Anthony Robles » Anthony Robles: Advantage or disadvantage

Benching 305 by 125 lbs is good, but my bet theirs other 125 lbs that can bench just as much. or more. It is his wrist and foreman strength that really makes him tough on top. Look at Robles pictures when he was a freshmen and sophmore, he gained alot of muscle by the time he reach his senior year. He had to work really hard on the weights during the off season to gain that muscle. The way he moves on one leg is incredible, but he was not alway like that. He adapted and work hard to become a NCAA Champion.

experiance. How many times has McD wrestled somebody with one leg?????? How many times has Robles wrestled somebody with 2 legs???????? I hate iowa and Mc D but if they wrestled 50 times i would put my money on McD to win 40 of those matches.

I can't imagine it being particularly easy to balance on one leg for an entire match. Maybe I'm over thinking this, but that sounds like a slight disadvantage regardless of how strong his upper body is.

You do realize Robles has lost over 20 times in his collegiate career? Of course he CAN and has been beaten. It's an understatement to say someone "might" have a chance to beat him.

You make absolutely no mention of his disadvantages!!!!! Robles has both advantages AND disadvantages. Ultimately, the wrestler with two legs has a higher ceiling in wrestling regardless of style.

if its an advantage perhaps other wrestlers could fold one leg up and tie and then see if it really is

Your comment about the upper body strength doesn't make sense. Everyone used to have a perception that "short stocky" guys made the best wrestlers. That was never true and the perception has changed. McDonough doesn't feel that his opponent had an unfair advantage and none were saying jack until he won an NCAA TITLE. They both weighed in at 125lbs.

I have seen more an more 1 one-leg wrestlers competing at 125. My younger brother pi$$ pounded more than a few kids at 125 in college. It takes a lot for these guys to even attempt to compete. This guy won an NCAA TITLE...Give it a rest...I was sad to see my Iowa boy loose but that's wrestling.

We know better than anyone that you have to expect anything. If he was preparing correctly then he would have prepared for this match better. They had all years to prepare to wrestle him the same time that he had to wrestle them.

The truth is Anthony Robles won the NCAA's once! If Robles had an advantage over his opponents he never would have been beaten!

Robles does have a distinct advantage. Try considering the extra muscle mass he has in his upper body compared to other 125 pounders. A leg is approximately 1/7 of your body weight. Transferring that muscle to his upper body while maintaining his weight at 125 increases his upper body muscle mass. There is no way to compare his muscular strength to a 2 legged opponent. His physical attributes will always give him a strength advantage. This would be the same in any weight class - for a wrestler to transfer his muscle mass because of the loss of a leg. Yet, even though he has the muscle advantage I love rooting for him, he is an amazing person - besides being an outstanding wrestler. His attack from the neutral position is snake like. I do think he can be beaten. If you can attack Anthony from a lower position and control his hips while riding him - I do believe that a truly great technician with a great deal of strength 'might' have a chance.

He ACTUALLY weighs in at 125 just like everyone else. What are we going to start matching guys up by upper body strength now? I heard dozens of people this weekend saying how he has the upper body of a 160 pounder. Last I checked there was no penalty for being too strong. Great Job Robles.

Yea well he says in the beginning, his one less leg was being called by others a disadvantage & now it's being called by others an unfair advantage...whatever. Does this mean wrestlers all over the country are gonna chop off their leg to get an advantage? Hell no.