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[scourge165]

20 minutes ago, MPhillips said:

Not talking sh ite. Brooks is 5'7"?  

Yeah...that's kinda wild, isn't it? I've seen him listed at 5'7-5'8. 

I'd be inclined to go with that 5'7. Not that I've held a tape measure up to him, but I have been in the vicinity of Brooks...and Cael for that matter(again...not knowing either) and Brooks was short. A few inches(At least) shorter than Starocci who I'd put at...~5'10, 5'9. 

I would think the ideal size, height would be ~6'2 or so at 184-197. Though length is more important, but I feel like I'm being proven wrong here. Taylor was a bit taller as far as I can tell. Burroughs is the ideal build though. Thick, big hips, core and long arms. So I don't think the height matters so much as the length. 

Hard to tell what Dake is(I'd GUESS 5'9, but I would just be guessing). 

I think Snyder has a bad build relatively speaking. I think it makes Wrestling Edit-Tazhudinov and Sadulaev particularly tough. Of course...I have zero Olympic or World Medals, so...what do I know...

Edited yesterday at 03:07 AM by scourge165

[scourge165]

2 hours ago, PortaJohn said:

The two best to ever do it (Medved & Satiev) were tall and had length

Saitiev didn't even appear tall, he just had...INSANE balance, hips and a feel for Wrestling that may be unprecedented. He Wrestled...85KG I believe it was and he weighted about 80KG at one WC. 

As for the best ever, I'd throw Sadulaev into that group and I will die on that hill, but I still think what makes this sport great is you can reach the top no matter your build.

While I believe Lillendahl is a massive underdog and...doesn't really have a chance vs Lee, he's on a trajectory to be an Olympian or World Team member...yet they have very different builds. 
 

[MPhillips]

3 minutes ago, scourge165 said:

Yeah...that's kinda wild, isn't it? I've seen him listed at 5'7-5'8. 

It is...

3 minutes ago, scourge165 said:

I think Snyder has a bad build relatively speaking.

It's not ideal. I feel the same about Feldman relatively speaking...

[MPhillips]

5 minutes ago, scourge165 said:

Saitiev didn't even appear tall

...but he had length.  He only wrestled 85 that one time. Mostly a 74...

[lisa morales]

Simon Biles is technically a dwarf.

[PortaJohn]

9 hours ago, scourge165 said:

Saitiev didn't even appear tall, he just had...INSANE balance, hips and a feel for Wrestling that may be unprecedented. He Wrestled...85KG I believe it was and he weighted about 80KG at one WC. 

Satiev was around 6 feet and spent his career at 74.  Wrestled once at Euro's up at 86

[PortaJohn]

@scourge165 ... Vid has gotten blurrier over time but one of my favorite vids of Sat