1988 Final Olympic Qualifier John Smith v/s Randy Lewis

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4 жыл бұрын

1988 Final Olympic Qualifier John Smith v/s Randy Lewis from Topeka, KS setting up a great series of matches for the 1998 Olympic Trials.

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@thetemplar8695 2 жыл бұрын

I went to a Randy Lewis wrestling camp in 87 or 88 and the dude was brutal. However, John Smith’s shots are amazing. The way he “clears” the arms when he shoots is something we had drilled into us as kids in the Midwest. Great match. Either would have won the Olympics that year. 🇺🇸

@Sammael713 9 ай бұрын

I don't even see how he's clearing the arms in the first two shots. He's shooting so fast and going "through" Randy, almost like teleporting. Damn, he's fast.

@bobfreeber6813 4 жыл бұрын

1 of the toughest Iowa Hawkeye Wrestlers EVER

@machoman961 20 күн бұрын

It’s called a John Mith single leg for a reason. Best take down artist ever. Period.

@braznartn5176 4 жыл бұрын

Two powerful men!!!!

@bradmedchill9851 3 жыл бұрын

Good match. Would have been 10-10 criteria win for JS in today's scoring

@freddyredfred2387 Жыл бұрын

The singlets of the 80s were awesome !!!!!!!!

@imnotabotrlyimnot Жыл бұрын

Any singlet that makes the jockstrap public has something wrong with it.

@WiscoWrestler 28 күн бұрын

@@imnotabotrlyimnot you're just bitter because you could never pull off that look

@Yalos80 4 жыл бұрын

Красавчик!! Перехватил инициативу!)

@retrobill3094 Ай бұрын

Incredible Hulk vs. Spiderman. There, I said it (but you know you were thinking it!).

@us-Bahn 2 жыл бұрын

Smith at 4:50, wow. That’s a rare sight. (The dynamics behind the handshake are explained very knowledgeably in the post below. Thank you.)

@chriskarsseboom2200 2 жыл бұрын

Pretty normal in freestyle.

@CJACK-pz7mg 2 жыл бұрын

U dont understand the beef that happened before the match and the history

@Cupid76 Жыл бұрын

There was a LOT of history building up to this going back to the 1984 Olympic Trials with Randy Lewis against (wait for it...) Leroy Smith, John's older brother and escalated the Iowa- Okie State rivalry for years. Leroy Smith scored at the very end of the match but the refs oddly all gave 3 different scores: one said 1, second said 3 and third said 5 points. Result, ZERO points awarded to Smith when only 1 point would have won him the match. Calamity ensues as Randy Lewis is declared the winner. The Smith Family sues and the US Supreme Court rules that the Team Coach gets to declare which wrestler he wants on the team. The US Freestyle Coach that year was Dan Gable. Randy Lewis wrestled for Gable. Randy Lewis was chosen and went on to become the 1984 Olympic Gold Medalist. This match was The Smith Family's Revenge for Leroy getting screwed 4 years before. Lots of emotion to say the least.

@user-de3dj6fy3n 3 жыл бұрын

Хорошая схватка

@altiyoltercume4861 3 жыл бұрын

John Smith lost the olympic qualifier match? So how he could partğcipate in seoul 1988?

@shawndoig4392 3 жыл бұрын

It was a best of 3

@kansasarcherycenter1004 3 ай бұрын

This was a qualifier for the trials. They wrestled each other best 2/3 at the trials, with John winning the first, and Randy injury defaulting in the 2nd. John was winning when Randy blew his knee out.

@braznartn5176 Жыл бұрын

Title is deceiving!! John W. Smith won best of 3 matches. Went on to win GOLD in 1988 Olympics.