Sergei Beloglazov v. Georgi Kaltchev, 1986 World Championships : Speakers & Interviews

My favorite technique of Khadem is as a guy snaps his head hard his natural reaction is to do what I call a re-snap and blast the guy with a low single. it's hard to describe but he does it to Jackson at ~ :22 mark and Khadartsev ~ the 3:26 mark. I haven't seen anyone else do this but it completely catches the guy off guard. It's truly a thing of beauty.

BTW Juan I don't recall Jackson having a rivalry with Khadartsev as they were in two different weights.

to get started on Khadem...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JOadVQmgsTw&feature=related vs Khadartsev

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aMS0SPaXY38&feature=fvw vs Jackson

Also, Khadem - a multiple time world champ from Iran who has been lost in the shuffle during the mid-nineties b/c of the rivalry b/t Jackson and Khadartsev

Also, John wrestled at 136.5 - 11lb difference.

BA

Yes! somebody else knows of Pinnegan! Guru, I appreciate these matches as much as anyone and always look forward to Thurs, but does anybody have any Pinnegan??

The technique I find the most amazing in this match was Sergei's snatch double,
He never touches a knee very very basic move setup by Beloglazov's non stop fakes and handfighting.Sergei controls or attacks in EVERY position. The announcers of the 70's, 80's and 90's always refer to the americans superior conditioning but both Beloglazovs Fadzayev Pinnegan Satievs Tedeashavili Yarygin never run out of gas! A great combo of technique speed power and stamina.Thanks GURU for posting.

I agree, lets see the olympic semi final of 2000 with dabir and terry brands, and thanks for the matches as always quick

That's correct. It's most likely that both Sergei Beloglazov and Arsen Fadzaev would have been 3x Olympic Champions if not for the Soviet boycott in 1984.

As a youngster I remember John Smith beating this guy, so I didn't respect how great he was. I looked it up, not only did he win 6 world and 2 olympic titles...they were all in a row. 80-88, sans the 84 games that russia boycotted.

Hey, that looks like American Rick Tucci out of Florida as the mat official!
Sergei always seems to put on a "clinic" when he wrestles. Remember, that was a gold medal match that he totally dominated.

While I love the Russians, how about some Iranians qs? I'd love to see a great match with Ali Reza Dabir.

Hey thanks guys. It's just amazing coming back and watching these old matches after watching some of the snoozers of today. Even after watching the best guys of today like Batirov and Murtazaliev, it's refreshing to watch a guy like Sergei Beloglazov in his prime. These matches make a strong argument that the rules of the 80s led to more exciting and better wrestling. I would like to see the greats of today compete under those rules.

To answer Jim's question, I believe Sergei simply wanted a restart. As I mentioned it is obvious that Kaltchev's game plan was to go upper body with Sergei and tie him up to limit his offense and hope for a throw. Sergei didn't like the position and slipped out of it. It wasn't a pure bail though -- he definitely made it look like a strong attempt as you'll notice his hips were fully commited. But the lock was loose and he even let go as soon as Kaltchev resisted. Sounded like he gave a good grunt too.

I'll keep it coming with some more of the greats from the 80s.

Beloglasov was simply amazing, constant pressure, ti win like this in an international event is onething, to completely dominate from start to finish in a World Final?!?! You've got to be kidding me! SB is one of my all time favorites, always hitting techniques, always pressuring his opponent, always looking to score. Jim I wondered the same thing about the slip, it seemed he just wanted a restart.

A couple of things, the peek out duck from his knees was awesome, his ties and hand fighting is phenomenal. Wrestlers of all ages should spend more than a few hours watching wrestlers like Beloglasov, Fadsaev, Smith, Jordanov and others and learn.

Wow...simply stunning

Sergei's 2nd attempt at a throw, the slip, i wonder if he was really going for a throw or if he slipped on purpose because he wasn't comfortable with the tie and wanted to get out. that's some good strategy and experience!

the end was awesome, with the announcer, "is he gonna go for a 12-point victory or let it stay 11-nothing... he's just hanging back, looks like... [countdown the clock] 5,4,3,2,1..."

and during the announcer's countdown Sergei blasts through with a double to get the tech.
great video, this is the kind of wrestling that will build the sport!!!
you summed it up with this Craig:
"Obviously I like the technique Beloglazov displayed, but what I like most is that he wasn't content to just sit on his lead. Kaltchev kept coming after him and Sergei kept scoring more and more and even when it was 11-0 with 12 seconds left looked to score another point."
thanks for the video! keep 'em coming!!!!

thats what its all about, being confident enough with ur wrestling to risk your lead and go for the tech

Keeping in mind that this is the world finals...THE WORLD FINALS, a domination of this proportion is nothing short of mind boggling. I am now speechless for another week, thanks Guru!

Thanks Guru for yet another priceless video of, in my opinion, the most dominant international freestyle wrestler I have ever seen. I love what you mentioned your write-up regarding the mentality of constant attack and scoring regardless of the match score, a lesson that should be learned (and taught) to wrestlers at a young age on up. It is not only crowd pleasing but a necessity to win big matches.

Now I am prepared to be in awe again as I flip the "on" switch to the video of this phenomenal wrestler, Sergei Beloglazov. I am quite certain this is going to be another mind boggling performance. Thank you Guru for this section on Flow, my very favorite!

ok get ready for some more Sergei!

Man this guy was a beast. Here we get to to see a nice variety of technique.

Just some more background to give some perspective:

Kaltchev was 2nd and 3rd in the World and a European Champion. I'm pretty sure he beat Barry Davis to advance to the finals in this tournament. Beloglazov and Kaltchev had met in a preliminary bout at the 1985 Worlds with Sergei walking away with a 5-2 victory.

In a preliminary bout, Beloglazov had defeated Alejandro Puerto of Cuba 12-0 in the first period (this is back when techs were 12 points)!!! Puerto would win the Worlds in 1990 and 1994 and was the Olympic Champion in 1992. He also beat Barry Davis handily at the 1986 World Cup. Davis edged him for a Bronze here at the 1986 Worlds 5-4.

Again keep in mind, this is the finals of the World Championships. Kaltchev had known Sergei was the better wrestler and it is obvious that his game plan was tie up Sergei in order to limit his offense and attempt a throw.

Sergei thwarted that idea pretty quickly with a nice cross trip from an under-over body lock. He then chipped away with double legs and a few turns to gain the 12 point technical superiority victory at the buzzer.

Obviously I like the technique Beloglazov displayed, but what I like most is that he wasn't content to just sit on his lead. Kaltchev kept coming after him and Sergei kept scoring more and more and even when it was 11-0 with 12 seconds left looked to score another point.

The guy was simply amazing. One of a kind.

Enjoy.