Iran wrestling news

[bnwtwg]

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

[Irani]

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.

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Let's say 1 silver, 1 bronze, draw dependent.

Who do you see as the top 79 Kg wrestler?

[Shibboleth]

4 hours ago, Irani said:

Who do you see as the top 79 Kg wrestler?

Jordan Burroughs

[nhs67]

10 hours ago, bnwtwg said:

They call him finesi_ver because Ghasempour would be forfeiting that L

This is funny as shit.

[Irani]

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 

[VHSAlum]

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!

[Truzzcat]

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]

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.

[Shibboleth]

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

[maligned]

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.

[D3 for LU]

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

[Irani]

https://www.facebook.com/reel/2937420303081225?fs=e&mibextid=0NULKw&fs=e&s=TIeQ9V

[Irani]

There are rumors that Hassan Yazdani will move up to 92 next year after his recovery, with the goal of moving to 97 in time for the the next Olympics

https://sedayekoshti.ir/حسن-یزدانی-تغییر-وزن-میدهد/

 

[lu1979]

45 minutes ago, Irani said:

There are rumors that Hassan Yazdani will move up to 92 next year after his recovery, with the goal of moving to 97 in time for the the next Olympics

https://sedayekoshti.ir/حسن-یزدانی-تغییر-وزن-میدهد/

 

Even if he's healthy I think he will have his hands full against Azarpira - that kid is legit.

[Irani]

1 hour ago, lu1979 said:

Even if he's healthy I think he will have his hands full against Azarpira - that kid is legit.

Azarpira also went under the knife after the Olympics.  So did Nokhodi after the recent world championship

[Irani]

Iran and Russia will have their dual match in Moscow

GR  will be on Nov 22, and FS will be on Nov 23.

The Iran FS is a bit depleted due to injuries, and only Amouzad, Ghassempour and Zare will be there from the A team

You can read the list of the competitors from both teams, Here, with some help from Google Translate

 

[Irani]

[Irani]

Iran and Russia split the GR matches 5-5 , and Iran barely edged Russia on points.

The Iran sports sites report that the officiating was very home friendly to Russia.

https://sedayekoshti.ir/مسابقه-دوستانه-ایران-و-روسیه-پیروزی-نف/

 

[lu1979]

On 11/21/2024 at 6:44 PM, Irani said:

Azarpira also went under the knife after the Olympics.  So did Nokhodi after the recent world championship

Hope he recovers well - he is young and was very impressive in Paris.  He was very competitive with Taz and I thought we could be seeing the beginnings of a rivalry.  What did he have to have fixed?

[Irani]

2 hours ago, lu1979 said:

Hope he recovers well - he is young and was very impressive in Paris.  He was very competitive with Taz and I thought we could be seeing the beginnings of a rivalry.  What did he have to have fixed?

He tore a knee ligament during his match with Taz

https://www.khabarvarzeshi.com/news/476610/ادعای-آزادکار-ایران-با-رباط-پاره-مدال-گرفتم-از-صدای-زانویم

[Irani]

Iran and Russia tied 5-5 in their dual match.  Russia won the first 5 weights, and Iran won the 5 heavy weights

Note that Ghassempour wrestled at 86.  I think the rumors are true, he will wrestle 86 from now on, and if Hassan Yazdani comes back from his injury, he will move up to 92 and later 97

[CHROMEBIRD]

On 11/21/2024 at 1:12 PM, Irani said:

There are rumors that Hassan Yazdani will move up to 92 next year after his recovery, with the goal of moving to 97 in time for the the next Olympics

https://sedayekoshti.ir/حسن-یزدانی-تغییر-وزن-میدهد/

 

How do the Iranian fans feel about the bump? I wonder if Yazdani is a better fit at 86 if for no other reason than his gas tank at 97.

Edited November 23, 2024 by CHROMEBIRD

[Irani]

1 hour ago, CHROMEBIRD said:

How do the Iranian fans feel about the bump? I wonder if Yazdani is a better fit at 86 if for no other reason than his gas tank at 97.

i cannot speak for all iranian fans, but as for me, I like the move.  I think he has to cut too much at 86 and it impacts his cardio.  This is all assuming he can come back from two shoulder surgeries

[Irani]

video of Youssefi vs Magomaev at 79 kg

https://video.varzesh3.com/video/359634/پیروزی-یوسفی-برابر-ماگومایف-در-وزن-79kg

[juniorvarsity]

A@Irani Who do you think is Iran's rep at 125kg in 2028? What is the sentiment in Iran? Does it feel inevitable that Masoumi takes the spot, or do the fans love Zare?