Daniel Zepeda vs Bo Bassett | 2023 Who's Number One 

I’m 44 and have gotten back into watching wrestling mostly college but these young kids are fun. If anyone can recommend some up and comers to watch much appreciated

@@TstanDa-ManBo Bassett is one of the most popular high schoolers right now

@@thomasm1670 yah I know who he is… He’s 17 and only a sophomore 😂 he’s the Dayton Fix of high school

@@TstanDa-Man pj duke is fun to watch. Jax forest is another.

Saw refs holding up 2 in a few matches,going to take some time to adjust!

@@normanhuntley5747 some tables even put 2 then couple seconds later fix it and go to 3 haha

I was at a college dual yelling 2 lol, felt dumb but it’s ingrained

@@timlamb1156 Anybody immediately yelling 3 was probably new.

3 point for a takedown has watered the sport down. No finishers left

He didn’t break him just caught him. It happens to the best of us 🤷🏼‍♂️

He's way bigger and older than bo, now check bo he's future champ

All the Bo fanboys making excuses for him when he loses. Excuses are for wimps.

Bo isn't the one making them so who cares, he'll be back@@AWCTB

daniel was lol he won state at 26 or 32

LOL Bo went from 113 looking like 12 years old to 138 with hair under his arms in like 6-7 months LOL GMAB. His pace wins him a lot of matches he'd lose.

@@AWCTB That's definitely a loser thing to say, and cowardly online. Wrestling up a weight class against one of the nation's best at that weight class is a serious challenge. And as was stated, Bo isn't making the excuses, genius.

I don't think anyone's saying that. If they are then they're retarded, Bo just took a cool challenge of wrestling up a class.

Bo is in a class of his own,its hard wrestling up all that weight the kid is noticeably so much bigger and bo still was right there with him till the end...

No bo definitely bounced back since this loss absolutely dominated elite 8 and super 32 bassett a beast,138 was just to big a jump for him in weight zepeda looks like he 20 lbs heavier then bo...

Thought this kid didn't lose? Thought he beats all the college kids?

He wrestled up.. hardly finished the kid just started and is fun to watch.. his tank is incredible I can't wait to see where his career goes

That’s what I was thinking he should stay down he’s a dawg fs but definitely some weight bullies in 38

Yea he looks a lot heavier than Bo he should be at 26 or 20

completely agree

yeah you have to get takedowns to win a match now, cant win on escapes at top stalling that never gets called

Yeah definitely a matter of weight. I didn't see Zepeda do much offensively.

He’s got it now believe me…

​@@Ur2ez4me81right If this match happens again 9 times out of 10 basset takes it

@@guestb6319 Well, now that could be true. That same day, where he was at in terms of growth/maturity...probably not. Zepeda was a bit too much of a hoss for him there.

Way bigger! Bo was still putting it on him, but the size difference was obvious.

Lol

Excuses are for wusses

⁠​⁠@@Marcnshae2011😂😂😂 Bo was putting on him??? Come on man, give credit when it’s due. Zepeda dominated him! It wasn’t close.

Yep, I think Bo can still be a 126 pounder.

Well it is smart on Bassetts part to take the pin. It is an off-season match. You never put yourself in a position that you could get hurt once you know your done.

@@brandongroth4569I’m pretty sure bros banned from wrestling for state titles in PA so everything’s off season for him

@@dillonmackay683he is?? Why???

@@ultimategamer4010 team got caught recruiting ppl from across the US or summ but they’re a public school so it isn’t allowed, so they got like a 3 year post-season ban, as well as the rest of the sports teams at McCort

@@dillonmackay683yea this is true

frl. 126 or 132 would be good

How old is he? I'd just keep growing into 38

Nah Bo was just wrestling up for the challenge. Usually he wrestlers 126/132

@@chase86903 He doesn't usually wrestle at 126/132. In 2022 he pretty much wrestled 113 all season. This year he wrestles some at 120 and 126. I could be wrong, but I don't believe I've ever seen him wrestle at 132. Anyway, he's definitely in a growth spurt and it'll be interesting to see where he ends up at.

guys hes super young, he will have another growth spurt before college.

Thats wrestling. Dont wrestle at that weight then. He knows what he got himself into. Stop trying to make excuses

​@@TheHydro. He stated the obvious. Did you assume he was making excuses bc I didn't read him making excuses lol

@@priority7773 its quite obvious he is. As someone who wrestled up until college, its clearly discrediting Zepeda. I’m sure if Bo won he wouldn’t be stating “watching a welterweight fight a lightweight”

it was so freaking slick and looked safe but you're 100% correct. I was sad to research it and find out it was insanely injury-prone before it was banned.

I hurt a lot of guys with the cut back in the late 90s early 2000s….the moment we would hit the mat you would hear “ughhhhhh”…it was legal back then when using the hand to scoop out the leg from behind the knee…

When I saw that I too thought it was well executed, but when I saw your comment, I thought to myself, "I don't believe that is illegal!", I teach my youth wrestlers a version of that, we call it either a kickback tilt or the broomstick, but like I said a variation of that move. I attempted to quickly find the NFHS rule book but the ones I found didn't mention it. What I did find was some commentary on why it's illegal; I guess using your leg to kickout the leg of your opponent in that fashion is what makes it illegal. The way I was taught in high school (way back in the mid 90's) and the way I teach our youth wrestlers is to hop back to block the leg with your hand. And I believe that's where the distinction is. I wonder why the refs didn't call the illegal move?

Not illegal from bottom I think

They're wrestling under NCAA rules and the NCAA just changed the ruleset to 3pt takedowns just recently. This is one of the first tournaments under the new rule.

Zepeda a 140 kid as well. Lol

Excuses are for cowards.

@krueger367 the difference is Bassett isnt a fullsized 138. He could probably make 126 if he tried. Cant say the same for Zepeda. Wrestle this match again in 6 months and Bassett wins handily.

@@PJP1112 ok.

@@PJP1112not at all zepeda was going to tech him are you being serious?

Who are you talking about? You keep saying “he.” Who is he……….

@@floridafan561Bo

@@floridafan561It’s pretty obvious he’s referring to Bo.

Well he definitely should have cut for this match then. He knew what he was getting himself into

lol thats wrestling its not that crazy. Just be happy someone took the throne lol

Puberty hit for him. Nontheless he chose to wrestle at that weight class.

If ur the man ur the man

He shouldve cut then lol his issue. He knows every weight class people cut down tremendously

a kid who can keep a zero first period, ride and escape wins every time. bassett is VERY one dimensional. bo will struggle in college with leg wrestlers, tilts and rinding time.

@@leach119What are you talking about the kid is a tilt machine. Have you seen how many techs he has this season? 🤦

He's got skills. Excessive use of head snatch over and over? Work on setting up shots. Zepeda ate it up. Turned head snatches into points.

They use collegiate rules at this event.

ikr im so fucking pissed

The results were already out. I'm sure they figured people saw them.

He's literally the best hs wrestler I'm his weight class and ur just some mf on the internet

*zepeda

@@Sauce_zepedaRematch between you & Bo gonna happen or what? 🔥

Both are great

Because Bo is younger and wrestled up a weight class.

Cus bo is the better wrestler brighter future..he has to be least 20 lb lighter then dude n younger n still smwas right there with him,bo has a bright future...zapeda will be decent to but he be up in weight in college wrestling the likes of ferrari n ppl like that he won't win

Some salty hating mfs.

@@michaelwalsh8339 ??

He got tech pinned

​@@Lilmac83yea he was way under weight n size that was bassett first time at 138 when they meet in u.s open this weekend be diff match...just like when zepeda jump to 150 he couldnt stick with them kids so he jump back to 138 bo settled in at 138 now😊

You can do a cut back in folk style

@@samuelaponte1900 unless rules changed, no you can’t sir. Break a ankle doing that

@@RichOffSwipes both feet cannot leave the mat so it was illegal in that context.

hes just a lot bigger bo is the better wreslter

@@archerbaca1572 But, at the high levels where they are all good wrestlers the strength and athleticism makes the match.

@@victorpistone1073 true but they arent at that level yet

@@archerbaca1572 if you're in the Beast of the East final or Fargo final. You know every position. Which aren't that many. I watch these tourney and never see anything new as far as technique or defenses.

@@archerbaca1572 Watch NCAA finals and HS nationals, the moves are all the same. It's the strength and athleticism difference.

EXCUSES EXCUSES

I think bo and jax would be a great match and bo been wrestling great at 132 but if I had to choose id say jax win best 2 out of 3

Huh bro he’s literally wrestling that weight this year & even though it’s a good match he can beat Jax.

Exactly!!! Everyone here is still D riding a kid, who is a good wrestler, that just got tech pinned! Everyone should be talking about Zepeda!

@@rmprmp2813when he first faced Knox he was undersized and lost. When he grows into the weight I think it’ll be the same here

@@Yopierre_ Daniel Zepeda has been beating guys as good or better than Bo. Give my man his credit

@@TheFlexecutives I’m not denying that I’m just saying

Bo has never been like that. He has one of the most positive mindsets in wrestling.

Where you ppl get your info from,bo is great for wrestling he is a good person for young wrestlers to look up to...bo wrestled up all that weight n still was right there with zapeda bo id a animal...

Bo is the humblest kid in wrestling right now, far better role model than anyone in ncaa!

Bro he’s like 50 & 0 going into states with like 30 of those matches being technical falls smh he’s big enough for 139 🤦

He's in a growth sprurt and jumping up a few weight classes.

@@K0nc3pt10nwasn’t a problem for Zahid

@@dillonmackay683everyone’s different bruh

Right?! I feel like he was just at 106 not too long ago.

@@brendan638Yeah he’s like 50 something & 0 going into states lol & is a contender for high school hodge trophy but yeah his opponents are killing him 😂 You guys really have no idea what you are talking about 🤦

I’ll never touch 126🤣

@@Sauce_zepedawhy everyone hating on you