People love to hate Devon but NO ONE (on earth, I’d wager) trains for, thinks about, cares about or loves arm wrestling like Devon does. His earned the legend status. He’s earned the #1 spot. Like or not, he’s doing more for the sport than anyone else and there isn’t a better representative out there. If anyone of the current pullers is going to push the sport into the mainstream, it’s Devon.
@@Onewayticket-147 You’re only what? 9 months late? When I wrote that comment Devon hadn’t faced Levan and was officially East v West heavyweight champion, aka world #1. Genadi meanwhile hasn’t had a match in YEARS and Devon has beaten everyone BUT Levan. So until Genadi beats everyone Devon beat, he’s not even getting in the conversation, never mind being ranked above or even beside Devon.
@@Onewayticket-147Lol you’re irrelevant. Devon isn’t. And Levan - no matter how much you want to ride his 🍄🟫- hasn’t, can’t or won’t (whichever is true doesn’t matter, it’s a fact) do as much for the sport as Devon can and will. Levan and 90% or more of arm wrestlers are good at arm wrestling but garbage at promotion. Then we have 🍆’s like you who just want to shit on everything because you’re what? Jealous? Even your hero Levan recognises what Devon means for the sport (because he’s not stupid, unlike people who think Genadi is relevant today).
100%. There's nothing to do with John. Right now no match can be compared to Devon's. Any other matches are just boring. Everyone has to admit. Even if there's a good fight between other athletes, without heart and trash talk. It's just two males holding hands😂 entertainment is everything guys. No one cares if the strongest guy wins or not.
Godfather: "A man who is influential or pioneering in a movement or organization." That's gotta be someone before Devon AND John... like a North American back in the 70s or something who put on professional competitions maybe.
Been watching you for a long time now! For us old Canadian vets, we are proud that one of our own is at the top of the world. Your achievements are beyond! 🙏🇨🇦
For us Canadian dad's... He's one of us. For us guys that wear green goodies, he's one of us. For us guys who wear hats, he's one of us .. I mean where does it end? Stop taking pride in soemthing you had absolutely nothing to do with...
@@jckdnls9292 I served a full career In the CAF…. Bosnia, Kosovo, & Afghanistan…. I also served on the same base that Devon was on…. You have no idea what you are talking about. You be proud for being a dad, & wearing a green hoodie.… I’ll be proud of my own accomplishments & serving my country. Let’s leave it at that!
What a guy What an arm wrestler Like him or hate him how can you not respect the man's abilities!?! Most technical dimensional arm wrestler that will ever walk the face of the earth... WOW
If you listen Devon's analogy of cars and gas tanks, starting the car over and over... you will understand this guy is not just strong but is stupidly smart (at least in terms of Armwrestling) .. he just knows everything about the sport. He will take every milimiter of advantage in your mind, in the setup, throughout the match, in the rest periods, etc.. he is SO efficient. He developed an entire system and strategy from the day 1 of preparation to the moment he wins (or lose)
As far as Ermes getting nervous the day before or night before, it’s after that talk at lunch or late breakfast and feeling your hand and wrist briefly. You also played it beautifully talking him up and downplaying your strength etc while also not just trying to mess with his head in the obvious ways. You killed it
That was a GREAT interview. I always feel the generosity in Devon in his willingness to share his knowledge. I think part of this is because arm wrestling is young and athletes are not as packaged as in other sport. They share information, both personal and professional, that you don’t see in other sports. I really enjoy this. The other part is just Devon. He’s confident and experienced, and he’s genuinely invested in sharing his knowledge to grow the sport. Thank you!
Wouldn’t of ever really thought about arm wrestling if it wasn’t for Devon. What he has done for the sport no one will come come close. He’s like the Dale Earnhardt of of Arm Wrestling
He’s his own man, he’s like the Devon Larratt of arm wrestling. I agree, no one will come close to what he’s done for the sport, except maybe Engin as a contender😅. Sorry for fan-girling
Fascinating insight on the minuscule details that contributed to the win against Ermes… the plan, the execution, and actual surprise that it worked as planned.
Very interesting interview, especially the Ermes match talk, thanks guys! Would have liked to hear about his take on the Genadi match though...it seems that one has been forgotten about for some reason, even though it was very recent. Not sure he can really be considered (as much as I want him to be) No. 1 in the world (interim or not) without winning that rematch..
I love how Devon always makes it seem like the beef with his next opponent is so real but I know he's just doing it to make the match more fun and more money lol. Good actor
For some reasone he looks bigger than when he pulled Ermes 2 days ago. Guess it's just the shirt, he loves baggy clothes, while others always have tight, muscle fit clothes on. Thats why he looks smaller sometimes.
Make no mistake.... He is a big dude. As I man who have met him in real life i can say he is a biiiiig dude! (and I am 6'2) He is not bodybuilder big, but areal rugged big man!
D’s a unique character and his influence goes well beyond a cracked wrist. He should be good for several more years, and don’t discount the amazing - he’s 48 and just manhandled the much younger #2 in the world. With ease, no less. The consummate pro. PS-got to ‘m big time, by the looks of it. Devon took away his game plan with seeds of doubt.
Interesting interview. I think of this in terms of general competition. I find that people who have never competed at a high level are quick to call someone a cheater. I think they fail to realize that "cheating" isn't the right word. Their is moral cheating and immoral cheating. Inside the context of sport it's the athlete's job to find the boundaries of the rules and straddle them. Live right on the edge of what's acceptable. In American football for example: an offensive lineman who never comes close to a holding call is not going to be close to as good as he can be. If the same lineman get's six penalties in a game he's also not great. But the lineman who is always right on the edge of getting an infraction but avoids it is in the right place.
I wouldn’t even use the word cheating at all. cheating is defined as “breaking the rules dishonestly”. He’s just very very good as getting what he needs in the setup within the rules.
Well said, it would be like calling someone a cheater in the NFL because they caught the pass with one hand. At some point it's just stupid s*** talking
It's amazing how Devon makes smartest pullers look like amateur. Prudnik was considered to be one of the highest iq pullers, looked completely lost against Devon. Same with Ermes, everyone praised him for high table iq, yet, made lots of mistakes against Devon.
He’s so eloquent… You’ll also never hear him saying he’s smart. That’s why we’re fans of his. It’s not a sport exclusive to giants and knuckleheads. Just my 2 cents
No not at all really. As long as we don’t know results. But it would normally not be 2 weeks as his producer is sick. But anyways, Neil isn’t interested in doing traditional live events. People are already doing them and doing a great job. He isn’t trying to compete with KOT or EVW. He has a vision and is creating a whole different product. He’s creating a product that can be shared with sports fans who don’t watch arm wrestling. I don’t understand why people don’t get this.
@Dmgolfer22 I do get it very clearly n I do understand what Neil's trying to do is not like I'm the only one saying this. I may be dead wrong but regardless if everyone else is doing it.. successfully.. seems ppv n number of viewers are much better live. I love what Arm Wars is doing.. but I see the numbers n they don't compare
The broadcast date is clearly given at the end of the Interview mate - 16/09/23 that’s Saturday the 16th of September 2023 at 21.30hrs. 🇬🇧 available for all ARM WARS Channel Members 🤨☝️🎥🍿🔥
Devon has some of the best technique, but Danny Tesch, Svetan, Pascal, Travis, Prudnik, Michael, Hutchings, John, Ongarbaev, Ganadi, Neil Pickup, Greg Schneider, Marcio, and Tom Holland are all extremely, highly technical.
For sure. It showed that Genadii leveled up. And it, also, thought Devon valuable less of not showboating too much, and showed the few weaknesses he needed to work on.
Nope, Devon got robbed beyond belief in that match, Devon should have won 3-0 but the Ref screwed him! But at end of day Genadi won so hard to argue that.
Boy, Denis really got under his skin… seems like Devon needs to take his own medicine. He trash talks more than anybody, but Denis says he’s acting like a clown and suddenly he’s public enemy number 1?
Man, Denise is the clown here. Devon can beat him any day. I have no idea what Denise is doing all this time, probably just hurting himself. Auden is also obviously the greatest arm wrestler on his way, he's got 19 years of experience.
I just can't believe that Devon Larat thinks he has a chance against Denis Cyplenkov!!!!! Devon Larat has absolutely no chance against Denis Cyplenkov!!!Denis Cyplenkov is going to beat him like a joke!!!!!!
What an awesome time to be…. To listen to the legend and see things as he speaks is once in a life time. The mister wants to speak the truth yet he keeps humble… yet the Alfa male show power in the most creative way. It’s a pleasure to peek in the mine of a predator. The future is now, kill the game Devon!
a lot of bs, if the ref was class he would push back the taller forearm, for level , not just center and the match would have been fair. What he is saying is a load of bs. Plus the ref deducted points only from one side. Ofc he couldn't negotiate cause he is not a native speaker.
Totally incorrect. Devon didn’t do anything that was a foulable offense while Ermes clearly regripping and breaking rules in refs grip. But to your point. Luke did level the webbing by coming down and actually made Devon move his elbow back round 2. But Nothing in the rules say anything about an athlete having to move elbow back for webbing. All it says is webbing level.
name dropped his son as favorite arm wrestler with no hesitation
I believe Devon will still be at the top 10 years from now.
People love to hate Devon but NO ONE (on earth, I’d wager) trains for, thinks about, cares about or loves arm wrestling like Devon does. His earned the legend status. He’s earned the #1 spot. Like or not, he’s doing more for the sport than anyone else and there isn’t a better representative out there. If anyone of the current pullers is going to push the sport into the mainstream, it’s Devon.
U know you are doing things right when people hate
Devon the GOAT
@@Onewayticket-147 You’re only what? 9 months late? When I wrote that comment Devon hadn’t faced Levan and was officially East v West heavyweight champion, aka world #1.
Genadi meanwhile hasn’t had a match in YEARS and Devon has beaten everyone BUT Levan. So until Genadi beats everyone Devon beat, he’s not even getting in the conversation, never mind being ranked above or even beside Devon.
@@Onewayticket-147Lol you’re irrelevant. Devon isn’t. And Levan - no matter how much you want to ride his 🍄🟫- hasn’t, can’t or won’t (whichever is true doesn’t matter, it’s a fact) do as much for the sport as Devon can and will.
Levan and 90% or more of arm wrestlers are good at arm wrestling but garbage at promotion. Then we have 🍆’s like you who just want to shit on everything because you’re what? Jealous? Even your hero Levan recognises what Devon means for the sport (because he’s not stupid, unlike people who think Genadi is relevant today).
Devon Larratt....The Godfather of Armwrestling....without you, armwrestling is nothing🙌🙌🙌💪👊
John is the Godfather.....Devon is his successor
100%. There's nothing to do with John. Right now no match can be compared to Devon's. Any other matches are just boring. Everyone has to admit. Even if there's a good fight between other athletes, without heart and trash talk. It's just two males holding hands😂 entertainment is everything guys. No one cares if the strongest guy wins or not.
Ermes vs Levan was without trash talk, yet it was amazingly exciting imo.@@sagarsiddu7036
Godfather: "A man who is influential or pioneering in a movement or organization."
That's gotta be someone before Devon AND John... like a North American back in the 70s or something who put on professional competitions maybe.
Been watching you for a long time now! For us old Canadian vets, we are proud that one of our own is at the top of the world. Your achievements are beyond! 🙏🇨🇦
💪🏻🇺🇸👍
He’s still improving and still learning so he’s searching for that .5%
@@MuscleBandithow differently?
For us Canadian dad's... He's one of us. For us guys that wear green goodies, he's one of us. For us guys who wear hats, he's one of us .. I mean where does it end? Stop taking pride in soemthing you had absolutely nothing to do with...
@@jckdnls9292 I served a full career In the CAF…. Bosnia, Kosovo, & Afghanistan…. I also served on the same base that Devon was on…. You have no idea what you are talking about. You be proud for being a dad, & wearing a green hoodie.… I’ll be proud of my own accomplishments & serving my country. Let’s leave it at that!
Great interview. Not seen anyone have that rapport with Devon before tbh.
Need that guy doing more interviews
What a guy
What an arm wrestler
Like him or hate him how can you not respect the man's abilities!?! Most technical dimensional arm wrestler that will ever walk the face of the earth... WOW
Agree. A genius in the art of arm wrestling.
If you listen Devon's analogy of cars and gas tanks, starting the car over and over... you will understand this guy is not just strong but is stupidly smart (at least in terms of Armwrestling) .. he just knows everything about the sport. He will take every milimiter of advantage in your mind, in the setup, throughout the match, in the rest periods, etc.. he is SO efficient. He developed an entire system and strategy from the day 1 of preparation to the moment he wins (or lose)
He’s smart period. An operator, an athlete, and a goddamn arm wrestling shaman.
As far as Ermes getting nervous the day before or night before, it’s after that talk at lunch or late breakfast and feeling your hand and wrist briefly. You also played it beautifully talking him up and downplaying your strength etc while also not just trying to mess with his head in the obvious ways. You killed it
Great Interview. Devon is such an interesting guy, can't wait for that documentary to come out some day
”I am gonna take his wrist everytime…”
Epic
One of the more interesting devon interviews, fascinating insights...
I like that they are watching devon vs genadi on the tv in the next room! xD
That was a GREAT interview. I always feel the generosity in Devon in his willingness to share his knowledge. I think part of this is because arm wrestling is young and athletes are not as packaged as in other sport. They share information, both personal and professional, that you don’t see in other sports. I really enjoy this. The other part is just Devon. He’s confident and experienced, and he’s genuinely invested in sharing his knowledge to grow the sport. Thank you!
Get this man an Order of Canada medal straight away.
That was a great interview James. Great job as always 👏 💪
Thank You... I was off my head on flu medicines!
That was an awesome interview!
Wouldn’t of ever really thought about arm wrestling if it wasn’t for Devon. What he has done for the sport no one will come come close. He’s like the Dale Earnhardt of of Arm Wrestling
He’s his own man, he’s like the Devon Larratt of arm wrestling. I agree, no one will come close to what he’s done for the sport, except maybe Engin as a contender😅. Sorry for fan-girling
“Gonna try to top roll him ?” , Devon : “oh yeaaaahh for sure.” Loving the idea of taking it in battle.
I need to write my next hero epic theme for Devon!
Incredible work as always James ❤
Fascinating insight on the minuscule details that contributed to the win against Ermes… the plan, the execution, and actual surprise that it worked as planned.
That's the spiritt Devon!stay massive.we wish you the best!!
He mention dennis, vitaly and levan in that order, would be nice if he went for them in that order
Very interesting interview, especially the Ermes match talk, thanks guys! Would have liked to hear about his take on the Genadi match though...it seems that one has been forgotten about for some reason, even though it was very recent. Not sure he can really be considered (as much as I want him to be) No. 1 in the world (interim or not) without winning that rematch..
I love how Devon always makes it seem like the beef with his next opponent is so real but I know he's just doing it to make the match more fun and more money lol. Good actor
Devon is such a gigachad
For some reasone he looks bigger than when he pulled Ermes 2 days ago. Guess it's just the shirt, he loves baggy clothes, while others always have tight, muscle fit clothes on. Thats why he looks smaller sometimes.
Make no mistake.... He is a big dude. As I man who have met him in real life i can say he is a biiiiig dude! (and I am 6'2) He is not bodybuilder big, but areal rugged big man!
Devon a inspiration to many in competition, life and the goal to win , mentally , physically and in life God bless
Great stuff James you're getting better all the time brotha. 👍💪💥🏆
Finally someone who can make Devon Finnish a sentens that actually make sens
Devon giving himself 9-9.5 for technique is the biggest joke ever. Name one person with better technique than him.
He is a guy that does not boast about himself
@@NytronX I think Genadi deserves some credit.. guys very smart, explosive, and not afraid to adjust to flop press, hook, top roll.
He doesn’t want to be a 10 bc that means there is nothing left for him to learn.
John Brzenk
@@NytronX 🤣
Devon also known as the bedtime story author 📖
D’s a unique character and his influence goes well beyond a cracked wrist. He should be good for several more years, and don’t discount the amazing - he’s 48 and just manhandled the much younger #2 in the world.
With ease, no less.
The consummate pro.
PS-got to ‘m big time, by the looks of it. Devon took away his game plan with seeds of doubt.
Just look how good Todzilla is right now at age 58 or 59 I think.
Daddy devon
For sure he is the DADDY
THE KING DEVON LARRATT 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦💪
Devon said Favorite Armwrestler is Auden Larratt His Son that is So Awesome 💯😎
My favourite armwrestler ❤💪
Table IQ...theres another level past 10. It's called Devon Level. Devon is in a league of his own, and he is expanding that level over the years.
set up is like foot work in boxing
Least Favorite arm wrestler: Dennis Cyplenkov
GIGACHAD
This quality of content if better than EvW
12:44 Travis toprolled Georgi in 2018 quite easily
Devon eventually facing the big fish Levon is inevitable. Whether years from now or not. All roads lead to Levon.
But he mention vitaly to, so the road is dennis, vitaly, levan😁
Proud father
Devon n.1
Interesting interview. I think of this in terms of general competition. I find that people who have never competed at a high level are quick to call someone a cheater. I think they fail to realize that "cheating" isn't the right word. Their is moral cheating and immoral cheating. Inside the context of sport it's the athlete's job to find the boundaries of the rules and straddle them. Live right on the edge of what's acceptable. In American football for example: an offensive lineman who never comes close to a holding call is not going to be close to as good as he can be. If the same lineman get's six penalties in a game he's also not great. But the lineman who is always right on the edge of getting an infraction but avoids it is in the right place.
I wouldn’t even use the word cheating at all. cheating is defined as “breaking the rules dishonestly”. He’s just very very good as getting what he needs in the setup within the rules.
Well said, it would be like calling someone a cheater in the NFL because they caught the pass with one hand. At some point it's just stupid s*** talking
RUclips algorithm boosting comment 💪
... that mental table game was not strong with Ermes, and i think most people were not expecting that.
It's amazing how Devon makes smartest pullers look like amateur. Prudnik was considered to be one of the highest iq pullers, looked completely lost against Devon. Same with Ermes, everyone praised him for high table iq, yet, made lots of mistakes against Devon.
@@arhael3594 and they r smart pullers. Maybe Devon is a monkey wrench that people don't know how to handle lol
@@thedrew24 Yeah, he gets into opponents' head and makes them make mistakes.
Let's go!
when is the match actually being released ??
Genadi vs Devon is on in the background
1:40 talking about Levan?
Didn't Travis toproll him in 2018 Moldova?
real superman
He’s so eloquent… You’ll also never hear him saying he’s smart. That’s why we’re fans of his. It’s not a sport exclusive to giants and knuckleheads. Just my 2 cents
While watching event 2 weeks later knowing it's been recorded takes the excitement out of it. Hope you're considering live events Neil!!
No not at all really. As long as we don’t know results. But it would normally not be 2 weeks as his producer is sick. But anyways, Neil isn’t interested in doing traditional live events. People are already doing them and doing a great job. He isn’t trying to compete with KOT or EVW. He has a vision and is creating a whole different product. He’s creating a product that can be shared with sports fans who don’t watch arm wrestling. I don’t understand why people don’t get this.
@Dmgolfer22 I do get it very clearly n I do understand what Neil's trying to do is not like I'm the only one saying this. I may be dead wrong but regardless if everyone else is doing it.. successfully.. seems ppv n number of viewers are much better live. I love what Arm Wars is doing.. but I see the numbers n they don't compare
@@Dmgolfer22 Why would other sports fans watch this over EvW or other events?
Wtf! When is the match?! Can anyone please give the fuckin date of the match🤦
The broadcast date is clearly given at the end of the Interview mate - 16/09/23 that’s Saturday the 16th of September 2023 at 21.30hrs. 🇬🇧 available for all ARM WARS Channel Members 🤨☝️🎥🍿🔥
Devon has some of the best technique, but Danny Tesch, Svetan, Pascal, Travis, Prudnik, Michael, Hutchings, John, Ongarbaev, Ganadi, Neil Pickup, Greg Schneider, Marcio, and Tom Holland are all extremely, highly technical.
More about the ermes match than about the actual upcoming georgi match. Odd.
Devon will beat Levan.
Not sure about that but totally rooting for Devon and i hope he wins 💪
Listen people 20:10🤐
not the strongest ,but the smartest armwrestler
I agree devon is smart in arm wrestling he loves arm wrestling but i agree there is stronger people than him
In my opinion Genadi beating Devon is a really huge thing! We shouldn t underestimate that
For sure. It showed that Genadii leveled up.
And it, also, thought Devon valuable less of not showboating too much, and showed the few weaknesses he needed to work on.
You know how people are they gkeep complaining about refs to discredit genadi but Devon gassed out in the end
Devon made mistakes that he admits, Genadi now has ZERO chance
Nope, Devon got robbed beyond belief in that match, Devon should have won 3-0 but the Ref screwed him! But at end of day Genadi won so hard to argue that.
@@gnovincejr2Before refs Devon robbed himself. The fact that he was showboating gave refs an opening to screw him.
The happy hobo look going on....
He's sandbagging Georgi.
This match has happened 2 weeks ago
………well it happened 8 days ago & it will be broadcast on Saturday 16th September at 21.30hrs. GMT 🇬🇧 for all ARM WARS You Tube Channel Members 🤨☝️🎥🍿🔥
so weird to see devon talk like he has no idea how his training and body works
Georgi was toprolled by travis
Big difference in mental exhaustion when you don't master the English language. It fatigues you. Whether ermes would have won or lost
Ye le gano
Old fighter😄
Lol going right for Denis as least favorite arm wrestler.
Boy, Denis really got under his skin… seems like Devon needs to take his own medicine. He trash talks more than anybody, but Denis says he’s acting like a clown and suddenly he’s public enemy number 1?
Man, Denise is the clown here. Devon can beat him any day. I have no idea what Denise is doing all this time, probably just hurting himself. Auden is also obviously the greatest arm wrestler on his way, he's got 19 years of experience.
I just can't believe that Devon Larat thinks he has a chance against Denis Cyplenkov!!!!! Devon Larat has absolutely no chance against Denis Cyplenkov!!!Denis Cyplenkov is going to beat him like a joke!!!!!!
🤣
Basically he cheat
Basic u cheet 2. Cheet all us of English good. U bad, why?
Hes at his best so far hes THEEE most integrral memmber of this sport
What an awesome time to be…. To listen to the legend and see things as he speaks is once in a life time. The mister wants to speak the truth yet he keeps humble… yet the Alfa male show power in the most creative way. It’s a pleasure to peek in the mine of a predator. The future is now, kill the game Devon!
a lot of bs, if the ref was class he would push back the taller forearm, for level , not just center and the match would have been fair. What he is saying is a load of bs. Plus the ref deducted points only from one side. Ofc he couldn't negotiate cause he is not a native speaker.
Totally incorrect. Devon didn’t do anything that was a foulable offense while Ermes clearly regripping and breaking rules in refs grip. But to your point. Luke did level the webbing by coming down and actually made Devon move his elbow back round 2. But Nothing in the rules say anything about an athlete having to move elbow back for webbing. All it says is webbing level.
@@Dmgolfer22 false
@@Dmgolfer22 you have no clue to talk to me about rulebook