BuckyBadger Posted September 18 Share Posted September 18 Complete surprise to see him dismantle both Snyder and Sadulaev back to back. Was anyone aware of this guy and that he was this good coming into this tournament? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim L Posted September 18 Share Posted September 18 1 minute ago, BuckyBadger said: Complete surprise to see him dismantle both Snyder and Sadulaev back to back. Was anyone aware of this guy and that he was this good coming into this tournament? Why I am reminded of this guy: 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuckyBadger Posted September 18 Author Share Posted September 18 Ahh, yes. Boltukaev. But Bolt was tearing it up domestically for a while before he got the nod in 2014. Admittedly, I’m not as up to speed on some of the young up and comers internationally, but was completely unaware of Tazhudinov. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peanut Posted September 18 Share Posted September 18 43 minutes ago, BuckyBadger said: Complete surprise to see him dismantle both Snyder and Sadulaev back to back. Was anyone aware of this guy and that he was this good coming into this tournament? For US fans, Taz basically came out of nowhere. Pretty good reminder that it's super tough to stay on top in this sport. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crotalus Posted September 18 Share Posted September 18 26 minutes ago, BuckyBadger said: Ahh, yes. Boltukaev. But Bolt was tearing it up domestically for a while before he got the nod in 2014. Admittedly, I’m not as up to speed on some of the young up and comers internationally, but was completely unaware of Tazhudinov. I could be wrong, but I think Jim may be inferring a different similarity to Bolt..... That said, Taz has a much less suspicious look to him than Bolt did. The performance was incredible though. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BaldAt23 Posted September 18 Share Posted September 18 51 minutes ago, BuckyBadger said: Complete surprise to see him dismantle both Snyder and Sadulaev back to back. Was anyone aware of this guy and that he was this good coming into this tournament? I googled him after he beat Snyder and couldn't find much of anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuckyBadger Posted September 18 Author Share Posted September 18 2 minutes ago, Crotalus said: I could be wrong, but I think Jim may be inferring a different similarity to Bolt..... That said, Taz has a much less suspicious look to him than Bolt did. The performance was incredible though. Yeah, that wasn’t lost on me, and it’s always a possibility. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim L Posted September 18 Share Posted September 18 1 hour ago, Crotalus said: I could be wrong, but I think Jim may be inferring a different similarity to Bolt..... That said, Taz has a much less suspicious look to him than Bolt did. The performance was incredible though. A little bit of both, I don't like throwing unfounded accusations out, but Russia has earned the suspicions 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuckyBadger Posted September 18 Author Share Posted September 18 (edited) I guess what is also a bit different about Tazhudinov is that he wrestles for Bahrain. Usually, the high caliber Russian guys that aren’t going to be the top guy in Russia go to other former Soviet countries. I guess Bahrain is now throwing their oil money after Olympic medals and they happened to get a good one when he was young. Edited September 18 by BuckyBadger 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim L Posted September 18 Share Posted September 18 Adam Baritov, Russian with at least one world medal, wrestled for Bahrain at the end of his career. Bahrain's track team is full of transplanted African runners 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scribers Posted September 18 Share Posted September 18 Bahrain and UAE buy the heck out of professional cyclists 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom formerly Tofurky Posted September 18 Share Posted September 18 The kid (20 years old) has won the Asian and Arab Championships in the last year. Far from mind blowing results, especially in light of what he accomplished today. His height/leverage was an absolute asset against both Snyderman and Sads. Incredible! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billyhoyle Posted September 19 Share Posted September 19 The way he dispatched Snyder reminded me of how Mavlet Batirov outclassed Abas. Such smooth counters to redirect the attacks. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bnwtwg Posted September 19 Share Posted September 19 I said it yesterday - we likely just witnessed the changing of the guard yesterday. Just as quick as Sadulaev and Snyder stormed the world at a young age laying waste to everyone in their path, Tazhudinov either had the tourney of his life or is following the same script. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom formerly Tofurky Posted September 19 Share Posted September 19 3 hours ago, bnwtwg said: I said it yesterday - we likely just witnessed the changing of the guard yesterday. Just as quick as Sadulaev and Snyder stormed the world at a young age laying waste to everyone in their path, Tazhudinov either had the tourney of his life or is following the same script. Like many, I would guess it's the latter. That dude is a horse. Where has Russia been hiding that kid? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHROMEBIRD Posted September 19 Share Posted September 19 21 hours ago, Jim L said: A little bit of both, I don't like throwing unfounded accusations out, but Russia has earned the suspicions Definitely deserved suspicions but Taz looked pretty small compared to Snyder and Sadz. The scary part though is he's still filling into a full-sized grown man frame 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voice of the Quakers Posted September 19 Share Posted September 19 19 hours ago, scribers said: Bahrain and UAE buy the heck out of professional cyclists Those cyclists are riding for sovereign fund sponsored teams in the grand tours and other pro events, but it does not appear they have changed citizenship to represent those countries at the Worlds or Olympics. https://bahraincyclingteam.com/team/ http://www.uaeteamemirates.com/team/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gus Posted September 19 Share Posted September 19 37 minutes ago, CHROMEBIRD said: Definitely deserved suspicions but Taz looked pretty small compared to Snyder and Sadz. The scary part though is he's still filling into a full-sized grown man frame He has a different frame than Snyder and Sadulaev. He looked plenty big at the weight to me. He is tall and long. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yellow_Medal Posted September 19 Share Posted September 19 Definitely deserved suspicions but Taz looked pretty small compared to Snyder and Sadz. The scary part though is he's still filling into a full-sized grown man frameSmall?! I think your tv is broken.. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gimpeltf Posted September 19 Share Posted September 19 1 hour ago, Tom formerly Tofurky said: Where has Russia been hiding that kid? 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ugarles Posted September 19 Share Posted September 19 What a run. Looking forward to the touching moment at the medal ceremony when Tazhudinov tears up hearing the Bahrain national anthem for the first time. 2 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHROMEBIRD Posted September 19 Share Posted September 19 3 minutes ago, Yellow_Medal said: Small?! I think your tv is broken.. Comparatively. Snyder looked completely jacked next to him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pokemonster Posted September 19 Share Posted September 19 1 minute ago, ugarles said: What a run. Looking forward to the touching moment at the medal ceremony when Tazhudinov tears up hearing the Bahrain national anthem for the first time. Like the announcer said, the dude barely even cracked a smile after the win. Dude must be dialed in! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yellow_Medal Posted September 19 Share Posted September 19 Comparatively. Snyder looked completely jacked next to him.You keep using this word…I do not think it means what you think it means 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Interviewed_at_Weehawken Posted September 19 Share Posted September 19 2 minutes ago, pokemonster said: Like the announcer said, the dude barely even cracked a smile after the win. Dude must be dialed in! 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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