Randy Lewis v. Viktor Alexeev, 1980 Dual Rapid City, SD : Speakers & Interviews

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#23	JBRACCINI November 4 at 10:18pm Is that Chad Crow Refereeing? reply
#22	Ct April 24 at 3:27pm Dave Defelice said: “what were the overall results of this dual?” US did. It was the first time we ever beat them in wrestling and all that. plus with the cold war it was a hugee deal reply
#21	Eric Bendler April 19 at 9:50pm That was some furious funk. I'm gonna try to coach that tall wizzer defense if anyone can do it. reply
#20	Anonymous Coward April 18 at 6:50pm that was amazing, probably the most exciting one yet reply
#19	Scott Weller April 18 at 6:32pm nice comeback reply
#18	Job April 18 at 9:10am that was ridicirus reply
#17	Anonymous Coward April 17 at 2:23pm greasy arm spin at 1:10 reply
#16	Jordan Stepleton April 17 at 11:30am Guru, Thank you so much for posting these rare vintage videos. To see this kind of footage from another time is just amazing. The technique and style of wrestling is a little different, but beautiful nonetheless. reply
#15	Twilly April 17 at 11:18am that must have been some feeling to pin a Russian in front of your home town crowd. reply
#14	??? April 17 at 11:04am wow, that was interesting, i'm sorry i don't know who is who, but it went from all scoring from the guy in the red singlet to him getting pinned???...any ways i'll call this an illagitament win! ;D reply
#13	Joe Williamson April 17 at 10:45am Nice Craig reply
#12	Sweet April 17 at 10:36am This is like the coolest page on the internet. GURU! GURU! GURU! reply
#11	Arm-spin April 16 at 8:05pm 5pt after a quick search... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hylQlow_sEM gold medal match at olympics http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AbbVac85ZFc vs olympic trails http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QifN9EwCcRo&feature=related world championships (ridiculous match) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J9QUPVLNAag&feature=related dual meet http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aonVd8c5IHU http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7IGhDMtiiTQ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W0l07TVY-eU Olympic trials vs John Smith There\s tons of matches out there! (many uploaded by "the guru" reply
#10	Dave Defelice April 16 at 6:44pm what were the overall results of this dual? reply
#9	5pointcrossankle April 16 at 6:42pm wow there needs to be more randy lewis matches on the web, this guy is awesome to watch reply
#8	Arm-spin April 16 at 6:25pm Lewis was great, I'm suprised he was "only" a 1x world/olympic medalist. What happened in other years, did he lose at the US trials? Oh and Lewis' scrambing is unreal in this match. reply
#7	Anonymous Coward April 16 at 5:43pm i wish all refs in the sport were that intimate about doing there best to score the match right, and dive in there to look for the pin reply
#6	Nice April 16 at 3:03pm it looks like that ref has some moves too reply
#5	Anonymous Coward April 16 at 3:00pm hah you actually put this up like you said, i didnt think you would :) reply
#4	Trainmeister April 16 at 1:51pm Wow this really shows how far wrestling has advanced and come a long way. reply
#3	TJ X April 16 at 6:31am THAT WAS AWESOME! WOW, I LITERALLY JUMPED OUT OF MY SEAT WHEN THE REF SLAMMED THE MAT AND RANDY LEAPED HIGH INTO THE AIR IN CELEBRATION, AWESOME! Randy just locked it up and went for it, that is so gutsy and so typical of his style, all out! Thanks Guru as always for these PRICELESS matches that most people, including myself, would never see, thank you! reply
#2	Craig Vitagliano April 15 at 11:35pm This week I am choosing the 62 kg bout from the 1980 USA/USSR Dual in Rapid City, SD between Randy Lewis and Viktor Alexeev. Randy Lewis was definitely one of the most exciting wrestlers of his generation. He wasn't afraid to scrap and takes risks to put big points on the board. He was a great thrower, with even better defense, and a killer gutwrench. Alexeev was another Soviet from his generation who, like Beloglazov, kept constant pressure on his opponent using a lot of push/pull, snaps, underhooks, and fakes. He was also another wrestler that thought 2-3 moves ahead and was equally effective as Beloglazov at working one side of his opponent to open up an attack to the other side. Though this match was brief as Lewis scored a fall on big throw in front of his home crowd, what I like most about this match is that Lewis (who was great at adapting to his opponents) fights so hard to not give up points. Alexeev looked like he was about to score 4-5 times and came up short just about every time. in fact Lewis' defense in this bout reminds a lot of Mavlet Batirov, albeit a different generation and different rules. Enjoy. reply

Craig Vitagliano

Randy Lewis v. Viktor Alexeev, 1980 Dual Rapid City, SD

April 15, 2009

1984 Olympic Champion Randy Lewis takes on 1983 & 1985 World Champion Viktor Alexeev in a 1980 dual in Rapid City, SD at 62 kg/136.5 lbs.

About Craig Vitagliano

Organization:	Ascend Wrestling Club
College:	Harvard University
Bio:	Craig was a New York State Champion and 4 year starter at Harvard at 118 lbs. He won a University National Freestyle title in 1997. He recently founded Ascend Wrestling Club (www.ascendwrestling.com)… + See More + Craig was a New York State Champion and 4 year starter at Harvard at 118 lbs. He won a University National Freestyle title in 1997. He recently founded Ascend Wrestling Club (www.ascendwrestling.com)… + See More - See Less - Craig was a New York State Champion and 4 year starter at Harvard at 118 lbs. He won a University National Freestyle title in 1997. He recently founded Ascend Wrestling Club (www.ascendwrestling.com) in Hicksville, LI. He is well known for his knowledge of International competition, from the 1980s to present.

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