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The mentality to win matches on the biggest level at a level higher than any other American, time after time with determination, grit, conditioning and come from behind late match heroics wouldn’t fit?

Baumgartner and Yerlikaya can be argued for greatest ever at their sizes. They don’t qualify. Too accomplished.

Great examples! I like the Mean Gene one. The boycott really crushed guys.

There are a few guys that can be argued are the GOATS of Wrestling for around their weight classes (B. Satiev, Smith, Sadulaev, Karelin, etc.) Who are the guys that at their absolute best, could have beaten anyone at any time including those GOATS? Here are a few that at their best would've been hard to beat by anyone. Who are some others? Jordan Burroughs-(only career better is B. Satiev) Tom Brands Adam Saitiev Karam Gaber Omid Noroozi Les Gutches Saghid Sajidov Gable Steveson Toghrul Asgarov Reza Yazdani Lee Kemp Daniel Igali

Lots of different reasons: 1. Kids cutting less, a little more body fat. 2. Quality of food lower 3. Kids wrestle more both competitively and in training, this leaves less of a bulking strength phase 4. Less bodybuilding lifting, more functional now. Smarter training. 5. Testosterone levels naturally lower in males now.

He lost to the Olympic Bronze medalist in controversial fashion at 86kg when he was definitely smaller. He'll be in the game.

Not everyone wants to go to some dump college and many prefer to be at a major university regardless.

If the IN tournament was any better, they would call it the California State Championships