Spencer has probably the second deepest weight.

He’s definitely good enough to win gold, it’s just more of a debate of whether he can put all the matches together to win. Which is already a dumb take since he hasn’t lost a freestyle match in years, but even as a SL fan, is a valid take.

​@matt6619 The thing is these last few years he hasn't really been competing in freestyle. I pretty sure this Qualifer was the first international tournament he's wrestled at in like 8 years and at the senior level. So, I'm not sure how much weight going undefeated in years really holds. I still think his chances are very good.

@@matt6619Spencer was also on a 50 or 60 something win streak when he lost at NCAAs his final year and seemed to be all but guaranteed to win his 4th title and got pinned. Any guy at any given tournament can show up and crash the party.

If he can work on his neutral, yes. His neutral is his weakness

I think Snyder can as well

@@yeetfeet2633 I can only see Spencer Lee winning....everyone else...yeah...

@@helloman3676I don’t know man. I think Spencer CAN get gold, but I’m more confident in Dake, Snyder, and Aaron than I am in Spencer

kyle has to outwork sidakov

I completely agree. I can’t remember a DT that had almost zero offense. That was not the multiple time world medal DT.

Totally agree. Before the match Taylor talked more about wife and kids and then after the loss…BAM….hes a coach at a major wrestler school. That was not a spur of the moment thought…..I think inside he knew his time was done and ready to pass the torch onto someone worthy of

No it isn't 😂 You should look at how he wrestles also he lost to azarpera in the ranking series even without the sadluev threat he is still there And Mason Paris has to be last because he lost to Iran's 2nd string in valizadeh at the same ranking series

look at what tazhudinov did to sadulaev and snyder in the same day in belgrade

@@user-vv1ty2vj1rand then what about the loss the Sad had to Taz?….Snyder has world and Olympic golds along a silver Olympic gold medals, not even Jordan Burroughs did that

@@francostacy7675 sadluev isn't competing

@@francostacy7675 Snyder isn't the same person he peaked then he has younger Also sadluev isn't competing and was injured

Retherford for sure medals. This isn’t his weight and he has HAMMERS in his class. He’s not taking Gold. Mason Paris can medal but I don’t know if he’ll take home Gold. But I think he’s only getting better. Spencer with adjustments is a SCARY guy, I can see him taking Gold. Dake I can see taking Gold. Synder I think medals but I think he can bring home a gold. I don’t know if Brooks takes Gold.

I don’t see him beating Sidakov

@@ttot20 I think you're right but I hope he can.

Sidakov’s never lost in international competition. He’s due for a loss.

@@ttot20 bro just watch there last match no doubt Dake adjusts and doesn't leave any doubt

​@@user-mi9wn2dw2pI agree. Dakes adjustments are alot more than sidokov

Those two guys aren’t slouches

Dake will have to wrestle 2 guys he has lost to. I doubt it

Then Dake is clearly the 1 in this conversation.

I haven’t heard of Sidakov being out there’s been no mention of that

If Sidakov is out there should be an asterisk near the gold medalist

@@somarramos7156when does that ever happen? Every champion in whatever sport has some good luck shine on them. In wrestling it’s a dog eat dog world, if a guy somewhere in the world gets hurt or disqualified, it all is part of the grind and survival of the fittest. If you look at it that way ANYONE that wins the heavyweight gold should have and asterisk on the medal that states that Gable was not there

No way. One of the GOATs? He’s not taking ANY assistant jobs (unless it was Penn St.)

@@ethanksiazek5548 DT is one of the GOATs... 4x NCAA finalist 2x champ 4x world champ and Olympic gold medalist... but I think the main reason he said that is bc Dake and Taylor are close friends and have been since childhood. and Oklahoma State is the most prestigious program in the country.

@@kristopherwilson506it was the most. Now it’s PSU. Taylor can turn it around.

he had to run a gauntlet just to get to Taylor, who was the consensus #1 P4P in the world. Not as deep as the Olympic bracket will be, but he beat Hidlay who won Bill Farrell and Zahid is world class. Sure, the quality of opponents may not be as deep but he's had that tournament experience of making weight two days in a row and wrestling with a short turnaround .

Taz scored 8 points on two defensive throws because Snyder was careless against the no-name wrestler and overcommitted on his shots. How many offensive points did Taz score on Snyder? It most certainly is something Snyder can turn around.

@@tylernicholson1155 That "no-name wrestler" handled what most people consider the #1 and #2 97kg senior men's international wrestlers, and the matches against Snyder and Sadulaev weren't even close. Taz deserves respect, and he sure has mine. He also beat Mohammedian from Iran 8-2 in the Asian games on his way to a gold medal performance.

@paulmalfara6071 Did I say Taz doesn't deserve respect? At the time he was a pretty no-name wrestler... you cannot deny that. That is why Snyder didn't have his guards up. And youre failing to address the way in which he scored points on Snyder (because you know it doesn't support your argument). Sadulaev forfeited this same match due to a neck injury did he not? This tournament in the matches leading up to Taz, Sadulaev had some of the most unconvincing wins of his career by just squeaking out wins against wrestlers he usually destroyed. Then we discovered he genuinely had something wrong with his neck. So I'm failing to see how you're bolstering your argument by bringing this up. Taz is great and has beat many great wrestlers but stop acting like he went out there and put up 10 offensive points against a sharp Snyder because that's just fabricating history.

@@tylernicholson1155 Lighten up, Tyler. We'll see how things play out in the Olympics. I would point out a few things. First, Tazhudinov is only 21 years old. Young guys DO appear on the Senior Men's International Freestyle circuit, and they often make an immediate impact. Most American fans are hoping that Aaron Brooks will do so in these Olympics. If he does, he will do so as a "no name" wrestler internationally. The world does not follow NCAA folkstyle wrestling. The second point I would make is that Tazhudinov has a few years of pretty awesome success. He got a bronze medal at Russian Nationals in 2022, before he made the move to represent Bahrain. Now you seem to know something about wresting, so I don't have to tell you how tough a tournament Russian Nationals is. Since making the move to be the rep from Bahrain, he has won gold at EVERY TOURNAMENT HE ENTERED, including two Asian Championships (2023, 2024), two Grand Prix UWW Ranking Series Tournaments, the Arab Championships, Yasar Dogu (2024), as well as the World Championships last year. My final point is that he comes from Dagestan. Enough said.

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