I’m not a huge fan of arm wrestling but the more I watch Lupkes the more I respect him. So polite and respectful and not a loud mouth, and that HAND, godddaaaaammmm.
If Richard wants to just be a nice guy who will put your arm through the table and then say are you ok, With sincerity , let him do it ,it's who he is and we love him for it . Dude telling him to give some attitude and all that ,he arm wrestles with class. He is one of a very few who would only ask for a fair grip and hold it until the ref says go and would not cheat . That's what arm wrestling came to. I would like to see him in his prime get mad at under table Todd and snatch him out of his Queen's move up on the table,he pulled so hard. Man I'd love that.
02:57 Has to be one of the most hilarious elbow fouls I have ever seen. Espey was about to take off into space. 🤣 And Richard was like: "Nah fam, Imma keep your hand."
Congrats to Richard Lupkes. It's funny though; their starting positions did not seem fair. It could have been due to the Canadian's torso positioning, but it looked like the start position consistently favoured Richard.
Richard lupkes is ridiculously strong.. Man vs a boy.. A 330lbs boyand Devon beat him 6 0.. I can't imagine the strength of Devon.. Is he the G.O.A.T? Destroyed pushkar to
UnaSolida And john commented before, voevoda followed by lupkes are the strongest he's ever faced.. I was thinking Devon was the best considering he beat lupkes easily and it wasent all down to strength if you go by brzenks comments
fumbles 12 I can see that, and look it could very well may be my American bias and growing up watching John, technically I think John is the best. Pure strength wise Devon is probably the strongest ever. Not saying Larratt isn't technical. But regardless Devon IS arm wrestling now. People talk about a Denis Cyplenkov match, Denis wouldn't pin Devon once. He's the best in the world.
Devon is great but still not as big (name wise) as Brzenk, also Devon isn't unbeatable, I saw Devon struggle severely in matches against Bagent aswel as Matt Mask even. It all comes down to that perfect balance of strength and technique. Devon is a fantastic allrounder therefore hard to beat, but Brzenk is the very best technically where as Denis Cyplenkov is the raw power of a locomotive. A Devon vs Denis match could go either way, Devon might be able to use his superior techniques to try gain wrist control over Denis so he can't throw all his raw power down, but if thats not succesfull...Denis might very well almost rip Devon's arm off! Why do you think Devon (aswel as Bagent btw) have never ever pulled Denis? Cuz their afraid he'll rip their arm off (figuratively offcourse) ;D Denis is open to a match with both Devon aswel as Bagent, but both of them have been actively evading pulling Denis. How else can you explain that Devon&Bagent in all their years as pro armwrestlers have never ever come acros Denis in a match, yet other pro armwrestlers like Brzenk, Todd, Lupkes, Pushkar etc have all pulled Denis countless of times.
fumbles 12 Lupkes was 53 old when he lost against Devon. Lupkes didn't had the Endurance & Power of his Prime. Devon was in his Prime. So no wonder that Lupkes lost.
Ryan im not a world champ are anything but it just looks like you do way better when your closer to your arms like when your eyes are almost on top your knuckles.
Richard is in good form here. Shows how dominant Devon was during this time. I think Devon was beat up pretty good after Lupkes in this tournament. Lupkes may have been #2 in the whole world on this night.
Lupkes was 22yo here, must have had a late growth spurt? Bottom of page www.thearmwrestlingarchives.com/world-professional-armwrestling-association.html
I love lupkes, so humble and soft spoken. That's why he will always be one of the legends
"Humble and soft spoken", yet constantly stares down an obviously outmatched opponent.
@Wile E Coyote Well he is a pretty nice guy considering his test levels are probably 3x that of a bull elephant during mating season.
You've obviously only seen his matches from this decade that is very clear.
Exactly. He acts like a hydraulic press right after he got destroyed by another (human)opponent?
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2:55 Espey taking a page straight out of Don *"Elbow pad, what's that?"* Underwood's playbook right there.
Mr.Lupkes has always been my favorite!
I’m not a huge fan of arm wrestling but the more I watch Lupkes the more I respect him. So polite and respectful and not a loud mouth, and that HAND, godddaaaaammmm.
If Richard wants to just be a nice guy who will put your arm through the table and then say are you ok, With sincerity , let him do it ,it's who he is and we love him for it . Dude telling him to give some attitude and all that ,he arm wrestles with class. He is one of a very few who would only ask for a fair grip and hold it until the ref says go and would not cheat . That's what arm wrestling came to. I would like to see him in his prime get mad at under table Todd and snatch him out of his Queen's move up on the table,he pulled so hard. Man I'd love that.
Todd is a queen
Lupkes is awesome. Love that dude!
Richard is a frightening looking man but seems like the nicest man around.
Funny, Espey wanted the strap but when it's Lupkes on the other side, you pretty much have the strap lol
02:57 Has to be one of the most hilarious elbow fouls I have ever seen.
Espey was about to take off into space. 🤣
And Richard was like: "Nah fam, Imma keep your hand."
Lupkes is the opposite of Geoff Hale. Can’t help but admire Lupkes for his strength but even more so for his humility in success. Well done big guy.
Geoff Hales a fking monster
Jerk or baxi!
Serious horsepower
Look at those shoulders ! Arnold is so narrow compared to Lupkes !
No one talking about how Ryan almost threw himself off the building with that elbow foul?
Wow - didn't know Frank Skinner was an armwrestling ref
2:56 Lupkes has a Wilton for a hand.
Lupkes' resume is just sick dude
He actually has a winning record over John Brzenk. Not many people can claim that.
When your eyes are looking strait down level over your knuckles
"Body fat percentage of tooth".....
The old man is brutal! It has as much momentary power as a hydrogen bomb !
Leviathan.
I hope lukes is doing well today. What a gorrila of a man he is a mountain. In his early days nobody would stand a chance
Is incredible the difference!
Congrats to Richard Lupkes. It's funny though; their starting positions did not seem fair. It could have been due to the Canadian's torso positioning, but it looked like the start position consistently favoured Richard.
Richard lupkes is ridiculously strong.. Man vs a boy.. A 330lbs boyand Devon beat him 6 0.. I can't imagine the strength of Devon.. Is he the G.O.A.T? Destroyed pushkar to
fumbles 12 My list is John Brzenk (best ever) then Devon. But its very close.
UnaSolida And john commented before, voevoda followed by lupkes are the strongest he's ever faced.. I was thinking Devon was the best considering he beat lupkes easily and it wasent all down to strength if you go by brzenks comments
fumbles 12 I can see that, and look it could very well may be my American bias and growing up watching John, technically I think John is the best. Pure strength wise Devon is probably the strongest ever. Not saying Larratt isn't technical. But regardless Devon IS arm wrestling now. People talk about a Denis Cyplenkov match, Denis wouldn't pin Devon once. He's the best in the world.
Devon is great but still not as big (name wise) as Brzenk, also Devon isn't unbeatable, I saw Devon struggle severely in matches against Bagent aswel as Matt Mask even. It all comes down to that perfect balance of strength and technique. Devon is a fantastic allrounder therefore hard to beat, but Brzenk is the very best technically where as Denis Cyplenkov is the raw power of a locomotive.
A Devon vs Denis match could go either way, Devon might be able to use his superior techniques to try gain wrist control over Denis so he can't throw all his raw power down, but if thats not succesfull...Denis might very well almost rip Devon's arm off! Why do you think Devon (aswel as Bagent btw) have never ever pulled Denis? Cuz their afraid he'll rip their arm off (figuratively offcourse) ;D Denis is open to a match with both Devon aswel as Bagent, but both of them have been actively evading pulling Denis. How else can you explain that Devon&Bagent in all their years as pro armwrestlers have never ever come acros Denis in a match, yet other pro armwrestlers like Brzenk, Todd, Lupkes, Pushkar etc have all pulled Denis countless of times.
fumbles 12 Lupkes was 53 old when he lost against Devon. Lupkes didn't had the Endurance & Power of his Prime. Devon was in his Prime. So no wonder that Lupkes lost.
Watch the Championship of Brzenk vs. Lupkes back in 1988. Just goes to show how dominant Brzenk is/was in this sport. The GOAT.
supergrendel, lupkes won the majority of their matches.
older than you Cali what I’m getting at is Lupkes is 4” taller and 100 lbs heavier and Brzenk could still beat him.
Yep. And that's when Lupkes was young and probably twice as strong.
I spoke to Ryan on here ,he was greatly fatigued with his previous match with Michael Todd he would like to face Richard again both fresh .
Lewis Alexander what other excuses does he have? Was this Lupke's first match? Oh yeah, it wasn't. Lupkes smashed him. Gtfo
Understood, but Lupkes had some action before this too.
Rechard strong as fock boy.
Type in rich lupkes and watch the tribute video. Dude was a monster monster in the 80? Earley 90s.
Ryan im not a world champ are anything but it just looks like you do way better when your closer to your arms like when your eyes are almost on top your knuckles.
Lupkes is Walter White if he cooked steroids instead of meth.
Лупкес силен, но наш Денис Цыпленков порвал его.
Man theres something so satisfying about watching ryan get crushed 😂
Lol Espey getting bodied again. In other news water is wet.
Dem. What a fight
I don’t get this best out of 7 thing. After 4 wins isn’t it over ?!
6 rounds no matter what
Espey must be 2x Candian WOrld Champ
Canadian cry baby. He just gave Devon a letter for "abuse" and is abusing his power to take him down.
Love seeing espey get smashed by the absolute legend Richard.
pity that lupkes had no chance against larratt
Richard is in good form here. Shows how dominant Devon was during this time. I think Devon was beat up pretty good after Lupkes in this tournament. Lupkes may have been #2 in the whole world on this night.
الشايب هذا صمله 👴
Ryan espey world champ? Where haha
Lupkes was 22yo here, must have had a late growth spurt? Bottom of page
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He had that hgh growth
You guys have no clue if you think any of these guys are natural lol. Even John admitted to using TRT.
@@HyakuJuu01300 Lupkes is 100 % natural. Thats for sure.
So easy win
Ha Ha he thinks he has genetics