bnwtwg Posted October 23 Posted October 23 2 hours ago, mspart said: First round, Ghasempour vs Finesilver. Would anyone believe it if this happened? mspart They call him finesi_ver because Ghasempour would be forfeiting that L i am an idiot on the internet
Irani Posted October 23 Author Posted October 23 8 hours ago, Shibboleth said: Iran is pretty weak in the lighter weights. Nokhodi and Ghasempour probably will get medals below gold. For 61 and 70, I can't expect Momeni and Khalili anywhere near medal bouts. There's probably about 10 wrestlers in each category better than said wrestlers. Nokhodi -- probably the 2nd best wrestler if you just go down the entry list. At 92, it's a bit of a jump ball between the big 3, but I think Ghasempour is maybe half a step behind Taylor and Sadulaev. So it's likely a medal unless all favorites draw the same side. --- Let's say 1 silver, 1 bronze, draw dependent. Who do you see as the top 79 Kg wrestler?
Shibboleth Posted October 23 Posted October 23 4 hours ago, Irani said: Who do you see as the top 79 Kg wrestler? Jordan Burroughs
nhs67 Posted October 23 Posted October 23 10 hours ago, bnwtwg said: They call him finesi_ver because Ghasempour would be forfeiting that L This is funny as shit. "I know actually nothing. It isn't even conjecture at this point." - me
Irani Posted October 23 Author Posted October 23 5 hours ago, Shibboleth said: Jordan Burroughs Well, JB certainly would be in the conversation as one if the GOATs I am just not sure that he is still the top guy in 79. I like and respect him, I hope he goes out on top 3
VHSAlum Posted October 24 Posted October 24 22 hours ago, Irani said: Well, JB certainly would be in the conversation as one if the GOATs I am just not sure that he is still the top guy in 79. I like and respect him, I hope he goes out on top So then you want him to win 86 in 2028! 1
Truzzcat Posted October 24 Posted October 24 On 10/22/2024 at 11:50 PM, Irani said: Who do you see as the top 79 Kg wrestler? Magomaev is probably the on-paper favorite with youth on his side. JB is either 2-0 or 3-0 against Nohkodi I believe the only Iranian he's ever lost to is Savadkhoui. Kentchadze on his best day can probably beat anyone. As for me JB is still my pick for the weight but if any of Nohkodi,JB,Magomaev won it all I would not be surprised in the least.
nhs67 Posted October 24 Posted October 24 I think one thing that a lot of people haven't really considered (recently), is that 79 KG is the old 74 KG and he (JB) is better suited for 79 KG. A case in point is that when he weighed in at 180 (?) to wrestle David Taylor, who won Worlds that year and for many years after), and lost on criteria 4-4. That, to me, helps prove that dropping below 79 KG is not ideal. We haven't seen him against Dake at 79 KG, either, and Dake could very well be better at 79 KG - they just both want(ed) to be the best 74 KG guy on the planet because that was the Olympic weight. 3 "I know actually nothing. It isn't even conjecture at this point." - me
Shibboleth Posted October 24 Posted October 24 Yea we'll see how JB fares this time at 79, but he hasn't lost there that much internationally, except for that one criteria loss to Savadkouhi and that was off-season basically. Marsteller was and is a bad matchup but he adjusted. I agree with most points above and that Magomaev, Kentchadze (for whom, 79 is actually a really great weight), Nohodi, they are all medal favs. I just think JB has that extra touch that these great wrestlers don't.. Even at 36 years old 3
maligned Posted October 27 Posted October 27 On 10/21/2024 at 5:25 AM, Irani said: i would love it if all three end up on the same side so we hopefully get all three go against each other You got your 92kg wish. 1
D3 for LU Posted October 27 Posted October 27 44 minutes ago, maligned said: You got your 92kg wish. The half side Bracket of Death (queuing that familiar soccer WC "Group of Death" moniker.) D3 Never argue with an idiot. They will only bring you down to their level and beat you with experience.
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