157lbs Jordan Burroughs Nebraska- vs. JP OConnor Harvard- : Speakers & Interviews

Jordan is an example of brilliant wrestling...he takes the reshot to a totally different level. Young wrestlers should watch this and eat it up...there are so many times when either your first shot doesn't work, or you block off a bad shot from your opponent that the reshot is perfect...

wow oconnor did absolutely NOTHING! not one thing! stalling on jordan?? thats the biggest bull i have ever seen

burroughs has the most exciting style in college wrestling and would beat metcalf worse the caldwell did....... ill>nj>ny

I have a lot of respect for these great wrestlers at Harvard, Cornel, and Northwester. Those are some of the most demanding acedemic schools in the world, and they manage school and top notch wrestling.

try reading my post. Never said he "trashed" JP, just called him NY Trash.

Anonymous Blowhard, please before you blow off your child like emotions with non-sensical rambling diatribes

reshot at 1:38 is soo fast

This match features an enlightening contrast in strategies; the controlled slow down of JP O'Connor versus the explosiveness of Jordan Burroughs. Burroughs has untrammelled explosive shots, startling speed accompanied by brutal power. O’Connor, reminiscent of Lee Kemp’s style but not Kemp’s world class physical ability, has close matches that he most often comes out winning through controlling the pace and shots of his opponents. That strategy, evidenced by his tie-ups; control of distance; and his tough riding techniques, most often tallies wins for O’Connor. But then comes a guy like Burroughs and as you can see from the video, Burroughs speed rips right through your reaction time, once you recognize the threat it may be too late to react adequately. As a consequence, while you may defend many of his shots in a match, you are unlikely to anticipate every shot and that is Burroughs’s strategy, to use his speed to take you while are unprepared. If Burroughs masters chain wrestling we may get an Olympic medal from him. O’Connor, while in fine condition, needs more strength and a bigger gas tank to grind a guy like Burroughs. If O’Connor improves his conditioning he can make many more moves that he can then use to slow down the faster opponents of this very competitive weight class. If you can’t move faster than your opponent, then slow him down through the above listed techniques, but also make more moves than your opponent to use superior conditioning to slow him down, making you faster in the later part of your match than your normally faster opponent. Also, if O’Connor takes a lower stance with better level changing then he upsets the set point of the faster wrestler. I enjoy watching both these wrestlers as they showcase the virtues and the flaws of their respective strategies.

O Connor did absolutely nothing the whole match. Haha Not a single offensive move

Burroughs changed levels well to facilitate at least five good attempts at a low single, one of which gained him a takedown. He worked hard and made many moves to increase his opportunity for scoring. His stand-up escape looked so explosive you could almost see the radiation from a nuclear blast coming off that movement. O'Connor worked to close the distance, using head ties, two on one, and attempting to sneak and spin around Burroughs. He also showed good explosion on his stand-up and good hand control. O'Connor, who is a masterful defensive and strategic wrestler, wrestled too defensively early to overcome Burroughs take down advantage. In a later match, I see Scott Winston attempting the same basic strategy as Jordan Burroughs did against O'Connor. Students of the craft of wrestling may learn about distance control and set point control from this match. Both wrestlers worked and executed good game plans around the core of distance control. I can't say Burroughs will win nationals as the weight class features too many top caliber wrestlers with one not dominating the entire pack like Metcalf or Herbet dominate at their weight classes. Poeta, Leen, Burroughs, and Gillispie have similar athletic abilities and styles. Although Leen lost earlier to Burroughs this season, Leen now wrestles better than before. Poeta has peaked for the nationals and Gillispie came ready to wrestle in previous years. Also, although O'Connor lost to Leen and Burroughs, he wrestling evolves during the season and he wrestles smart. As fans fortune has favored us by packing so many great champions in one weight class. We only have to watch who wins the laurels.

Burroughs will win nationals this 2009 season.

Oconnor shouldnt be mad... he didnt do anything

I agree this was a very tight match and could have gone either way. One thing I wasn't quite able to grasp was the stalling call on Burroughs; sure he was backing out but JP made little to no effort to make an offensive attack the whole match.

yeah buroughs is the real deal. athletic as hell, if only he could learn how to set up his shots instead of relying on his speed...which still works. GOt respect for JP but i think he knew he was going to lose, he just wanted to keep it close. obvious that he was gonna take a shot till the 3rd

Painted Demon Burroughs did not trash Oconnor, this match was very close, Burroughs was not even controlling him, he was deff a lot faster but had a hard time takling Oconnor down n when he finally did he couldn't hold him, the match was mostly wrestled on the feet n there was just 1 td, so ur comment and knowledge about the match makes no sense. Both wrestlers have totally different styles, Burroughs came on top on a close 1, and had a well diserve victory, but in no way he trashed Oconnor.

another Jersey wrestler schoolin New York trash

Burroughs is the real deal and he is proving it. taking down #4 and #3 in a row. I think he is going to be even better come ncaa time! Could be very interesting.

jp did nothing the whole match. that stall call on borroughs was bull

i dont know why u would say that since burroughs finished better off last year...and beat the returning champ this year at 157

all i gotta say is my boy DARRION CALDWELL WOULD HAVE BEAT BOTH THESE GUYS IF HE MOVED UP A WEIGHT

did o'connor look slower at 57,on burroughs snag o'connor foot looked like it was in cement

NJ > NY