Taras and John's matches are stuff of legend. If they had arm wrestled a million times, I'd watch them all.
@peterpaul72505 жыл бұрын
In 2005 they had Video proof for elbow fouls, and 2019 they don't 😂😂
@aristotels_aristotals5 жыл бұрын
Yeah!!
@TimmyTurner4214 жыл бұрын
They also used to have a laser right in the middle of the table to make sure nobody is more turned in
@jimjimmy31314 жыл бұрын
yeah , cause losing a match because you had your elbow 1mm up for 0.2 secs is fucking disguisting . fuck this shit . we want a match of streangth not techicalities
@royjonesrampage66844 жыл бұрын
@@jimjimmy3131 yeah that can be dealt with thats not an excuse for the shit we are seeing now we could call that "shake" or something and allow it.rules make the game no point if ppl can cheat all they want and are encouraged to do so. result 1:get huge advantage and win. result 2: get a foul but more likely not to happen if you do it right and even if it does you need 3 of those to lose 1 match.
@toopkarcher4 жыл бұрын
They do replays in WAL but for some realllyyy weird reason their camera angles are so shit. Even in the replays you can't tell whether or not something was a pin because the angles are so off.
@micahwoodcock636 Жыл бұрын
Taras was the most aestheically built armwrestler. The guy's physique was next level.
@casualcausalityy11 ай бұрын
It wasn't natural or sustainable, but yes
@decarthes3 ай бұрын
@@casualcausalityy Nobody said he was natural. Roids alone don't make muscles look like that, you need the right genetics.
@commenthero90895 жыл бұрын
Taras Ivakin has an amazing top roll. Hats off.
@rykehuss34355 жыл бұрын
One of the best I've ever seen. Total beast
@leg_splayer54054 жыл бұрын
Rykehuss it's not a top roll btw
@TheJohnbusi3 жыл бұрын
The toproll in the second match was so fast, if John wasn't able to stop it Taras would've won in 0,6/0,7 secs. Insane, the problem is that when you stop that it, Taras is done.
@PP-sd6hf7 жыл бұрын
unicorns a myth john brezenk is real
@hannibalbarca41406 жыл бұрын
Best announcer in all pro sports
@darchandarchan70366 жыл бұрын
John Brzenk is made for armwrestling
@iarif195 жыл бұрын
U mean to say born for armwrestling
@rhythmelf88814 жыл бұрын
@@iarif19 No, made.
@mattd90586 жыл бұрын
Even with the Ivakin elbow foul pulling off the back of the pad John was still in control both times... Greatest of all time.
@metalheadjakob5 жыл бұрын
Neil is such a great commentator.
@Alex-17505 жыл бұрын
@Wostershire Agree
@Schooops4 жыл бұрын
Indeed
@billyshupe7024 жыл бұрын
Couldn't agree more!! He is pretty damn good arm wrestler too!!! Love that guy!!! Wish he would enter some of these tournaments!!! Idk if he is hurt or just retired?? One of the best matches I've ever seen was him and Michael Todd!!!
@maximedupre80433 жыл бұрын
Compared to the "look at this, look at that!"
@ManicMindTrick2 жыл бұрын
The guy could sell ice to Eskimoes. He is a smooth talker for sure.
@MilGrip767 жыл бұрын
Always loved this match.
@hlecaros6 жыл бұрын
Brzenk an ordinary looking engineer man with a out of this world strength! Brzenk is the ordinary beast!!!
@PinyataSpirit5 жыл бұрын
41 cm forearm its ordinary looking? Don't agree
@TheMrMurtle5 жыл бұрын
what impresses me about brzenk the most is his enormous back
@lepe5 жыл бұрын
@@metafull Absolute nonsense, tendons don't produce any mechanical strength.
@lepe4 жыл бұрын
@@dqreps If conditioned they only prevent the themselves from tearing. In any case that's irrelevant to this discussion since the guy clearly claimed (before deleting his comment) that the difference in power comes from "strength of tendons".
@TheMightySilverback_4 жыл бұрын
@@lepe hello hello, I cant see the original comment you're replying too, but just wanted to say that attachment points for tendons can make an absolutely huge difference on the leverage in a given exercise.
@wukong7734 жыл бұрын
''When you have smoke and a lady with very little cloths on you have good life''
@k.apowell56884 жыл бұрын
Dude what?
@diaryofafutureceo6 жыл бұрын
Taras looks like jeff cavalier from athlean x
@bess006 жыл бұрын
True af
@nobody.4755 жыл бұрын
looks like ryan gosling
@alexrichards38135 жыл бұрын
Kandai no.
@Will.2V5 жыл бұрын
hell nah, all those muscle imbalences
@FrankGixx99Motovlog5 жыл бұрын
hhahhahhahaaha lmao
@billyshupe7024 жыл бұрын
It is unreal how strong John Brzenk is!!! He can arm wrestle from every position against anyone at anytime!!! That guy he just beat is unbelievably good and he had no chance if John is on his A Game!!! 👌💪 I could watch this dude's videos of him WHIPPING ASS all day long!!! Greatest Ever NO DOUBT!!! 🤷♂️💪👌
@hannibalbarca41404 жыл бұрын
At this time, Brzenk was the only one in the world that could do what he did here to Taras
@vaishaligujar1994 жыл бұрын
Voevoda Cyplenkov could easily beat Taras
@darkdemon40834 жыл бұрын
Cyplenkov can't be toprolled by Taras
@TheBrocktonBlockbust4 жыл бұрын
John won just because he cleverly used fouls to tire out the explosiveness of Taras. A less smart armwrestler would have been shattered by that toproll. By the way, Voevoda did toy with that version of Taras the same way he did with John at Zloty. Izy peezy.
@leg_splayer54054 жыл бұрын
Dark Demon not the same class
@johnsothoth3 жыл бұрын
Ron Bath beat Taras in the 2004 and 2006...
@gokublack58312 жыл бұрын
3:18 16 inch forearms meaning 41 cm . And 2:55 Taras had 17 inch forearms meaning 44 cm.
@bobbysweeney53773 жыл бұрын
When John lost his hand and wrist, held him, and then downshifted and plowed right through everything Ivakin had, he looked Unstoppable
@ManicMindTrick2 жыл бұрын
That was such a crazy moment. You just don't do that against Ivakin and yet he did it.
@darshanakamdar235 жыл бұрын
No doubt John brzenk has been in next level
@agriiibc35082 жыл бұрын
Ahh 2005...those were the days
@TheBrocktonBlockbust3 жыл бұрын
IMO not even this version of John could beat Voevoda. Still too close with Taras and to be honest this is a controversial win; this match is so close.
@ketz1089323 жыл бұрын
Legendary Match
@johnsothoth4 жыл бұрын
Ron Bath Second place? Impressive!! At the time, he was one of the best in the world.
@1969MARKETING3 жыл бұрын
the comment Neil made about the "ladies" would not fly now lol
@andrewshabatunichka17856 жыл бұрын
WoW.The Legendary battle!
@feltcherable5 жыл бұрын
john brzenk what a champion what a guy :-}
@darkdemon40834 жыл бұрын
Taras Ivakin is the Toproll master
@xTaiZna3 жыл бұрын
08:08 commentator knows what life is about haha x'D
@g290002 жыл бұрын
hes hilarious lol
@Cux19705 жыл бұрын
John fantastic Body and Power Control. Strong Body tension
@omerkeidar953 жыл бұрын
It's so weird to hear Neil Pickup in both ears, I got used to him sitting uncomfortably close to my right.
@serezhanifos-9066 жыл бұрын
Джон - красавец, но он очень медленный...приходится иметь многократный запас силы, вытаскивая скорострелов от подушки, но в его крюке дохнут микробы))
@sheryinmoua84867 жыл бұрын
15:25 crazy!
@danieljulian51726 жыл бұрын
I know I didn't expect that! It kind of looked like Brzenk just simply wasn't ready on the word go. Still, very impressive by Ivakin.
@milanbabic925 жыл бұрын
His forearm got bent a bit.
@commenthero90895 жыл бұрын
Top roll ftw. No strap needed. Cleanest Win.
@kanethesevenfootmonster8682 ай бұрын
Yeah.......
@piro43517 жыл бұрын
taras got some lucky wins there..john was in a league of his own at the time..no question.
@valeriolucentini54366 жыл бұрын
jhon blocked all hit attacks lifting his elbow and going in straps, in my book taras is there.
@TheBrocktonBlockbust5 жыл бұрын
yeah u definetely win some match against the best of all time by luck... what a fucking joke of a person commenting nowadays on ty
@Alex-17504 жыл бұрын
@Time Abyss +1
@keumalacmhl857410 күн бұрын
As a +40 yo, John looked so much younger than his age 👍
@TAROTAI4 жыл бұрын
@19:30 _listen carefully to the background music_ - outer space kind of music is hidden which ends @19:43 really weird to hear that with all the other noise & voices - cool
@jegtugado37432 жыл бұрын
Devon should beware. I like him more than John because of his energy but the GOAT is the GOAT for a reason
@heganvaldino3 жыл бұрын
I like the PAL great officiating they called every foul unlike in other arm wrestling associations.
@fabianledesma37474 жыл бұрын
This is a great referee if Michael todd was here he got no chance to win
@TAROTAI4 жыл бұрын
You can see an elbow foul by John @14:06 (freeze) { _this was not caught by Neil Pickup or the Euro judges - and that number is recorded on the video @00:00:28
@dvr13376 жыл бұрын
Ivakin defeatet larratt
@Alex-17504 жыл бұрын
@dvr1337 yup , smoked Larratt
@oriondx724 жыл бұрын
@@Alex-1750 when was this? couldn't been lately as larratt is a beast now.
@dvr13372 ай бұрын
@@oriondx72besides levan which he cant beat he only faced smaller guys to have his advantage in style. He wont beat most super heavys even if hes rank2.
@TAROTAI4 жыл бұрын
41 years old . . . PLEASE not possible
@jeremywade69864 жыл бұрын
Explain your reasoning. John was 41 in 2005. He was born in 1964...it's basic math.
@royhoskins70215 жыл бұрын
john is proof of full american muscle in arm wresaling
@victorcruzsanchez52543 жыл бұрын
The real deal. The best
@ketz1089323 жыл бұрын
Iconic Intro Music
@radoslavvarga41027 жыл бұрын
Brzenk 180cm? you kiddin' right?
@OsirisVas7 жыл бұрын
185
@radoslavvarga41027 жыл бұрын
Yeah i know man look at the video
@user-rf2sk8co1o6 жыл бұрын
185
@flot-tu5lv10 ай бұрын
The game over and over estoped
@huseyinsaral74356 жыл бұрын
he try to hook john AHAHHAHAHA
@mirai46525 жыл бұрын
ahmet saral ahahahah so funny shut the fuck up pussy bitch
@Ziggy211425 жыл бұрын
Birthdxys lmao love you
@gurrac7105 жыл бұрын
@@mirai4652 shut up yourself its funny evil one.
@jetfu400 Жыл бұрын
No way can this version of john can best dennis of 2018 and current levan.
@shubhamjaiswal85903 жыл бұрын
Remember when they used to give elbow fouls Undertabler : u can't pin me
@aheadshota3 жыл бұрын
What a stupid rules, when you understand that your lose, you should get out from pad, and then you do not lose.
@vineethpv4635 жыл бұрын
He put 100kg on opposite hand !!!
@proudindian21864 жыл бұрын
insane wrist strength
@andreyfishermen1094 жыл бұрын
Ждём Ивакина в топ 8
@xGaLoSx6 жыл бұрын
Never seen so many fouls in a match
@gelo91865 жыл бұрын
4:27 5:58 12:13 13:50 17:28 если бы судьи не закрывали глаза на эти фоли то Тарас выиграл бы этот армфайт
@PietuchaPrzemek4 жыл бұрын
Jaśiu to Mistrz nad Mistrze.
@Kolanarmfighter3 жыл бұрын
Хорошо Тарас разок выиграл чистенько, красиво.
@brodhax61485 жыл бұрын
PAL doesnt fool around with these fouls Michael Todd would be screwed
@XenoShogun5 жыл бұрын
Holy cow, enough with the elbow fouls, let them pull FFS
@Gta-6.Smartivo5 жыл бұрын
10:49 WTH he eyes
@bruceleroy80634 жыл бұрын
He almost transformed. Almost.
@nonamenn62464 жыл бұрын
'Introdukin' 3:22
@northtexasturfpros40834 жыл бұрын
Epic!
@Dima-ve7dl5 жыл бұрын
Джон красава!
@gassanbehno79523 жыл бұрын
Always like 👍 👍
@wizardofsteez4 жыл бұрын
The microscopic elbow fouls make the sport worse . In my opinion.
@TheBrocktonBlockbust4 жыл бұрын
Taras would have pinned him multiple times if John didnt foul to absorb all that devastating toproll explosive power. John probably did it on purpose: such a high table IQ.
@wizardofsteez4 жыл бұрын
Time Abyss I don’t necessarily believe that . The way that John was able to hold and then pin Taras makes me believe the elbow fowls were accidental.
@user-vz9yr7wc7k3 жыл бұрын
Belarus 2020 Zabudova
@BlakeGibbons3 жыл бұрын
These fouls 😭
@themainevent78337 жыл бұрын
4:27 john brzenk elbow faul
@user-gp6ts4gt4h4 жыл бұрын
Брзенк видно силнее
@David-qw2iv4 жыл бұрын
John ended his career
@Alex-17504 жыл бұрын
lol no
@callisto5374 жыл бұрын
I almost believe this John can beat Devon’s Tcyplenkov......
@alexandervouzenthal81635 жыл бұрын
Apart from having the perfect height, I don't get how John is the best armwrestler ever
@vladimirgertner39605 жыл бұрын
He had 25 years of going undefeated in supermatches. He would lose a pullor two, but nobody managed to beat him in a best-of fight in 25 goddamned years. He was undefeatable until injuries and old age got to him.
@alexandervouzenthal81635 жыл бұрын
@@vladimirgertner3960 You don't understand. I literally mean, how is he the best ? How does he do it ???
@unknwn_usr30775 жыл бұрын
@@alexandervouzenthal8163 lol
@haagenneldeberg67874 жыл бұрын
There are some visible mutants in armwrestling, but I believe John is a bit of a mutant himself even though you can't see it. He has probably above normal human muscle acceleration. There was this little guy in Stan Lee's superhumans that did incredible feats of strength that just seemed impossible especially for his size. The scientists then found out his secret to that was his superhuman muscle acceleration.
@zed56824 жыл бұрын
These lady drive me crazy xD, i can't focus on the fight.
@GameC3nt3 жыл бұрын
Brzenk is look like a russian Ukraine ethnicity
@sagarkumargupta28656 жыл бұрын
Roids and powder can give you mass and size but not strength but only real food and proper training
@PumaTomten5 жыл бұрын
Huh?? Taras was strong enough to beat anyone but Brzenk superior technic
@Alex-17505 жыл бұрын
@sagar gupta Wrong Mass= muscles and muscles=strength Tendon strengthening is another chapter..
@kevindavis80163 жыл бұрын
GOAT
@themainevent78337 жыл бұрын
6:06 john brzenk faul
@aaronrus6 жыл бұрын
ivakin and his classic false starts and steroids
@Alex-17505 жыл бұрын
@Craig Laycox Don’t fool yourself buddy, Brzenk himself has admitted that after a certain point (vs taras he had started) he was on gear..injecting testosterone is gear you know that right?
@TheBrocktonBlockbust3 жыл бұрын
@Craig Laycox You killed me with the vegan part dude HAHAHAHHAHAHAH
@andonisgaja73793 жыл бұрын
"No advantage really gain" from lifting the elbow 4 cm at the start :)), I guess the guy who is commenting the match never arm-wrestled...
@andonisgaja73793 жыл бұрын
@@Dylan-pt1iv Doubt that, unless he started professional arm-wrestling at 7. But anyway that's even worst, because then it means he is ill intended. That elbow being raised that much gives enormous advantage that is also why you will not see anywhere that position being accepted.
@adebih81265 жыл бұрын
i hate these bs too strict elbow foul calls, let them pull ffs wal is just much better, they just need to change pads-they are too big and be more strict about the kings move
@dislikemusic6 жыл бұрын
GuiTaras loses
@user-ir7fk1qq7e4 жыл бұрын
All of these john wins becouse that time there was not levan saginashvili🤒
@novehracky87116 жыл бұрын
Taras was injured and had a bad year....
@hlecaros6 жыл бұрын
Nove Hracky STFU with your stupid and pathetic excuses you fucking loser.
@darchandarchan70366 жыл бұрын
Actually, he never had victories over John, so, it's ok
@hellbound54486 жыл бұрын
Tfu u commie
@3xceed5 жыл бұрын
Yeah, injury to his ego after his loss to Brzenk.
@TheBrocktonBlockbust4 жыл бұрын
You happened to trigger a lot of fuctards inbred morons. Good job dude.
@Thatcardude2076 жыл бұрын
He keeps running out of a match by slipping his hand out. If ur really the best then you should be able to win with out slipping and trying to get into a strap every match.
@miked63676 жыл бұрын
Auto MD Dont embarrass yourself idiot. Statistically John is better at arm wrestling than Ali was at boxing. That’s not even my opinion, it’s statistical fact. You kids have no fucking clue how good John was.
@Thatcardude2076 жыл бұрын
@Mike its ironic you talking being an idiot while thats the only word that describes you. Even the commentator is saying the Ukrainian deserved the win. Don talk about something you don't know about. Go and work on ur forearm the only way you know.
@Lunarpollo56225 жыл бұрын
It's actually true, john at that time needed the straps or he would lose his wrist, i wouldn't call this guy an idiot, it's a simple observation, in this case john is actually smart enough *not* to try to beat taras outside of the straps because fast strong top rollers have a huge advantage outside of straps, john is smart here by slipping
@natoskull25 жыл бұрын
The straps are the best proof of who of both is the real STRONGEST guy on the table. Has always been like that.
@lepe5 жыл бұрын
You're absolutely right, the problem is that having straps can be a huge advantage in some scenarios so when everyone do it you have to do it too.