Who is the stongest pound for pound

[eastridge53]

i'd have to say that east ridge's 135 pounder is pretty stout. can't remember his name but he is strong as an ox and darn quick too. lane beat him last year in the state finals so expect big things from him this season.

[westsport]

How do you go to East Ridge and know that Mr. Wright wrestles 135 but don't know his name? He plays football, too, for crying out loud!

[noonesfool]

TD artist this your old coach, never forget what I preached: joint and hand strength. This combination can be very shocking to a weight lifter. If combined with good weight lifting strenth, it can = thumb

 

Good luck this year.

[TDArtist]

Noonesfool, you'll be proud to know that when we take a "break" from live wrestling, we handfight and pummel. I have a hard time getting away from some of these "kids" when they grab my wrist then I have to start falling back on some of the other tricks that you taught.

[eastridge53]

How do you go to East Ridge and know that Mr. Wright wrestles 135 but don't know his name?  He plays football, too, for crying out loud!

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i do know tyler i was just joking with him because he started this topic. i guess he feels insecure.

[discoverwrestle]

My top 3 would be:

 

1. Meredith

2. Knox

3. Holliman

[TDkid]

holliman is frickin thick.. i agree

[westsport]

Yeah, so is my Johnson. What about Brugal from Bolton and Boyd from East Literature?

[fhsd]

Just remember, pure strength is only one variable. If strength was everything the big Bolton heavyweight of 2-3 years ago would have won State, hands down.

 

I'll take a strong kid who knows leverage and how to move his opponent and use the opponent's own momentum over more strength any day.

[CoachBray]

good point fhsd. I was skinny in high school (believe it or not) and I used to love launching these muscle heads that would come charging like a bull!

[OO5659]

Just remember, pure strength is only one variable. If strength was everything the big Bolton heavyweight of 2-3 years ago would have won State, hands down.

 

I'll take a strong kid who knows leverage and how to move his opponent and use the opponent's own momentum over more strength any day.

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That is true sometimes but for example look at the 145lb. state final last year Davis is a much better wrestler than Sanders but Davis could not do anything to Sanders because of his strength. Also the HWT from Bolton was sick or injured and was not able to compete at state

Edited November 19, 2004 by OO5659

[Sommers]

That is true sometimes but for example look at the 145lb. state final last year Davis is a much better wrestler than Sanders but Davis could not do anything to Sanders because of his strength. Also the HWT from Bolton was sick or injured and was not able to compete at state

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Bad Example:

 

Bond would have beat Sanders worse than Potter did earlier in the season, if he was healthy for that tournament. Instead of Bond's one point victory in OT (okay - another topic), the result could have been by 5-10 pt's over Sanders. It's amazing to me that Bond even got past the quarter finals. He was a sick puppy, but he was sufficiently strong and skilled to stay with him into two OT's until a third stalling call was made (again the scoretable failed to stop the match,,, again another topic).

 

A small example: In the G.P. West Tournament last year, Potter (another strong one, but highly trained on his feet) was tied with Sanders 6-6 and then, after some injury time, got two take downs to win by 4-5 pt's in the semi's. These final pt's only came after Sanders illegally body slammed Potter which sent him home with an injury default for the next match, missing/avoiding a 100% & fierce Bond in the finals.

 

The point here? Bond's superior skills, and strength @ 90-100%, MAY have won him MOW, but most certainly a decisive gold medal against a stronger Sanders.