Honestly if Pittman has any pride in him, he should have shot himself after that humuliation. Yes, Karlin is the greatest wrestler of all time, and he had total destruction fights before, but this was supposed to be very competitve and Pittman was dupped as the next American dream, well guess what the American got his ass kicked and to add insult to injury he was dry humped by Karlin before beingt hrown out like a bitch. Wow, very impressive indeed for the Russian and F*** Pittman
Karelin quotes "No one can believe that I am natural. The most important drug is to train like a MADMAN - really like a madman. The people who accuse me are those who have never trained once in their life like I train every day of my life."
Guys consider that the guys competing in the Olympics have to pass steroid doping tests very often. I'm not saying that some haven't cheated but an athlete of the stature of Karelin is a much "cleaner" athlete than those in professional sports. He was pure talent, raw power and a true sportsman.
Its really stupid to compare Karelin to stars of other sports. What's the point in comparing him with Fedor or Muhammad Ali or Undertaker? They are all legends in their own sport and it makes no sense to do a comparision. Yes, Karelin was the greatest wrestler ever; so what - Muhammad Ali was arguably the greatest boxer ever, and Fedor was arguably the greatest MMA fighter ever. Undertaker can walk the top rope and also tombstone Mark Henry. Each one brilliant in their own business. Why compare?
Please guys, please. Let´s talk about Karelin, Wresting, the Olympics, whatever. Just don´t come up with Brock Lesnar. It´s the same as comparing Karelin with the Undertaker, Gorbatschow or Donald Duck.
He did take part at the strongman competition once, he placed 6th but from what I heard he was doing every event very carefully to avoid any injuries.
LOL at the losers posting multiple paragraph-long responses, bothering to argue with one another in the comments section of YouTube. Seriously. Get laid.
Well I think that our little argument gave much more to this video section than your so called comment, that didn't include no mention about Karelin or wrestling whatsoever.
(continues) about what's happening around you, whereas when you're clear minded and completely aware what's happening in the center of a greco wrestling match, the situation is tough to handle. When you're brains are not being damaged, your senses are top-notch and there's no way to hide, the situation has a strong affect to you and you are forced to face the moment in all it's toughness: the fear of getting pinned, being throwed, the fear of making a mistake, that's mental toughness.
(continues) the match would be over pretty soon since you would make a big mistake when you're not able to think clear. If a boxer can go all the way to the end of the match even when suffering concussion, that only proves that a boxer doesen't have to have a high level of constant thinking in order to avoid mistakes. Also, when you're suffering small concussion and, like you said,"literally forget where you are" it's actually easier to handle the situation when you're almost clueless...
@GeoGarmeo People who've never wrestled can't appreciate what Karelin did or how great he truly was.
I try and explain to them, imagine Wayne Gretzky, Michael Jordan, Jerrry Rice and Muhammad Ali's accomplishements combined being dwarfed by this man.
Not a single point scored on him for 6 years in international competition. Won every gold medal for greco roman wrestling from 1988 to his 2000 upset at the olympics.
Brock Lesnar was an all american who didn't even compete at this level
@rrtodd95 no doubt he is probably one of the greatest atheles of all time, but you cant measure his accomplishments against someone like wayne Gretzky, who competes in a team sport. A man like Gretzky averages 2 goals a game one season, in the world of hockey that is a mind boggling concept.
im just suprised there arent more heavy weights in grecoroman who are as strong as Karelin, seems like a pretty straight forward advantage considering hes doing lightweight moves on guys who way 280.
@wg390 hmmm? last i checked Karelin and Gretzky competed in different sports. Wayne Gretzky has put up more points and goals then anyother russain nhl player, thats a fact.
the reason why i said you cant compare Karelin to Gretzky is because the simple fact that the sports are to different, for instance a hockey player cant go undefeated like a wrestler can. i suggest you work on your english before acting like a retarded animal over the internet.
The measurement is pretty easy to do since wrestling is no doubt harder than anything else, animals settle their hierarcy purely by wrestling (greco style that is) and same goes with the people. Classical wrestling demands everything you got both physically and mentally so you can't even mention an hockey game or any other thing when you're speaking bout' wrestling. The ancient greeks knew that and people of today should also at least try to understand wrestling's supremacy.
@hansul guess what im a wrestler myself, i know what a demanding sport it is, but dont act as if all other forms of competition are belittled by it. i know for a fact that a swimmers workout is more brutal and intense then most wrestling workouts. Wrestling isnt better then any other sport period. Karelin was one of the greatest, but theres no way his accomplishements can be matched to greztkys because the fundmentals are so different. dont act like wrestling superior to everything else
Greco is the only true sport there is whereas the other "sports" are in fact just games. Swimming makes you tired, but it doesen't demand you to have maxium strength, power or the most important, the brain work. Cross-country skiing or cycling may also tire you up but it isn't tough like classical wrestling is. 3 to 5 minutes of greco wrestling full throttle, that's tough, demanding and brutal. Gretzky or any swimmer there is lacks the guts needed to practice greco, they're unequal.
@hansul if that is what you beleive, then you are truly a narrow minded fool. let me ask you this, have you ever once played a hockey game, swam in a swimming meet, cross country meet etc?
Please cut the hostility, there's no need to call me with such names.
Yes, I have gone through "taxing" sessions in both cross county skiing and swimming and I have also played hockey and rugby (which is by far the most toughest team sport but still isn't nowhere near of greco roman wrestling).
I like to try out every form of activity that there's out there but time and time again my experiences strengthen my opinion: Greco Roman Wrestling is supreme to everything else.
@hansul im only hostile because i would think a fellow wrestler should realize that no other sport is more "supreme" than another.
tell me do you beleive greco roman wrestling is tougher then Boxing? imagine 15 2 minute rounds and by the 7th round you probably already have a mild concusion and you still have to got for and 16 minutes.
i know what you mean when you talk about how much it takes to wrestle, but there are people who put just as much effort into other forms of compitation.
Classical wrestling sure is tougher than boxing, It's pure physiology. In greco wrestling you're having grip from your opponent all the time, that means that you are pulling, pushing and squeezing him all the time, which means that your muscles are constatly working (both your upper and lower body muscles (as well as your brains)). In boxing you must keep your arms up all the time, this means your shoulders are also tensioened all the time, but it's just static tension... (continues)
(continues) of the shoulder area, you are not getting every single muslce of your body working all the time since boxers are not throwing punches at each other all the time because part of the time they are either moving around the ring or clinching. That's why you can go lots of rounds with high tempo in boxing, whereas in classical wrestling it's impossible to go long period of time with such a tempo. Also, eventhough the punch of a boxer involves full body movement.... (continues)
@hansul your point of view is a very bias one. i know what a greco roman wrestling match feels like. greco roman may have more strain on your muscles, but can you think straight when you've been hit so hard you literally for forget where you are? ill tell you right now boxing is the sport which requires the most physical and mental endurance. doesn't matter whether or not you've achieved maximum strength when your brain cant function properly. don't devalue the accomplishments of others.
Well I guess your head feels shaky also in MMA or muay-thai or any other fitness activity that involves getting your head hit but it isn't a sign of mental toughness. Real mental toughness is the one that you can see in classical wrestling: one mistake and your opponent will take an advantage from your mistake. It's also possible to get small concussion in a wrestling match too (but that luckily almost never happens) and if that would happen and you couldn't think straight anymore...
(continues) boxers legs are not getting worked as much as the upper body/core area in an intensive situation, where the boxers are changing punches with a great speed. That's why the exhaustion is not as overall as it is in classical wrestling. So to sum my point up: The ongoing work that every single muscle of your entire body is going through for the whole match (without even mentioning the full spectre of fitn. components that wrestlers are able to handle) is completely unique.
@rrtodd95 very very well said but people that dont know jack bout a sport usually like to talk, remember when Karilin got beat in 2000 he had been in international competition for close to 19yrs and not taking anything away from Rulon but sooner or later even a legend gets to that time where he or she just cant do what they were used to.
@dimka171 Karelin lost because he said he researched all his opponents and trained to fight every potential matchup.
then a few months before the olympis, Rulon put on 60 pounds of fat and Karelin hadn't trained to handle that extra mass, he was training to be as strong as possible but when you train mass, you sacrifice cardio so it was a brilliant tactical step that Gardner took.
@mikemarc92 Sorry, didn't see the weight difference part.
In this match I'm pretty sure they're roughly the same weight class. Pittman's body type is roughly the same size, I'm sure Karelin wasn't more than 20 pounds heavier tops.
2000 was the last year that there was no weight limit for super heavyweights.
@dimka171 karelin lost that match bc of a cheap new rule that gave rulon a point, a rule that no longer even exists. rulon never bested karelin he was too fat to move around.
As much as I love greco-roman wrestling...I just wish we could have seen this man in his prime in the UFC. Would have been epic. War muthafuckin Karelin!!
@JLSealy2 In all honesty if he took up MMA at about 23 and got 2 years of striking and jiu jitsu training under his belt Karelin would have been as close to unbeatable as you can get in MMA. Who could stop this guy getting a take down? Would love to have seen it but the UFC only got so big at the end of his career.
a beast!!!!!, such an athlete like this comes very rarely...size, speed, and power beyond your wildest dreams...at close to 300 lbs, cut like a diamond..
Karelin's golden days were in 1990-1992. Before that he was very good, but from the days of Atlanta (1996), it was clear that he could not win easily by suspending his opponents' shoulders. I really feared that the stupid rules of Graeco-Roman wrestling might make him lose a match to someone who was no match for him, and that's what happened in Sydney (2000).
our (jenkins middle school) wrestling coach said look this guy up...this is just wow for people who dont wrestle by the first time he picked him (craig) up most people would be dying and want a gallon of water i look up to this guy u should to!
How he picked him up twice like that after wrestling for minutes ... and looked like he didn't even break sweat ... I don't think this is human. I have to watch it again.
Karelin did indeed deadlift 400 kg at a swedish training camp, the swedish coaches where joking with him, telling him that all swedish wrestlers above 90 kgs (200 lbs) could deadlift 400 kg, they never thoght he would make it, but instead, karelin picked up the bar 3 times, I've heard this from a person who was present at the event, he said he couldn't believe his eyes.
@Givven That is just a story, there is no proof. The man is a legend, of course people will have ridiculous stories. There is also a tale of him benching 300kg or something like that here in sweden in a training camp.
@wg390PHOENIX aight dude gosh there are many different types of wrestling i do america folkstyle, but freestyle on the side,but greco roman does look very interesting and this guy i mean wow that strength and size like wow big guy
Yes. Alexander WAS invincible in is prime. When he lost to Gardner it was the year 2000, and he wasn't as strong as he was in the 80's, and 90's...he was still strong, but not as strong. The saying "No one is invincible." is a reference to age. No one is invincible, because we all age.
@SundiMundi the saying, "No one is invincible." is a reference to the fact that everyone, no matter how well they do what they do, has flaws. Aging is not a flaw. If we didn't age we could never mature. Let's look at the facts here. Karelin is from a country that has been producing thousands of greco-roman wrestlers for decades, yet he was beaten by a man who comes from a country where most people don't even know what greco-roman wrestling is. He was flawed, so he lost.
@coconutsavage stick to WWE and all that crap that fucktards like you with inverted penises enjoy. Let GR/FS wrestling for those who enjoy true sport and appreciate a great sportsman.
If you say that in USA most people don't know GR wrestling then you are either a troll or just plain ignorant stupid. Most US schools teach GR wrestling dumbass.
As for Karelin he IS the greatest wrestler the world has ever seen. His loss? Doesn't really matter. He's got a valid excuse for that. Dumbass coconut.
@CavalerVlah Please, keep a civil tongue in your head. This is a public forum and no place for name calling or foul language. Most US schools DO NOT teach GR. One style is taught in high school, another slightly different style taught at the college level; neither are for FILA competition. These styles allow attacking the legs which GR doesn't. Most US wrestlers don't learn GR and never will. Your assertions are wrong. Get your facts straight. P.S. Most people have excuses for losing. :-)
@coconutsavage For your own knowledge: there are 2 types of competitive wrestling: greco-roman (GR) and free-style (FS). Read my previous post carefully. In USA schools they teach either of two with the FS being more common. But you to say that most americans have never heard of GR borders stupidity or malice.
Nobody is invincible: age factor and fatigue kicks in. We all are mortal. But legends live on. Karelin is a true warrior who fights to the end whatever that may be. W.H.I.T.E P.O.W.E.R.
@CavalerVlah most Americans are familiar with amateur scholastic wrestling used in junior high and high school. And some know about collegiate wrestling which is a slight variation of scholastic. None of these is FILA freestyle. High schools and junior high schools don't teach GR and this is where most of the wrestlers in the U.S. practice the sport. Most Americans aren't amateur wrestling fans and don't know GR. In fact, most Americans couldn't even tell you the name of a current GR champion.
@coconutsavage I wouldn't be able to tell you who the current champion is either. That's not the point. Wrestling is wrestling. If no-one ever practiced or even seen it live they still would be able to tell you it's wrestling, even women. That was the point i was tring to make as reply to your comment that in USA nobody ever heard of GR or FS wrestling.
@CavalerVlah in general, when people "know" a sport they know the people at the top of it. I'm sure that GR has been on TV in the U.S., I'm also sure that the vast majority of Americans have never watched it and are unfamiliar with it. Since the majority of US wrestlers are in junior high & high school, most never learn GR since this is not the style taught at those levels. And most Americans are simply not interested in wrestling at all. Get it?
@Ryanusaurus UFC has tryed to get him to compete but he says no
i kno that 5 years ago they offered 1 million dollars - and yes he would throw lesner around like a 3rd grade girl- his level of wrestling is far better
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built like a fucking soviet tank
refuseit 1 week ago
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refuseit 1 week ago
RIP headphone users...
ticosexy22 2 months ago 12
Honestly if Pittman has any pride in him, he should have shot himself after that humuliation. Yes, Karlin is the greatest wrestler of all time, and he had total destruction fights before, but this was supposed to be very competitve and Pittman was dupped as the next American dream, well guess what the American got his ass kicked and to add insult to injury he was dry humped by Karlin before beingt hrown out like a bitch. Wow, very impressive indeed for the Russian and F*** Pittman
khonfosh 2 months ago
Rest in peace headphone users
TheWutangmaster 2 months ago
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khonfosh 2 months ago
Это даже не прилично))
ZahhaRaMahadev 2 months ago
Greatest Wrestler of all time!
musickislife1 3 months ago
Juice?
Karelin quotes "No one can believe that I am natural. The most important drug is to train like a MADMAN - really like a madman. The people who accuse me are those who have never trained once in their life like I train every day of my life."
-Alexander Karelin, 12-time World Champion
Karelin's credentials:
WORLD CHAMPION - 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999
OLYMPIC CHAMPION - 1988, 1992, 1996
Junior World Champion - 1985
1sysyphus 4 months ago
@1sysyphus who won WC -96?
jagjagjag009 4 months ago
@jagjagjag009 It was the olympic year--no world event.
1sysyphus 4 months ago
@1sysyphus ah, ofc...tnx
jagjagjag009 4 months ago
That juice takes you to that next level kids
jjjjkkkwhat 5 months ago
Fuking nice pump there at the end :D
Minkki82 5 months ago
Guys consider that the guys competing in the Olympics have to pass steroid doping tests very often. I'm not saying that some haven't cheated but an athlete of the stature of Karelin is a much "cleaner" athlete than those in professional sports. He was pure talent, raw power and a true sportsman.
douskara 5 months ago
It is not fair Craig is 110 kg and karelin 130
johngellerrf 5 months ago
Its really stupid to compare Karelin to stars of other sports. What's the point in comparing him with Fedor or Muhammad Ali or Undertaker? They are all legends in their own sport and it makes no sense to do a comparision. Yes, Karelin was the greatest wrestler ever; so what - Muhammad Ali was arguably the greatest boxer ever, and Fedor was arguably the greatest MMA fighter ever. Undertaker can walk the top rope and also tombstone Mark Henry. Each one brilliant in their own business. Why compare?
rambocommander5 5 months ago
Please guys, please. Let´s talk about Karelin, Wresting, the Olympics, whatever. Just don´t come up with Brock Lesnar. It´s the same as comparing Karelin with the Undertaker, Gorbatschow or Donald Duck.
PulstreiberTV 5 months ago
This Guy is Evan drago 2x
lightningwar123 6 months ago
Sgt Craig Pittman!
JerRudo 6 months ago
Karelin is THE man!!! He would be in a league of his own in mma
mihailmokan 6 months ago
@mihailmokan acctually, that may not be the case. there are many great wrestlers that doesnt transfer over to mma that well... but who knows, right.
MrOleVictor 6 months ago
this guy is a fuckin monster. He looks like he could easily be competitive in those strong man competitions... anyone know if he's done any?
kamikazefighta 6 months ago
@kamikazefighta
He did take part at the strongman competition once, he placed 6th but from what I heard he was doing every event very carefully to avoid any injuries.
hansul 6 months ago
He looks like Michael Bisping, if Michael Bisping were Hulked up like the green monster Lou Ferigno.
TheAngeltoDemon 6 months ago
Karelin was the best ever.
vickyUSA 6 months ago
Russian Neckbreaker from WWF No Mercy!
DynamiteHeaddy 7 months ago
100 dollars says he cuts weight from 300 pounds to 286 lbs.
Ferro716 7 months ago
Karelin=Zangief
eldiablov2 7 months ago 7
blya figna ne kakoi techniki ne4o netu ka4ok i vso tupa
MegaPiffPaff 7 months ago
@MegaPiffPaff ti s uma sashol?
dimka171 4 months ago
красавчик!!!
ANARK87 7 months ago
what a freaking monster lol
MyJMAN22 7 months ago
Alexander Karelin looks tremendously scary. This guy looks like he can squad a thousand pounds
CarlosStephenPR 8 months ago
The only 4 limbed creature that has a consistent shot at Karelin is a prime silverback gorilla.
CottonmouthBev 8 months ago 2
@CottonmouthBev He IS a prime silverback gorilla!
bassmastah13 2 months ago
@CottonmouthBev I thought he was fighting a silverback gorilla on this match??
SuperTowlie1 2 months ago
New Favorite Sport.
Mastodon704 8 months ago
karelin's body is awesome. arnold schwarznegger awesome
R2rGangstaFC 8 months ago
Саша порезвился...)
VODLAV 9 months ago
LOL at the losers posting multiple paragraph-long responses, bothering to argue with one another in the comments section of YouTube. Seriously. Get laid.
Chubzdoomer 9 months ago
@Chubzdoomer
Well I think that our little argument gave much more to this video section than your so called comment, that didn't include no mention about Karelin or wrestling whatsoever.
hansul 9 months ago
@hansul No, not really. You two are like little girls.
Chubzdoomer 9 months ago
@Chubzdoomer
I take that as an compliment, girls are sweet creatures and they seem to have head full of wise thoughts, unlike our gender ;)
hansul 9 months ago
@hansul Pedobear approves this message!
Chubzdoomer 9 months ago
@Chubzdoomer
Just when I thought that I wouldn't had to hear words like "epic" and "pedobear" mentioned anymore...
hansul 9 months ago
@hansul There will always be a Pedobear. And he's always watching over you.
Chubzdoomer 9 months ago
@Chubzdoomer
Chris Hansen will stop him someday, you'll see!
hansul 9 months ago
(continues) about what's happening around you, whereas when you're clear minded and completely aware what's happening in the center of a greco wrestling match, the situation is tough to handle. When you're brains are not being damaged, your senses are top-notch and there's no way to hide, the situation has a strong affect to you and you are forced to face the moment in all it's toughness: the fear of getting pinned, being throwed, the fear of making a mistake, that's mental toughness.
hansul 9 months ago
(continues) the match would be over pretty soon since you would make a big mistake when you're not able to think clear. If a boxer can go all the way to the end of the match even when suffering concussion, that only proves that a boxer doesen't have to have a high level of constant thinking in order to avoid mistakes. Also, when you're suffering small concussion and, like you said,"literally forget where you are" it's actually easier to handle the situation when you're almost clueless...
hansul 9 months ago
hes like the captain america of russia....Captain Russia
dubaT88 9 months ago
wtf karelin lik 100 percent muscle hell kill lesnar
executionery4145 9 months ago
THE SARGE!!! I SALUTE YOU!
metroretrokicks 9 months ago
Let da nIGA hit da flor
Let da nIGA hit da flor
Let da nIGA hit da ...floooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooor
arcadian33333 9 months ago
What is absurdly stupid is posting a video with the fucked up sound....duh puts some music over it!!!!
wardbundle 10 months ago
@wardbundle Wrestling matches shouldnt have music in my opinion. Unless its a highlight reel. It takes too much away from the match.
fusebmxrider 10 months ago
POLAR BEAR
GableHawk 10 months ago
What a Beast!
rudipell90 10 months ago
imagine he has a hold of you...
biglee13m 10 months ago
Karelin forever. He is is now part of Wrestling History
onhario0 10 months ago 2
is that the same craig pittman from wcw ?
petrar4 10 months ago
@petrar4 yes
OrlyDudeGuy 10 months ago
i would fight him in mma, i would just jab and move on his big azz
iwanttofight69 11 months ago
@iwanttofight69 Your fucking retarded
cooltoon666 11 months ago
@cooltoon666 Word!!
ticklemypicklehead 10 months ago
so fn tuff mofo picking dudes up is hard stuff bro
iwanttofight69 11 months ago
look at those combats
sooo nice
HelloMyNameIsTyson 11 months ago
@HelloMyNameIsTyson i know its killing me!
razaviknows 11 months ago
Damn, I only weigh 190 but I would love to see how long I could last against him.
jibberingjon 11 months ago
@jibberingjon
depends how fast you run.....
dunkann09 5 months ago
Karelin is AWESOME. He looks like a Spiderman Villian.
quothable 11 months ago
Look at the look on Karelin's face after that second reverse lift
TheIncredibleKrunk 11 months ago
как тряпочку.
Stepasan 11 months ago
its like he's not even trying!!
Shobikz 11 months ago
at 3:14
, pretty sure he saw black jesus.. then died.
ethanwalker9321 1 year ago
хахаххаха
Djafar888 1 year ago
it hurts nigga !!
39R8093R8203R80F 1 year ago
shit, he tosses that black dude around like a rag doll! i bet he could force chuck norris to a draw....maybe
aldoregozani 1 year ago 2
heh comparing Karelin and Lesnar is the most stupid thing that one can make in his entire life
GeoGarmeo 1 year ago 57
@GeoGarmeo People who've never wrestled can't appreciate what Karelin did or how great he truly was.
I try and explain to them, imagine Wayne Gretzky, Michael Jordan, Jerrry Rice and Muhammad Ali's accomplishements combined being dwarfed by this man.
Not a single point scored on him for 6 years in international competition. Won every gold medal for greco roman wrestling from 1988 to his 2000 upset at the olympics.
Brock Lesnar was an all american who didn't even compete at this level
rrtodd95 10 months ago 50
@rrtodd95 no doubt he is probably one of the greatest atheles of all time, but you cant measure his accomplishments against someone like wayne Gretzky, who competes in a team sport. A man like Gretzky averages 2 goals a game one season, in the world of hockey that is a mind boggling concept.
im just suprised there arent more heavy weights in grecoroman who are as strong as Karelin, seems like a pretty straight forward advantage considering hes doing lightweight moves on guys who way 280.
Aspartan3 9 months ago
@Aspartan3
You want put Wayne Gretzky against Russians?
LOL
Good luck
and I already sorry for you and your beloved Gretzky
Gretzky will start washing Karelin underwear and you will be Superwiser LOL
wg390 9 months ago
@wg390 hmmm? last i checked Karelin and Gretzky competed in different sports. Wayne Gretzky has put up more points and goals then anyother russain nhl player, thats a fact.
the reason why i said you cant compare Karelin to Gretzky is because the simple fact that the sports are to different, for instance a hockey player cant go undefeated like a wrestler can. i suggest you work on your english before acting like a retarded animal over the internet.
Aspartan3 9 months ago
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hansul 9 months ago
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hansul 9 months ago
@Aspartan3
The measurement is pretty easy to do since wrestling is no doubt harder than anything else, animals settle their hierarcy purely by wrestling (greco style that is) and same goes with the people. Classical wrestling demands everything you got both physically and mentally so you can't even mention an hockey game or any other thing when you're speaking bout' wrestling. The ancient greeks knew that and people of today should also at least try to understand wrestling's supremacy.
hansul 9 months ago
@hansul guess what im a wrestler myself, i know what a demanding sport it is, but dont act as if all other forms of competition are belittled by it. i know for a fact that a swimmers workout is more brutal and intense then most wrestling workouts. Wrestling isnt better then any other sport period. Karelin was one of the greatest, but theres no way his accomplishements can be matched to greztkys because the fundmentals are so different. dont act like wrestling superior to everything else
Aspartan3 9 months ago
@Aspartan3
Greco is the only true sport there is whereas the other "sports" are in fact just games. Swimming makes you tired, but it doesen't demand you to have maxium strength, power or the most important, the brain work. Cross-country skiing or cycling may also tire you up but it isn't tough like classical wrestling is. 3 to 5 minutes of greco wrestling full throttle, that's tough, demanding and brutal. Gretzky or any swimmer there is lacks the guts needed to practice greco, they're unequal.
hansul 9 months ago
@hansul if that is what you beleive, then you are truly a narrow minded fool. let me ask you this, have you ever once played a hockey game, swam in a swimming meet, cross country meet etc?
Aspartan3 9 months ago
@Aspartan3
Please cut the hostility, there's no need to call me with such names.
Yes, I have gone through "taxing" sessions in both cross county skiing and swimming and I have also played hockey and rugby (which is by far the most toughest team sport but still isn't nowhere near of greco roman wrestling).
I like to try out every form of activity that there's out there but time and time again my experiences strengthen my opinion: Greco Roman Wrestling is supreme to everything else.
hansul 9 months ago
@hansul im only hostile because i would think a fellow wrestler should realize that no other sport is more "supreme" than another.
tell me do you beleive greco roman wrestling is tougher then Boxing? imagine 15 2 minute rounds and by the 7th round you probably already have a mild concusion and you still have to got for and 16 minutes.
i know what you mean when you talk about how much it takes to wrestle, but there are people who put just as much effort into other forms of compitation.
Aspartan3 9 months ago
@Aspartan3
Classical wrestling sure is tougher than boxing, It's pure physiology. In greco wrestling you're having grip from your opponent all the time, that means that you are pulling, pushing and squeezing him all the time, which means that your muscles are constatly working (both your upper and lower body muscles (as well as your brains)). In boxing you must keep your arms up all the time, this means your shoulders are also tensioened all the time, but it's just static tension... (continues)
hansul 9 months ago
@Aspartan3
(continues) of the shoulder area, you are not getting every single muslce of your body working all the time since boxers are not throwing punches at each other all the time because part of the time they are either moving around the ring or clinching. That's why you can go lots of rounds with high tempo in boxing, whereas in classical wrestling it's impossible to go long period of time with such a tempo. Also, eventhough the punch of a boxer involves full body movement.... (continues)
hansul 9 months ago
@hansul your point of view is a very bias one. i know what a greco roman wrestling match feels like. greco roman may have more strain on your muscles, but can you think straight when you've been hit so hard you literally for forget where you are? ill tell you right now boxing is the sport which requires the most physical and mental endurance. doesn't matter whether or not you've achieved maximum strength when your brain cant function properly. don't devalue the accomplishments of others.
Aspartan3 9 months ago
@Aspartan3
Well I guess your head feels shaky also in MMA or muay-thai or any other fitness activity that involves getting your head hit but it isn't a sign of mental toughness. Real mental toughness is the one that you can see in classical wrestling: one mistake and your opponent will take an advantage from your mistake. It's also possible to get small concussion in a wrestling match too (but that luckily almost never happens) and if that would happen and you couldn't think straight anymore...
hansul 9 months ago
@Aspartan3
(continues) boxers legs are not getting worked as much as the upper body/core area in an intensive situation, where the boxers are changing punches with a great speed. That's why the exhaustion is not as overall as it is in classical wrestling. So to sum my point up: The ongoing work that every single muscle of your entire body is going through for the whole match (without even mentioning the full spectre of fitn. components that wrestlers are able to handle) is completely unique.
hansul 9 months ago
@rrtodd95 very very well said but people that dont know jack bout a sport usually like to talk, remember when Karilin got beat in 2000 he had been in international competition for close to 19yrs and not taking anything away from Rulon but sooner or later even a legend gets to that time where he or she just cant do what they were used to.
dimka171 5 months ago
@dimka171 Karelin lost because he said he researched all his opponents and trained to fight every potential matchup.
then a few months before the olympis, Rulon put on 60 pounds of fat and Karelin hadn't trained to handle that extra mass, he was training to be as strong as possible but when you train mass, you sacrifice cardio so it was a brilliant tactical step that Gardner took.
rrtodd95 5 months ago
@rrtodd95 --
Whats the weight difference between karelin and pittman??
mikemarc92 3 months ago
@mikemarc92 Well, Pittman didn't win every world title in wrestling for 11 straight years having only 1 point scored on him in 6 of those.
rrtodd95 3 months ago
@mikemarc92 Sorry, didn't see the weight difference part.
In this match I'm pretty sure they're roughly the same weight class. Pittman's body type is roughly the same size, I'm sure Karelin wasn't more than 20 pounds heavier tops.
2000 was the last year that there was no weight limit for super heavyweights.
rrtodd95 3 months ago
@dimka171 karelin lost that match bc of a cheap new rule that gave rulon a point, a rule that no longer even exists. rulon never bested karelin he was too fat to move around.
awall930 4 months ago
@rrtodd95 Not to mention that he didn't even wrestle Greco Roman lmao. He wrestled Folk style I believe.
100tonlifter 4 months ago
@GeoGarmeo Karelin Would Destroy Lesnar
CarlosStephenPR 8 months ago
What a fucking monster! Unbelieveable! I hate that Karelin guy for making it look so easy!!!
josepablobolanos 1 year ago
how tall is karelin and how much he weighs?
serichejr 1 year ago
@serichejr 6' 4" and over 284 pounds
Leonardo1536 1 year ago
@serichejr he's 6'4 and competed at 286 lbs according to wiki
shade6787 9 months ago
almost killed the guy
TheCyoruk 1 year ago
this is just 2 guys who are in different classes.......... then again karelin is in his own class by himself
DeliciousPoop 1 year ago
As much as I love greco-roman wrestling...I just wish we could have seen this man in his prime in the UFC. Would have been epic. War muthafuckin Karelin!!
JLSealy2 1 year ago
@JLSealy2 In all honesty if he took up MMA at about 23 and got 2 years of striking and jiu jitsu training under his belt Karelin would have been as close to unbeatable as you can get in MMA. Who could stop this guy getting a take down? Would love to have seen it but the UFC only got so big at the end of his career.
chewie2240 11 months ago
owned
migetman123456789 1 year ago
poor Craig Pittman
there is no way to win against this super man :DD
rockyq88 1 year ago
a beast!!!!!, such an athlete like this comes very rarely...size, speed, and power beyond your wildest dreams...at close to 300 lbs, cut like a diamond..
xerakis 1 year ago
look at his muscles at 3:44. Dry, lean, pure meat, where every fiber of it works when needed. lots of strength and stamina!!!
mikado201019 1 year ago
@mikado201019 i wanna have that body!!!
serichejr 1 year ago
I think Karelin could lift 2x or maybe 3x of his own weight, Superhuman
GeoGarmeo 1 year ago
Karelin's golden days were in 1990-1992. Before that he was very good, but from the days of Atlanta (1996), it was clear that he could not win easily by suspending his opponents' shoulders. I really feared that the stupid rules of Graeco-Roman wrestling might make him lose a match to someone who was no match for him, and that's what happened in Sydney (2000).
mehmetazk 1 year ago
our (jenkins middle school) wrestling coach said look this guy up...this is just wow for people who dont wrestle by the first time he picked him (craig) up most people would be dying and want a gallon of water i look up to this guy u should to!
dillxrocks 1 year ago
How he picked him up twice like that after wrestling for minutes ... and looked like he didn't even break sweat ... I don't think this is human. I have to watch it again.
What a beast! I am lost for words!
pcjudosambo 1 year ago
Krasava Karelin!!!Rysski' boatur',ni odin narod ne obladaet tako' silo' kak Rysskie.
sneg772 1 year ago
Karelin did indeed deadlift 400 kg at a swedish training camp, the swedish coaches where joking with him, telling him that all swedish wrestlers above 90 kgs (200 lbs) could deadlift 400 kg, they never thoght he would make it, but instead, karelin picked up the bar 3 times, I've heard this from a person who was present at the event, he said he couldn't believe his eyes.
Givven 1 year ago
@Givven
These kind of numbers tend to get inflated as the time goes by...
Apjooz 1 year ago
@Givven That is just a story, there is no proof. The man is a legend, of course people will have ridiculous stories. There is also a tale of him benching 300kg or something like that here in sweden in a training camp.
Tjockman 1 year ago
KARELIn is great! But before him ,in FREE_STYLE was the GREATEST of ALL: IVAN YARIGIN!!! May he rest in PEACE!
MegaHitman666 1 year ago
KARELIN is GREAT! But don't forget ,before him,in FREE_STYLE,it was the GREATEST of ALL: IVAN YARIGIN!!! YARIGIN for ever! He was the BESSSSTT!!!
MegaHitman666 1 year ago
OMG.. just speechless!!
TheCyoruk 1 year ago
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Craig Pitman had no CHANCE against Karelin
aviomaster 1 year ago
Карелин - красава!!!!
niktimich 1 year ago
Karelin is a beast.
housti 1 year ago 3
все отдыхают по сравнению с нашими борцами Карелин лучший!!!!!!
9832Lolita 1 year ago
toi go ubi
ynimachine 1 year ago
Just wow! +120kg!
EstoniaANTICOMMUNIST 1 year ago
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White Power. WHITE POWER!
CavalerVlah 1 year ago
omg this is fucking insane.
fuckliao 1 year ago
Karelin = Juicer
mikesci91 1 year ago
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True white power!!! WHITE POWER!!!
awaii90210 1 year ago
el mejor luchador de todos los tiempos!!!!!! KARELIN
manger83 1 year ago
my god
Don612Juan 1 year ago
How much did Karelin weigh?
EGarrett01 1 year ago
@EGarrett01 128kg
DrWrestler 1 year ago
jest najlepszy :)
ruzam887 1 year ago
Russian Power!
jkullander 1 year ago
that was incredible
specie44 1 year ago
lol the black dude could actually "hang" with him, that's a feat in it's own :D
TheDiamond123123 1 year ago
Alexanders body composition rediculous
54321seb 1 year ago
kickboxing and other types of MMA fighting styles will be a ppeice of cake once u mastered wresling
Sk8erEd93 1 year ago
@Sk8erEd93 nooooo, not at all....o.0
kRendellkrunk 1 year ago
Lesnar eat your heart out...
DannySMalone 1 year ago
Karelin is Olympian from Greece 2000 yrs ago !
Super POWER
and dont respond to me that some american shit is better
Karelin will put this american shit into russian garbage ...
If you not agree go and tell it to Karelin
wg390PHOENIX 1 year ago
@wg390PHOENIX aight dude gosh there are many different types of wrestling i do america folkstyle, but freestyle on the side,but greco roman does look very interesting and this guy i mean wow that strength and size like wow big guy
arad412 1 year ago
@wg390PHOENIX He lost to Rulon Gardner! LOL No one is invincible. No one!
coconutsavage 1 year ago
@coconutsavage
Yes. Alexander WAS invincible in is prime. When he lost to Gardner it was the year 2000, and he wasn't as strong as he was in the 80's, and 90's...he was still strong, but not as strong. The saying "No one is invincible." is a reference to age. No one is invincible, because we all age.
SundiMundi 1 year ago
@SundiMundi the saying, "No one is invincible." is a reference to the fact that everyone, no matter how well they do what they do, has flaws. Aging is not a flaw. If we didn't age we could never mature. Let's look at the facts here. Karelin is from a country that has been producing thousands of greco-roman wrestlers for decades, yet he was beaten by a man who comes from a country where most people don't even know what greco-roman wrestling is. He was flawed, so he lost.
coconutsavage 1 year ago
@coconutsavage stick to WWE and all that crap that fucktards like you with inverted penises enjoy. Let GR/FS wrestling for those who enjoy true sport and appreciate a great sportsman.
If you say that in USA most people don't know GR wrestling then you are either a troll or just plain ignorant stupid. Most US schools teach GR wrestling dumbass.
As for Karelin he IS the greatest wrestler the world has ever seen. His loss? Doesn't really matter. He's got a valid excuse for that. Dumbass coconut.
CavalerVlah 1 year ago
@CavalerVlah Please, keep a civil tongue in your head. This is a public forum and no place for name calling or foul language. Most US schools DO NOT teach GR. One style is taught in high school, another slightly different style taught at the college level; neither are for FILA competition. These styles allow attacking the legs which GR doesn't. Most US wrestlers don't learn GR and never will. Your assertions are wrong. Get your facts straight. P.S. Most people have excuses for losing. :-)
coconutsavage 1 year ago
@coconutsavage For your own knowledge: there are 2 types of competitive wrestling: greco-roman (GR) and free-style (FS). Read my previous post carefully. In USA schools they teach either of two with the FS being more common. But you to say that most americans have never heard of GR borders stupidity or malice.
Nobody is invincible: age factor and fatigue kicks in. We all are mortal. But legends live on. Karelin is a true warrior who fights to the end whatever that may be. W.H.I.T.E P.O.W.E.R.
CavalerVlah 1 year ago
@CavalerVlah most Americans are familiar with amateur scholastic wrestling used in junior high and high school. And some know about collegiate wrestling which is a slight variation of scholastic. None of these is FILA freestyle. High schools and junior high schools don't teach GR and this is where most of the wrestlers in the U.S. practice the sport. Most Americans aren't amateur wrestling fans and don't know GR. In fact, most Americans couldn't even tell you the name of a current GR champion.
coconutsavage 1 year ago
@coconutsavage I wouldn't be able to tell you who the current champion is either. That's not the point. Wrestling is wrestling. If no-one ever practiced or even seen it live they still would be able to tell you it's wrestling, even women. That was the point i was tring to make as reply to your comment that in USA nobody ever heard of GR or FS wrestling.
CavalerVlah 1 year ago
@CavalerVlah in general, when people "know" a sport they know the people at the top of it. I'm sure that GR has been on TV in the U.S., I'm also sure that the vast majority of Americans have never watched it and are unfamiliar with it. Since the majority of US wrestlers are in junior high & high school, most never learn GR since this is not the style taught at those levels. And most Americans are simply not interested in wrestling at all. Get it?
coconutsavage 1 year ago
Karelin's power is uncanny! He just tossed Pittman around like a rag doll!
Karelin rules!
ronstermaniac1 1 year ago 3
second time, it did hurt
criceto 1 year ago
that's a big dude
ezcondition 1 year ago
this guy is just amazing!
i dont think there will be another one , they will have to clone him again! '
or genetecaly modify another one like this
boomdunker 1 year ago
This man could throw Brock Lesnar around like a rag doll.
Ryanusaurus 1 year ago
@Ryanusaurus UFC has tryed to get him to compete but he says no
i kno that 5 years ago they offered 1 million dollars - and yes he would throw lesner around like a 3rd grade girl- his level of wrestling is far better
vontrop 1 year ago
@vontrop That's not true at all.
ruhonperkele 1 year ago
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wg390PHOENIX 1 year ago
he is the greatest wrestler ever lived and he got robbed at the olympics by the american i fogot his name,and im american
bummercal 1 year ago
@bummercal haha Rulon Gardner
thechenster 1 year ago
This is the guy from WCW.
ScotteDio 1 year ago
Karelin's strength, and technique is amazing!
muayboran74 1 year ago
Уважаю Карелина.
vitos4157662 1 year ago
Карелин красавец! Просто молодчина!
MrSarMax 1 year ago 2
God wrestling!!! :)
MrKostylev 1 year ago 7
karelin has really huge head XD
Sanguinius93446 1 year ago
lmao omg i feel sorry for the guy in the red
bigmensew 1 year ago
fast forward to 2:40, its where karelin breaks the opponent
viper909909 1 year ago