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Uploaded by Craig Vitagliano | June 11, 2009

6x World and 2x Olympic Champion Sergei Beloglazov takes on 3X NCAA Champion and 1984 Olympic and 1987 World Silver Medalist Barry Davis in the finals of the 1987 World Championships in Clermont-Ferrand, FRA.

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41 comments

J W 3 years ago

One thing worth considering in U.S. vs Eastern block wrestlers is performance enhancing drugs. These EB wrestlers are clearly great technicians, but it looks obvious that Belaglazov (and Enke in match against Mills) are on steriods? When did testing begin for this and how easy to defeat the tests in the early days? Juice me up with HGH and steriod and i could maybe manhandle Metcalf.

AJT 3 years ago

That was something else! The way Beloglazov handled Davis. It looked like he was sparring or something like that. It apperared as if he didn't expend a lot of energy in dispatching a great wrestler like Davis. Personally, Beloglazov was always my favorite foreign wrestler. Very creative!

PA 3 years ago

Craig no dan gable or bruce baumgarnter i know it hard to list the top guys of all time so how bout top americans, i say john smith bc he pretty much invented the low single and dan gable would be second bc of his dominance then its all up fro grabs

Craig Vitagliano 4 years ago

1. Buvaisar Saitiev - World Champ 1995, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2003, 2005. Olympic Champ 1996, 2004, 2008

2. Arsen Fadzaev World Champ 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1990, 1991. Olympic Champ 1988, 1992. World Silver 1989.

3. Sergei Beloglazov World Champ 1981, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987. Olympic Champ 1980, 1988. World Silver 1979.

4. John Smith World Champ 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991 Olympic Champ 1988, 1992.

5. Valentin Jordanov World Champ 1983, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1993, 1994, 1995. Olympic Champ 1996. World Silver 1990, 1991. World Bronze 1986, Olympic Bronze 1992.

6. Makharbek Khadartsev World Champ 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991. Olympic Champ 1988, 1992. World Silver 1994, 1995. Olympic Silver 1996. World Bronze 1993.

7. Alexander Medved World Champ 1962, 1963, 1966, 1967, 1969, 1970, 1971. Olympic Champ 1964, 1968, 1972. World Silver 1965. World Bronze 1961.

8. Levan Tediashvili World Champ 1971, 1973, 1974, 1975. Olympic Champ 1972, 1976. World Silver 1978.

9. Soslan Andiev World Champ 1973, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1978. Olympic Champ 1976, 1980.

10. Mavlet Batirov World Champ 2007. Olympic Champ 2004, 2008. World Bronze 2007.

4 years ago

Wow. Hey Craig, I know this is an impossible question, but do you have a 3 or 5 best wrestlers of all time in your opinion? doesn't have to be in order because i know its hard.

OU Wrestler 4 years ago

I guess when a man lives long enough he witnesses everything. This is simply hard to believe.

FutureOlympicChampion1 4 years ago

HOLY CRAP! Sergei is amazing. It's a good thing he stayed at 125.5, John Smith would of beat him like he did in that match against them that I watched, I forget what year it was, though.

TJ X 4 years ago

I just had to return to watch thi ridicukous display of par terre wrestling. Man, totally unbelievable what he did to Barry Davis. Just nuts!

MikePorcelli 4 years ago

Craig,

I too am in awe of his awesome par terre offense. What amazes me the most is the "folkstyle' turns and tilts he uses in freestyle. Jumper Leggio was a big proponent of utilizing your folkstyle turns in a freestyle match. Thank you for posting, you're truly an asset to our sport.
Mike Porcelli

Stephen Gaydosh 4 years ago

7 years ago Barry asked me who was the best wrestler that I ever saw. I told him either Sergy or Tediasvili his reply was Ted. How Good was he? Put some videos of him up.

TJ X 4 years ago

I have watched this video like 2 dozen times and I am still in awe, I almost can't believe what I am witnessing, Barry Davis getting demolished and pinned. Thanks again Guru for posting this video, a classic on how to chain wrestle with turns from the top position.

5pointcrossankle 4 years ago

I go with saitiev, only because of how diverse he is, belo, john smith, fadzaev all had there set moves, saitiev has no set moves, he flows with the motion scoring on both his offense and defense, you never know what hes going to do and always pulls off some of the sickest moves and scrambles that i have ever seen

arm-spin 4 years ago

Both guys (Saitiev and Beloglazov) probably faced their toughest competition from other Soviet-block athletes. With Saitiev, we have some idea how he did through the magic of youtube, and because those guys now wrestle for other countries. To truly compare the two we'd need to know how Belo did at the Russian Nationals, Tblisi, etc.

Cliff Fretwell 4 years ago

I'd say Belaglazov for the same reason we love the Brands style of wrestling, love Iowa or not. They constantly wrestle to dominate and pin. Same with Belaglazov. Saitiev is def one of the greatest if not THE greatest but his style wasn't the aggressive action packed style of Belaglazov.

Red Dog 4 years ago

I must say that B. Saitiev was the better of the two although not by much. My thinking is that Saitiev was a 4 time Olympian, winning 3 Golds at 163 pounds which is insane. He was a 9 time World Gold Medalist again at 163, generally regarded as the toughest weight class in the world in any given year. I just believe at 125.5 pounds are premised more on blazing speed than massive horsepower. Beloglazov rarely had to worry about getting caught against somebody who could literally shatter his ribs in a gut wrench (as Kevin Jackson against Jaibrilov) or blow through him with such power that he starts a double leg on one side of the mat and ends up throwing him on his head on the other side (as Slay did to Dolph). But 163 has guys who are not only juiced to the moon, not only fast and agile as heck, but inhumanely powerful (Jackson, Slay, Joe Williams, etc.). My vote goes to Saitiev.

Cooper 4 years ago

I saw Sergei Belaglazov wrestle in the World Cups that used to be held in Toledo for quite some time. He dominated everyone he wrestled. Pound for pound - the best wrestler I ever saw. He was just stronger than everyone else and a great technician as well. I think it was his brother (not sure) Anatoly that wrestled around the same weight class, but was beaten by Mills in '81 or '82 in a disputed match. That was some of the greatest team wrestling ever held on US soil.

TJ X 4 years ago

OK folks, let's take a vote. Sergei Beloglazov or Buvaisar Saitiev, who is/was the better pound for pound Soviet wrestler and WHY? A couple of links below to check out their mind boggling accolades.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buvaisar_Saitiev
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergei_Beloglazov

4 years ago

sergei would have been a three time olympic champ had the russians not boycotted the olympics in 84. he's probably the best technician ever. its hard to stay as dominant for as long as he did at such a light weight

Ankle Picker 4 years ago

I really like that chest lock to step over technique Sergei used to get the first TD.

sly 4 years ago

beyond belief and a thing of beauty. how could that guy be that much better than davis? thank you very much for this video.

eoghanjames 4 years ago

More Beloglazov!!!

The Euro's are not great wrestlers...the guys from the Caucases are....Great handfighting to set the scene as well....

Jordan Stepleton 4 years ago

It's just unfathomable how Davis got tooled. I mean Barry was so dominate in the 1980's from what Iv'e seen. Amazing how John Smith beat Sergei two years later, even if Sergei was "retired". Great match. It just goes to say that anyone can be beat. It also appeared that Sergei was more fluid.

rod quintana 4 years ago

unreal!!!!!! a master among masters

Cliff Fretwell 4 years ago

GEEEZ serious smash job on a more than legit opponent.

jerseyboys 4 years ago

Its hard to believe a wrestler of Barry Davis's caliber could be so throughly outclassed.Beloglazov was truelly the master.

Abel Colunga 4 years ago

Incredible, thanks for the video.

just goes 4 years ago

just goes to show you that everything is relative...huh Craig

TJ X 4 years ago

Knowing whhat I know about Barry Davis and having watch him obliterate competition in the 80s at ALL levels, all I can say is WOW WOW WOW. That is sick!

TJ X 4 years ago

Guru, THANK YOU for posting this match, you are the best! Now to secretly watch this gem here at work, hope I don't get caught and fired!

PA 4 years ago

Wow amazing the russian very fast and fluid I have much respect for him

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