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One of the most enigmatic figures in Eastern armwrestling. Alexey Voevoda (Алексей воевода) once stood at the peak of professional arm wrestling but seems to have disappeared from the scene.
How did he become the cult figure he is today and where is he now?
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*little disclaimer: Just to be clear, the Tim Bresnan match happened after the 2016 olympics.
00:00 Intro
00:43 The Lore of Alexey
04:37 Meteoric Rise
10:43 The Life and Times
14:36 Alexey in the Limelight
16:38 Conclusion

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@doloman77 Год назад

His training clips in pulling Jhon was just legendary

@igorsvacic217 Год назад

Yep, shot allways down in basement, darker surrounding, reminds a lot of documentary about bodybuilding pumping iron, where Lou Ferrigno was allways shot in a dark cold rooms, while Arnold, as John in pulling John was a california, sunshine and shit. In pmping iron it was done very on purpouse, to make a dark and light, a glory champion schwarzenegger and darker underdog trying to take his spot.

@terjesamuelsen9509 2 месяца назад

What are you really serious talking about.. John and Arnold was the biggest icons in separate sports@@igorsvacic217

@racker52 Год назад

Damm Alexy story is like a legendary story of a warrior 🔥

@strongaesthetics Год назад

I think even his name is/means something like a historical warrior class.

@gurnblanston5000 Год назад

@@strongaesthetics voivode...warrior

@PROKURGAN Год назад

Of a looser at best

@dqreps Год назад

Great vid once again man! I wish that Alexey never stopped. Just imagine how good he could have become. He was so young when he retired. Barely scratching the surface of his potential. Definitely parallels between him and the young Lou Ferrigno in this regard. Unfinished potential indeed. But at least we got to witness a portion of his greatness.

@dakedakinson64 Год назад

He had money problems and was not getting enough from AW.

@gertdillen8495 Год назад

It is really cool how well structured these vids are. Your care is greatly appreciated.

@armhistorian Год назад

Thanks Gert! I appreciate the continued support.

@BigtimeJuicer Год назад

This dude is a legit legend! Such a gifted athlete and also an Olympian! In a sport where athletes can compete at an elite level into their 50's...Can only imagine how dominant Alexey would be if he were still competing today!

@armwrestlingelysium Год назад

Again flawless production.

@wikki11 Год назад

Yet another great video! I loved Veovoda and somehow I always wanted him to come back, specially now when armwrestling is becoming a bigger sport. His power really inspired me when I was younger and even nowadays. Watching his old training video just gives me a lot of hype for my next workout xD

@armhistorian Год назад

Thanks a lot! The man certainly had drive and he was extremely gifted as an athlete.

@LuciferMorningstarOfficial Год назад

I thought Devon Larratt was an entertaining charakter, but DAMN - Voevoda is a fckng multitalent and omnipresent in Russia!!! Hats off to this guy!

@mikeyg9833 Год назад

U mean John bezenk is entertaining

@MuscleBandit Год назад

Great content as always Arm Historian, you set the bar very high! What's even better is that we have been left with some hope that Voevoda may actually make a come back, what a time for the sport! See you in the next one buddy.

@somato2688 Год назад

high quality channel. thank you Arm Historian!

@craigcochrane2284 Год назад

The photo used at 17:00 is absolutely hilarious. Surely that must be Alexey's Christmas Card to John Brzenk every year.

@armhistorian Год назад

I agree. I love John's face there too.

@Blackhand9791 Год назад

Man, your vids are always so good. I hope your channel starts to pop soon.

@armhistorian Год назад

Hey thanks a lot! You commenting and watching is for sure helping the channel pop.

@jokelot5221 Год назад

My favorite armwrestler and athlete. Sporting rolemodel for me.

@cybr_pyr8297 Год назад

Yo, am kinda late, but i just wanted to say that your videos are inspiring and very entertaining. I watched all of your recent videos and think that this style of documentary about a topic that i am very interested (arm wrestling) in is very rare. Love your content brother

@armhistorian Год назад

I appreciate it a lot! I was kind of missing this kind of content in the Armwrestling world, so thought I might as well try.

@IgorKalember Год назад

One of the best original content, ever made. 10/10

@armhistorian Год назад

Thanks for the continued support, Igor!

@IgorKalember Год назад

@@armhistorian 💪👑

@TheMightySilverback_ Год назад

Great Video, great channel.

@GM-cm3qc Год назад

Killing it with these videos. I wish you many subscribers!

@armhistorian Год назад

Thank you for saying that. It keeps me motivated!

@Troy_bouncefit Год назад

Hope this legend comes back! Great content brother keep em coming!!

@leroidelaforce8857 Год назад

Confirmed now October 2023, Alexey Vs John Brzenk

@barbraabsalom4531 Год назад

Terrific video , really informative with great detail & as always , well presented .

@armhistorian Год назад

Thank you kindly! So nice of you.

@DollarTreee Год назад

Really great video. Good job man!

@armhistorian Год назад

Thanks DollarTree!

@aw-daf Год назад

Great puller to watch he never quit 🔥 Good video mate 👏

@armhistorian Год назад

A near cult like figure in our armwrestling community, this guy had quite a life! Really interesting to research. What are your thoughts on Alexey Voevoda?

@GangdamStyle20 Год назад

For me he is the Russian Travis Begant. Very extroverted, very talented armwrestler, but sometimes showbooting too much. One example is his weight lifting numbers he put out there, they were just exagorated...

@krisztianmezei888 Год назад

Missing some infos.....Voevoda was vegan in 2015 comeback against Bresnan and just 104 kg ...- 20kg from prime .....and his endurance was only 15 seconds comparing Bresnan 40 seconds...when Mazurenko tested before the match.....so if he stay lean and vegan drugs free than zero chance to conquer again

@armhistorian Год назад

@@krisztianmezei888 Hey! Thanks for joining in on the conversation. I saw that piece by Igor on him.. And I mentioned parts of it in the video in not so many words. I said he was less bulky. The parts I omitted, I don't think were very prudent or relevant. The fact that he was already vegan by then didn't matter imo. I know strong and weak vegan people. (I also mention later in the video that he was vegetarian for some time and turned vegan after.)

@krisztianmezei888 Год назад

@@armhistorian no vegan in top6 in any sport in olympics or world champoinships so vegan mean weaker by facts.....less endurance...less strenght...less speed.....if you watch Voevoda 2014-15 comeback trainings on youtube and you know what he did 2002-2008 than you know he was about 60% of his best......when he basically conquered the armwrestling superheavyweight in years

@armhistorian Год назад

@@krisztianmezei888 he was also older and conditioned for other sports.. I still don't think vegan is equal to weaker. It's far from a fact.

@matt_555 Год назад

Your research is next level, great video!

@armhistorian Год назад

Thanks! I appreciate that. Usually the research takes the most time.

@tr4cer_wh1te Год назад

We need to get your channel more attention, it deserves it heavily

@armhistorian Год назад

Thanks :) I am open to ideas.

@senfdaddy Год назад

Great video. Voevoda is one of the reasons I got into Arm-wrestling. Thanks for the content.

@armhistorian Год назад

You're very welcome! Thanks for the comment.

@MarcoGT5 Год назад

👨‍🏫👍Another great history lesson, this channel should grow nicely because you do something different to a lot of other channels.

@armhistorian Год назад

Thanks for that! I'll try to keep the quality up.

@kasazuri Год назад

Another great video ! Alexey has to come back ! 💪

@EricRoussin Год назад

Fantastic research and video! I learned a lot about Alexey. What an amazing life he's led!

@armhistorian Год назад

Hey Eric! Thanks so much. He did indeed have quite the ride so far.

@coryharrison9659 Год назад

Another great video!

@armhistorian Год назад

Thanks Cory! I appreciate it.

@MrPavalava Год назад

Will be super cool to see him return I remember watching him arm wrestling he was a sight to see!

@armhistorian Год назад

Yea! I'd love for there to be more footage of him pulling out there. Coming back to the sport would be one way to do that.

@Lucixir Год назад

Wow! Just Wow... I came across your content by accident and boy is it excellent. I guess all my searching with arm wrestling caught up with your videos. I remember all these people and I always wondered what happened to them as well. Your content is downright awesome. The amount of information is just over the top, I am just floored by how much attention to detail you put into these videos and the quality of editing/flow of the story makes it extremely satisfying to keep watching. In fact, I was disappointed it was over. Definitely earned my sub and cant wait to keep watching your videos!

@armhistorian Год назад

Thanks for the sub, comment and general support. I'm glad you found my channel. :) I'll strive to keep the quality up and not disappoint in the future.

@Lucixir Год назад

@@armhistorian Thanks for the reply and you deserve the credit for how great the videos have been. I'm really impressed and being on RU-vid since it started (and way before because I'm old) is saying a lot. I really appreciate your efforts and hope it pays off for you, high quality informed videos like this aren't around often. Keep up the great work!

@zigmundborisovich1628 Год назад

Greeting from Russia. Great video! For sure deserves much more than just a like and subscription!

@armhistorian Год назад

Thanks for your support and comment, friend!

@charleywarnerjr.9305 Год назад

Great video brother! Alexy was definitely a force to be reckoned with. I hope he comes back as strong or even stronger than ever. It will make some excitig matches. Ol Tim Bresnan what's he upto is he retired or what?

@armhistorian Год назад

Thanks for watching and joining in on the conversation! I believe the last time I saw Tim pull was versus Matt Mask? And before that I think he pulled Derek Smith.

@mbolaramanoelina625 Год назад

Tim Bresnan pulled Austin Jaggers at the Kentucky Battleground event this weekend. It seems Tim won but I don't know the score.

@somya426 Год назад

Nice work bro, the hand in suit had me 😂

@geefontano Год назад

Great job

@vict3071 Год назад

More videos please. Awesome content.

@armhistorian Год назад

Thanks for taking the time to comment. Comments like this help me stay motivated.

@vict3071 Год назад

@@armhistorian Also your Russian names pronunciation are spot on. Your very through, I think that the sport of arm wrestling will limit you. You may be able to integrate maybe Olympic or Powerlifting athletes also. But, thanks again for the content.

@mcfarvo Год назад

A gigachad amongst other men

@mayilla8462 Год назад

This content is great. 👍👌

@justaguyfromreddit Год назад

Great documentary

@bharatmatakapati7071 Год назад

Slavic Thor Alexey Vevoda!!💪🏼🇷🇺

@TheRealPBJ Год назад

Nice video! One day I’ll be in one of these. 🤝💪

@armhistorian Год назад

Thanks! You're looking strong already, my man. Keep pushing it!

@5wisher5weet Год назад

How is his English? As a relatively new fan he is probably the personality that intrigues me the most.

@armhistorian Год назад

I understand that sentiment fully. As far as I could tell he speaks little English. I only know for sure he knows the words "elbow" and "foul".

@MinoxJoen 8 месяцев назад

Alexey Voevoda with long hair can be “ The Crow “ if they painted his face white and black eye shadow

@megattack2424 Год назад

Awesome documentary!

@armhistorian Год назад

Thanks for that!

@arcticmorning Год назад

Superb documentation

@armhistorian Год назад

Glad you liked it

@armwrestlingfan6804 Год назад

Hard man to figure out

@AlbrechtJ Год назад

Good documentary. You put tremendous effort to made this video. Respect.

@Zenzuu 8 месяцев назад

For their recent match, I was one of the people who said John was the underdog. Glad to be proven wrong. Congrats John! So happy he got the win in this historic match. Forever the goat 🐐💪🏻 Alexey shouldn’t feel too bad, there’s no shame losing to the goat. He gave it his all, he’s still a legend. As fans we all would love to see Alexey continue arm wrestling.

@jordangroff8978 Год назад

This guy never really hit his full potential, probably could have been the best of all time, next to John that is.

@armhistorian Год назад

I would have loved to see him progress further in AW. He was a very talented athlete.

@adamblair4151 Год назад

Alexey VS Travis July 23!!!

@armhistorian Год назад

@7s29 Год назад

He's completed a lot in his life, I'd love to see him pull, again.

@SDSen Год назад

That MMT match always gives me a good laugh.

@ragnarlothbrok6047 Год назад

Best armwrestler of all time in my opinion the only one that was able to beat Levan!

@JoJoBeast Год назад

The guy who was at one point and coulda been the best ever

@MinoxJoen Год назад

My favorite puller of all time , simple

@sergejmaher144 Год назад

One of the most interesting men in sports

@armhistorian Год назад

Definitely had a very interesting life so far!

@jckdnls9292 Год назад

Title should've been the rise , and fall, and ride again ,and fall again lol

@armhistorian Год назад

Haha yea. He had quite the rollercoaster of a career.

@strongaesthetics Год назад

Larger than life person!

@armhistorian Год назад

His life was for sure interesting to research.

@jakemitchell1671 Год назад

IMO the most athletic arm wrestler of all time. He's one of those guys who would have excelled at anything he put his mind to. And he's handsome and intelligent, too. Some guys get all the luck! LOL

@3DDesigner_ Год назад

Some news says that He is making a comeback to arm wrestling in June or July .

@armhistorian Год назад

Yes! I mention this in the video at around 16:05.

@swordguy1243 Год назад

Bros a gigachad

@armhistorian Год назад

That's the second time someone has called him a gigachad in the comments.

@StrongerThanBigfoot Год назад

2004-2007 Alexey would crush anyone today.

@Maddolis Год назад

There's no chance Levan loses to any Voyevoda

@marcusrasborg6874 Год назад

You are probably one of those delusional guys that also believes prime John Brzenk is the strongest armwrestler ever😂

@StrongerThanBigfoot Год назад

@@marcusrasborg6874 I’ve never believe he was the strongest just most technical and smartest. He had strength but he excelled by getting people out of there stings spots and most of them weren’t as well rounded as John being able to pull from any position

@marcusrasborg6874 Год назад

@@StrongerThanBigfoot You are too delusional my friend🥸

@harshbhai11 Год назад

Not exactly fall but he just chose a different sport even though he was at the pinnacle of armwrestling at that time

@armhistorian Год назад

That's fair.

@darthsebio1726 Год назад

Would love to see Alexey Voevoda Armwrestle again..at East vs West or wherever..after Russia retreats from Ukraine...🇺🇦

@armhistorian Год назад

Yes. Same here!

@dakedakinson64 Год назад

Russia will not retreat from Ukraine.

@skilifavas4016 Год назад

Yo Arm Historian, can you do a Dragonball (aura/eyes) edit of Levan vs Ermes and win millions of views already. Arm wrestling is so underrated they dont have ANY good edits of the EPICEST OF BATTLES. But even without it you can be THE youtube guy for Arm Wrestling. You ROCK!

@armhistorian Год назад

Thanks man! That's actually a good idea! Would require a lot of time in after effects though 😅

@joquin4618 Год назад

Nice! I wondered what came about him after that legendary documentary. Man is a walking legend.

@floridaman5125 Месяц назад

I’m glad John got a rematch and won.

@1000JackFoster Год назад

Спасибо!

@armhistorian Год назад

пожалуйста

@RaychetV Год назад

In Veneto in Italy we have a saying "When i was young i used to jump ditches by the lenght" that is when your grandfather want to say that you are too lazy. This man really jumped ditches by the lenght 🤣

@Davidhaiben Год назад

I like your videos bro

@armhistorian Год назад

Thanks for taking the time to say that. It means a lot.

@Konjo316 Год назад

4:25 holy shit no way that is Igor, what happened to him lol.

@armhistorian Год назад

Pretty crazy right? He's all over the place as far as physiques go. From one year to the next he looks radically different.

@Konjo316 Год назад

@@armhistorian Just an idea came to my mind, how about a history of PAL video, they seem to be pretty much dead these days, but were around a long time and hosted some of the most iconic matches. I guess a history of any league would also be an interesting video.

@armhistorian Год назад

@@Konjo316 yea! I've actually started on a history of WaL video, as it would slot in nicely after my game of arms video chronologically. I'd love to do PAL. Good call!

@Konjo316 Год назад

@@armhistorian Keep up the good work man. Armwrestling needs a youtube channel like yours to document it's history. Thank you!

@GrannySoupLadle Год назад

I love when athletes just decide they want to become something else and they end up in the olympics a couple years later 😂

@kushalchatterjee9416 Год назад

Alexey is coming back in arm wrestling, he is coming back.

@armhistorian Год назад

One can hope..

@kushalchatterjee9416 Год назад

@@armhistorian no no I am not lying, he is coming back.

@armhistorian Год назад

@@kushalchatterjee9416 Yea, I've heard the rumours too. I even included them in the video.

@zaneg8870 Год назад

I've never seen anyone hit as fast and hard

@depthklocke9009 Год назад

well clearly he worked for the medals for it to be taken away and to put up resistance to that, is understandable.

@armhistorian Год назад

Sure. Outright denying any wrongdoing of him or his state might be considered more questionable though.

@King.Slayerr Год назад

I heard he might be competing in east vs west 8

@armhistorian Год назад

I heard the rumblings too. I hope he will.

@sebastianconstantin5176 9 месяцев назад

1:10 thats actually his name meaning, voivode : a military commander or governor of a town or province in various Slavic countries. he aint lying.

@jamesharland5137 Год назад

Rich mens wars destroying this comeback

@PaulLinn717 Год назад

🔥🔥

@upsigned Месяц назад

He has achieved sum rhing for his country . "Proud moments"

@RICHIE_RICH89 10 месяцев назад

Anyone know how igor is doing ? Is he still alive and around. Hope all is well and he comes back.

@armhistorian 10 месяцев назад

I actually made a Rise and Fall episode on Igor too

@atsekjoker Год назад

the name voevoda means something like Lord, Earl or Count

@brokepiek Год назад

Respect for Alexey! I root for his comeback at the highest levels! Vegan and kicking ass!

@armhistorian Год назад

I'd want to see his return too. The fact that he's vegan and an animal rights activist is nice.

@brokepiek Год назад

@@armhistorian the only vegan in the High level armwrestling community i think!

@Pureblood1776 Год назад

Respect level has dropped significantly. Vegan, lame.

@armhistorian Год назад

@@Pureblood1776 That seems a bit childish.

@Pureblood1776 Год назад

@@armhistorian going vegan is childish.

@johndamper2934 11 месяцев назад

Wait a minute....he's a physical freak but couldn't pass the physical portion of the police academy?

@veganpowerdude3771 Год назад

Can't wait for his comeback. Do it for the animals Alexey!

@armhistorian Год назад

I think it's great to see more athletes promoting a meat free lifestyle.

@veganpowerdude3771 Год назад

@@armhistorian Absolutely! The Game Changers documentary featuring Arnold Schwarzenegger and other athletes discussing plant food nutrition for athletes is a great watch .

@thureintun1687 Год назад

btw Arm Historian, you are very handsome in that suit

@armhistorian Год назад

Thank you. I have a diligent skin care routine and have my suit pressed for the occasion.

@thureintun1687 Год назад

@@armhistorian ah I see. Better change your hairstyle though

@mikeg1032 Год назад

Tim bresnan said they wanted him to loose that match. Also why they wouldn't let him pull anymore

@armhistorian Год назад

Interesting. Do you remember where he said that? I'd like to learn more.

@IsayVeto Год назад

Did you see video, in which, Tim say, when talking to the beerman, that someone wanted to pay him to lose to Alexey?

@armhistorian Год назад

Ah really? I did not see that.

@IsayVeto Год назад

@@armhistorian Yeah, the problem is that i dont remember which one xd, probably one of the first with Tim. It will be probably a pain to find it. Maybe Beerman will remember, or Uncle Jon.

@shanestephens1136 Год назад

Vevoda in his prime would have been some match for Levan raw power.

@armhistorian Год назад

I'd certainly love to see that.

@shanestephens1136 Год назад

@@armhistorian Denis will test levan.

@armhistorian Год назад

@@shanestephens1136 I certainly hope Denis returns to his former glory and that he stays healthy. We'll know more soon after his John match.

@nicholasthomas3635 Год назад

His gaze & background, looks like a Super Solider by night, athlete/political by day.

@armhistorian Год назад

I can totally see that! 😅

@AleksandarIvanov69 Год назад

Well, if your surname means "respected guerilla military leader", you have to do something physically extraordinary in life 😁😁

@armhistorian Год назад

Yea, I actually read about that! It sas somekind of military rank, right? Really interesting.

@AleksandarIvanov69 Год назад

@@armhistorian exactly, the word "voyvoda" comes from "voyna" meaning war and "vodach" meaning leader, so literally war leader. If you are curious, there is a short wiki article about one of Bulgaria's most famous voyvodas - Petko Voyvoda. You will encounter another very interesting and important word concerning voyvodas and that is hajduk. If you enjoy reading history and especially military history, you will get a kick out of all of that sht 😁

@armhistorian Год назад

@@AleksandarIvanov69 you've just sent me down a rabbit hole, my man. I love thoughtful comments like these.

@AleksandarIvanov69 Год назад

@@armhistorian you are welcome, buddy, keep up the great work with the videos! 🙂

@darod850 Год назад

Alexey, love from USA

@skilifavas4016 Год назад

Oh I won a tournament yet my country looks at another sports victory? Let me get in that. Gigachad mentality all over, thats the biggest gigachad move ever.

@DIMITRIX90 9 месяцев назад

The Best !!!

@trumandaniel Год назад

Reason: Maestro agujas💉

@MitzQuilog Год назад

When Samson cut his hair, he became weaker. It's that easy.

@diegomr6969 Год назад

muy de acuerdo.... esto si que es una caida del pobre voevoda... es lamentable que se haya vuelto tan ridiculo... diciendo q las drogas q nose que y el abuso de las drogas en sochi....