Two legendary and great American wrestler but the fact is Gable is not the only wrestler from any country not to be scored upon in winning the Olympics. Osamu Watanabe from Japan won the Olympics in wrestling in 1964 and went 186-0 in his career he also won 2 world wrestling titles. But check this out the guy was never scored upon in 186 matches!! No one has ever come close to topping that but it was so long ago and he was not from the US so not many people remember him but he was untouchable.
As an 18-year-old sophomore, he earned national recognition by defeating legendary Dan Gable and went on to win three straight NCAA Championships at 158 pounds, while compiling an impressive record of 108-0-1. Kemp concluded his career as a Badger with a final mark of 143-6-1, including a streak of 87 straight victories and an unbeaten string of 103 consecutive matches. That streak is fourth-best in NCAA history along with his winning percentage of .953.
Practice at Eastlake North preparing for districts, my husband (Kirtland wrestler) had to work out with Kemp. He said, "I shot in on his leg for a single leg, and it was like grabbing a statue....nothing moved lol" He was promptly crossfaced and got a bloody nose, but still brags "HE DIDN"T PIN ME" haha
I just watched the documentary on Lee Kemp. While I can see what a big deal it was, I was definitely under the impression that Kemp destroyed him when it was a lot closer. Maybe it didn't matter how close it was since 18 year old Kemp defeated a living legend.
Wow! Does this bring back memories!!! Was at this meet, watched this match live and, even though he had been out of competition for a couple of years and Kemp was an absolute BEAST, couldn't believe what I was seeing. Kemp, while not one of the "all time greats", was a GREAT wrestler and won more than a few titles for the UW and the USA. No shame in that. AND won this match, fair and square, effectively ending Gable's thoughts of coming back. No small accomplishment.
I saw this match in person I was a Dan gable fanatic as a young man so much that I landed a job as a assistant coach in Brookfield east because the coach said I walked like Dan gable who I only met once in my life in Las Vegas
I watched this match live as a senior in high school Wisconsin was dominant in wrestling in the seventies better than any other states 2 Olympic champions 3 silver medals but the state I'd no longer as tough due to the decline of the farm industry
Wisconsin had about 4 national.champs natives of the state in the seventies and 1980s plus 6 olmpians from.the state 2 Olympic champs wisconsin was the best overall state for wrestling natives in the 1970s
@zk92000 this video isnt from 1976 and another thing if they did wrestle gable was already coaching by then he wasnt even in school anymore and gable during highschool and college lost only 1 match his very last one against larry owings.
Gable was way past his prime during this match. This took place in the fall of 76'..Kemp was a sophmore in college...I'll correct my previous post..Gables alltime record was 299-06-03..97% winning record..not bad!!
Many people also forget to mention Wade scahlles as one of the greats. He has the gussiness book record with most pins and matches. They named the most pins in college award after him. He is a 4 time National Champ He won both divison 2 and 1 titles in the same years. He is the guy who invented the spladel he is also one of the all time greats with all the others. If you really know wrestling and not only stories from others then you would know him too..
In Gable's final 21 Olympic qualification and Olympic matches, he scored 12 falls and outscored his nine other opponents, 130-1. The single point being scored by Larry Owings, who defeated Gable in his final collegiate match. He's the best of ALL TIME. PLAIN AND SIMPLE.
Dan Gable was the man who made wrestling what it is. He was the first to go his entire high school carrier withiut a loss and only lost 1 match in college with 3 NCAA championships. Granted there are many wrestlers that have done so after him but he set the bar. The one bar that has still been left to beat is the 72 olympics where he went without a point against him. He is the only wrestler alive to do so in any country so thats what makes him the best....
I also read a story back in around 1987-91ish about Sergei Belaglazov having been undefeated for close to 11 years and giving up less than a handful of points.winning 2 olympic golds 6 world championships.only loosing to John Smith in 1991ish
In 1972 Wisconsin had a gold medal and a silver both hometown men from Wisconsin and even Iowa when it was at it's best gable recruited alot of guys out of state about the only college to ever have guys from mostly there home was Wisconsin in the seventies and Oregon state
if you compare talented wrestlers career records, title's held, and overall wrestling ability and watched a few more of the greats you'd see Gable wasn't the 'best'...there have been greats and will come even more greats..you need to put a little more into this argument..
great match, its unbelievable how much more athletic athletes are now compared to then. Also....wow could they have had a smaller mat? I think that mat could fit in m bedroom!
Dan Gable is most widely considered the greatest grappler of all time. Allhe others you mentioned fall short of his legend. DG was and is the greatest of all time .
I totally agree.. wrestling takes complete mental discipline not just to train but to mentally prepare..he was done as far as an bieng an athlete. he was out of shape compared to 72'..and once you pass your prime in this sport its hard to come back..
As far as Dan Gable making wrestling what is today, that is true, he was centured for playing favorites during USA team selctions. Imagine all the great wrestler we never got to see compete. Lee Kemp was one of America's Great Wrestlers. Imagine he defeated Dan Gable as an 18 year old young man and went on to be a 4 time NCAA Finalist (3 time champ) and win three time World Champion. I imagine in1976 Gables weight class was not really that tough or maybe Lee could have won the Olympics at 17.
@tonyjossie Well the last statement isn't true, Alexander Karelin wasn't scored against in 92'(I think) or 96'(I'm certain) on the way to his 2nd and 3rd greco roman titles. Still Gable is the f***ing man.
only by americans. we think we are the greatest at everything..and as so as we step on the mat with the russians, the story changes..Look up Alexander Medved..he is considerd the greatest of all time..
Ya just a little light in the gym Tom right Scotty grudinski was awesome the best wrestler that never made it big that guy could do triple flips on a trampoline
Two best wrestlers ever; where would you put Smith,Baumgartner and Sanderson? I put Lee at top for the World Gold Medals and Gable second for his collegiate record AND a gold medal (apparently better competitors than Sanderson's era). These guys'd dominate in MMA
Watch the video!!! Looks like he wrestled Kemp and Kemp won!!! What more do you want? It's OK if you're from Iowa. It's OK to admit you're wrong. There is no reason to call people morons when you're clearly wrong!!
Karelin and Medved made their careers in Greco. Inch for inch and pound for pound Gable was by far the best America has ever produced. I saw him in college and during his run st the '76 Olympic team. Dan's run through the '72 Olympics certifies him as being on any short list of the greatest ever at any weight.
100% that's Dan Gable, he came out of retirement in his late 20's wanting to compete again and ran head first into a young Lee Kemp. Gable decided not to come out of retirement after all and went back to coaching.
Not to take anything away from Lee, but if they wrestled again, Gable would come out as the winner. Gable was not in his prime at this point either, so take that into account
@@yahopostinguy429 don’t think I’m calling Lee bad. Lee is p4p one of the greatest of all time, but I just think prime for prime, Gable would win. And no I don’t think that was Lee’s best, but it’s just like what happened with Lee and Schultz. Lee would’ve destroyed Dave Schultz in his prime, he just happened to wrestle whenever he was out of his prime, and Schultz was rising into his prime. Personally I think Lee could’ve been the Ali or Michael Jordan of wrestling, it’s just that due to politics and all the other things that happened, we never got to see how good he truly was, the only thing we have is the world championships. Also considering Schultz went on to win the gold medal in 1984, I think it’s safe to say considering Schultz didn’t beat Lee by much, Lee would’ve won both in 1980 and 1984
Cael Sanderson had a better record..and he was past his prime.. He was retired for 4 years at that point..his head was not in it as far as his own personal competition..he was more in coaching mode.. and actually I had a 92% winning record in college, HS and USMC
"sometimes the best wrestler doesnt win. dan gable is a way beter wrestler than me: lee kemp. he is probably my favorite motavator! and has changed my life. thank you Lee
I am gonna stop you right there..1st of DG wrestled in the 72' games not 74.. I doubt you've seen more vids of DG than are post on utube as they are rare. ..and the ones that are available are less than flattering of his talent..more to come
ignorance is bliss...how many actual videos of DG have you seen?? there are only a few in existance. your basing your whole argument on his record, and 4 videos of which 2 are of him loosing..
I dissagree on who's the best but it's neither hear nor there..I am just much older and have seen 40+years of the sport..gable actually didn't allow any points in 72..that's what makes it so significant..and almost impossible to repeat..brush up on yer DG history..
dan did not loose a match in high school and the only match he lost in college was his very last match at the ncaa finals on saturday march 28 1970 to larry owings of washington college read it slow piss ant so maybe youll understand it
Gable and Kemp are so above anyone wrestling now it's not even funny. Dan was relentless and was very difficult to score on and Lee could score when ever he needed to and was near impossible to score on. I know every one thinks their generation was the best and I must admit that the generation of wrestlers right after Gable & Kemp was better, but none even compare today! Sorry, but it's just the facts. Look at the internationals results.
Also farmers in Wisconsin in the past bailed hay by hand and milked cows by pulling the tits of the cows but now even the farm kids are getting soft molly putz as gable would say
look up Dan Gable on wikipedia..see for yourself..DG gave up 0(zer0)points..thats what makes its such an achievement..what's the difference between 1 point and 100?? nothing..he was UNscored upon...rendering anything less uncomparable..
look up his record and there is no one by the name lee kemp and threw high school and his ncaa career he had a 118-1 record larry owings beat him in his last match
This match between Kemp and Gable was, I believe, the finals of the Northern Iowa open tournament several years after Gable had "retired" from competition. A very young Lee Kemp just starting his magnificent career against a legend in Dan Gable concluding his own storied career. As for you ur question, it was not official. Essentially, an open college tournament finals. But they competed hard and both wanted victory very badly.
Guy was absolutely in his prime, I have met both gable and kemp, in fact I've had both of them place medals around my neck. Talked to both of them about this match and gable simply said "he bested me simple as that and I got right back to work" if you really think gable wasn't at his best then you're wrong. Gable never had a worst. Maybe other than his last match in college. Discrediting someone beating a legend just shows poor sport on your end and neither gable nor kemp would have ever used "he wasn't at his best" as an excuse.
to Flancrest1994: and their are other wrestlers since DG both american and soviet that have just as equally impressive tallent as DG with quivallant records..john smith,sandeson,medved,fadzaev,karellen,brands,bellaglazov,schultz..DG wasn't the best..by a long shot
completely irrelevant..the soviets had tons of wrestlers 10-20 deep for years that the americans couldn't touch..gable simply doesn't have enough wins/titles to compete in dominance category as like Karelin,Belaglazov,smith, Medved..to many tto name really..length of time active plays a part too..
wrestling changed so much because all i can think watching this is that it looks like a high school match and when you look at wrestling matches these days all you see is scrambling around bunch of flying squirrel take downs its crazy
Real talk though, I think wrestling has evolved it's like wrestlers nowadays know every counter and setup so your getting all these scrambles from constantly trying to counter and attack
look up gables record he never wrestled anyone by that name and the pathitic thing is you belive every thing you see and another thing did you ever wrestle im guessin you didnt
Dan Gable had a perfect score in the Olympic Cael Sanderson never lost John Smith won more Gold medals than anyone else Who gives a shit? People can argue that Dan Gable is better than Cael Sanderson, or that John Smith is better than them, etc. But they're all a fuck ton better than you. Siding with any of them doesn't make you a part of their success. Enjoy the beautiful privilege to watch them. Don't disgrace the sport by staging imaginary bouts and predicting the results.
Two legendary and great American wrestler but the fact is Gable is not the only wrestler from any country not to be scored upon in winning the Olympics. Osamu Watanabe from Japan won the Olympics in wrestling in 1964 and went 186-0 in his career he also won 2 world wrestling titles. But check this out the guy was never scored upon in 186 matches!! No one has ever come close to topping that but it was so long ago and he was not from the US so not many people remember him but he was untouchable.
As an 18-year-old sophomore, he earned national recognition by defeating legendary Dan Gable and went on to win three straight NCAA Championships at 158 pounds, while compiling an impressive record of 108-0-1. Kemp concluded his career as a Badger with a final mark of 143-6-1, including a streak of 87 straight victories and an unbeaten string of 103 consecutive matches. That streak is fourth-best in NCAA history along with his winning percentage of .953.
Practice at Eastlake North preparing for districts, my husband (Kirtland wrestler) had to work out with Kemp. He said, "I shot in on his leg for a single leg, and it was like grabbing a statue....nothing moved lol" He was promptly crossfaced and got a bloody nose, but still brags "HE DIDN"T PIN ME" haha
I just watched the documentary on Lee Kemp. While I can see what a big deal it was, I was definitely under the impression that Kemp destroyed him when it was a lot closer. Maybe it didn't matter how close it was since 18 year old Kemp defeated a living legend.
i was a senior in high school and it was a shock to see gable get beat but Kemp went on to win 3 world titles
I was there too! And still couldn't believe what we were seeing, as great as Kemp was!!! Remember the Chris Taylor match that night, also?
Wow! Does this bring back memories!!! Was at this meet, watched this match live and, even though he had been out of competition for a couple of years and Kemp was an absolute BEAST, couldn't believe what I was seeing. Kemp, while not one of the "all time greats", was a GREAT wrestler and won more than a few titles for the UW and the USA. No shame in that. AND won this match, fair and square, effectively ending Gable's thoughts of coming back. No small accomplishment.
I saw this match in person I was a Dan gable fanatic as a young man so much that I landed a job as a assistant coach in Brookfield east because the coach said I walked like Dan gable who I only met once in my life in Las Vegas
I watched this match live as a senior in high school Wisconsin was dominant in wrestling in the seventies better than any other states 2 Olympic champions 3 silver medals but the state I'd no longer as tough due to the decline of the farm industry
Kemp is not from Wisconsin, he's from Ohio. Wisconsin never dominated wrestling at any level.
I was there as well. From Stoughton
@@IDontEatMeat TV i wrestled andy rein he was the best at throws who ever lived i lost 7 to 0 and was happy
Wisconsin had about 4 national.champs natives of the state in the seventies and 1980s plus 6 olmpians from.the state 2 Olympic champs wisconsin was the best overall state for wrestling natives in the 1970s
In the 1970,s the state of Wisconsin was number one in wrestling, there was multiple national NCAA champions at every level and Olympians
We would have done so well at the 1980 Olympics in Moscow. Lewis, Kemp, Campbell, just to name a few. I grew up watching these guys.
And Gene Mills
Ultimate Rankings of course, the Pinning Machine, my apologies. I think I attended a clinic in Massachusetts where he was a guest clinician.
I was friends with Scott and Kleven put you in ahead of Scott Scott should of been Olympic champ the guy was incredible
@zk92000 this video isnt from 1976 and another thing if they did wrestle gable was already coaching by then he wasnt even in school anymore and gable during highschool and college lost only 1 match his very last one against larry owings.
lee kemp came and taught me cool guy
Gable was way past his prime during this match. This took place in the fall of 76'..Kemp was a sophmore in college...I'll correct my previous post..Gables alltime record was 299-06-03..97% winning record..not bad!!
Many people also forget to mention Wade scahlles as one of the greats. He has the gussiness book record with most pins and matches. They named the most pins in college award after him. He is a 4 time National Champ He won both divison 2 and 1 titles in the same years. He is the guy who invented the spladel he is also one of the all time greats with all the others. If you really know wrestling and not only stories from others then you would know him too..
I saw him pin Shorty Hitchcock
In Gable's final 21 Olympic qualification and Olympic matches, he scored 12 falls and outscored his nine other opponents, 130-1. The single point being scored by Larry Owings, who defeated Gable in his final collegiate match.
He's the best of ALL TIME. PLAIN AND SIMPLE.
I was there for that match. I am pretty sure it was the Northern Open. I and some other high school wrestlers from nearby Stoughton helped out.
Dan Gable was the man who made wrestling what it is. He was the first to go his entire high school carrier withiut a loss and only lost 1 match in college with 3 NCAA championships. Granted there are many wrestlers that have done so after him but he set the bar. The one bar that has still been left to beat is the 72 olympics where he went without a point against him. He is the only wrestler alive to do so in any country so thats what makes him the best....
What a match!
A Great Wrestler and Great Man. I feel privileged every time I run into him.
Dream Big
I also read a story back in around 1987-91ish about Sergei Belaglazov having been undefeated for close to 11 years and giving up less than a handful of points.winning 2 olympic golds 6 world championships.only loosing to John Smith in 1991ish
Wasn't this the only time Dan Gable ever lost? These are the two greatest titans of Wrestling
Twice to my knowledge
@@ashtonburgess9673 Amazing, thank you
A little light in the rafters Tom
Was this high school or Olympic trials?
Didn't Gable wrestle at a lower weight class?
In 1972 Wisconsin had a gold medal and a silver both hometown men from Wisconsin and even Iowa when it was at it's best gable recruited alot of guys out of state about the only college to ever have guys from mostly there home was Wisconsin in the seventies and Oregon state
if you compare talented wrestlers career records, title's held, and overall wrestling ability and watched a few more of the greats you'd see Gable wasn't the 'best'...there have been greats and will come even more greats..you need to put a little more into this argument..
I coached wrestling near Kirkland at marysville with Rick Iverson in 1991
I was there Madison WI 1975
great match, its unbelievable how much more athletic athletes are now compared to then. Also....wow could they have had a smaller mat? I think that mat could fit in m bedroom!
Dan Gable is most widely considered the greatest grappler of all time. Allhe others you mentioned fall short of his legend. DG was and is the greatest of all time .
I totally agree.. wrestling takes complete mental discipline not just to train but to mentally prepare..he was done as far as an bieng an athlete. he was out of shape compared to 72'..and once you pass your prime in this sport its hard to come back..
What year was this? Wow, mtxewrestler, your whole post is one sentence.
That’s really weird that your name pops up and dint you beat randy lewis once or close
Gable only had one loss in college. Gable was out of school when this took place. Kemp was a soph..
Gable whipped Kemp in the practice room
practice and a real match are two different things.
cool. have you ever met him
As far as Dan Gable making wrestling what is today, that is true, he was centured for playing favorites during USA team selctions. Imagine all the great wrestler we never got to see compete. Lee Kemp was one of America's Great Wrestlers. Imagine he defeated Dan Gable as an 18 year old young man and went on to be a 4 time NCAA Finalist (3 time champ) and win three time World Champion. I imagine in1976 Gables weight class was not really that tough or maybe Lee could have won the Olympics at 17.
@rickdt1 I didn't since there were no Olympics in 1974!!
Grainy but good.
Gable only won two out of 3, NCAA didn't allow true freshman to compete at the time.
I actually met Lee kemp at my spider patch tournament
@tonyjossie
Well the last statement isn't true, Alexander Karelin wasn't scored against in 92'(I think) or 96'(I'm certain) on the way to his 2nd and 3rd greco roman titles. Still Gable is the f***ing man.
Ask 1000 wrestlers who the greatest of all time is and 80% will say Dan Gable.
you cant win them all..a loss is a win in some way. just gotta learn from your mistakes thats what made gable the best^_^
only by americans. we think we are the greatest at everything..and as so as we step on the mat with the russians, the story changes..Look up Alexander Medved..he is considerd the greatest of all time..
@soldier09034 no he was a three time national champ he said it himself
Ya just a little light in the gym Tom right Scotty grudinski was awesome the best wrestler that never made it big that guy could do triple flips on a trampoline
dan only lost one match in his highschool and ncaa carrer and that was against owings read a book people
brad thompson and dan was sick with a fever in that loss
Not everyone in the world who's named Dan and wrestles is Dan Gable...just thought I'd throw that out there
Two best wrestlers ever; where would you put Smith,Baumgartner and Sanderson? I put Lee at top for the World Gold Medals and Gable second for his collegiate record AND a gold medal (apparently better competitors than Sanderson's era).
These guys'd dominate in MMA
and I would add a gold medal AND no points scored against him WHILE winning the gold, I for one have never heard of that before, or since.
How old was Gable here?
Watch the video!!! Looks like he wrestled Kemp and Kemp won!!! What more do you want? It's OK if you're from Iowa. It's OK to admit you're wrong. There is no reason to call people morons when you're clearly wrong!!
who are you talking to?
Уровень борьбы тогда была намного ниже нынешней. По ролику видно.
This guy who made this comment almost beat randy Lewis in the seventies Tom husted
@tonyjossie Word !
Karelin and Medved made their careers in Greco. Inch for inch and pound for pound Gable was by far the best America has ever produced. I saw him in college and during his run st the '76 Olympic team. Dan's run through the '72 Olympics certifies him as being on any short list of the greatest ever at any weight.
I hope the camera man was punished and the camera was destroyed, because Damn! How do you rebury such treasure like that.
That guys name is Dan but it’s that’s not Dan Gable
100% that's Dan Gable, he came out of retirement in his late 20's wanting to compete again and ran head first into a young Lee Kemp. Gable decided not to come out of retirement after all and went back to coaching.
Not to take anything away from Lee, but if they wrestled again, Gable would come out as the winner. Gable was not in his prime at this point either, so take that into account
@@yahopostinguy429 don’t think I’m calling Lee bad. Lee is p4p one of the greatest of all time, but I just think prime for prime, Gable would win. And no I don’t think that was Lee’s best, but it’s just like what happened with Lee and Schultz. Lee would’ve destroyed Dave Schultz in his prime, he just happened to wrestle whenever he was out of his prime, and Schultz was rising into his prime. Personally I think Lee could’ve been the Ali or Michael Jordan of wrestling, it’s just that due to politics and all the other things that happened, we never got to see how good he truly was, the only thing we have is the world championships. Also considering Schultz went on to win the gold medal in 1984, I think it’s safe to say considering Schultz didn’t beat Lee by much, Lee would’ve won both in 1980 and 1984
Cael Sanderson had a better record..and he was past his prime.. He was retired for 4 years at that point..his head was not in it as far as his own personal competition..he was more in coaching mode.. and actually I had a 92% winning record in college, HS and USMC
Weird I know the guy that made this comment Tom husted he beat out a freind of mine at Wisconsin to make the team
"sometimes the best wrestler doesnt win. dan gable is a way beter wrestler than me: lee kemp. he is probably my favorite motavator! and has changed my life. thank you Lee
Get back on this tube dude that’s so weird i was friends with a lot of guys in Madison you are from new jersey
I am gonna stop you right there..1st of DG wrestled in the 72' games not 74.. I doubt you've seen more vids of DG than are post on utube as they are rare. ..and the ones that are available are less than flattering of his talent..more to come
yea...sure they are
this match was 4 years after Dan won the gold medal and he was injured. Lee Kemp is one of the greatest amerrican wrestlers of all time.
Lee was only 18 gable 26 , 27 when he beat gable here. 7-6
Have of Iowa's starting lineup is in there mid 20's now
Actually Lee Kemp did beat Gable. Didn't you watch the video?
ignorance is bliss...how many actual videos of DG have you seen?? there are only a few in existance. your basing your whole argument on his record, and 4 videos of which 2 are of him loosing..
I dissagree on who's the best but it's neither hear nor there..I am just much older and have seen 40+years of the sport..gable actually didn't allow any points in 72..that's what makes it so significant..and almost impossible to repeat..brush up on yer DG history..
dan did not loose a match in high school and the only match he lost in college was his very last match at the ncaa finals on saturday march 28 1970 to larry owings of washington college read it slow piss ant so maybe youll understand it
@tonyjossie He was NOT the first high school wrestler to never lose a match. Where do they get this shit??????
Gable and Kemp are so above anyone wrestling now it's not even funny. Dan was relentless and was very difficult to score on and Lee could score when ever he needed to and was near impossible to score on. I know every one thinks their generation was the best and I must admit that the generation of wrestlers right after Gable & Kemp was better, but none even compare today! Sorry, but it's just the facts. Look at the internationals results.
@surfer4christ1 Another person who needs to read some. Medved was a freestyle wrestler.
That one point scored on Gable in 1972 when all the soviets wanted to do was beat Gable was scored on him by an ...........American.
Lee Kemp would have been 20 and Dan Gable would have been 28.
Also farmers in Wisconsin in the past bailed hay by hand and milked cows by pulling the tits of the cows but now even the farm kids are getting soft molly putz as gable would say
@RBB1965 he said go through high school no losses and also in college lose 1 match with 3 ncaa championships
2 National Championships . Freshman weren't allowed to wrestle except as unattached wrestlers back then
@tonyjossie actually gable only won 2 NCAA championships, and he wasn't the only wrestler that wasn't scored on in the Olympics...
i am training with lee kemp!!!
look up Dan Gable on wikipedia..see for yourself..DG gave up 0(zer0)points..thats what makes its such an achievement..what's the difference between 1 point and 100?? nothing..he was UNscored upon...rendering anything less uncomparable..
look up his record and there is no one by the name lee kemp and threw high school and his ncaa career he had a 118-1 record larry owings beat him in his last match
wow
Is this an unofficial match?
This match between Kemp and Gable was, I believe, the finals of the Northern Iowa open tournament several years after Gable had "retired" from competition. A very young Lee Kemp just starting his magnificent career against a legend in Dan Gable concluding his own storied career.
As for you ur question, it was not official. Essentially, an open college tournament finals. But they competed hard and both wanted victory very badly.
72'olympics
i met sam hazwinkel and hiscousin rob at a clinic or howevr you spellhis last name lol
@kdoug9564 HE WAS WAY PAST HIS PRIME HERE. Do some research. Almost 4 years after his gold, injuries mounting up, etc.
RBB1965 Idiot he was in his prime! You must be from Iowa lol
Guy was absolutely in his prime, I have met both gable and kemp, in fact I've had both of them place medals around my neck. Talked to both of them about this match and gable simply said "he bested me simple as that and I got right back to work" if you really think gable wasn't at his best then you're wrong. Gable never had a worst. Maybe other than his last match in college. Discrediting someone beating a legend just shows poor sport on your end and neither gable nor kemp would have ever used "he wasn't at his best" as an excuse.
Gable only lost one match, in college to larry owens.
to Flancrest1994: and their are other wrestlers since DG both american and soviet that have just as equally impressive tallent as DG with quivallant records..john smith,sandeson,medved,fadzaev,karellen,brands,bellaglazov,schultz..DG wasn't the best..by a long shot
completely irrelevant..the soviets had tons of wrestlers 10-20 deep for years that the americans couldn't touch..gable simply doesn't have enough wins/titles to compete in dominance category as like Karelin,Belaglazov,smith, Medved..to many tto name really..length of time active plays a part too..
wrestling changed so much because all i can think watching this is that it looks like a high school match and when you look at wrestling matches these days all you see is scrambling around bunch of flying squirrel take downs its crazy
The roids got better
Real talk though, I think wrestling has evolved it's like wrestlers nowadays know every counter and setup so your getting all these scrambles from constantly trying to counter and attack
look up gables record he never wrestled anyone by that name and the pathitic thing is you belive every thing you see and another thing did you ever wrestle im guessin you didnt
80? any wrestler who doesnt live in a cave will say Gable
he lost 6 or 7
Dan Gable had a perfect score in the Olympic
Cael Sanderson never lost
John Smith won more Gold medals than anyone else
Who gives a shit? People can argue that Dan Gable is better than Cael Sanderson, or that John Smith is better than them, etc. But they're all a fuck ton better than you. Siding with any of them doesn't make you a part of their success.
Enjoy the beautiful privilege to watch them. Don't disgrace the sport by staging imaginary bouts and predicting the results.
Gable wrestled like, 120 didn't he? Movin up a bunch of weight classes.
for somebody who has access to the internet you sure don't have a clue..look it up..
a kenny monday at his prime would have destroyed dan gable at his prime. that's not me saying that, it's dan gable himself.