Bo Bassett Is Not Another Aaron Pico 

IMO phenom is way more than 1% i think more like lebron James or Mike trout or Sid Crosby or Andrew luck

But it is getting more common dude, he literally described it during the video, US Olympic champs are getting younger, more 4x national champs are coming faster than ever. We only had one 4 timer in the 1900s I believe and we’ve had 3 in the last two seasons.

@matt6619 you said it even better than CP

@@giacalonebuilding4443 I was trying to agree with you until I read that last name. Of all the great athletes to ever compete, Andrew Luck wouldn’t make the top 100 list. I see what you’re saying though. 🙏🏼

@@matt6619 The availability of film these wrestlers can watch is contributing to success. Prior to the internet boom, the only way to get better was to be around an elite scene, either attending tournaments and watching high level wrestlers compete, or going to camps. For some kids with talent, prior to having all the wrestling you want to watch at home, getting enough funds to travel to elite tournaments or going to camps was not feasible. Wrestling, in my experience, attracts kids in blue collar communities and some families didn't have the means. The last 10-15 years are showcasing the results of determined kids studying every possible position they could be in, envisioning these scenarios day and night, as they watched rewinds of the best in the world. I'm almost 40 years old and I have learned more wrestling in the past five years than my entire childhood due to RU-vid.

Totally agree.

Our depth is much deeper than Russia, what are you talking about?

@@michaelscott33 Absolutely not. Check the UWW rankings. Russian athletes (AIN) are all over the place. O

@michaelscott33 it's true that the American wrestling has evolved significantly in less than a decade, but competition in Russia always was and always will be deep. So much so that most Russian wrestlers compete for different countries, like Tazhudinov, Musukaev, Zhamalov, Bekbulatov, and Kadimagomedov, simply because they're insanely talented and still cannot get past the nationals. And then they also have to qualify in countries such as Uzbekistan and Belarus which are also highly competitive. Same happens in US as of recently with Austing Gomez and RBY, but let's be real, these guys are competing for Mexico and Puerto Rico. What kind of competition do these countries have? It's practically non existent. So no, Russia is deeper with talent. Sure they're not doing as well but that's because of all the sanctions. Trust me, Russia thinks several generations ahead. So we have high schoolers beating college guys, right? Well Russia already prepares a bunch of elementary schoolers to enter the international stage once they become adults.

@@user-hh1sr6mp8l I agree that Russia is probably deeper atm, but as a father of 3 young boys, one who has Olympic aspirations, the US is picking up steam. Will my boy make it? Who knows, but from a personal standpoint, he will have every opportunity to improve his skills if he so chooses. We travel across the country already, and if he wants to keep going, nothing is gonna stop him, certainly not me. Have some faith! We just need to get more mainstream coverage (from a sport perspective) not having the Olympic trials at 10am

I think your right but you need to be able to score off your attack, your reattack and off their attack.

@@yo2stix Oh, no doubt. Score for sure. I'm just seeing finally we are doing what the Russians and Iranians have been doing to us for decades.

Yea but if both sides are committed to scoring off of the others offense, then who is going to score 😂

@@michaelbradley7621 Yeah, that's wrestling in Europe and Asia. Watching those guys is like watching paint dry sometimes.

crazy to me honestly, everyone sleeps on illinois products even zane richards

Ben is great

@@edwinrangel4175 Exactly, if he was from Pennsylvania, we’d hear a lot more about him here.

I’d argue blaze is better pfp but flo definitely loves to sleep on Illinois and Ohio product

He’s nowhere near the level Pico was at. Pico was wrestling in world senior level matches in high school…

​@@michaelscott33 Agreed. As impressive as what the current crop of high schoolers are doing now, competing outside the U.S. against top senior level competition, like Pico did at 16, is another level up.

@@michaelscott33 Pico beat Retherford during his true freshman year, sure but Retherford was one of the better guys in the world, even at that age. Bassett beat Ashnault, not to mention all the other college guys he's beaten, at the same age. Ashnault is a 2x pan am champ, so it isn't like he's some slouch.

Fail? Currently 13-4 as professional fighter. Sit down.

Aaron is up for a title fight next...he definitely not failing

What about Kyle snyder?

@giacalonebuilding4443 Nope, because he wrestled in college, Henry and Pico never wrestled in college.

​@frankiecal3186 does wrestling in college give you an advantage on an international stage? Because it's still different styles of wrestling.

I think that it helps you grow and get stronger? So absolutely it helps!

@CharlieB-gs5uk yeh but I have this feeling that wrestling folkstyle will give you bad habits in freestyle with all the mindless scrambling. In freestyle one mistake can cost you an entire match.

Yep! 😃👍

So, they made it into the Olympic trials….they haven’t done anything yet.

@@michaelscott33now they have!