@@BigLozOfficial loz could you cover how strongman has been unfair with silly events like that stupid last man standing qualifying event (novikov robbed) and like od wilson and that running race and how poundstone was given reps in deadlift the exact same way pudzianowski was not given the rep in 06
Felix would be up there if he didn't have such a -- IMO -- glaring weakness in the overhead department. I've seen many contents during which he zeroed the overhead event and did incredibly well in the other events, often placing on the podium still. If his overhead was at least mid-pack, he'd be a contender.
I agree with JF Caron. That guy has been one of the strongest people on the face of the planet for over a decade and just hasnt ever QUITE gotten there. His longevity at the top is incredible.
OD Wilson such a sad story. They changed the last event at the last second, seems like they really didn't want him to win. And what a dumb event it was.
No doubt he deserved the title that year, Who the fuck wants to see strongmen run for 200 meters. with only a 100 kg. I think a non strongman athlete could pull that off.
If you guys are interested in OD Wilson, do yourselves a favour and watch Pure Strength 1989 and 1990 on RUclips where he teams up with Kaz in a series of great events devised by Geoff Capes. Jamie Reeves and Magnus also compete. They are the best strongman contests I’ve seen bar WSM 1988.
Is that one of those contents during which Kaz bumped a competitor into a castle moat? Kaz was really fired up and just plowed through anyone not on his team.
You're thinking of Pure Strength 1989, although that's not quite what happened. They were doing a loading medley up a hill and through the castle gates. OD and Kaz were on the same team. OD lost his balance carrying a barrel on his back and accidentally dropped it down into the courtyard below. He was told he had to go down and retrieve it. Meanwhile Kaz tries to block Magnus to try to give OD some time. Kaz manages to knock the barrel off Magnus' shoulders. It falls down into the same courtyard where OD is still trying to retrieve his barrel. Someone shouts at OD to watch out, and he manages to bring up his arm just in time to stop the barrel hitting him in the face. One of the most scarring in-competition moments in strongman. ruclips.net/video/gFlr0b7j30c/видео.html
Great to see Lalas getting some praise. He was incredible in 2012 WSM. Also a phenomenal arm wrestler, a different style of strength! As he showed when he turned Eddie over. Also glad to see Derek Poundstone heralded. Will never forget his one-arm dumbell pressing; made the rest of the finalist look like newbies. 2011 I think it was.
@Tyler Vincent It's not that surprising to me, it's so different from other strength events. Just have a look at the size of John Brzenk, the immovable object
That rivalry was the best, and Girard smoking Z+Pudz+Svend+Samuelsson in the 2003 super series was a sight to behold. "I'm not gonna lose to that fat donut-eating cop!" ruclips.net/video/3Tmcin2W6Jg/видео.html
I didn't realise that this channel didn't have at least 10x more subs until last week. One of the top strongmen (and nicest blokes) in living memory doing a bunch of great videos, often including most of the other top strongmen in living memory. Strongman probably isn't in my top 5 things I follow but Big Loz never fails to entertain. Admittedly, I'm always going to be a little bit biased towards anyone from the West Country, especially with a majestic beard...but still, great stuff as always. Not just a top 10 that a random person (e.g. me) could come up with, but lots of real experience and insight that few people could offer.
@@BigLozOfficial We'll get those likes and subs going, bump you up the algorithm. I'm also looking out for bits of glitter in the beard in every video now ☺ If enough people watch that one you'll have to do it again to celebrate one of the sub milestones...
@@BigLozOfficial I think the regular updates are going to help tremendously, as well as longer content like the interview series. Just keep up the good work, and once you reach a point things will snowball.
In many ways, I can see the Arnold wins being more prestigious than WSM. Not necessarily to the general public because WSM has a great sound to it, but for those really into the sport who know how heavy the Arnold's can be.
I think the issue people have with 2017 WSM is it was so static, not too heavy. Squat, deadlift and press all in one final was a bit strange, and boring. Strongman finals are for farmers carrys, yokes, medleys etc in my eyes.
Riku Kiri was unbelievable. 300+kg raw bench press under comp standard (weighing 144kg),400kg squat and 390kg deadlift in 80s IPF comp (raw pretty much) in his mid 20s (failed drug test),and a 300kg single arm deadlift at seminar. Also unbeaten in 1day shows in Europe I believe? Bad luck with ankle injuries cost him 4x(93,94,96,98). The guy was 6ft4in with abs (150kg by mid 90s) and never practiced with the props yet always won stones,block throw,power stairs,hercules hold or car/tyre flip.
all very true, Riku BEAT JonPall & Kaz in 88 and Webster didn't invite him to Wsm because he felt Riku didn't have enough personality to be TWI Wsm in 88, so they didn't invite him for 5yrs! HIS bench press was legendary, no weakness apart from he hurt his elbow in late 93 attempting a 300x2 raw bench and so couldnt lockout any heavy overhead presses anymore-in 91 the first time he EVER touched a log he loglifted 160k it's on youtube oh and ankle and achilles were his other 'achilles heel'!! Riku's hands were HUGE beat Badenhorst head2head in pole push and tug of war,surprised the apparatus didn't break with those two
He benched 305 in Wpc in 91 after his 290 but it hit the racks on the way up. u can youtube his 302.5 bench and beating Badenhorst & MVM in car deadlift for max in 97 in Holland-540k winning lift. He is Thee strongest man
OD the nightmare Wilson. I saw him in seminar and he told the story of how he got the nickname ‘the nightmare’ given by his wife. He was such a soft and gentle giant. At the time Sigmerson was European dead lift record holder. OD promptly broke the record there and then. Good bit of showman ship rivalry.
If Hafthor didn't win in 2018 he'd claim spots 1-10 on this list 😂 I think it's sad he's retiring from strongman, he's at his peak now and could dominate the sport if he kept competing
I think it's amazing that Magnus managed to win 4 titles if you look at the guys he had to beat: Hoeberl, Badenhorst, Kiri, Big Ted, Gary Taylor just to name a few...
@@greg73049 That's very debatable. There were 7 events. They tied in the deadlift. Mariusz was one place ahead of Derek in the power stairs and 2 ahead in the plane pull. Derek was 2 places ahead of Mariusz in the car walk and 1 in each of the Fingal's Fingers and log press. Super tight overall before the Atlas Stones, Derek one point ahead. And then we've all seen what happened in that event.
@Colm Rich Nobody is saying that Mariusz won unfairly, or that it was Mariusz' fault that Derek made a mistake on the Atlas Stones. @greg babik state that Mariusz was stronger and that's what I think is not beyond dispute. Mariusz won because he got more points. That's indisputable. What isn't indisputable is the notion that Mariusz was stronger. Maybe he was. I'm just saying it's not indisputable. The contrary position would be that every winner of every strongman competition was the strongest by default because they won.
I was destiny and justice in action - because Mariusz lost his title in 2006 by the smallest of a fraction to another American Phil Pfister. Also, he deserved it to win his record barking 5 WSM - in this dramatic fashion, after battling injury during this competition.
I miss the man himself, Laurence Shahlaei on that list. So my shoutout is to Big Loz who qualified and competed in WSM 2008-2019 and Loz have also won a shitload of gold, silver and bronze wins in many other types of Strongman contests, several wins of Britain's and England's and also won a Europe's 💪👏
Gerrit Badenhorst is 1 of my 2 absolute favorites from the 90s. The other being Gary Taylor. I really enjoyed your interview with Gary and hope you get Gerrit on sometime soon!!!!! #BigLozOfficial #WorldsStrongestInterviewer
Jouko Ahola talked about how Riku Kiri only trained static strength. Jouko trained with Janne Virtanen and they were pedantic about event training. They tried to get Riku to join them, but he would just drop by sometimes for a chat and then get back to his deadlifts. Then he'd throw all that strength into the events in competition, and would end up getting injured.
Would love a video discussing the difference between static strength and being an overall good strong man. Like how structure can help u win over a stronger guy
Lalas has always been my favourite strongman, his strength considering his height has always impressed me, and I thought he looked incredible with his shoulder width. The fact he was so well rounded and even good at a taller athletes event such as Keg Toss and stone lifting always astonished me. And great list Loz, glad to see O.D Wilson there also
So sad man, I bet you if he was white they wouldn’t of added that silly event in. It’s suppose to be worlds strongest man not fittest. Talk about a robbery and corruption
There's someone missing from this list who's won Giants Live, England's Strongest Man, Britain's Strongest Man, and a host of other contests....Laurence Shahlaei
So glad you put gherrit in here. When I go back and watch the 90s wsm he always stands out as a great competitor and a fun guy and incredibly strong. Great video Big Loz your content is getting better and better :)
I know Kieliszkowski is only 26 but I think he's already done enough to he considered on this list 5x Poland's strongest man 2x 2nd place at WSM 1st, 3rd at WUS Dubai 6 consecutive top 4 at Arnolds 2x podium at Europe's 3x Giants Live Winner Dumbell WR Car Walk WR Frame WR Except Dereck Poundstone nobody on this list has achieved this much
Great list, so many great guys. I'm surprised not to find Mikhail Koklyaev though. The guy had tons of 2nd places due to competing against Savickas. He's an amazing strongman.
Great list, nice to see Manfred get some kudos, ok his biceps size may have been suspect but he was a genuine strongman. As for OD the 1990 final the last event was a travesty, if you think 2017 was suspect, well watch this. I don’t think we have seen such an event before or since. I would be interested to know if it was included from the off or a last minute change.
Big Loz, you should really consider pitching a documentary on the sport of strongman to Netflix or one of the other channels. You’re the man for the job. Strongman is still a niche sport here in the US, and I think you could really help grow the sport that way. Thanks for the informative content! I’m 44, and catching myself up on the whole history of strongman!
Flemming Rasmussen would have destroyed the field in my opinion if he didn't get sick with a bunch of other competitors after the heats. I forgot what year it was maybe 98. wikipedia says people got injured but I recall it was food poisoning instead I think. also Misha Koklyaev
In his prime koklayevs combined total of Olympic lifts and powerlifts would of been well above anyone else. I know it's a hypothetical total, but shows what an incredible strength athlete he was. Never seen big Z do a snatch for example (although of course he never needed to).
Hi Loz, Cracking video! Really enjoyable to see some classic strongmen from different eras, it's incredible that those men never won a strongman title! Thank you for making the video. Cheers, Billy
Great list--definitive. If they changed the event at the last minute in 1990 to screw O.D. Wilson, that is shameful and unforgivable. Poundstone should have won WSM 2008 and would have if it wasn't raining when he did the stones...
As a young South African, training to be a strongman, I feel humbled and honored to see a South African strongman on this list #Afrikanerhart #SouthAfrica #WSM
Krzysztof Radzikowski was/is insanely strong too. Unfortunately injures have always been his biggest nemesis. Anyway, he is making a comeback next year.
I love Jon Pall Sigmarsson. He's my favorite athlete of all time and one of the biggest inspirations of my life. But anyone who knows the sport knows that OD was the clear winner in the 1990 World's Strongest Man, regardless of what the record books say. You gotta give credit where it's due.
I started really watching strongman because of Hafthor, back when he entered GoT. I remember the year he last by half a point I think it was. The announcers said that if this kept going, he'd end up the strongest man never to win WSM. I am happy it didn't end up like that. I am sad this whole nonsense likely will mean it will now stay with 1 title when I think he could have become one of the greatest of all time, if not the greatest.
I may shift a few of these around in my head, would definitely put Girard higher up. But Poundstone is definitely the undisputed number one. Another huge tick for him is that he beat Savickas at the 2008 Fortissimus when Zydrunas was dominating the scene. Fortissimus is still the greatest single strongman event ever imo, so brutal. The fact Derek lifted that Louis Cyr natural stone is an insane achievement even now. Neither himself or Zydrunas could do it in 2009.
Very true and the earlier years against Mariusz also! 2007 was a great year and coming third is an extremely high achievement! Either way there’s going to be a generation of British strongmen who will mention people like you, Loz and Hall as the people who inspired them !!
Thank you for posting this Loz. It was like a trip in a time machine seeing some of these names. I've been watching WSM almost since the beginning (seen them all now) and this brought back memories. I remember O.D. and his interview after the 1990 WSM... to paraphrase "I may not be the fastest man, but I can move anything on the planet". He was humble in that interview, but he knew, like we all did, that there was no man in that competition that was stronger than him that year. As for Poundstone, a moment that brings chills is when he was the only guy to lift the Louis Cyr Stone at the 2008 Fortissimus comp to beat Big Z. Find that video on RUclips... talk about inspirational! (EDIT - I found it...ruclips.net/video/WodTx_Cj9q0/видео.html)
Love the channel, I have been watching strongman events since the 70's. Would like to see you do a Talking Strongman segment with the man I personally think is greatest the legendary Bill Kazmaier. Thanks
In my opinion, the 3 strongest to never win WSM are: 1. Lalas, 2. Poundstone, 3. Mike Burke. Also maybe Konstantin Janashia. Burke is just naturally very very strong. He has got to be one of the most underrated competitors, he did it not even full-time and still won many events.
Kind of a sad video, but interesting. And nice to see these great strongmen get shown the respect they deserve. All world level athletes are hugely talented and hard working and too many people don’t respect this enough. I mean can we even compete at national level? Are most of us good enough at anything to say we are among the best in our country or even region?
Excellent commentary. Not rushed, balanced emotion and perfectly enunciated, I could understand every word you said. I wish all commentaries were as well done. I am certain you could make a video of paint drying sound interesting. I look forward to watching and hearing more of your videos
Great list, that's the same guys I would put in there. I personally would put Hugo a bit higher because there was a time in the early/mid 2000's where he was stronger than even Big Z and was probably the greatest in the world at one point but it just never happened for him at worlds :(
Terry Holland’s!give me a break,sheet,no one had excuses like him and I’ve watched WSM over 30 years at his size he should have Ben up there but definitely world class excuse maker!
How does no one put Koklaev on the list? He's been in the final many times including several podiums. I believe several of those were IFSA but I think he did well in WSM too.
I'm guessing dereck poundstone or the guy who passed away to be number 1 He passed away in 2012 I think I can't remember his name but he was American and a athletic director i think
Bin 9 Jenkins is the only one guy who could straight up outclass prime Shaw and Z at certain times. He was a serious threat to the top. He was always on their heels
I really like your list, Laurence, but I have to say that I think Lars Hedlund deserved to be number two or one. Like you stated, he only participated in WSM three times and placed second twice as well as third once. He also won Europe's Strongest Man in 1981. If that's not close to winning WSM, I don't know what is?!? :-) I also miss David Ostlund and Jesse Marunde on the list. Unfortunately just like with Mike Jenkins, we never saw the full potential of Jesse Marunde. :-( Thank you for a great list!
I've been a strongman fan, from Québec, ever since watching Hugo compete at WSM and IFSA super series. Those log press events between him, Svend and Z, which often ended up breaking the WR. The 'donut eating cop' interviews with Svend. And to think 150kg was giant back then. But he was never as good on the road, or with multiple day comps, and his track record of injuries was painful to watch. The original Strongest Cop in the World before Poudstone.
The late 90's - mid 2000's Super Series era was the best ever in strongman. Dudes were strong, athletic, competitive as hell and everyone actually had a personality. It was pure joy for 10-13 year old me to wake up in the morning, before school and watch strongman comps on Eurosport.
I totally expected to see you in there somewhere, would have been hilarious listening to you giving praise to yourself in third person 😂
guliverovi a missed opportunity 😂
@@BigLozOfficial Big loz coulda won it if he knew the refs as good as eddie and pre arranged the events like him... jk😉.
@@BigLozOfficial loz could you cover how strongman has been unfair with silly events like that stupid last man standing qualifying event (novikov robbed) and like od wilson and that running race and how poundstone was given reps in deadlift the exact same way pudzianowski was not given the rep in 06
@@BigLozOfficial I genuinely believe you deserve to be in this list, prime loz was scary powerful
Oh and gary taylor and 95 with that loading race
Very modest not include yourself Loz : ) JF Caron and Mark Felix come to mind as honourable mentions.
Felix would be up there if he didn't have such a -- IMO -- glaring weakness in the overhead department. I've seen many contents during which he zeroed the overhead event and did incredibly well in the other events, often placing on the podium still. If his overhead was at least mid-pack, he'd be a contender.
I agree with JF Caron. That guy has been one of the strongest people on the face of the planet for over a decade and just hasnt ever QUITE gotten there. His longevity at the top is incredible.
Haha when the list is a shame cause you won't include yourself. x3 Europe's strongest and 4th at WSM in 2011. Go look at that finals lineup. Dare you.
OD Wilson such a sad story. They changed the last event at the last second, seems like they really didn't want him to win. And what a dumb event it was.
@Tyler Vincent Was that Grizzly Brown?
@@TheOmniscientAtheist No, he was later. The guy was his training partner and had glasses. He only did one year, and I can't remember his name.
@@elvikingobarbaroja You're thinking of James Perry who competed at 1992 WSM. He passed away just last year.
It was held in Iceland that year, and they basically rigged it so their man Jon-Pall could win. So sad.
No doubt he deserved the title that year, Who the fuck wants to see strongmen run for 200 meters. with only a 100 kg. I think a non strongman athlete could pull that off.
If you guys are interested in OD Wilson, do yourselves a favour and watch Pure Strength 1989 and 1990 on RUclips where he teams up with Kaz in a series of great events devised by Geoff Capes. Jamie Reeves and Magnus also compete. They are the best strongman contests I’ve seen bar WSM 1988.
It’s a great watch
It was kinda boring as there were not a lot of good strength events and Kaz did nearly kill OD
Those events in those competitions are insane. The log cutting for exampling. And Kaz also tries to push Magnus off a bridge, lol.
Is that one of those contents during which Kaz bumped a competitor into a castle moat? Kaz was really fired up and just plowed through anyone not on his team.
You're thinking of Pure Strength 1989, although that's not quite what happened. They were doing a loading medley up a hill and through the castle gates. OD and Kaz were on the same team. OD lost his balance carrying a barrel on his back and accidentally dropped it down into the courtyard below. He was told he had to go down and retrieve it. Meanwhile Kaz tries to block Magnus to try to give OD some time. Kaz manages to knock the barrel off Magnus' shoulders. It falls down into the same courtyard where OD is still trying to retrieve his barrel. Someone shouts at OD to watch out, and he manages to bring up his arm just in time to stop the barrel hitting him in the face.
One of the most scarring in-competition moments in strongman.
ruclips.net/video/gFlr0b7j30c/видео.html
Great to see Lalas getting some praise. He was incredible in 2012 WSM. Also a phenomenal arm wrestler, a different style of strength! As he showed when he turned Eddie over.
Also glad to see Derek Poundstone heralded. Will never forget his one-arm dumbell pressing; made the rest of the finalist look like newbies. 2011 I think it was.
@Tyler Vincent Yes that's my point. Great strongmen aren't always great arm wrestlers and vice versa, but Lalas is both.
@Tyler Vincent It's not that surprising to me, it's so different from other strength events. Just have a look at the size of John Brzenk, the immovable object
The old tongue-in-cheek rivalry/friendship between Hugo and Svend Karlsen made those super series really fun to watch. Great list bud!
That rivalry was the best, and Girard smoking Z+Pudz+Svend+Samuelsson in the 2003 super series was a sight to behold.
"I'm not gonna lose to that fat donut-eating cop!"
ruclips.net/video/3Tmcin2W6Jg/видео.html
I didn't realise that this channel didn't have at least 10x more subs until last week. One of the top strongmen (and nicest blokes) in living memory doing a bunch of great videos, often including most of the other top strongmen in living memory. Strongman probably isn't in my top 5 things I follow but Big Loz never fails to entertain.
Admittedly, I'm always going to be a little bit biased towards anyone from the West Country, especially with a majestic beard...but still, great stuff as always. Not just a top 10 that a random person (e.g. me) could come up with, but lots of real experience and insight that few people could offer.
Thanks buddy. Hopefully you guys are enjoying the content and can share and help the page grow :) glad you approve of the beard
@@BigLozOfficial We'll get those likes and subs going, bump you up the algorithm. I'm also looking out for bits of glitter in the beard in every video now ☺ If enough people watch that one you'll have to do it again to celebrate one of the sub milestones...
@@BigLozOfficial I think the regular updates are going to help tremendously, as well as longer content like the interview series. Just keep up the good work, and once you reach a point things will snowball.
In many ways, I can see the Arnold wins being more prestigious than WSM. Not necessarily to the general public because WSM has a great sound to it, but for those really into the sport who know how heavy the Arnold's can be.
totally agree its a show that test brute strength when they go into that contest they bulk and when going into wsm they slim down or maintain
Yea but when WSM went very heavy in 2017 all the Thor fans argue it was in eddies favour because it was so heavy. You can’t win
I think the issue people have with 2017 WSM is it was so static, not too heavy. Squat, deadlift and press all in one final was a bit strange, and boring. Strongman finals are for farmers carrys, yokes, medleys etc in my eyes.
Riku Kiri was unbelievable. 300+kg raw bench press under comp standard (weighing 144kg),400kg squat and 390kg deadlift in 80s IPF comp (raw pretty much) in his mid 20s (failed drug test),and a 300kg single arm deadlift at seminar. Also unbeaten in 1day shows in Europe I believe? Bad luck with ankle injuries cost him 4x(93,94,96,98). The guy was 6ft4in with abs (150kg by mid 90s) and never practiced with the props yet always won stones,block throw,power stairs,hercules hold or car/tyre flip.
Those thighs, too!
He was also great at that standing high incline log press for reps.
all very true, Riku BEAT JonPall & Kaz in 88 and Webster didn't invite him to Wsm because he felt Riku didn't have enough personality to be TWI Wsm in 88, so they didn't invite him for 5yrs!
HIS bench press was legendary, no weakness apart from he hurt his elbow in late 93 attempting a 300x2 raw bench and so couldnt lockout any heavy overhead presses anymore-in 91 the first time he EVER touched a log he loglifted 160k it's on youtube
oh and ankle and achilles were his other 'achilles heel'!! Riku's hands were HUGE
beat Badenhorst head2head in pole push and tug of war,surprised the apparatus didn't break with those two
He benched 305 in Wpc in 91 after his 290 but it hit the racks on the way up. u can youtube his 302.5 bench and beating Badenhorst & MVM in car deadlift for max in 97 in Holland-540k winning lift. He is Thee strongest man
Long range paused long stroke 302.5 bench IN A TSHIRT in 93
What about Ab Wolders? Successful powerlifting career followed by a win at Europe's Strongest Man and 3 podium finishes at WSM.
Great mention.
OD the nightmare Wilson. I saw him in seminar and he told the story of how he got the nickname ‘the nightmare’ given by his wife. He was such a soft and gentle giant. At the time Sigmerson was European dead lift record holder. OD promptly broke the record there and then. Good bit of showman ship rivalry.
You made me curious. How did Wilson get his nickname?
Jesus did he beat her or what lol
As a Dutch fan i would have ab Wolders on my list, 2nd in 84 and 3th in 86
LARS HEDLUND!!! Thank you for mentioning him. He's unfortunately very unknown in Sweden
What about yourself!
Yes, I would have listed you at #4 or #5. Go back and look at your tapes, man - you gave no quarter once the competition started!
If Hafthor didn't win in 2018 he'd claim spots 1-10 on this list 😂
I think it's sad he's retiring from strongman, he's at his peak now and could dominate the sport if he kept competing
I think he’s just sick of the lifestyle, all the binge eating and heavy training and drug abuse. I’m sure it’s not fun.
Yeah, his presence will be greatly missed.
Gerrit badenhorst is so underrated
By who?
I always enjoyed watching him compete.
He was so jovial always smiling and joking. Terrible dancer but that never stopped him doing gangnam style
Great to see him added, one of my all-time favorites.
GREAT DEADLIFTER!!!
Honorable mention: Loz. 💪💪
I think it's amazing that Magnus managed to win 4 titles if you look at the guys he had to beat: Hoeberl, Badenhorst, Kiri, Big Ted, Gary Taylor just to name a few...
Not just 4 titles but he & Bill Kazmaier are the only strongmen to win 3 years in a row
I’m still pissed that dereck didn’t win in 08
I'm pissed to and dammed hard to get past
mariusz was stonger
@@greg73049 That's very debatable.
There were 7 events. They tied in the deadlift. Mariusz was one place ahead of Derek in the power stairs and 2 ahead in the plane pull. Derek was 2 places ahead of Mariusz in the car walk and 1 in each of the Fingal's Fingers and log press. Super tight overall before the Atlas Stones, Derek one point ahead. And then we've all seen what happened in that event.
@Colm Rich Nobody is saying that Mariusz won unfairly, or that it was Mariusz' fault that Derek made a mistake on the Atlas Stones. @greg babik state that Mariusz was stronger and that's what I think is not beyond dispute. Mariusz won because he got more points. That's indisputable. What isn't indisputable is the notion that Mariusz was stronger. Maybe he was. I'm just saying it's not indisputable.
The contrary position would be that every winner of every strongman competition was the strongest by default because they won.
I was destiny and justice in action - because Mariusz lost his title in 2006 by the smallest of a fraction to another American Phil Pfister. Also, he deserved it to win his record barking 5 WSM - in this dramatic fashion, after battling injury during this competition.
RIP Mike Jenkins
Dominic Filiou had the genetics to be the strongest ever but he didn’t have the killer instinct
6 feet 5 205 kg
Nice video. I totally agree
I miss the man himself, Laurence Shahlaei on that list. So my shoutout is to Big Loz who qualified and competed in WSM 2008-2019 and Loz have also won a shitload of gold, silver and bronze wins in many other types of Strongman contests, several wins of Britain's and England's and also won a Europe's 💪👏
Thanks buddy. I did ok ;)
@@BigLozOfficial You sure did man! 🏆 And your RUclips-material is top notch, so please - never stop! 😁
Gerrit Badenhorst is 1 of my 2 absolute favorites from the 90s. The other being Gary Taylor. I really enjoyed your interview with Gary and hope you get Gerrit on sometime soon!!!!! #BigLozOfficial #WorldsStrongestInterviewer
Yes please try get hold of Gerrit. What year was it he won the first 3 or 4 events only to place last in the next one due to injury.
Jouko Ahola talked about how Riku Kiri only trained static strength. Jouko trained with Janne Virtanen and they were pedantic about event training. They tried to get Riku to join them, but he would just drop by sometimes for a chat and then get back to his deadlifts. Then he'd throw all that strength into the events in competition, and would end up getting injured.
Would love a video discussing the difference between static strength and being an overall good strong man. Like how structure can help u win over a stronger guy
Lalas has always been my favourite strongman, his strength considering his height has always impressed me, and I thought he looked incredible with his shoulder width. The fact he was so well rounded and even good at a taller athletes event such as Keg Toss and stone lifting always astonished me. And great list Loz, glad to see O.D Wilson there also
It's amazing to me that as gigantic a man as OD Wilson was, Brian and Thor are still taller.
OD Wilson and (tied for second) everybody else. Talk about a screw job. Another great video Loz. Cheers!
OD was properly screwed over.
@@BigLozOfficial Its hard to even watch, isn't it?
Ryan Jackson very difficult to watch. If he’d had the opportunity to go on and win it then it wouldn’t feel so terrible.
So sad man, I bet you if he was white they wouldn’t of added that silly event in. It’s suppose to be worlds strongest man not fittest. Talk about a robbery and corruption
Such a good video!
There's someone missing from this list who's won Giants Live, England's Strongest Man, Britain's Strongest Man, and a host of other contests....Laurence Shahlaei
id go with jf caron
How modest of you to consider yourself 11th.
So glad you put gherrit in here. When I go back and watch the 90s wsm he always stands out as a great competitor and a fun guy and incredibly strong. Great video Big Loz your content is getting better and better :)
Holy smokes. I’m just now putting together that Mike Jenkins wife Keri is now married to Brian Shaw. I’m slow.
while Jessie Marunde's wife is now married to Nick Best.
Where would you put Jesse Marunde in this? 11th?
Also like to hear Loz's thought on Marunde. Was clearly a monster but we didn't get to see his peak unfortunately.
Jesse Marunde is top 10 for me
I belive marunde died of heart problems am i right
@@Dazz2812 Yeah that's right. He was only 27.
He was never considered the strongest and he came second but with a huge gap to Marius.
I know Kieliszkowski is only 26 but I think he's already done enough to he considered on this list
5x Poland's strongest man
2x 2nd place at WSM
1st, 3rd at WUS Dubai
6 consecutive top 4 at Arnolds
2x podium at Europe's
3x Giants Live Winner
Dumbell WR Car Walk WR Frame WR
Except Dereck Poundstone nobody on this list has achieved this much
Great list, so many great guys. I'm surprised not to find Mikhail Koklyaev though. The guy had tons of 2nd places due to competing against Savickas. He's an amazing strongman.
Great list, nice to see Manfred get some kudos, ok his biceps size may have been suspect but he was a genuine strongman. As for OD the 1990 final the last event was a travesty, if you think 2017 was suspect, well watch this. I don’t think we have seen such an event before or since. I would be interested to know if it was included from the off or a last minute change.
OD wilson - definition of robbed...
changing event to a crossfit shitshow to steal his title how absurd is that
Big Loz, you should really consider pitching a documentary on the sport of strongman to Netflix or one of the other channels. You’re the man for the job. Strongman is still a niche sport here in the US, and I think you could really help grow the sport that way. Thanks for the informative content! I’m 44, and catching myself up on the whole history of strongman!
Thank you buddy
Flemming Rasmussen would have destroyed the field in my opinion if he didn't get sick with a bunch of other competitors after the heats. I forgot what year it was maybe 98. wikipedia says people got injured but I recall it was food poisoning instead I think. also Misha Koklyaev
In his prime koklayevs combined total of Olympic lifts and powerlifts would of been well above anyone else. I know it's a hypothetical total, but shows what an incredible strength athlete he was. Never seen big Z do a snatch for example (although of course he never needed to).
Hi Loz,
Cracking video! Really enjoyable to see some classic strongmen from different eras, it's incredible that those men never won a strongman title!
Thank you for making the video.
Cheers,
Billy
Great list--definitive. If they changed the event at the last minute in 1990 to screw O.D. Wilson, that is shameful and unforgivable. Poundstone should have won WSM 2008 and would have if it wasn't raining when he did the stones...
Thanks for showing my daddy love. #ODWILSON
Verla Michelle he was a great man and a huge inspiration to me 🙏🏽
@@BigLozOfficialThank you and I am glad he inspired you.
Where would Glenn Ross rank? Somewhere in the teens or twenties?
He could have been WSM if they'd done away with those silly events where you have to run about 😂 "Who's the DADDY?"
@@9inchsnails829 Yeah, mobility wasn't exactly his speciality. 😂
Sebastian Wenta can be also one of the strongest man never to win World Strongest Man.
he wasnt "that" strong..
his max deadlift was like 300 kg lol
Derek Poundstone was stronger than Brian Shaw
What about Michaił Koklajew ?
As a young South African, training to be a strongman, I feel humbled and honored to see a South African strongman on this list #Afrikanerhart #SouthAfrica #WSM
Would love to see Gerrit on the show. Spot on top ten ... i’d have Koklyaev in there. He was a super athlete.
Krzysztof Radzikowski was/is insanely strong too. Unfortunately injures have always been his biggest nemesis. Anyway, he is making a comeback next year.
Great video 👌🏼love that you didn't forget The early years! They cheated O.D. of the Victory in 1990
I love Jon Pall Sigmarsson. He's my favorite athlete of all time and one of the biggest inspirations of my life. But anyone who knows the sport knows that OD was the clear winner in the 1990 World's Strongest Man, regardless of what the record books say. You gotta give credit where it's due.
I started really watching strongman because of Hafthor, back when he entered GoT. I remember the year he last by half a point I think it was. The announcers said that if this kept going, he'd end up the strongest man never to win WSM.
I am happy it didn't end up like that. I am sad this whole nonsense likely will mean it will now stay with 1 title when I think he could have become one of the greatest of all time, if not the greatest.
I may shift a few of these around in my head, would definitely put Girard higher up. But Poundstone is definitely the undisputed number one. Another huge tick for him is that he beat Savickas at the 2008 Fortissimus when Zydrunas was dominating the scene. Fortissimus is still the greatest single strongman event ever imo, so brutal. The fact Derek lifted that Louis Cyr natural stone is an insane achievement even now. Neither himself or Zydrunas could do it in 2009.
Always upset when Terry didn’t win! Was always a huge fan! He’s a great strongman
Very true and the earlier years against Mariusz also! 2007 was a great year and coming third is an extremely high achievement! Either way there’s going to be a generation of British strongmen who will mention people like you, Loz and Hall as the people who inspired them !!
Thank you for posting this Loz. It was like a trip in a time machine seeing some of these names. I've been watching WSM almost since the beginning (seen them all now) and this brought back memories.
I remember O.D. and his interview after the 1990 WSM... to paraphrase "I may not be the fastest man, but I can move anything on the planet". He was humble in that interview, but he knew, like we all did, that there was no man in that competition that was stronger than him that year.
As for Poundstone, a moment that brings chills is when he was the only guy to lift the Louis Cyr Stone at the 2008 Fortissimus comp to beat Big Z. Find that video on RUclips... talk about inspirational! (EDIT - I found it...ruclips.net/video/WodTx_Cj9q0/видео.html)
Love the channel, I have been watching strongman events since the 70's. Would like to see you do a Talking Strongman segment with the man I personally think is greatest the legendary Bill Kazmaier. Thanks
Mike Jenkins :( would have loved to see a fellow JMU alum raise the WSM title
In my opinion, the 3 strongest to never win WSM are: 1. Lalas, 2. Poundstone, 3. Mike Burke. Also maybe Konstantin Janashia. Burke is just naturally very very strong. He has got to be one of the most underrated competitors, he did it not even full-time and still won many events.
This made me think of Dominic Filiou. RIP 🙏🏻
Never realised Kerry was with mike before Brian. So sad about what happened to mike
Kind of a sad video, but interesting. And nice to see these great strongmen get shown the respect they deserve. All world level athletes are hugely talented and hard working and too many people don’t respect this enough. I mean can we even compete at national level? Are most of us good enough at anything to say we are among the best in our country or even region?
Anyone else click thumbs up before even watching the video? I do.
Excellent commentary. Not rushed, balanced emotion and perfectly enunciated, I could understand every word you said. I wish all commentaries were as well done. I am certain you could make a video of paint drying sound interesting. I look forward to watching and hearing more of your videos
Keri Jenkins is now Keri Shaw . R.I.P Mike .
Big girls official 😍😍😍😍 the subtitles got me confused at first lol thanks for the video though Big loz
Great list, that's the same guys I would put in there. I personally would put Hugo a bit higher because there was a time in the early/mid 2000's where he was stronger than even Big Z and was probably the greatest in the world at one point but it just never happened for him at worlds :(
Terry Holland’s!give me a break,sheet,no one had excuses like him and I’ve watched WSM over 30 years at his size he should have Ben up there but definitely world class excuse maker!
Great list man, couldn't have ranked them better myself
O D got blatantly robbed at 90. That race was such a terrible event to end on. Definitely agree with all these guys making the list
Yep, I would definitely agree with you there, Derek HAS to be the greatest strongman never to have won it👍🏻
This is like the History channel for strongman. Love it.
Great list, I would ad Misha koklyaev and Mikhail shyvliakov (always incredible performances while injured)
In a round about way, you could also put Kaz on a similar video. For all the years he was not allowed to compete.
How does no one put Koklaev on the list? He's been in the final many times including several podiums. I believe several of those were IFSA but I think he did well in WSM too.
Tyler Vincent I think you're right. I couldn't remember how long he tried when it was all back to wsm.
2:35; She's now known as Kari Shaw, Brian's wife....
I'm guessing dereck poundstone or the guy who passed away to be number 1
He passed away in 2012 I think I can't remember his name but he was American and a athletic director i think
I believe you are thinking of Mike Jenkins.
@@jdmpjm yes sir
Mike Jenkins' wife married Brian Shaw
Thanks for making this. A really nice mini-document, and glad to see my childhood hero Riku Kiri included.
Fantastic video !
Excellent share! 👏👏👏👏💯💯💯
Manfried was Mariusz V1.0. The body, the athleticism, the durag, the personality. He is one of my all time favorites
Mike Jenkins is number one for me. Definitely would have won it. Absolute tank
Apart from yourself Loz 👍🙂
Bin 9 Jenkins is the only one guy who could straight up outclass prime Shaw and Z at certain times. He was a serious threat to the top. He was always on their heels
RIP MIKE
Great list! Perfection as always Loz. Thank you for doing so much to grow the sport we love. Thank you U gloriously bearded legend
Good vid loz I remember them well. If you hadn't had so many bad injuries you would certainly be at least a wsm podium place
your channel is becoming really great , fair point of view and love of the sport
Very good list Loz
Awesome stuff 💪💪💪
Excellent video
Thank you so much Loz
I like your list mine would have JF on it
I really like your list, Laurence, but I have to say that I think Lars Hedlund deserved to be number two or one. Like you stated, he only participated in WSM three times and placed second twice as well as third once. He also won Europe's Strongest Man in 1981. If that's not close to winning WSM, I don't know what is?!? :-) I also miss David Ostlund and Jesse Marunde on the list. Unfortunately just like with Mike Jenkins, we never saw the full potential of Jesse Marunde. :-( Thank you for a great list!
Waited for a big loz #1 :(
I've been a strongman fan, from Québec, ever since watching Hugo compete at WSM and IFSA super series. Those log press events between him, Svend and Z, which often ended up breaking the WR. The 'donut eating cop' interviews with Svend. And to think 150kg was giant back then. But he was never as good on the road, or with multiple day comps, and his track record of injuries was painful to watch.
The original Strongest Cop in the World before Poudstone.
I used to love the old days when there was no Internet and you had no idea who was going to win
The late 90's - mid 2000's Super Series era was the best ever in strongman. Dudes were strong, athletic, competitive as hell and everyone actually had a personality. It was pure joy for 10-13 year old me to wake up in the morning, before school and watch strongman comps on Eurosport.
today its called crossfit
Awesome vid Loz💪