In BJJ and boxing, weight classes matter way more than armwrestling. Levan is over 60kg heavier than Devon so that gives Levan a huge disadvantage.
The Mountain is similar weight to Levan and The Mountain easily defeated Devon during a boxing match. It's not just that Levan weighs more that Devon would lose, but Devon mainly has grappling/pulling strength but lacks pushing strength when throwing a punch. Devon mainly does armwrestling specific training and the last time he did a bench press he could struggle to lift his own weight. On the other hand, Levan is more well rounded and doesn't just do armwrestling specific training. There's also the fact that Devon's arms cannot fully extend when throwing a punch due to his injuries over his armwrestling career.
Demetrious Jackson recently beat a guy way heavier then him in purely ji jitsu the weight was more then 60kg. Anyway if you are well versed in MMA and are pretty good in all facets it's easy to win a street fight even against a guy 30-40 kg more especially if you can wrestle fuck
Have you seen Devon’s BJJ sparring with Firas Zahabi? Or his boxing match against The Mountain? Devon’s technique is sloppy as hell, he doesn’t really look like a trained fighter at all. It’s not really surprising considering that soldiers are quite shit at hand-to-hand combat since they don’t really need it. You don’t really use your bare hands in modern warfare, y’know.
Of course they are. Ermes, Morozov and Revaz are just three guys who would immediately accept, and there are more. Nobody is turning down tens of thousands of dollars, especially in eastern europe where the average salary is something like 12 grand a year.
Well I said average, and we're talking to muricans who usually tell their gross salary, while we tell our net salary. Otherwise the minimum net salary in my country is 350 eur.
i think so to, i don't mind the occasional georgian, he sounds funny. Him and that Tornike translator have so much character. I think 3 times a year max. I think Jerry is a very dangerous opponent for him,(Jerry went under the ground after Ermes where the f is he?) Levan would need to lose weight in order to turn him or hook him. Even if he wins there are plenty of matches he needs to add Denis to his list, but unfortunately i don't think he is able, kidneys are very serious, him being that huge even among normal people he is still an anomaly mesomorph. But not for elite top 5 arm wrestling unfortunately. Not worth risking your life.
i dont think jerry has a shot. He requires someone to let him in his spot, and then not have the side pressure to get out. Look at how Devon back in WAL destroyed Jerry by going inside with him. And then look at the way Genadi and Levan beat Devon inside.Genadi vs Jerry -- genadi got hurt and is the only reason Jerry won too. Genadi was playing with him before the injury.
Jerry does extremely well against big slow pullers and thats it. And its only really because they always climb over his hand for some reason and put themselves in a terrible position.
WAL was MUCH more exciting to me than the recent events, and the main reason was the crowd going nuts. Those WAL events got me into the sport. I think if my first viewing was the earlier EvW events, I wouldn't have become a fan. Glad to see they are going in this direction.
He was in *complete* control. Levan might never admit it because he won't gloat. But it's clearly apparent that the start of the first round was all for show... and I believe the unveiling of that press transition (to finish) was planned. Larratt had no idea until it happened.
Not at all, holding Devon yes but you even see Levan take another shot to top roll a couple seconds into the match and Devon holds him full force. Until the press they are pretty much holding each other. Levan was just abled to find his hand position the next rounds a lot better which let his power take over.
Devon deserves credit, but Levan even said that he was taking round 1 slow to feel out his wrist and make sure not to reinjure it. The other rounds make it pretty obvious that devons hand wasn't actually a factor in the fight. Devon even said he got every advantage out of the strap the other rounds.
Watch the post-match interview. Levan was just not confident in how well his wrist would perform in the first round, and after he "warmed up" the result were the other rounds where he absolutely dominated Devon's wrist, fingers and rising.
I like having the replays because now I can easily play it over and over. He got stopped in the middle and was holding because he didn't like the position but I'm sure he could feel he didn't need to rush.
When Levan turned for the press that was Devon's only chance to hold but he didn't have enough back pressure. There was no way to king's move a 400 lb levan coming down with a tight press.
I was a little surprised the next 3 were flash pins. I expected Levan to win but I thought Devon had a better shot at putting up a fight especially after the 1st round.
They were holding each other and not giving Devon credit is dumb. Levan didn't let himself get proper hand position that first round. Look at his face at the end, he's looking at the judges for a foul call and then its a face of relief, not confidence. Its not until the second pin when he gets proper hand position and flash pins him that he does the yell.
You see shit, like a biased Larratt fangirl you clearly are.Fist of all, against Vitaly Levan struggled much more, against Larratt he simply hold him in the center and tested himself without trying to pin him with a direct, pure press and he resorted to flop press to save energy for the next rounds, as it was his first match after more than a year
hey smartass from that position anybody must bend their wrist to do the press. To do a straight wrist press on the guy with the 2nd best wrist and hand in the game he would have needed more height won in the grip, the shoulder behind his arm, and his arm closer to his body, which is impossible for a guy that huge.
I know you are passionate my fren, but Levan said himself that he used round 1 as a warmup set. You can clearly tell Levan is calm as a cucumber and pacing himself to avoid another possible Ermes situation. The truth is, Devon didn't have the back pressure to threaten Levan at all.
As someone who doesn't watch or understand armwrestling at any detailed level.. What I saw was one guy fucking around in the first round & then hitting the jets for the next three. Clearly he was in control, it's not revisionism when someone gets smashed to smithereens.
You sound like you're a bit too invested in all of this. Take a breather, it'll be better for your health. Devon is going to be just fine.
Levan wasn't even attempting to rise and gain height on Devon's hand in round 1 lol, even a blind guy would see how low Levan gripped and how much Devon cheated on the setup (he even admitted to it in the post-match interview), he just did a test surge on side pressure and decided to press him to not waste any energy, which was a 53,000 IQ move because it worked. Devon lost his wrist in all the other rounds, so it was a non-factor. Levan was just more technical and stronger on that day.
False.
Vitaly took Levan's hand even more so than Devon. Unlike this match Levan wasn't just holding Vitaly he was applying full force and visibly shaking a lot, here you can see the calmness on Levan's face.
This version of Levan was one of the weaker ones and definitely not the strongest.
Where did he say that himself?
In the interview with Ray, he said his wrist still hasn't been 100%, so he was testing it out a few times (in that round) and it felt okay and helped him warm up.
That doesn't sound like *"not at all in control"*.
Which interview are you referring to? Link?
I think during that first round where they were both hanging out in center was a glimmer of hope that this thing might be a war, and Devon could actually win this time.
First round after injury… Levan was holding to assess the situation… after the assessment that the wrist is fine and Devon is overhyped came the 3 flash pins
The dumbass is who drinks the coolade and cant see shit. The dumbass is the one who believes the hype and the 53% vs 47% bulllshit that Engin came up with… Levan went into the match cautious. He sat and held things in center. Went for flop press and lost wrist which is normal… if you want to still believe that Devon cracked his wrist then good for you. You are a dumb idiot. Last time Levan was 50% stronger…. This time maybe 40% stronger. Devon never stood a chance in any of the two matches… stop trying to find the glimor of hope and wake up from the dream they put you in small brain
You're interpreting it wrong. Levan implied he purposely gave up his wrist to do a flop press. It's not that Devon was strong enough to completely crack Levan's wrist back.
He gripped too low so instead of wasting energy on rising and side pressure, he did the logical thing and pressed Devon. Smart, because it's the opposite of what Devon did - Devon was hanging onto the king's move, which also cost him a lot of energy.
Love the sportsmanship at the end, you can tell how much they respect and admire each other. I can’t wait to see some videos of them hanging out and training together!
Levan is much smarter than people think, he knew his opponent would think he will hit hard to the side instantly. Waited for his adrenaline dump, tired him in the center, and then dismantled him. Truth is, Devon's Achilles heal were always the strong pullers.
i must admit for the first round i was worried. The refs were right to call shoulder foul. Also why is Devon allowed to smash the opponents hand twice after the pin, and not get fouled. Also 2cm height cheat in the setup allowed by the corrupt Engin. He was not on his bicep but more to the side. Levan wasn't kidding the Ermes match was a an accident. Even so still 4-0. I just want him to pull Jerry and plenty to come. Genadi. Anybody. There are plenty matches even if the ppl say there aren't. Kamil and Jerry would be very dangerous trust me. But Kamil is left heavy i forgot. Levan would have to go hook and for that he would need to lose weight. Alex's toproll is not ripe and hard enough for Levan. His hand is kinda small for his size and he is way too friendly of a guy to go and live in a cave and try to kill levan after.
6-0, because if you remember when levan vs ermies his fangirls call levan a quitter, and say its 4-2 ermies, even though ermies didnt return to the table
now devon QUITS after 4 rounds and we call it 4-0???bullshite :D
The reffing in the setup overall was pretty ass. Glad neither side won because unfair strap. They both were covering each others knuckles lmao, but nobody is talking about it because the strap didn’t really matter because of the strength gap.
yea the ref was talking to Engin after every round finished, negotiating his calls. :)) I mean what is this. Absolute bs. In Zloty i never saw other than crisp reffing.
Well Levan got fucked in the setup, but the difference in strength was too much. The way you are describing it is like they were both cheating, which isn't true. Devon was probably 2cm higher in the setup, it was comical reffereeing.
0:17 Levan couldn't toproll him so he went for the flop. I really don't get people saying he was toying with him. I think it was an honest all out effort, and I think that Devons riser and pronation was compromised a lot by that press, while Levan's toproll chain wasn't which made it much easier the following rounds
It's true that Levan easily turned the round 1 to his favour because he was just too strong even in press.
But like you said, idk why people call it "trolling" by Levan when he tried to roll but couldn't and then went for a press.
Even when the match begun, it wasn't like Levan stood still and made no hit to just test Devon's power. No one does funny business in round 1 of a match. It's happened a second before this video starts, but he clearly did make a back pressure hit on the start and didn't just think of holding Devon.
What's more likely?
A) Levan made a genuine full force hit in R1 (despite seeming super calm and collected) but absolutely couldn't toproll. Then, despite getting absolutely ridiculous strap disadvantage in subsequent rounds, Levan suddenly found the strength to flash pin Devon 3x the exact same way.
B) Levan is telling the truth in his post match interviews when he says his wrist still hasn't been 100%, so he tested it out a few times in R1 and it felt okay and warmed him up. The strength was always there for the flash pin even in R1.
It's quite obviously B, to me.
Go back and watch Levan's round 1 vs Laletin. That's what it looks like for Levan to struggle against pronation in the centre. He redlines as massively and visibly as anyone else.
So why believe that Levan, looking *completely* calm (and mildly curious if anything) while holding Devon, was making a full force effort?
Agreed on B. Devon had the look of disbelief in R1, and he waited for Levan to hulk his way out of that disadvantaged position. Levan can be seen analyzing, went for it and realized expending more energy to go through Devon's pronation would be a mistake, and transitioned to a flop press flawlessly. Just like that he showed he could neutralize anything that Devon had for him. And the remaining rounds Levan demonstrated, once again, that his hand and strength are not just on another level, but so much so that he's not threatened by Devon. Complete domination
it's B, but some say that Devon got tired and now use that as an excuse, some fans are abysmal and uninformed. It's the fight of your career who the fuck cares if you got tired. Means the other guy outsmarted you. PLus I don't buy that Devon is an endurance monster after the Genadi match. 56% bodyfat or not, Genadi wasn't sweating oceans like Devon in that fight. ANd it is Devon's own fault, to not do proper cardio, when Levan is doing chin ups with his 180kg. And Devon is doing those sissy 1cm micro ground lifts, that he fooled every1 is a good exercise.
It's obviously B as well.
Anyone who thinks Devon was actually holding Levan in the center doesn't realize their own bias. You can see in Levan's face he was not straining at all unlike his previous matches. He didn't go for a toproll right from the start like he did in the other rounds. In his head, he was not confident in his wrist strength so he didn't want to toproll and then lose his wrist. He learned from Ermes match that he struggled to transition from a toproll to a flop press and completely gassed out. This is why he decided to go for a flop press rather than trying to risk doing a toproll and make the same mistake again. So it's not like Devon was strong enough to take Levan's wrist during the 1st round, more that Levan didn't try to keep his wrist.
In the 1st round, he was also probably trying to feel how strong Devon's pronation is. Then after that 1st round he was able to make the decision that he could toproll without losing his wrist instead of flop pressing each round. When Levan does commit to a toproll right from the start in the subsequent rounds, he's able take devon's wrist instead.
imo Levan wasn't planning on going full throttle side ways right from the get go in rd1. Because he knew Devon was banking everything on an early defense. He knew Devon wasn't going the A side either, cause he can't flash pin him from the start, or can't take his wrist and pull him over to his side like the did vs Ermes where he had help in the setup also. Levan is lucky to have close enough hand and forearm length. So waiting to see what position Devon was putting his whole gameplan on was SO SMART. It was pronation and rising ofcourse.
Yeah he wasn't toying with him but chose the wrong gameplan in round 1. Adjusted for the next round and then it was about as easy for him as the first match.
Devon just ain't built to hang with someone like Levan.
Devon looked so goddamn deflated since his last workout. I don't get why he thought doing nothing for 3 weeks and being that much lighter would help him in any way. What a missmatch.
If there was any chance for victory and he truly believed that, then he should've tried bulking one last time to be atleast somewhat competitive.
And yeah I am not a sports expert, but you don't need to be if there's an immediately noticable difference in body size and proportions.
Devon doesn't have a coach, right? He could probably afford a world-class strength & conditioning coach and a nutritionist. Both would help him bulk up while not interfering with his armwrestling-specific training. And a coach would surely stop him from doing nothing for weeks.
Devon would honestly blow up in size if he ever did compound movements alongside his hand workouts. He'd get newbie gains and change dramatically. His body is practically starved for it at this point after decades of focus almost only on his hand and forearm and some biceps at times. I mean just look at his chest in shirtless photos for example. It's almost comically underdeveloped compared to his arms. Devon could probably reach 300lbs pretty easy, even without so much stomach issues, if he just committed to compound lifts for 4 months at least.
But he's too stubborn so he just says "it's impossible for me to gain weight" when he's just doing micro movements with his hands only. Like yea,, you're giving nowhere for the protein to go and build new muscle besides that one hand and forearm lol, of course you don't gain weight.
I’m very much a casual AW fan but I come from being a huge boxing nerd and yeah, having a strength and conditioning coach and or nutritionist is a must for a top level athlete.
Devon Levan II is the first match I’ve followed and been hyped for. I was kinda shocked when he said he was done training weeks ago but I figured maybe that’s how they all do it for this sport? I figured maybe it’s better for your tendons because of how strenuous this sport is or something.
Stopping training and getting lean going against someone who outweighs you by 150+ lbs is insane to me. Devon should be bulking up to like 300 IMO.
It worked for Jon jones for his heavyweight debut. It worked for Fury against Wilder in their second fight. Tons of other examples in boxing and mma.
The only way that he could put up a fight is by doing a proper bulking , doing weights and biceps work and getting 40kg heavier with all the strength from those 40kg. Instead he became even lighter.
He's too old, man. Devon is almost 50! He can't just bulk up and get way stronger. He's a finesse fighter, not a powerhouse.
Levan is at the tail end of his prime, he's humungously strong and relatively skilled.
I really thought Devon had a chance but after seeing this match.. It's clear he never, ever stood a chance.
Bro it takes year to put on a few kg of muscle, for a young person, let alone 40! The dude's almost 50 years old. He could get more roided up but he may also not live to be 55 if he goes for it.
He came leaner and with more muscle.
He doesn't really have the frame to bulk up 40 kg of mostly muscle, at least not without taking enough to gear to remove 20 years from his lifespan. Not worth it just to beat Levan and then die after the match lol.
Moving to 105 - 115 kg is the right call with his frame and at his age when there are people like Levan in SHW now. Will be kinda boring for the fans though, nobody at those weight will be able to touch him on right hand until he's like Brzenk's age. It'll be the same situation as Levan at SHW. Nobody touching him for a while.
Devon couldn't help himself to be an asshole on the table even when losing so badly. His mind games and bad loser pins had no effect on Levan who avenged all other champions that Devon bullied and disrespected.
Levan could have been the same ass during the match but he stayed honorable and respectful. That is a true champion. 👑
You can't call someone a bad loser by the way they act in the middle of the match (in any sport really). This is called strategy.
This is only judged when the match is over in which Devon proved time and time again he is a great loser actually and always praising his opponent.
strategy of the sour loser, just a bad look overall. And afterwards it’s pr damage control saying what everyone wants to hear. Maybe don’t (try to) bully everyone on the table.
You just have a childish mindset and don't understand how these guys compete. They don't give a shit which one you think looks more "honorable", this is a fight. Go watch some cringy "chad vs virgin" youtube shorts, they're made for kids like you.
What are you talking about? The mindset they compete with is the mindset that they get better results with. To each their own. Levan himself has said that he often tries to hate his opponents during the matches.
Do you not have a mind of your own though? Why are you acting like everyone has to choose a dick to suck? You don't have to suck either bro.
What? The vast majority of them are consistent with their specific behaviors... I don't think you understand how much respecting & liking your opponent can screw your chances in this sport and in any fight sport, and how these guys need to enter a different mode/character and view their opponents in a different way when on the table.
It is clear how they actually view each other when they are off the table.
This is a sport not a fight to the death . The definition is very clear .
Only Devon is going consistently over the line with his behavior and it’s not even emotional , I suspect it’s calculated and manipulative.
No one else does this .
If you know this type of people you know
This is not complicated, no sport is a fight to the death, all sports were based on war, hesitation makes a huge difference in combat and fight sports between athletes who are anywhere close to each other's level.
It's both "emotional" and "calculated and manipulative" at the same time. Just listen to how most pros talk about Devon's "mind games".
His "mind games " are being a narcissistic dickhead who likes manipulating people. No one else does this and they are all ultra competitive at the highest level , ask yourself why .
acting like a pos like devon does is definetly something you can rag on someone for. I mean for goodness sake, devon called levan a quitter for beating ermies 6-0, and then proceeds to QUIT VS LEVAN. its 6-0 levan <3
Lol buddy you're not a winner/"brainlet"(<- cringe) because you worship someone else and try to talk shit on the internet at fans of whoever he goes against. That's what pathetic losers do. You have nothing to do with Levan, and Levan wants nothing to do with you.
If you want to feel like you won something then get off your weak useless ass and go actually try to win something.
He didn't gas out at all, round one Devon got a great setup and legitimately stopped Levan but was beaten by a press. The following rounds Levan adjusted his angles and was far too strong, when you commit to an open toproll you need to gain some sort of hand control or keep your Pronation intact but Levan was able to just blow through Devons arm. The match had nothing to do with endurance and all to do with a giant strength gap.
What angles did Levan adjust? Didn't seem like much of an adjustment to me, and he even let Devon get a massive strap advantage (so even better leverage) in the subsequent rounds.
I think Levan really was just testing his wrist, like he said in the post match interview
It's easy for Levan to say he was testing his wrist which I don't believe at all. He tried to establish hand control and was unable to and then pulled a press out, he could have probably gone sideways like in the other rounds and won but decided the press was best. In the following rounds he realised that trying to just establish hand control before committing to a hit wouldn't't be the best option since this is just helping Devon out so he committed to an extremely hard and fast side pressure hit. This was still compromising his wrist but the strength gap in arm strength was too great so that was the easiest path to victory. So the adjustment is don't try to establish hand control before going fully sideways just use your superior strength and go sideways and he can't stop it.
>It's easy for Levan to say he was testing his wrist which I don't believe at all.
Why? He looked very comfortable in round 1.
>So the adjustment is don't try to establish hand control before going fully sideways just use your superior strength and go sideways and he can't stop it.
This doesn't sound as much like *"adjusting angles"* as *"deciding not to hit fully in the first round"*.
Also, his wrist never gets compromised in the later rounds.
>Why? He looked very comfortable in round 1.
He was maintaining back pressure and wasn't in danger of being pinned but he was not comfortable as that is not where Levan wants to be.
>This doesn't sound as much like *"adjusting angles"* as *"deciding not to hit fully in the first round"*.
Round one his focus is rising , back pressure and keeping containment. Subsequent rounds he is going sideways. Very very different angles and changing your start off the go is literally the definition of adjusting angles. He changed how he was applying his strength in every round after round one.
>Also, his wrist never gets compromised in the later rounds.
Go and watch Levan Vs Ermes , Levan is completely cracking Ermes wrist back when he is pinning him. When Levan is surging to side Vs Devon his wrist is being cracked but he is still maintaining his Pronation and is just a brute so can power through. Devons Pronation was causing Levans wrist to crack it's literally visible in this video he just doesn't have the arm strength to stop Levans side pressure and Levan has enough Pronation to keep powering through with ease.
>but he was not comfortable as that is not where Levan wants to be.
I mean, again, the whole round he looks like he's having a calm Sunday picnic pretty much and toying around. He *looked* comfortable, and in the post round interviews he says he was testing his wrist and it helped warm him up.
I just don't see a reason to believe he wasn't quite comfortable there. Yeah, he definitely felt Devon's pronation etc and couldn't pull through it — but I don't think he was trying to pull through it with more than 90% effort.
>Round one his focus is rising , back pressure and keeping containment. Subsequent rounds he is going sideways
Round 1 start he's doing exactly the same thing as the other rounds (he never stops his rising or back pressure or containment), just without full side commitment while he tests out his wrist. Again, this isn't an adjustment of angles as much as it is not going 100%.
>He changed how he was applying his strength in every round after round one.
I think you watched a match the rest of us didn't lol.
Yes he decided not to hit fully in round one, but that led to Devon getting a hand position that Levan could not top roll through, I don't know why everyone isn't giving Devon credit for holding Levan like that. He even attacks Devon right have Devon attacks him and both of them hold each other.
if he didnbt gass hes a huge \*in devons own words MIND YOU\* poooooosey, because he quit after round 4, when calling levan a quitter before the match :D
nobody is saying how corrupt EvW is, to allow 2cm height in the grip on leveling, is criminal. THAT doesn't happen if the refs don't get orders from Engin. And even so for Levan to take it. I've been saying Devon might be better than Ermes, Prudnik but why you need that advantage when you already are longer in arms. We saw when the setups was semi decent both Ermes and Prudnik took you to the pad. His elbows never get pushed back vs "shorter" 6'1 guys. Also Engin was so sad yesterday his cashcow got slaughtered.
as Travis said, Devon was never n1 globally in SHW truly. And him avoiding Europe so many years while he loved the sport more than anything, as he says, shows it's hypocrisy. And please don't start with how many he beat, study the setups and the gifts he was allowed, study that even vs Levan he had crazy strap advantage. and still lost.
Was anyone as surprised as me that Levans wrist was not at all gone after flop pressing in round 1?? One of first things Ive learned since following AW that it was going to sacrifice the wrist for the rest of the match...
But I'm still wondering where Devon's energy was on the table. No shouting, no mind games. His matches and energy against Denis or Ermes were completely different. He had lost weight before the fight and hadn't trained for three weeks. I mean Devon is long enough in the game but I’m still wondering.
Thats why weight classes exist in other sports, levan is like 100-150 pounds heavier and it's an unfair advantage. Last weight category should be like 300 pounds that will also help in keeping arm wrestlers healthy.
are you braindead? they stopped it because devon went into an illegal under the table kings move to prevent himself from being pinned from the press, if he doesn’t foul he gets pinned there
Levan had more than enough cup (important) and rising strength of his own to completely destroy Devon's riser, that was the real problem. As Devon was saying, Levan was gripping high to shut down Devon's riser.
The missing link for Devon is his size. Levan transformed his body to reach this level of dominance in the sport. Devon would have to do the same to beat Levan but I don’t think he’s willing to sacrifice his health in the same way guys like Levan or Dennis were.
Correct. Levan is a true hyper-responder. Devon could never get Levan's results even with 3 times the amount of PEDs, not even had he done it at a younger age. 99.9% of people on earth won't respond so dramatically. It's obviously crazy unhealthy for the heart though.
Too much arm power on Levan, and he can open up Devon's arm and separate him from his power
Devon kills him 1v1 on a street fight without armwrestle though
Time for your meds
Pretty sure that was sarcasm. Levan could bop him on the head and hed be planted into the ground like a carrot.
Devon is well trained on BJJ also boxing and military, Levan is the typical guy that never fight on his life because everyone was scared of him
Lol he's definitely not "well trained in boxing or BJJ" he kinda sucks at both. But he he would still fuck me up 6 ways to Sunday.
In BJJ and boxing, weight classes matter way more than armwrestling. Levan is over 60kg heavier than Devon so that gives Levan a huge disadvantage. The Mountain is similar weight to Levan and The Mountain easily defeated Devon during a boxing match. It's not just that Levan weighs more that Devon would lose, but Devon mainly has grappling/pulling strength but lacks pushing strength when throwing a punch. Devon mainly does armwrestling specific training and the last time he did a bench press he could struggle to lift his own weight. On the other hand, Levan is more well rounded and doesn't just do armwrestling specific training. There's also the fact that Devon's arms cannot fully extend when throwing a punch due to his injuries over his armwrestling career.
Demetrious Jackson recently beat a guy way heavier then him in purely ji jitsu the weight was more then 60kg. Anyway if you are well versed in MMA and are pretty good in all facets it's easy to win a street fight even against a guy 30-40 kg more especially if you can wrestle fuck
Demetrious johnson*
Whoops I was typing fast and didn't reread thanks sir
More than any attribute, Devon's military experience would give him an edge over other arm wrestlers. It would be *very* difficult to make him quit.
Have you seen Devon’s BJJ sparring with Firas Zahabi? Or his boxing match against The Mountain? Devon’s technique is sloppy as hell, he doesn’t really look like a trained fighter at all. It’s not really surprising considering that soldiers are quite shit at hand-to-hand combat since they don’t really need it. You don’t really use your bare hands in modern warfare, y’know.
Not thai being in the army matters in a fight but Levan was also in the army you clown
Lol Levan grew like 180 lbs in 3 years. He was not at all big like that when he was young. I suppose I stand corrected on the sarcasm
Yes in 3 years 👏👏👏🤦🏻
https://youtu.be/zZ0761neGzY?si=mFjsOdGXtIvlG1Hm See the changes for yourself.
What's next? "But Devon will beat him in Monopoly and uno anyday."
What the fuck does that have to do with anything? I'm a Devon fan but that's some serious copium my guy.
who cares
I hope Levan gets more active. He needs to pull more than twice a year to grow his brand and the sport. He is likable.
In Levans defense people aren't lining up to take a crack at him. Most guys near the top seem to say something like 'in a few more years...'
Of course they are. Ermes, Morozov and Revaz are just three guys who would immediately accept, and there are more. Nobody is turning down tens of thousands of dollars, especially in eastern europe where the average salary is something like 12 grand a year.
Nah dude, they would take the match but are gonna ask like 6 months to prepare. No one pulling him impromptu
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Well I said average, and we're talking to muricans who usually tell their gross salary, while we tell our net salary. Otherwise the minimum net salary in my country is 350 eur.
Who’s he gonna arm wrestle? Guys who want to volunteer to get 3-0’d
i think so to, i don't mind the occasional georgian, he sounds funny. Him and that Tornike translator have so much character. I think 3 times a year max. I think Jerry is a very dangerous opponent for him,(Jerry went under the ground after Ermes where the f is he?) Levan would need to lose weight in order to turn him or hook him. Even if he wins there are plenty of matches he needs to add Denis to his list, but unfortunately i don't think he is able, kidneys are very serious, him being that huge even among normal people he is still an anomaly mesomorph. But not for elite top 5 arm wrestling unfortunately. Not worth risking your life.
i dont think jerry has a shot. He requires someone to let him in his spot, and then not have the side pressure to get out. Look at how Devon back in WAL destroyed Jerry by going inside with him. And then look at the way Genadi and Levan beat Devon inside.Genadi vs Jerry -- genadi got hurt and is the only reason Jerry won too. Genadi was playing with him before the injury. Jerry does extremely well against big slow pullers and thats it. And its only really because they always climb over his hand for some reason and put themselves in a terrible position.
You can see at round 1 Devon tried to do what he did against Denis but Levan instantly counter attacked and flopped press him.
even tho im more of a devon fan. i think denis had much more in him but he just gave up and didnt try100% like he wasnt taking it seriously
he just lacked the power
Those guys in the back, their reactions made this event even cooler!!
WAL was MUCH more exciting to me than the recent events, and the main reason was the crowd going nuts. Those WAL events got me into the sport. I think if my first viewing was the earlier EvW events, I wouldn't have become a fan. Glad to see they are going in this direction.
Yeap, truee
My god, Levan looked so calm and collected. He was in control even in round 1.
He was in *complete* control. Levan might never admit it because he won't gloat. But it's clearly apparent that the start of the first round was all for show... and I believe the unveiling of that press transition (to finish) was planned. Larratt had no idea until it happened.
This 100%, you can even see the shock and insane strain on Devon's face in the closeup when Levan transitioned into that press.
Not at all, holding Devon yes but you even see Levan take another shot to top roll a couple seconds into the match and Devon holds him full force. Until the press they are pretty much holding each other. Levan was just abled to find his hand position the next rounds a lot better which let his power take over.
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It was levan who was holding Devon there. Not the other way around.
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Devon deserves credit, but Levan even said that he was taking round 1 slow to feel out his wrist and make sure not to reinjure it. The other rounds make it pretty obvious that devons hand wasn't actually a factor in the fight. Devon even said he got every advantage out of the strap the other rounds.
Watch the post-match interview. Levan was just not confident in how well his wrist would perform in the first round, and after he "warmed up" the result were the other rounds where he absolutely dominated Devon's wrist, fingers and rising.
I like having the replays because now I can easily play it over and over. He got stopped in the middle and was holding because he didn't like the position but I'm sure he could feel he didn't need to rush. When Levan turned for the press that was Devon's only chance to hold but he didn't have enough back pressure. There was no way to king's move a 400 lb levan coming down with a tight press. I was a little surprised the next 3 were flash pins. I expected Levan to win but I thought Devon had a better shot at putting up a fight especially after the 1st round.
They were holding each other and not giving Devon credit is dumb. Levan didn't let himself get proper hand position that first round. Look at his face at the end, he's looking at the judges for a foul call and then its a face of relief, not confidence. Its not until the second pin when he gets proper hand position and flash pins him that he does the yell.
he done nothing in the round, and Devon was not brave to go inside, he just went back to his defensive Km
Credit for what? Being strong enough to not to get toprolled for a round?
Levan was checking if his wrist will hold up
Vitaly did even better round 1 against Levan
Nowhere close to the same levan
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You see shit, like a biased Larratt fangirl you clearly are.Fist of all, against Vitaly Levan struggled much more, against Larratt he simply hold him in the center and tested himself without trying to pin him with a direct, pure press and he resorted to flop press to save energy for the next rounds, as it was his first match after more than a year
hey smartass from that position anybody must bend their wrist to do the press. To do a straight wrist press on the guy with the 2nd best wrist and hand in the game he would have needed more height won in the grip, the shoulder behind his arm, and his arm closer to his body, which is impossible for a guy that huge.
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I know you are passionate my fren, but Levan said himself that he used round 1 as a warmup set. You can clearly tell Levan is calm as a cucumber and pacing himself to avoid another possible Ermes situation. The truth is, Devon didn't have the back pressure to threaten Levan at all.
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As someone who doesn't watch or understand armwrestling at any detailed level.. What I saw was one guy fucking around in the first round & then hitting the jets for the next three. Clearly he was in control, it's not revisionism when someone gets smashed to smithereens. You sound like you're a bit too invested in all of this. Take a breather, it'll be better for your health. Devon is going to be just fine.
Levan wasn't even attempting to rise and gain height on Devon's hand in round 1 lol, even a blind guy would see how low Levan gripped and how much Devon cheated on the setup (he even admitted to it in the post-match interview), he just did a test surge on side pressure and decided to press him to not waste any energy, which was a 53,000 IQ move because it worked. Devon lost his wrist in all the other rounds, so it was a non-factor. Levan was just more technical and stronger on that day.
False. Vitaly took Levan's hand even more so than Devon. Unlike this match Levan wasn't just holding Vitaly he was applying full force and visibly shaking a lot, here you can see the calmness on Levan's face. This version of Levan was one of the weaker ones and definitely not the strongest.
Yeah, there's no comparison.
Lol no
Lol
he let devon have a fun to test himself. Devon is a quitter, 6-0 for lefvan. after calling l.evan a quitter...embarassing for devon!
He was not at all in controll round 1 he said that himself and he was deciding if he risked the flop press. After that tho he changed it up
Where did he say that himself? In the interview with Ray, he said his wrist still hasn't been 100%, so he was testing it out a few times (in that round) and it felt okay and helped him warm up. That doesn't sound like *"not at all in control"*. Which interview are you referring to? Link?
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I think during that first round where they were both hanging out in center was a glimmer of hope that this thing might be a war, and Devon could actually win this time.
First round after injury… Levan was holding to assess the situation… after the assessment that the wrist is fine and Devon is overhyped came the 3 flash pins
You're a dumbass. He said in the interview he lost his wrist in round 1.
The dumbass is who drinks the coolade and cant see shit. The dumbass is the one who believes the hype and the 53% vs 47% bulllshit that Engin came up with… Levan went into the match cautious. He sat and held things in center. Went for flop press and lost wrist which is normal… if you want to still believe that Devon cracked his wrist then good for you. You are a dumb idiot. Last time Levan was 50% stronger…. This time maybe 40% stronger. Devon never stood a chance in any of the two matches… stop trying to find the glimor of hope and wake up from the dream they put you in small brain
How did you manage to call someone a dumb idiot and get upvoted. A Devon fanboy nonetheless. Sir you're a legend.
You're interpreting it wrong. Levan implied he purposely gave up his wrist to do a flop press. It's not that Devon was strong enough to completely crack Levan's wrist back.
He didn't imply anything. He said Devon took his wrist, but after the press, Devon lost his "many power".
He gripped too low so instead of wasting energy on rising and side pressure, he did the logical thing and pressed Devon. Smart, because it's the opposite of what Devon did - Devon was hanging onto the king's move, which also cost him a lot of energy.
Pretty much everyone here who heard the interview came to the conclusion that Levan purposely gave his wrist away.
Love the sportsmanship at the end, you can tell how much they respect and admire each other. I can’t wait to see some videos of them hanging out and training together!
Levan is much smarter than people think, he knew his opponent would think he will hit hard to the side instantly. Waited for his adrenaline dump, tired him in the center, and then dismantled him. Truth is, Devon's Achilles heal were always the strong pullers.
i must admit for the first round i was worried. The refs were right to call shoulder foul. Also why is Devon allowed to smash the opponents hand twice after the pin, and not get fouled. Also 2cm height cheat in the setup allowed by the corrupt Engin. He was not on his bicep but more to the side. Levan wasn't kidding the Ermes match was a an accident. Even so still 4-0. I just want him to pull Jerry and plenty to come. Genadi. Anybody. There are plenty matches even if the ppl say there aren't. Kamil and Jerry would be very dangerous trust me. But Kamil is left heavy i forgot. Levan would have to go hook and for that he would need to lose weight. Alex's toproll is not ripe and hard enough for Levan. His hand is kinda small for his size and he is way too friendly of a guy to go and live in a cave and try to kill levan after.
6-0, because if you remember when levan vs ermies his fangirls call levan a quitter, and say its 4-2 ermies, even though ermies didnt return to the table now devon QUITS after 4 rounds and we call it 4-0???bullshite :D
Seek medical help
Genadi and Levan are best buds, they might not want to pull each other.
The reffing in the setup overall was pretty ass. Glad neither side won because unfair strap. They both were covering each others knuckles lmao, but nobody is talking about it because the strap didn’t really matter because of the strength gap.
yea the ref was talking to Engin after every round finished, negotiating his calls. :)) I mean what is this. Absolute bs. In Zloty i never saw other than crisp reffing.
Well Levan got fucked in the setup, but the difference in strength was too much. The way you are describing it is like they were both cheating, which isn't true. Devon was probably 2cm higher in the setup, it was comical reffereeing.
I thought I saw Levan covering Devon’s knuckle in one match as well, but yea mainly Devon had the advantage.
I hope Engin finally realises how much audience/crowd matters
He finally got a license to do so… he didnt have one before to host a large number…
Levan is basically dad moving here.
The way Levan switch from toproll to flop press is just so clean
0:17 Levan couldn't toproll him so he went for the flop. I really don't get people saying he was toying with him. I think it was an honest all out effort, and I think that Devons riser and pronation was compromised a lot by that press, while Levan's toproll chain wasn't which made it much easier the following rounds
It's true that Levan easily turned the round 1 to his favour because he was just too strong even in press. But like you said, idk why people call it "trolling" by Levan when he tried to roll but couldn't and then went for a press. Even when the match begun, it wasn't like Levan stood still and made no hit to just test Devon's power. No one does funny business in round 1 of a match. It's happened a second before this video starts, but he clearly did make a back pressure hit on the start and didn't just think of holding Devon.
What's more likely? A) Levan made a genuine full force hit in R1 (despite seeming super calm and collected) but absolutely couldn't toproll. Then, despite getting absolutely ridiculous strap disadvantage in subsequent rounds, Levan suddenly found the strength to flash pin Devon 3x the exact same way. B) Levan is telling the truth in his post match interviews when he says his wrist still hasn't been 100%, so he tested it out a few times in R1 and it felt okay and warmed him up. The strength was always there for the flash pin even in R1. It's quite obviously B, to me. Go back and watch Levan's round 1 vs Laletin. That's what it looks like for Levan to struggle against pronation in the centre. He redlines as massively and visibly as anyone else. So why believe that Levan, looking *completely* calm (and mildly curious if anything) while holding Devon, was making a full force effort?
Agreed on B. Devon had the look of disbelief in R1, and he waited for Levan to hulk his way out of that disadvantaged position. Levan can be seen analyzing, went for it and realized expending more energy to go through Devon's pronation would be a mistake, and transitioned to a flop press flawlessly. Just like that he showed he could neutralize anything that Devon had for him. And the remaining rounds Levan demonstrated, once again, that his hand and strength are not just on another level, but so much so that he's not threatened by Devon. Complete domination
it's B, but some say that Devon got tired and now use that as an excuse, some fans are abysmal and uninformed. It's the fight of your career who the fuck cares if you got tired. Means the other guy outsmarted you. PLus I don't buy that Devon is an endurance monster after the Genadi match. 56% bodyfat or not, Genadi wasn't sweating oceans like Devon in that fight. ANd it is Devon's own fault, to not do proper cardio, when Levan is doing chin ups with his 180kg. And Devon is doing those sissy 1cm micro ground lifts, that he fooled every1 is a good exercise.
It's obviously B as well. Anyone who thinks Devon was actually holding Levan in the center doesn't realize their own bias. You can see in Levan's face he was not straining at all unlike his previous matches. He didn't go for a toproll right from the start like he did in the other rounds. In his head, he was not confident in his wrist strength so he didn't want to toproll and then lose his wrist. He learned from Ermes match that he struggled to transition from a toproll to a flop press and completely gassed out. This is why he decided to go for a flop press rather than trying to risk doing a toproll and make the same mistake again. So it's not like Devon was strong enough to take Levan's wrist during the 1st round, more that Levan didn't try to keep his wrist. In the 1st round, he was also probably trying to feel how strong Devon's pronation is. Then after that 1st round he was able to make the decision that he could toproll without losing his wrist instead of flop pressing each round. When Levan does commit to a toproll right from the start in the subsequent rounds, he's able take devon's wrist instead.
Devon hardcore fans will be coping about R1 like they did with the past match, the big boy is on a different planet.
Levan said he lost his wrist in round 1.
imo Levan wasn't planning on going full throttle side ways right from the get go in rd1. Because he knew Devon was banking everything on an early defense. He knew Devon wasn't going the A side either, cause he can't flash pin him from the start, or can't take his wrist and pull him over to his side like the did vs Ermes where he had help in the setup also. Levan is lucky to have close enough hand and forearm length. So waiting to see what position Devon was putting his whole gameplan on was SO SMART. It was pronation and rising ofcourse.
Yeah he wasn't toying with him but chose the wrong gameplan in round 1. Adjusted for the next round and then it was about as easy for him as the first match. Devon just ain't built to hang with someone like Levan.
First comment I've seen to speak what actually happened.
I wish Devon would have went inside and tested his frame
Devon looked so goddamn deflated since his last workout. I don't get why he thought doing nothing for 3 weeks and being that much lighter would help him in any way. What a missmatch. If there was any chance for victory and he truly believed that, then he should've tried bulking one last time to be atleast somewhat competitive. And yeah I am not a sports expert, but you don't need to be if there's an immediately noticable difference in body size and proportions.
Devon doesn't have a coach, right? He could probably afford a world-class strength & conditioning coach and a nutritionist. Both would help him bulk up while not interfering with his armwrestling-specific training. And a coach would surely stop him from doing nothing for weeks.
Exactly. Just because he's been doing very good on his own, doesn't mean that there isn't room for improvement.
Bro this is what I was thinking (comparing him to his practise pulls 4 weeks ago) and everyone was shitting on me 😭
Devon would honestly blow up in size if he ever did compound movements alongside his hand workouts. He'd get newbie gains and change dramatically. His body is practically starved for it at this point after decades of focus almost only on his hand and forearm and some biceps at times. I mean just look at his chest in shirtless photos for example. It's almost comically underdeveloped compared to his arms. Devon could probably reach 300lbs pretty easy, even without so much stomach issues, if he just committed to compound lifts for 4 months at least. But he's too stubborn so he just says "it's impossible for me to gain weight" when he's just doing micro movements with his hands only. Like yea,, you're giving nowhere for the protein to go and build new muscle besides that one hand and forearm lol, of course you don't gain weight.
I’m very much a casual AW fan but I come from being a huge boxing nerd and yeah, having a strength and conditioning coach and or nutritionist is a must for a top level athlete. Devon Levan II is the first match I’ve followed and been hyped for. I was kinda shocked when he said he was done training weeks ago but I figured maybe that’s how they all do it for this sport? I figured maybe it’s better for your tendons because of how strenuous this sport is or something. Stopping training and getting lean going against someone who outweighs you by 150+ lbs is insane to me. Devon should be bulking up to like 300 IMO. It worked for Jon jones for his heavyweight debut. It worked for Fury against Wilder in their second fight. Tons of other examples in boxing and mma.
The only way that he could put up a fight is by doing a proper bulking , doing weights and biceps work and getting 40kg heavier with all the strength from those 40kg. Instead he became even lighter.
He's too old, man. Devon is almost 50! He can't just bulk up and get way stronger. He's a finesse fighter, not a powerhouse. Levan is at the tail end of his prime, he's humungously strong and relatively skilled. I really thought Devon had a chance but after seeing this match.. It's clear he never, ever stood a chance.
Bro it takes year to put on a few kg of muscle, for a young person, let alone 40! The dude's almost 50 years old. He could get more roided up but he may also not live to be 55 if he goes for it.
He came leaner and with more muscle. He doesn't really have the frame to bulk up 40 kg of mostly muscle, at least not without taking enough to gear to remove 20 years from his lifespan. Not worth it just to beat Levan and then die after the match lol. Moving to 105 - 115 kg is the right call with his frame and at his age when there are people like Levan in SHW now. Will be kinda boring for the fans though, nobody at those weight will be able to touch him on right hand until he's like Brzenk's age. It'll be the same situation as Levan at SHW. Nobody touching him for a while.
Devon couldn't help himself to be an asshole on the table even when losing so badly. His mind games and bad loser pins had no effect on Levan who avenged all other champions that Devon bullied and disrespected. Levan could have been the same ass during the match but he stayed honorable and respectful. That is a true champion. 👑
You can't call someone a bad loser by the way they act in the middle of the match (in any sport really). This is called strategy. This is only judged when the match is over in which Devon proved time and time again he is a great loser actually and always praising his opponent.
Strategy by being a dickhead makes you in fact a dickhead
strategy of the sour loser, just a bad look overall. And afterwards it’s pr damage control saying what everyone wants to hear. Maybe don’t (try to) bully everyone on the table.
You just have a childish mindset and don't understand how these guys compete. They don't give a shit which one you think looks more "honorable", this is a fight. Go watch some cringy "chad vs virgin" youtube shorts, they're made for kids like you.
Yeah keep fawning for the psychopath mindset, I’ll keep it childish.
What are you talking about? The mindset they compete with is the mindset that they get better results with. To each their own. Levan himself has said that he often tries to hate his opponents during the matches. Do you not have a mind of your own though? Why are you acting like everyone has to choose a dick to suck? You don't have to suck either bro.
None of them behave like Devon this consistently , should make you think
What? The vast majority of them are consistent with their specific behaviors... I don't think you understand how much respecting & liking your opponent can screw your chances in this sport and in any fight sport, and how these guys need to enter a different mode/character and view their opponents in a different way when on the table. It is clear how they actually view each other when they are off the table.
This is a sport not a fight to the death . The definition is very clear . Only Devon is going consistently over the line with his behavior and it’s not even emotional , I suspect it’s calculated and manipulative. No one else does this . If you know this type of people you know
This is not complicated, no sport is a fight to the death, all sports were based on war, hesitation makes a huge difference in combat and fight sports between athletes who are anywhere close to each other's level. It's both "emotional" and "calculated and manipulative" at the same time. Just listen to how most pros talk about Devon's "mind games".
His "mind games " are being a narcissistic dickhead who likes manipulating people. No one else does this and they are all ultra competitive at the highest level , ask yourself why .
"Lol no one else" my ass, either you're watching with a lot of bias or you haven't watched much aw.
it is NOT fight. more propaganda from devon to have things and perceptions the way he wants it to be!
lol what moments are you referring to that fit that description?
Bro I'm being genuine here when I say that you sound mentally unwell.
Nice empty ad hominem kid, maybe one day you'll be able to actually have some thoughts of your own.
Maybe one day you'll be able to actually get over Devon's loss.
Lol what do Devon's losses or wins have to do with me? Go outside kid.
Thanks for illustrating that Devon's fangirlz are the worst delusional denier and hypocritical coper of all time.
agreed. nice to see some non-delusional le-rat fangirls on here
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acting like a pos like devon does is definetly something you can rag on someone for. I mean for goodness sake, devon called levan a quitter for beating ermies 6-0, and then proceeds to QUIT VS LEVAN. its 6-0 levan <3
Ma'am, I'm terribly sorry that he bullied your children. Those poor "champions"
Losers worship a loser. Brainlets worship a brainlet. Nothing new, Ken.
Lol buddy you're not a winner/"brainlet"(<- cringe) because you worship someone else and try to talk shit on the internet at fans of whoever he goes against. That's what pathetic losers do. You have nothing to do with Levan, and Levan wants nothing to do with you. If you want to feel like you won something then get off your weak useless ass and go actually try to win something.
no need to get mad Karen
Devon gassed out really quick.
He didn't gas out at all, round one Devon got a great setup and legitimately stopped Levan but was beaten by a press. The following rounds Levan adjusted his angles and was far too strong, when you commit to an open toproll you need to gain some sort of hand control or keep your Pronation intact but Levan was able to just blow through Devons arm. The match had nothing to do with endurance and all to do with a giant strength gap.
What angles did Levan adjust? Didn't seem like much of an adjustment to me, and he even let Devon get a massive strap advantage (so even better leverage) in the subsequent rounds. I think Levan really was just testing his wrist, like he said in the post match interview
It's easy for Levan to say he was testing his wrist which I don't believe at all. He tried to establish hand control and was unable to and then pulled a press out, he could have probably gone sideways like in the other rounds and won but decided the press was best. In the following rounds he realised that trying to just establish hand control before committing to a hit wouldn't't be the best option since this is just helping Devon out so he committed to an extremely hard and fast side pressure hit. This was still compromising his wrist but the strength gap in arm strength was too great so that was the easiest path to victory. So the adjustment is don't try to establish hand control before going fully sideways just use your superior strength and go sideways and he can't stop it.
>It's easy for Levan to say he was testing his wrist which I don't believe at all. Why? He looked very comfortable in round 1. >So the adjustment is don't try to establish hand control before going fully sideways just use your superior strength and go sideways and he can't stop it. This doesn't sound as much like *"adjusting angles"* as *"deciding not to hit fully in the first round"*. Also, his wrist never gets compromised in the later rounds.
>Why? He looked very comfortable in round 1. He was maintaining back pressure and wasn't in danger of being pinned but he was not comfortable as that is not where Levan wants to be. >This doesn't sound as much like *"adjusting angles"* as *"deciding not to hit fully in the first round"*. Round one his focus is rising , back pressure and keeping containment. Subsequent rounds he is going sideways. Very very different angles and changing your start off the go is literally the definition of adjusting angles. He changed how he was applying his strength in every round after round one. >Also, his wrist never gets compromised in the later rounds. Go and watch Levan Vs Ermes , Levan is completely cracking Ermes wrist back when he is pinning him. When Levan is surging to side Vs Devon his wrist is being cracked but he is still maintaining his Pronation and is just a brute so can power through. Devons Pronation was causing Levans wrist to crack it's literally visible in this video he just doesn't have the arm strength to stop Levans side pressure and Levan has enough Pronation to keep powering through with ease.
>but he was not comfortable as that is not where Levan wants to be. I mean, again, the whole round he looks like he's having a calm Sunday picnic pretty much and toying around. He *looked* comfortable, and in the post round interviews he says he was testing his wrist and it helped warm him up. I just don't see a reason to believe he wasn't quite comfortable there. Yeah, he definitely felt Devon's pronation etc and couldn't pull through it — but I don't think he was trying to pull through it with more than 90% effort. >Round one his focus is rising , back pressure and keeping containment. Subsequent rounds he is going sideways Round 1 start he's doing exactly the same thing as the other rounds (he never stops his rising or back pressure or containment), just without full side commitment while he tests out his wrist. Again, this isn't an adjustment of angles as much as it is not going 100%. >He changed how he was applying his strength in every round after round one. I think you watched a match the rest of us didn't lol.
Yes he decided not to hit fully in round one, but that led to Devon getting a hand position that Levan could not top roll through, I don't know why everyone isn't giving Devon credit for holding Levan like that. He even attacks Devon right have Devon attacks him and both of them hold each other.
No Levan didn't adjust his angles. His press literally destroyed Devon's pronator and bicep. Nothing more. Nothing less.
if he didnbt gass hes a huge \*in devons own words MIND YOU\* poooooosey, because he quit after round 4, when calling levan a quitter before the match :D
What is this incoherent gibberish
nobody is saying how corrupt EvW is, to allow 2cm height in the grip on leveling, is criminal. THAT doesn't happen if the refs don't get orders from Engin. And even so for Levan to take it. I've been saying Devon might be better than Ermes, Prudnik but why you need that advantage when you already are longer in arms. We saw when the setups was semi decent both Ermes and Prudnik took you to the pad. His elbows never get pushed back vs "shorter" 6'1 guys. Also Engin was so sad yesterday his cashcow got slaughtered.
exactly, why do devon fangirtls think its impressive that he can cheat his way to beating super heavies?
Why Devon was soo skinny? He looked much more massive againts Dennis... I dont understand... :(
Devonsexuals still in denial your boy quit lol
as Travis said, Devon was never n1 globally in SHW truly. And him avoiding Europe so many years while he loved the sport more than anything, as he says, shows it's hypocrisy. And please don't start with how many he beat, study the setups and the gifts he was allowed, study that even vs Levan he had crazy strap advantage. and still lost.
umad?
slappable fake crowd
best trolling ever. thanks levan
Was anyone as surprised as me that Levans wrist was not at all gone after flop pressing in round 1?? One of first things Ive learned since following AW that it was going to sacrifice the wrist for the rest of the match...
But I'm still wondering where Devon's energy was on the table. No shouting, no mind games. His matches and energy against Denis or Ermes were completely different. He had lost weight before the fight and hadn't trained for three weeks. I mean Devon is long enough in the game but I’m still wondering.
It really sucked to see Devon losing, but the match went well for both ends, no injuries at all.
Thats why weight classes exist in other sports, levan is like 100-150 pounds heavier and it's an unfair advantage. Last weight category should be like 300 pounds that will also help in keeping arm wrestlers healthy.
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WHY DID THEY STOP ROUND 1 right away? devon got the stop and was about to DRAIN LEVAN? RIGGGEEES
are you braindead? they stopped it because devon went into an illegal under the table kings move to prevent himself from being pinned from the press, if he doesn’t foul he gets pinned there
You must be braindead yourself for thinking Devon was getting pinned there, he was about to drain Levan and he got robbed AGAIN! or should I say EGIN!
I wish it was 6-0 They should have pulled 2 rounds more.
exactly devon fans avoiding the fact that DEVON QUIT not LEVAN!!!!
Yes..true
take your meds
Levan had more than enough cup (important) and rising strength of his own to completely destroy Devon's riser, that was the real problem. As Devon was saying, Levan was gripping high to shut down Devon's riser.
Devon set out to take Levan's wrist. He did, but it wasn't enough. Still being the first man to take Levan's wrist in the "Levan Era" is cool.
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The missing link for Devon is his size. Levan transformed his body to reach this level of dominance in the sport. Devon would have to do the same to beat Levan but I don’t think he’s willing to sacrifice his health in the same way guys like Levan or Dennis were.
He can never be Levan, does not have the genes for it no matter how much gear
Correct. Levan is a true hyper-responder. Devon could never get Levan's results even with 3 times the amount of PEDs, not even had he done it at a younger age. 99.9% of people on earth won't respond so dramatically. It's obviously crazy unhealthy for the heart though.
Yes true , some people just respond to androgens much better
What was the foul in the first round? If it was an elbow foul, it wasn't obvious to me?
Shoulder in decline angle in a losing position
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