Has anyone actually questioned Lee's talent? Questioning his strategy to continue to wrestle in college with the injuries he's sustained doesn't make anyone a Lee doubter. I personally think Spencer has somewhat of a "Iowa savior" complex that might hinder his International career down the road.
Is this actually true? Henry Cejudo never stepped on a college mat and I'd lay money on Aaron Pico being our rep if he chose Freestyle over MMA with no plans of ever attending college.
What I'm getting from @LJB is he thinks Lee is wasting precious time chasing a 4th title that to him is somewhat meaningless in the grand scheme of things. Correct me if I'm wrong LJB.
I agree. Also, I think this will change in our lifetime but for now I can't think of one American wrestler that would crack the top 5 of "greatest Russian Freestyle wrestlers of All Time". 10 to 15 years from now I'm confident that will change
Yes, I missed that. Only thing I know on the issue is that Russia put his birthdate as May of 1996 which contradicts what he stated on his own page as October of 1994
Let's hope it actually happens so 'i can laugh at the delusional Spencer Lee fans. Especially when it gets to the 3rd period and Spencer hasnt gotten close to scoring a takedown and is sucking for air
This Lee vs RBY thing has reached an all time level of stupidity. A) Both Brands and Cael have shown throughout their coaching careers that duals are meaningless B) RBY would beat Spencer Lee. Yes. He would. Hes bigger, stronger, longer reach, and much faster.
I'll bite. He's a 6th year senior dominating against a weak weight class. The comment about comparing him to the greatest Russians is laughable. With the current crop of Russians I believe Sadulaev won the world championships at 17 and followed it up with an olympic gold at 18.
But why wouldnt they just wrestle at their natural weight class at 174? Is Jimmy holding a gun to their heads? Also, Jimmy hasn't answered why Ben in his prime has to suck down to a weight class he never wrestled at in college
I know a kid from The Shire, Pennsylvania. He won PIAA that year with a wizard in the finals. What was most fascinating is how he neutralized his opponent in the 1st period with an Elf's Bow & Arrow.
He's the real deal. His biggest problem is that so are a lot of other guys at 165. We'll know a lot in his next 3 matches. He gets Caleb Fish next who he lost to last year, then PK, followed by Kharchla.