Arm wrestling, like boxing and MMA, is a sport of styles, technical skill, heart, and strength. It's not just power, and some people don't get that. Brzenk is the best to ever pull, and he still proves that at 48 years of age. Give him time to prepare for an opponent, and he's as tough as they come. Michael Todd is a weight class higher on most occasions, and currently the "face" of American arm wrestling. Yet here in these side sessions, John is absolutely schooling that technique.
Well, Zoloev beat Brzenk once, and it was after John had just pulled Lupkes, Bath, and played around with Hutchings for a while. John has beaten Zoloev on multiple occasions.
@@michaeltrumph121 It's not true tho. Pushkar was already in his prime at that point and when Devon and Pushkar pulled, it was for the world title unification. Pushkar was already the best left hand in the east back then. Even better than Tsyplenkov.
I agree you can clearly see that in the arm wars supermatch devon vs michael! sorry but who do you mean when you say in terms of pure power? John or michael?
for the record John brzenk showed supremacy back in 2007 against pushkar, took him Down With ease....but tht was then theres no denial tht age must start to be a factor for even such legends like brzenk doing this for f 30-40 years now!!! BRZENK IS THe MAN ! i think he have beat them all, at last once...even tht statement could be farfetched...
@@nitinrohilla8430 It's true. Just facts. John dominated for so long but he was never at any point of his carrier as strong as Cyplenkov or Puskhar at their best.
@@supposedly6991 Absolutely false. John was the best for years, then age started to take it's toll from him. He could still compete the problem is he is just a little slower than before and age affects stamina alot.
@@rileyneufeld7001 His statement was that the best version of John wouldn't beat the best version of Cyplenkov. Although you can't really prove that, because John peaked many years ago, and Cyplenkov is peaking 2018+ it seems.
The left was never John's best arm because he didn't have to use it the first 15 years of his career. Back then, arm wrestling was a right-handed sport only. Even John himself has said his right is just so much more developed from a strength and technical standpoint because of that.
all the other puller are have huge upperbody and almost twice the armsize of john but johns arms are fucking steal!! only muscle on them joints and wrists, true inspiration!
Pushkar was a tough matchup because he is a big guy with a strong top roll that he tries to flash at the start. Usually to beat a strong top roll you should go for the hook and tire the toproller out and then go for the triceps press, but you should never try to hook a bigger guy normally the smaller man will lose if there is a big difference in weight. That is what made Pushkar unique as he was a big guy that liked to toproll instead of what normal big guys like to do which is hook and or triceps press their opponents.
This was right after Larratt had destroyed Pushkar with the left, and the latter still had the energy to pin the GOAT with ease. This alone tells you how freaking strong Larratt was at that point. I wish that version of him would've faced Denis.
GUN Master devon used the king’s move against pushkar? Ugh you hate it when people who don’t understand arm wrestling pretend that they do , that wasn’t a king’s move , and devon was both stronger and better than pushkar that year , accept it
yeah I know everybody says hes got no bicep power just "bone lock" wich I think is just lame because people are just jealous! but anyway do you know if there gonna be any uploads from the matches?? Im dying to see them!
even though he says that , he does tries to move him , and still couldnt i thought michael would be stronger now but i guess his strenght area is in his injury where you cant finish him
yeah I noticed that but i don't wanna watch them it was pretty bad quality! I mean they uploaded armfight #41 and that was awesome and why should the just stop!?
the MOMENT he even BEGINS to pull on johns arm, just like anybody's arm, his arm opens up. There is nothing he can do about it with inflated weak biceps.
okey I see what you mean! Im sure you know many thinks he is a cheater(using his joint lock) but he says in an interview he stops the hit with his bicep just before it hits the joint. and also what I discovered and what I think a lot of people don't realise is that he must have a harder time training his right arm with that restricted movement! you know he can't fully extend or contract his bicep or tricep wich will result in a weaker muscle but thats just my opinion!
One probably shouldn't take too much from this kind of after-fight practice, but it does look like Brzenk knows how to neutralize M. Todd's defensive rotation.
Todd should be banned from arm wrestling. His lay down, using bodyweight, while letting his arm rest, fully outstretched.....only way to pin most times would be to break his arm. Most just wait for him to 'think' he's got enough strength back to stand up for the kill and instead push his sorry ass to the pad at that moment. I wish he would quit.
Agree here. He's a brilliant technical fighter. Like you said, if you watch the first match before they used straps John came back from a losing position against Voevoda and almost beat him before their hands slipped. I don't know why John decided to use hook after that. My point was you shouldn't be defensive against prime Voevoda -- you should immediately go on the offensive.
That Night even Superman couldn't beat Voevoda, his strength was unmatched that night. Prior to the strap, u can't say anything about who is stronger. John knew voevoda was a beast, so he didn't attempt a hook at the start
@@jigsaw5976 Nope he just does bodyweight exercises and armwrestles alot crazy to think he became so great without even lifting weights thats why hes the GOAT!!!
Have you ever armwrestled a supermatch before? Yes your arm gives out. Espically after cooling down. Todd is not a practice puller my friends practice with him.
This gives us an idea of just how strong Devon must be left handed now. John's supposed to be pretty tasty lefty these days and he couldn't even move an exhausted and beaten up Pushkar, who was exhausted and beaten up because he'd just had the shit beaten out of him by Devon.
Stronger or as strong as Michael is. For example, Tim was far atronger than him, but, and this is the new MIchael, he uses his lock snd you just can finish him, three centimetres away from pinning.
I wish more people were as wise as you two. People just assume Voevoda was some unbeatable monster. He was great, and very powerful, but he was a bit of a one-trick-pony (i.e. hook and roll). He had the power to usually pull it off, but Bagent beat him right handed before using an incredible early side pressure maneuver, and then crushed him 6-0 on the left side. John Brzenk could beat a prime Voevoda, he just made a poor choice in trying the hook. Plus his arm was injured in the 95kg finals.
True but not many people have that kind of hand strength. It's always been a key part of John's game that he has a huge strong hand. He can neutralise a puller's entire arm through his hand alone. A lot of the other top pullers could do the same to Todd though. Devon already slaughtered him. I think Tim Bresnan would destroy Todd as well.
You don't know Pushkar? Are you kidding me? When Pushkar was 19 he was the oly guy to have slowed down Alexey Voevoda's best hits in his prime. Not even John Brzenk could do that. Pushkar is one of the very best left-handers in the world, dude. Plus, left was never John's best arm - that was his right.
Yes, totally agree. What do you thin a man is caoming close to this sport thinks when he see Michael performing like this. HIs elbow is usually three centimetres or more up from the pad, the referees can see this better than me cause they are nearer, but they just do nothing. I have nothing against the old Todd, but this new Todd is as you say putting armwrestling into question. For me, it would be simple and neat: It is not permittied to armwretle in such nasty way.
Michael Todd's elbow lock does undeniably help him, but he is still one of the top pullers. If he can get into a shoulder press then there's not a lot that's going to stop him. He really can't go inside at all though.
