlafleur9251
    @johnlafleur9251 Год назад

    My cat does that when he wants to scratch between his shoulderblades.

  • @fitfirst4468
    @fitfirst4468 3 года назад

    He is so flexible , what a specimen

  • @Телефунтик-о8э
    @Телефунтик-о8э Год назад

    Defenitely he is great with kids

  • @GhettoDetective
    @GhettoDetective 3 года назад

    That's the way i wake up every morning

  • @Hereforthelols
    @Hereforthelols Год назад

    What we are seeing is past his prime older Alexander karelin now imagine this monster in his prime..no wonder other wrestlers were competing for silver and bronze in those 3 olympics they had no way to beat this guy..unless u are a 300+ lbs American