the TRUTH WHY DEVON LARRATT BEAT ERMES GASPARINI 

How many videos will you do about Devon vs Ermes match? Armwrestling RU-vidrs: Yes

Devon should get a new nick name, The Professor. Dude made that match look so clean. Masterclass indeed.

Many people including myself underestimate Devon’s power, because of his height, it creates the illusion that he doesn’t have as much muscle thickness compared to shorter opponents. But in recent matches Devon has proven that he has plenty of power comparatively.

The fact that some people think it's rigged, shows just how stupid some people are.

Devon executed his game plan very good

A lot of great points, excellent breakdown. Fantastic execution and gameplan by Devon. Ermes seemed nervous and shook by the whole ordeal. I think he expected some things on paper (like the difficulty in gripping up with Devon and his longer lever), but theory is easier said than done. In the end, Devon was just too technical, too smart, and too experienced for the young champion. I'm sure Ermes learned some important lessons from this match and will come back even better in the future.

Ermes has no technical lane to trouble Devon .. at other hand Devon stylistically is a nightmare for Ermes

Devon won for 2 reasons, the first as you said was his insane hand control and the 2nd was that Ermes was dominated mentally, you could see how Ermes was shaking in the setup and during the whole match. Anyway referees made a couple mistakes, 1st round Ermes should have lost even before of the actual go since he was regripping in the referees grip but they let him, 2nd round Devon pulled Ermes arm to the back in the setup and also slightly cracked Ermes wrist in the setup already but I think Devon would have won regardless. Ermes didn t expect to lose his wrist as soon as the match started, Devon s pronation and rising is out of this world. As you said best option for Ermes was a flop from the go and then if Devon would have turned it into a hook I think we would have seen something more

Levans own inability to transition really made it look like ermes had a chance, in reality he didnt. Been saying this since levan vs ermes. The amount of people watching AW with no knowledge is insane right now.

Denis knew that Devon would completely destroy Ermes, that's why he didn't have a problem pulling Ermes on such a short notice but avoided Devon.

Hand and wrist is king, flop press has been figured out you have to completely and massively overpower Devon to beat him or have a stronger hand and wrist and even then he has a whole toolkit of tricks.

Watch around the 14 min mark. Ermes almost pins Devon by accident and immediately gets back to center. Taunts Devon while holding him easily then Devon gives him a nod and Ermes proceeds to slip.

Knew this would happen because of Ermes v Mask and Ermes v Kurdecha, terrible style matchup for Ermes. On armbet I staked all my money on Devon.

Man, such a shame Genadi is also injured. My respect for him just rose so much after watching the ermes vs devon match. He just has this unique ability, to prevent a loss through sheer will power. Such a savy arm wrestler and really showed immense table IQ

Ermes has small hands and short arms ( compared with giants like Kurdeca, Devon or Vitaly) ! That's why he could not win even a round against Kurdeca and Devon. The same will, even worse, will happen if he faces Vitaly!

He beat him because he was better.

The problem is Ermes didn't even try. First round he was complaining about his knuckle and lost in fouls, second round and third his reaction time was like 2 seconds, was like watching a 110 years old armwrestling.

ermes is in his prime. young. huge, and devon, old, weaker, and not in his prime;. like wake up.

Ermes lost one whole round for warnings and fouls. We ain’t pointing that out? 😂 Devon’s made Ermes focus so much on the setup that he hyperventilated and lost a round even before they actually got to the stripes. Mindgames & strategy 11/10

The truth is…Ermes is OVERRATED. The last 3 years. Matt mask takes a round off him lol Beats genadi in a comeback match after he had wrist surgery and didn’t compete in 3 years. Still quit the match and won 4-2. Funny when they say levan “quit”. Ermes did it first with a fake injury that turned out to be nothing. He was just getting pinned. Then he got crushed by Kurdecha 6-0. Guys not even a full time armwrestler. Then he beats Dave Chaffee. Although Dave took him to the pad multiple times and Ermes elbow fouled to save himself. Then Dave gassed as usual. Big deal everyone beats Dave. Literally everyone. Levan absolutely destroys him. Nothing impressive about that. His claim to fame is he “held levan”. People have done that before lol. Vitaly held center with levan multiple rounds. Big deal. Ermes was never going to win that match. In fact, if it was EvW…first to 3 like it should be…it would have been over so fast you’d ask for your money back. Armwrestling is a strength sport not an endurance sport lol Then he beats Jerry after he had pneumonia and lost 25 pounds. One trick pony Jerry. Yeah real impressive. Then absolutely steamrolled by Devon. A man 30 pounds lighter and 20 years older than him. Totally out classed in every single way. The Ermes hype train is a joke and always was a joke. The man has lost nearly as much as he has won in recent years. Not impressed. He needs to go down in weight. Back to 231. That’s where he belongs.

the main reason is one word outarmwrestled and better pronation

'm puzzled by arm wrestlers RU-vidrs. Initially, Ermes' style seemed tailor-made to defeat Devon, countering every move he made. Yet now, Devon emerges victorious, and suddenly all RU-vidrs claim his style was the ultimate match for beating Ermes. Honestly, the flip-flopping leaves me baffled

Amazing job explaining this, thank you for the in depth analysis!

I agree with your assessment for sure. Quality breakdown my fren

Yes styles make fights. I thought the power was too much, but Devon proved the power was close Vitaly imo would likely beat Devon, as he will handle the leverage and set up advantage that Devon enjoys Devon is definitely the number 2 ranked guy right now (number 1 if we don't include Levan)and proved me wrong big time in this match. He is likely the number 2 🐐 in all sincerity and he's a genuis. I'm not a fan of the fake McGregor like persona, or antics at the table, but it brings more eyes to the sport, so I get it. I know he's a cool guy in real time I do still think Vitaly beats him, but i will never rule out Devon again unless it's against Levan Devon is a bad, bad man right now!

Ermes is going to the workshop ... even better now

Love your content, the level of analysis and the general knowledge level on here is great! We need more of the newer generation making content because the depth of discussion in the grander armwrestling communities is really lackluster imo. You, Bob Brown, and Janis have been the most consistently technically sound content creators out there. You're the only non-pro content creator who makes such valuable content.

In every referee's grip Devon makes sure to sink the opponent's thumb in his hand, he makes sure that his webbing between the thumb and index finger is higher than yours (you cannot do this in strict waf tournaments). For a shorter arm and not too big hand opponent this compromises a lot your ability to cup, pronate and also rising to a certain degree, and so it makes impossible to toproll him or to hook him, in the strap even going side becames difficult. So if you are not much stronger than him (really difficult in Devons current form) and you have a shorter arm and a similar hand the only option you have is a flop wrist press but you have to be really explosive and quickly conquer the center (like Genadi who flase started every round with his shoulders not squared) otherwise he just blocks your press when it's in its weakest spot and reverse presses you. Ermes is definitely not a natural inside explosive flop wrist presser and he's not used to conquer the center at the start because his strong point is his backpreassure, so yes, in these kind of events Devon is kriptonite for him. I also think Ermes did not prepare well and did not think too deeply on the match. I am interested to see Devon vs Laletin because having the longer arm it's easier for Laletin to stop Devon's higher webbing setup. Even Devon vs Denis will be interesting.

Can you do a video why genadi gave so much trouble to devon? In my ignorance I think that genadi and ermes styles are similar

Devon sees it more like a chess match Beat stronger opponents with the brains and technique

Ermes best bet would be to be 2x times stronger than devon and completely overpower him like levan did which is possible he is only 29 he hasn't reached his prime and he is already way stronger than devon in some areas except for wrist,cupping,riser and pronation and prep for the match for 6 months instead of taking it in short notice

Long arm = Ermes's Kryptonite Just remember how Matt Mask & Alex Krudecha defeated Ermes easily cuz of long arm

Devon is the only one who armwrestle everyone. Till now his competing to be no. 1 heavy weight championship.

Ermes fans were talking smack after a match with Levan that Ermes gonna beat Devon. Now it's proven those fans know nothing about this sport lmao 😂

Winner celebrate Loser explain👌🏻

Devon is a Legend of the armwrestling. The best of all the times!.

You're right that I don't think Ermes will be able to get his wrist strong enough to control Devon. However if he works on his pronation and rising a lot and doesn't hold onto devon outside of the strap he might be able to get the high spot vs Devon and force him to King's move. I don't think a flop press off the go would work great for him, he's not as good of an inside puller as Genadi.

Where is all the guys that were saying Devon would never beat Ermes unless he completely dedicated himself to conventional lifts, like it makes any sense at this point of his career lol

Mechanical efficiency translates into a power advantage even if muscle-wise both men are roughly equal in power. Try to armwrestle one of your friends who is about equal to you in power, but give them 1cm higher webbing on purpose and you will see the difference. Devon's long forearm and long hand gives him a mechanical advantage that he has many years of experience to use to it's greatest advantage. Combined with the fact that his opponent with shorter forearm is not allowed to lift his elbow to equalize the webbing position in the setup means they will always be at a mechanical disadvantage. Sadly the dimensions of the body has such a huge impact on the sport. Devon didn't have this advantage against Levan because Levan is such a colossal human being, so Devon's longer forearm and fingers could not equalize the power difference between himself and Levan. Ermes will never beat Devon because it's just not possible to become so strong you can equalize such a large mechanical advantage. Devon himself isn't getting any weaker anytime soon.

i dont think levans wrist cracked, he had a bit over devons wrist but not a lot

Devon won because of this Devon won because of that...bleah! He won. Thats it. Was the better.

Devon is the smartest and most technical puller on the planet in my opinion, now that he has the top end strength that the super heavy weights have is going to make him very difficult to beat

It was the Dave chafee match after all which told us the most about how the Devon versus Ermes match would go

Judging from the facial expessions i think Ermes was just so shocked and sad when Devon had to be given a point because of the fouls that accumulated from the setup arguments. Devon getting his second point was the icing on the cake, at that point Ermes was just dead inside, that's why Devon flash pinned him at last. It's the mind games. I feel so bad for Ermes because i saw that he couldn't make complaints to the refs because of the pressure and the fact that his English is not very fluent.

vitaly will give devon a run for his money, and nobody can count out denis

Not rigged. Those who can’t accept the result haha. Devon won as he was the best of the two simple.

Your analysis was spot on, thanks for sharing

On point with the explanation again ur one of the only youtubers that is actually always right and has an actual idea how arm wrestling works you and Coach Ray

Genadi's forearm is basically the same length as Devon's so that's one reason he was able to effectively flop press Devon as well as counter Devon's moves. Air-mez has the length disadvantage so it's not necessarily going to work the same if he were to try a flop press. But again, Devon is so good at adapting to his opponent's moves and if he rematches Genadi and finds a way to stop him it just means Air-mez is that much further behind against Devon.

Devon is physically built for and specifically trains for the all-slips-to-straps, ref's grip setup. He will start every match with his hand higher than nearly everyone and keep rising pressure. If you don't let him lift your elbow off the pad, you're basically giving him the round. But you're also "breaking the rules" by not fighting his rising pressure by keeping your elbow down. Lose lose situation unless the refs start putting their foot down. It's so evidently clear, even with a longer forearm, his knuckles are pointing much more vertical than his opponent's (which shouldn't be possible). That is an INSANE advantage and the refs aren't doing anything to fix it. They have to force him to scoot his elbow back on the pad slightly, or make him drop his wrist, so their knuckles are near mirror images.

God damm. This is the clearest, most understandable explanation I have heard about this match. Your content is great, man,, Thanks! I hope that your Subsciber count gets an uptick. You deserve it. look forward to your future analysis on Devon and Dennis.

Devon is amazing he knew his wrest was 10x Ermes and it was over before it started.

Ok lets say it. Devon is also fucking strong. Fullstop! How the fuck those games wont work in my case vs a powerfull opponent? Because I also have to be strong enough 😂😅

one win and devons ladies are all out of their shit hole😂😂 Ermes is the man who pulled devon at such a short notice Ermes defeated Genadi who beat devon , Jerry , And stopped levan Hold your horses let a rematch happen .

"You can clearly see Devon handing Ermes 20 bucks under the table" 😂

Devon got Ermes so worked up about the setup that he wouldn't stop moving. I've never seen so many regrips before the go

That first pin from Devon with the press was amazing. He executed it perfectly! Didn’t even give Ermes a second to get to his power. I’m my opinion Genadi is a level above Ermes for his ability to pull in pretty much every position.

Look at the shoulder height in the thumb nail it says a lot if you look at them lined up straight Devon gets to start higher that’s how he gets to compete with the heavier guys and the fact he’s probably a arm wrestling genius

As soon as they gripped up and felt each other. Devon knew he had him. Second round Devons power was there against ermies. I was shocked my self .

Devon won because hes just better. Simple 👌💯

Styles make fights…. It happens

His wrist... it goesa pahp!

The Dissolution of Ermes is Complete

Ermes was ready for everyone except the Sensei Devon ❤

ERMES WASNT READY 😒

Great analysis man.. this needed to be done

Yes, yes, master, tell me the TRUTH. I wanna be blessed with the TRUTH.

You're wrong. It wasn't a $20, it was Devon's pancake recipe.

Such a great analysis.

Only way ermes can beat devon is become a mutant like dennis or levan, juiced to the max gain another 50kg

I agree with with you, Devon trainer so hard for this and deserve the win, Ermes is still young and will come back stronger 💪

This is the first ref that did not force Devons fingers downward therefore Devon could hit from the start and end up in fantastic position. Devon is a different man than a year ago and is continuing to better himself.

You lie. Levan transitioned 3 times and was blocked by Ermes everytime

Devon won fair and square. Devon is stronger and more technical.

Nice to see Devon vs Vitaly

The truth is Money, Money speak... Devon never beat Ermes at this category. He needed to lose.( I dont hate Devon)but this was not a real match...

The problem was not that Ermes lost , but HOW he lost !!!! As a fan of Ermes Absolutely disappointing...

long story short, Devon is the goat

Another analyst thinks the length of Devon's forearm lever was a key to getting height and top control from the go and frustrated Ermes's grip as it did Brzenk's and kept them out of their normal max power lanes.

Ermes was over confident so he paid the price

I love Devon! Wh at I don’t understand is, ermes gave levan a lot of challenge, more than Devon, and goes and loss so easily with Devon

There was a moment when Levan tried to press Ermes but nearly lost, Devons press is definitley stronger

Devon is now ready for “Smasher” from Over the Top…

Devon made the Ermes move with that hard transition from toproll to press

Devon won because he’s more technical sound and a whole lot stronger than what people give him credit for.

There is no secret why he won lol it wasn’t magic or ermes had no flaws ! Devon is the best at what he does , I’m a tattoo artist and the reason each tat I do comes out great is because I’m seasoned and know what I’m doing just like Devon long live the KING !!

Professor X of armwrestling

People think strength = wins Just because Ermes was strong and held up against Levon, they thought Ermes was gona destroy Devon. Arm wrestling is very technical. A lot of different techniques and counter play are involved. And Devon Larrat is extremely smart and technical.

Devon was stronger and smarter that day that’s why he won period

My prediction in this match was almost perfect

Rigged match. Why are you people so gullible? All pro sports are WWE mixed with SOME real athleticism. Devon winning benefited EVW. I don't understand why people are coming up with ridiculous excuses and explanations when they know deep down it doesn't make sense.

I called it on bang on 3 days before the match on Bowens RU-vid channel .

I do agree with your assessment of the match. I feel it's also worth mentioning, their recent match is still in the back of Ermies mind. It's tough to be confident against someone who beat ya just a few months ago

yes i agree. there is no other way to put it but admit that devon knows his opponents weakness and strength and overall he has the best technique in current generation of arm wrestler. in arm wrestling strength is not always the wining factor but technique to counter opponent is the key.

Question for everyone.I look at Matt Mask as a smaller size of Devon with a very similar style.If Matt Mask we’re to Arm wrestle Ermis again who would win?

Great breakdown !

Everyone making excuses for Ermes... Devon was better. Engin even said Devon and Ermes pulled again the next day after Devon pulled 3-4 other athletes prior, and Ermes was still losing when starting with a straight wrist, only winning when given a complete cup advantage.. Devon is the GOAT standing by John. You'll all see.

I believe you and the 20 bucks theory 😂

Beware, Engin would copy strike you even if you use pictures only.

Devon won because he’s the better arm wrestler. Being the biggest and strongest doesn’t ensure victory. Make no mistake, there isn’t a better tactician than Devon. He is top 5 all time at the least.