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.
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
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!
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.
“what were the overall results of this dual?”
plus with the cold war it was a hugee deal
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"
Oh and Lewis' scrambing is unreal in this match.
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.