I dont understand why Devon is so opposed to traditional gym lifts. The AW community has been telling him to increase his overall strength for yrs but he only cares about table time with his club (none of whom are elite pullers) and his pronation lifts.. c’mon man
Andryi was watching from the other side, on the side of our lord christ. He surely was smiling and sending his love down to us. May god keep you in his safe embrace andryi. Rest in peace warrior! Until we meet again.
Ray please talk with Engin or whoever is responsible, the sound was a disaster most of the event, sound got muted when the stats were showed, and for half the event we could only hear Travis commentating because the level on you / Neil was too low. it is just sad to see when it's something so basic as checking sound levels messing up the Event. there were also a lot of peaks for example when people were screaming which is not hard to fix if you know what you are doing. it just felt like a very unprofessional sound tech.
Audio has been one of my main criticisms since the very start, its easy to write it off as less important than video but even a little fuckup makes the viewing experience much worse
the sound was atrocious, unacceptable for an event of this caliber. Even when the picture of the stats of the pullers came up everything went silent. I mean come on....
Levan said he never wants to lose a round in his professional career. He didn't want to lose round 1 so he went crazy with a beatiful transition in a press, very impressive.
Love the outcome.. I don't like Devon just because how he completely disses John when it comes to world rankings and all... He likes to present himself as the all time best lol
@@dodumichalcevski definitely not delusional.. it's from what I observed in some videos of Devon... Ofcourse he didn't say that directly, and no one does.. it's more indirect implications to be observed.
@@dodumichalcevski yeah, but it's only when someone else mentions his name already, like it's almost out of peer pressure... But contrary to that in another video he was talking about top 10 or 15 greatest arm wrestlers and John's name isn't even there😃 what do you say about that .. I've noticed in more than one video
Ray I was there, my first EvW, I flew from Slovakia. The low is real. I struggled to see how I will continue to scream and shout and clap for main event after Samushia. The emotional expenditure of everyone in the building was at the peak. I will tell the tale of the greatest event in history and climax to this amazing story, even though it didnt happen the way many wanted.
@@Tasmanaut This 100%, the audio was horrible, the camera work was also terrible 1/3 of the time, the quality was jumping from low to high every now and then. The refs weren't doing their best, as shown by a lot of the calls having to be confirmed via recordings and I think some of the pins were called way too early. Also the Samushia match was a slog. I mean, it's good for the PPV viewers to have an absolutely PACKED card that lasts 6 - 7 hours, but I can't imagine sitting there live through all of that. The cards should be shorter because you can clearly see that by the time Levan vs Devon rolled out, people were exhausted and the crowd wasn't giving it their all.
Being able to flop press at 180kg is the nail in the coffin for Devon Larratt in the Super heavy weight. There is no more hope to be number 1 in the open weight.
Perfect analysis Ray. I think Devon should’ve just let himself get pressed and saved his energy to counter Levan in further rounds, but there wasnt much he could really do in that moment and panicked. Levan just too OP
Yeah there was a moment round 1 when Levan was just looking at his arm. Devon could have come forward some and brought his shoulder more into the match. It’s like he just sat back and let Levan think and press. His approach was flawed again IMO. Didn’t protect his arm and gave away center too much. Would have liked to see his fight more for center and keep his shoulder tight.
@@Dmgolfer22 coming with your shoulder from that open position would resoult in devon losing his hand completly because when your biceps are closer to your body you lose backpressure and pronator support to your hand and it becomes vonurable. There was nothing devon could do, the strenght gap is too big
@@mrga5098 I don’t mean come all the way forward into a press. I’m just saying he should have protected his arm/shoulder position more. He could have adjusted but just sat back and waited allowing Levan to adjust. Devon had Levans wrist compromised but didn’t advance
@@Dmgolfer22 he didnt compromised anything thats why he didnt do anything. Levan said his wrist didnt feel well in the first round thats why he didnt attack and he went into flop press to not furder get injured. You can see levans confident when they slipped, levan didnt feel threthened by devons strenght but rather by his wrist not feeling well. You can trust me that devon knows what he is doing and if he didnt do anything it means he couldnt
Thank you for providing that inside perspective on the match. There's a lot of people speculating like they know what each athlete was feeling. Your attitude and insight makes arm wrestling lucky to have you as its voice. Keep up the good work!
There is no match to watch vs Levan. He’s not losing for at least 5+ years. Everyone else is just fighting for #2 there isn’t even a point to watch Levan’s matches until he gets much older and starts going backwards.
It doesn't matter how technical you are when your opponent is vastly stronger than yourself. Same with weightlifting, if you try to lift max or above max your form will break down and you will be humbled by the weight.
I was there. What can I say. One of the best experiences of my life, I think I could feel what the public in the gladiator, romanian games felt. Except for noone died there :D Really incredible event. Thank you Ray for being a part of it!
Like the last time "if this happened or if that didn't happened" Reality is it was Levan's strength which made him win he had bad hand control so he chooses to flop & after the adjustments he dominated Devon it's not his problem that devon loses strength/energy after flop Devon admitted this fact so much respect for Devon
Interesting analysis. Now you’ve got me thinking of elastic limits and hypertrophy while lifting. It’s dangerous ground being fully stretched out with too much weight but if the right amount is added I do believe the gains could have significant benefits.
I think he is dropping to a lighter weight class because of his health , he dont want to continue injecting syrups except he can be 1# , number 2 isnt worth the sacrifice , just my opinion
@@ahmadalammouri78 I think Devon is always aiming for the n1 spot in a given division. He knows he will never have that spot in the SHW and thus might as well go back to the HW. He will likely remain taking the same stuff he is taking and his weight is the same pretty much.
Why is this even a conversation? I love Levan but this shouldn't be impressive. If Devon was beating guys 130lbs lighter than him everyone who be saying "Hes killing guys way smaller than him" "this isn't impressive" There are weight classes for a reason, 130lbs is WAY to much for any kind of strength sport. You think a 270lb guy is going to win worlds strongest man?? NOPE. Unlimited weight class is fucking stupid.
Your analysis of the first round is exactly how I saw it. Engin agrees and Levan also stated that he totally strained/gassed Devon's arm in that first round press. Devon's kingsmove in rounds 2, 3, and 4 looked worse than his kingsmove in round 1 of 2022. And he's obviously much stronger than he was in 2022. So I think that also supports the idea that Devon's arm was gassed.
A lot of potential AWESOME matches upcoming. Another great video Ray. Would love to see these right handed! Alex Kurdecha vs Revaz Kurdecha vs Genadi Revaz vs Ermes Kurdecha vs Morozov Kurdecha vs Vitaly Morozov vs Vitaly Genadi vs Vitaly Revaz vs Genadi Morozov vs Levan Kurdecha vs Levan Revaz vs Levan I especially think the future of the sport is in the 3 real giants Vitaly, Revaz, and Alex Kurdecha. And it depends on how they train and level up over the coming year(s). Sad to see Devon lose the way that he did, but still a VERY exciting time in the sport. I love Kurdecha though, he is the man! I even like him better than any of the North Americans as far as personality. Nice dude he seems like 👍💪
Probably my favorite match was Schoolboy/Leonidas. Big fan of Leonidas, was a great war, and i just felt like Schoolboy needed to be humbled. I think his Million+ subscribers got to his head thinking no one on planet can be a high level armwrestler with out 8 or 10 years experience.
Devon improved A LOT, even cracked Levan's wrist multiple times. But Levan developed a flop in case.. i remember a while back Levan talking about Devon having a strong wrist and how he would develop a flop press just in case. Devon's hand/wrist were so strong, but if only he had the backpressure of Ermes as well.
Rationalization. 1. Devon never cracked levans wrist (not this fight and not in the last fight). 2. Levan in THIS match merely DECIDED to GIVE UP (which is not "cracking someones wrist") the wrist to flop press (which by definition NEEDS a given up wrist) and he won. 3. Contrary to the trash talk before the match like "Levan I will crack your wrist" (which implies something he DOES), LEVAN CRACKED the wrist of Devon EACH ROUND. So it was the exact opposite of the things that Devon said before the match. 4. Devon hand/wrist was WEAK (got cracked) in EACH round except maybe round 1 where he had a very good setup. You cant change reality. watch the match.
Levan willingly gave up his wrist in round 1. From round 2 onwards Levan cracked Devon's wrist. Only Devon's pronation was hanging on, which was also overwhelmed as you can see by his angle being opened up and the focus shifting completely on his bicep in round 4.
Excellent analysis, Ray. At first I thought the reason as to why Devon was able to stop Levan in round 1 but lost badly in round 2 was because Devon got the good side of the strap on the first round, I was convinced that Devon was going to make a stop again in round 3, I told my brother even that No limits still had his shot, but no chance. Rewatching it, is pretty obvious that after round 1 Devon's arm was completely gone.
I think a massive mistake is happening right now that has to be fixed. Yes, the sport is growing and I'm so excited for that but too much of the sport is around Devon. What happens if today he decides to retire or something worse happens. Yes he's popular and great but we have so many other amazing athletes that deserve the recognition and we need to focus more on the sport than one person.
Can't fix that. What you describes is the entire history of entertainment. The public decides what is entertaining, escpecially in todays age since there is so much to choose from. You cant frame it for the people because the y will stop watching. Most revolves around Devon its true. Devon. Larry Wheels Schoolboy, Whisperer. Thats why there are hunderds and thousants of noobs commenting the nonsense non stop. They dont know how to armwrestle themselve and act like they know what the armwrestlers should do lol. Cringe🎉
Retire and do what? open up a snow shoveling business? i am not a huge Devon fan but he lives and breathes arm wrestling.. he's gonna be around a while longer
Stupid take. It's organic that Devon gets attention. Nobody is forcing anybody to follow him. It's not his fault if other athletes are boring. What are you, 12 years old?
@@karuonline3294 anything can happen at 48 injecting experimental unregulated peptides and other substances . or even a real bad injury can take him out a year . i said the same thing you have zero cross over fans .. it just not like MMA ware you can get super stars easily . takes so many years to develop and an injury can end it
The thing there are several idiots who think that endurance in a strength sport like armwrestling is not linked to strength and it's similar endurance to a marathon runner 😂.It's like expecting someone with a maximum 70 kg strict curl to achieve more 60 kg curls than one with a 100 kg strict curl.It's absurd
No. Rising strength. Levan won height dominantly and completely. Then its way easier to take cup and especially pronation of your opponent. First round Levan fucked up in a setup or just didnt explosively fight top, thats why he couldnt budge Devons arm without flop.
You cant low hand someone who has so much height and back pressure that you dont even attack his fingers... Its clear in a slow motion that the first piece that gave up on Devon was the rise. Same thing happened in their first match.
bicep no, you dont use bicep on open toproll and kingsmove. that's the purpose of open top roll and kings move, not to rely on bicep strength. he lost all his rise and pronation strength due to the max hit, probably a PR for his arm.
Arm strength I suppose? P.S. and about question in the end of the video. Yes this one match was crazy. Never had so many emotions by watching a sport. And never had such crazy mood swings.
Levan is not only strong, the guy is smart and technical 100%. Look how calm he was analyzing the situation and doing the right thing. He won on all levels IMO. Set aside how Devon kinda cheated on every start, Props to Devon of course
imo Naurdaulet and Samushia was the match of the night. Hoping Sasho drops to 85kg to face Samushia next. Sasho pushing his weight limit at 95, but for 85 he can just do a little cut then a water cut. I remember Engin saying before Sasho pushes himself around his limit to be 95kg before. Probly like Irakli in 105kg vs 95kg
Trying to say anyone can give Levan a match is cope. Devon needs to stay in Heavyweight. A 3rd match of Devon v Levan will be a complete waste of time.
Yeah pretty much. Although Devon has very little competition at Heavyweight. I think he still needs to compete against supers, but #1 overall is not a possibility.
felt so nervous/anxious for Devon when he pulled.. even though I thought Levan would take it pretty easily (logically). I feel sad seeing Devon leaving SHW, but I definitely get it. It was like being a kid again, but it only lasted a moment. Really can't wait to see more of Kurdecha again at least, one of my favorite personalities in the sport.
It was amazing, some of the best match ever. First round Devon vs Levan blow my mind. And Alizhan? What he did to Ermes, to that Ermes fully prepared😮!!! Out of this world 🤯
@voiceofarmwrestling i noticed that when Levan was pressing in round 1 his shoulder was over on Devon’s side and the referee was pushing Levan to move back to his side. What is the ruling on this?
@@altair227* hater spotted ! in fact I like both these athlete equally ,unlike you 😂and Irakly was one of the highlight for me.. anyways,if someone tell us that weight doesn't affect strength.. he is either uneducated, dumb or both LOL
Hit the nail on the head ray, that's exactly what happened! Devon's brachialis and bicep where gone after that insane stretch! More so then levans wrist. When I saw round 2 I tought Devon would try to turn and hook him round 3 cause he must have realised that it was done. Altough I can't imagine what must it feel like to hook Levan. I don't want to sound like I am pointing fingers but I think the refs took a bit too long to decide and call it a foul on that first round also the assistant ref was kinda undecided if he should stop that match or not. Granted Levan was very close to the pin and it was a very important match but a foul is a foul and maybe just maybe it should've been called a bit sooner.
Well said Ray. Levan is the peak. Devon is still an amazing champ. I wouldn't be surprised if he continues his journey. If he ends up wrestling a few more Europeans and wins. Who else is there to challenge? IMO, a flop presser takes Levan out.
If im not warmed up my left wrist will give due to tendant roll.levan said he had issies due to not being warmed up. Possibly similiar issue 🤷♂️then he was warmed up and good to go
Something I thought was pretty awesome was the VIPs in the back were standing for every round of every match from the get go. Most had a favorite for each match and were cheering every round it seemed. I'll never forget the first round of Devon/Levan when they had the standstill at the middle of the table and the long haired dude had his hands on his head like "HOLY SH!T" and everyone else was going nuts 💪
“The story of Devon is now over.” “I also drink the kool aid.” Cheap shots. That press Levan did zapped everything out of Devon’s arm. I think instead of Devon trying to fight through that press he should have either elbow fouled or just gave it to him, but that’s not Devon’s style. Do or die!
If you watch it carefully Levan's shoulder was crossing center which is why Devon got fully stretched at the end when his humorous went little below the table. It should have been called foul on both while I see the side referee being more involved even when the main referee stopped levan telling it's crossing center thus no foul should be given on any of them. The result could have been different if Levan had to fight the first round again. There are still 95% chances that Levan might beat Devon again but the luck and momentum changes very quickly in any wrong decision, I feel there's a flow. Same thing happened with his match against Genadi where it was clearly visible that Genadi lifted his elbow bcz of clear domination of Devon anyone can check but nobody can see Devon's foul and then the momentum shifted. Little moments matter. Lately i felt Engin being so much caring for Levan before the fight and even with so much strict referring against Devon is little questionable.
You can tell by your excitement that the event was special, and your experience being there was amazing. Sadly it does not translate at all when the technical aspect is at such an amateurish level. In terms of audio and overall production quality I think this possible is the worst one yet, of all the EvW and KOTT events and this is the very top event in the entire sport. The fight for the no.1 spot. The old WAL stuff is the benchmark to aspire to. The way it went down on saturday it sadly makes for a confusing and tiresome experience to watch the whole thing. To end it on a high note, the quality of the matches themselves was incredible!🌟🌟
Coach Ray, I just want to thank you for everything you're doing to keep us informed and to help us love arm wrestling even more. I want to say that both Devon Larratt and Levan Saginashvili had success and we shouldn't view this as a loss. Levan is the strongest and biggest arm wrestler in the world, weighing 60 kilos more than Devon, so there was very little chance for Devon to win. But despite Devon not winning, it's clear that despite Devon losing, he still reached his maximum potential, which is surely being the second strongest man in the world in arm wrestling. Not only is he one of the strongest, but I believe he has also had an influence on Levan himself, who is now the strongest arm wrestler. I also want to thank Engin Terzi for organizing this great event, and all of you who have helped us love this sport more than football.
Alot of people bash Devon and the way he trains but it made him multi time heavy weight champion and super heavy weight champion. He must of did something right.
I think Ermes showed Levan was human, beatable. When I saw how dominant Devon was against Ermes, I thought for sure Devon would do better against Levan, and he did, let's be honest. But the horsepower wasn't there. 120 kg vs 180 kg. Levan was 50% heavier. Devon couldn't make up for that with his endurance, got opened up. But no matter. I don't know that Devon can become heavier and stronger. So it's probably good for him to keep dominating in the heavy-weight division, and let the young monsters try to hunt the gorilla. Maybe if Devon worked with a body-builder, maybe Leonidas or Larry wheels, he could grow... but well, we'll see. 48 is not too late to gain mass, but it's harder for sure. I'm thinking Ermes is the one closest to beating Levan, now that he's learned from his defeat against Levan and Devon. We'll see! Exciting to be sure.
Devon could have taken his wrist if Levan continued sideways but Levan was very smart. He did not go for ego hits but instantly gave his wrist and in return took away Devon's pronator with the press. Devon relied heavily on his pronator but he lost it after round 1 and hence he can no more take Levan's wrist. Props to Devon for giving it his all but Levan was something else.
Levan is VERY smart, people dont even know how smart. I could analyse the whole match and tell you so many details which shows his superior table and circumnstantional IQ.
Basically Levan was testing his injured wrist in Round 1 and once he felt okay, he went all in and trashed Devon later on. Devon was already gased out after Round 1 just by holding Levan who was still testing his wrist and did not go all in 😂.
I watched this animation couple of months ago predicting levon and devons match and after levan beats him, he comforts devon right after. Which is exactly what happened in the last round
Yes, Levan is fundamentally too strong. However, I think had the Devon that arm wrestled Dennis, but a bit stronger, he would have had more success. I think Devon was so concerned about Levan's power, he trained straight power and stopping him. That caused him to lose a lot of his endurance that he's known for. It surprised me that Devon gased so fast. Now he may have been hurt after that extension. I think he should have let it go and just took the loss as Levan was hurt too. Great match and fantastic event.
That Levan was going for the Press said more than enough ,... chicken move 😆 ,... what Levan did very well is that het learned from the times before with Devon ,.. he stay intravert and power his self,.. awesome done! The rest around Levan was in extravert trowing with powers like Devon did and that takes him so much power what he need in this match more than any other match,... you can not do this on the highest level.Devon was stronger than ever but Levan was learning/adapting/acting better.
Work on getting the score board correct during the event. As far as actual score, fouls and warnings. It's hard to watch when you don't know what's going on
Because of the sheer size disparity, Devon would have had to been 10x the armwrestler Levan is to beat him, and he's not. I'm a huge fan of Devon, but Levan showed us his ability to adapt and read pressure, it's going to be nearly impossible for someone to beat Levan at this point, he's massive and apparently far more techinal than I and probably most people presumed. Devon would need to gain 100# of muscular bodyweight to stand a chance against Levan, and that ain't happening. People forget that force=mass x accelration and that power = force x distance/time. A man that is strong and weighs 400# has the ability to produce sooo much more force than a 260# man, frankly 260# is super skinny for a guy that's freakin 6'5"... hell, there was a guy at my old work place that was 6'5" and he weighed 320# and didn't even work out and he wasn't fat at all... Devon needs to take is own advice, and get massive, but he's not going to do that, he thought he was litterally dying just weighing 300# for Todd. Devon needs to forget Levan for now, and get that one back from Genadi.
Does anyone know why they didnt manage to Share the Sound of the athletes with the public in the venue. It cant be that Hard to make it work. I was sitting 5th row and couldnt hear anything athletes were expressing.
Devon is so strong pound for pound that at 115 kg he's gonna be the Levan of that division without weighing 60 kg over the second best guy and at 48 that's phenomenal athleticism.
As per yesterday, Devon was the legitimate challenger for Levan. But I am quite convinced that Ermes and Alex will surpass that level and be the most worthy opponents for Levan.
The first round was just Levan being careful and not going all out because he was afraid that his wrist wouldn't hold up. He then quickly realized his mistake but couldn't go through Devon's pronation and cup from that position so he pressed. After that he just focused on the riser, and blasted through Devon just like last time.
The match wasn't close at all, just like 2 years ago. I understand that they have to promote the sport and everything, and they did a great job regarding that, but anyone who knows even a little about armwrestling knew that Devon is no match at all for Levan. The only time in the past 6 years we've seen Levan in a REAL struggle was the first round against Vitaly Laletin
It’s pretty simple. Levan is too strong. Also round 1 proved Levan can be technical.
No explanation? Just like that? Then fck u then
Well, that's been proven many times in the last.. Levan's been doin this for a while
@@karuonline3294 Think people are over analyzing the match now from the looks of it, there was nothing much to analyze
@@SDSenthere was plenty to analyze, you just don't understand what you are seeing.
I dont understand why Devon is so opposed to traditional gym lifts. The AW community has been telling him to increase his overall strength for yrs but he only cares about table time with his club (none of whom are elite pullers) and his pronation lifts.. c’mon man
The most memorable moment for me was seeing Pushkar's wife and their child and when Levan took him on his hands for the pic. That's love.
yes....that is a moment we need to remember!!! Levan showing his heart!!!
Andryi was watching from the other side, on the side of our lord christ. He surely was smiling and sending his love down to us. May god keep you in his safe embrace andryi. Rest in peace warrior! Until we meet again.
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Haha, nice one :D
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Ray please talk with Engin or whoever is responsible, the sound was a disaster most of the event, sound got muted when the stats were showed, and for half the event we could only hear Travis commentating because the level on you / Neil was too low. it is just sad to see when it's something so basic as checking sound levels messing up the Event. there were also a lot of peaks for example when people were screaming which is not hard to fix if you know what you are doing. it just felt like a very unprofessional sound tech.
Totally agree. They should fix the damn sound...
Audio has been one of my main criticisms since the very start, its easy to write it off as less important than video but even a little fuckup makes the viewing experience much worse
Agree the sound was crap for 20 bucks ppv.
Yeah it felt quite unprofessional at times.
the sound was atrocious, unacceptable for an event of this caliber. Even when the picture of the stats of the pullers came up everything went silent. I mean come on....
When a heavy weight beat all super heavy weights except the hulk is incredible. Devon is still my fav.
He needs to beat gennady
@@jp-sg6uv true. That time will come
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Devon is 198cm tall and weights 129.5kg- didn't know this ain't super heavyweight. Plus he lost to Genadi, Kamil and Levan x2.
@@lakinnenlako6883 You dumb? 280lbs vs 400lbs is WAAAAY to big of a different. Dumbest comment ever.
Levan said he never wants to lose a round in his professional career. He didn't want to lose round 1 so he went crazy with a beatiful transition in a press, very impressive.
He lost two to Hermes technically
@@josuedavid3786 if that was lose XD okay then
If that was a lose !? Ermes destroy him lol he make him quIt@@AATROX19
@@AATROX19 clearly you havent seen ermes pinning him with a flop press. Had the refs no called obviously he would have gotten around 2 to 3 pins
we got tricked...suddenly LEvan has a press???? savage...well done Levan!!
The voice of Armwrestling lost his voice 😮
Love the outcome.. I don't like Devon just because how he completely disses John when it comes to world rankings and all... He likes to present himself as the all time best lol
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What ?
Thats the most dishonest and delusional thing i ever heard someone say about devon
@@dodumichalcevski definitely not delusional.. it's from what I observed in some videos of Devon... Ofcourse he didn't say that directly, and no one does.. it's more indirect implications to be observed.
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Every time Devon speaks about Johns he says that John is the greatest of all time.
@@dodumichalcevski yeah, but it's only when someone else mentions his name already, like it's almost out of peer pressure... But contrary to that in another video he was talking about top 10 or 15 greatest arm wrestlers and John's name isn't even there😃 what do you say about that .. I've noticed in more than one video
It’s crazy to think Despite Devon being #2 and Levan is still so far ahead.
Amazing event ppv worth every penny ❤
ppl who watched it for free >
Is Devon #2, really though?
PPV was really worth it, bro. Loved all the matches.
@@LH74more like #3 tbh, alex is can easily smoke devon imo.
Samushia and Nurdalet match was awesome
Ray I was there, my first EvW, I flew from Slovakia. The low is real. I struggled to see how I will continue to scream and shout and clap for main event after Samushia. The emotional expenditure of everyone in the building was at the peak.
I will tell the tale of the greatest event in history and climax to this amazing story, even though it didnt happen the way many wanted.
@@Tasmanaut Not only, also I think that the live stream and internet broadcast was not that good. But the event was perfect!
@@Tasmanaut This 100%, the audio was horrible, the camera work was also terrible 1/3 of the time, the quality was jumping from low to high every now and then.
The refs weren't doing their best, as shown by a lot of the calls having to be confirmed via recordings and I think some of the pins were called way too early.
Also the Samushia match was a slog. I mean, it's good for the PPV viewers to have an absolutely PACKED card that lasts 6 - 7 hours, but I can't imagine sitting there live through all of that. The cards should be shorter because you can clearly see that by the time Levan vs Devon rolled out, people were exhausted and the crowd wasn't giving it their all.
@@Tasmanaut canalization rat
Being able to flop press at 180kg is the nail in the coffin for Devon Larratt in the Super heavy weight. There is no more hope to be number 1 in the open weight.
I was there. The energy was Totaly electric! I have not wittness a sport event with that crazy atmosphere.
That press from levan was extremely powerful
Perfect analysis Ray. I think Devon should’ve just let himself get pressed and saved his energy to counter Levan in further rounds, but there wasnt much he could really do in that moment and panicked. Levan just too OP
yeah, he didnt expect levan to press i am sure.
Yeah there was a moment round 1 when Levan was just looking at his arm. Devon could have come forward some and brought his shoulder more into the match. It’s like he just sat back and let Levan think and press. His approach was flawed again IMO. Didn’t protect his arm and gave away center too much. Would have liked to see his fight more for center and keep his shoulder tight.
@@Dmgolfer22 coming with your shoulder from that open position would resoult in devon losing his hand completly because when your biceps are closer to your body you lose backpressure and pronator support to your hand and it becomes vonurable. There was nothing devon could do, the strenght gap is too big
@@mrga5098 I don’t mean come all the way forward into a press. I’m just saying he should have protected his arm/shoulder position more. He could have adjusted but just sat back and waited allowing Levan to adjust. Devon had Levans wrist compromised but didn’t advance
@@Dmgolfer22 he didnt compromised anything thats why he didnt do anything. Levan said his wrist didnt feel well in the first round thats why he didnt attack and he went into flop press to not furder get injured. You can see levans confident when they slipped, levan didnt feel threthened by devons strenght but rather by his wrist not feeling well.
You can trust me that devon knows what he is doing and if he didnt do anything it means he couldnt
Great Job Coach Ray!! To you and the rest of the crew!! You all did a great job!!👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾
Thank you for providing that inside perspective on the match. There's a lot of people speculating like they know what each athlete was feeling. Your attitude and insight makes arm wrestling lucky to have you as its voice. Keep up the good work!
Devon needs to take on Alex Kurdecha, and Vitaly. I don’t even want to see a match with either of them against Levan until they beat Devon
There is no match to watch vs Levan. He’s not losing for at least 5+ years. Everyone else is just fighting for #2 there isn’t even a point to watch Levan’s matches until he gets much older and starts going backwards.
I think Vitaliy beats him
@@mcnugget9999vitaly got killed against ermes also levan almost smoked him before
Devon vs Vitaly, Kurdecha, Revaz, Genadi, Morozov.
@@mcnugget9999Vitaly his wrist is weak compared to Levan his wrist we saw that in their first match
Thank you Ray for all your hard work. You are big part of the arm wrestling community and are appreciated.
agreed! and thank you coach Ray
It doesn't matter how technical you are when your opponent is vastly stronger than yourself.
Same with weightlifting, if you try to lift max or above max your form will break down and you will be humbled by the weight.
I was there Ray, it was amazing.. Sadly, now im travelling back today
I was there. What can I say. One of the best experiences of my life, I think I could feel what the public in the gladiator, romanian games felt. Except for noone died there :D Really incredible event. Thank you Ray for being a part of it!
Like the last time "if this happened or if that didn't happened" Reality is it was Levan's strength which made him win he had bad hand control so he chooses to flop & after the adjustments he dominated Devon it's not his problem that devon loses strength/energy after flop Devon admitted this fact so much respect for Devon
Interesting analysis. Now you’ve got me thinking of elastic limits and hypertrophy while lifting. It’s dangerous ground being fully stretched out with too much weight but if the right amount is added I do believe the gains could have significant benefits.
I wanted Devon to win,but I wasn't surprised at no change in score🤔😮💨Love the awesome channel 💪👍🔥
I hope he doesn’t drop down to a lighter weight class, Levan is way stronger than most SHW. Devon has been doing great in SHW
I think he is dropping to a lighter weight class because of his health , he dont want to continue injecting syrups except he can be 1# , number 2 isnt worth the sacrifice , just my opinion
@@ahmadalammouri78 I think Devon is always aiming for the n1 spot in a given division. He knows he will never have that spot in the SHW and thus might as well go back to the HW.
He will likely remain taking the same stuff he is taking and his weight is the same pretty much.
@@Yes_I_c4nDropping weight means he will need to use much less to maintain.
only 5kg less...
Why is this even a conversation? I love Levan but this shouldn't be impressive. If Devon was beating guys 130lbs lighter than him everyone who be saying "Hes killing guys way smaller than him" "this isn't impressive" There are weight classes for a reason, 130lbs is WAY to much for any kind of strength sport. You think a 270lb guy is going to win worlds strongest man?? NOPE. Unlimited weight class is fucking stupid.
Your analysis of the first round is exactly how I saw it. Engin agrees and Levan also stated that he totally strained/gassed Devon's arm in that first round press.
Devon's kingsmove in rounds 2, 3, and 4 looked worse than his kingsmove in round 1 of 2022. And he's obviously much stronger than he was in 2022. So I think that also supports the idea that Devon's arm was gassed.
A lot of potential AWESOME matches upcoming. Another great video Ray. Would love to see these right handed!
Alex Kurdecha vs Revaz
Kurdecha vs Genadi
Revaz vs Ermes
Kurdecha vs Morozov
Kurdecha vs Vitaly
Morozov vs Vitaly
Genadi vs Vitaly
Revaz vs Genadi
Morozov vs Levan
Kurdecha vs Levan
Revaz vs Levan
I especially think the future of the sport is in the 3 real giants Vitaly, Revaz, and Alex Kurdecha. And it depends on how they train and level up over the coming year(s). Sad to see Devon lose the way that he did, but still a VERY exciting time in the sport. I love Kurdecha though, he is the man! I even like him better than any of the North Americans as far as personality. Nice dude he seems like 👍💪
Amazing video, I could feel the sincerity of the message. Thank you Coach Ray, stay strong.
The total event was amazing! Top notch everything! Lots of stories told yesterday!
Not much to analyze, really 😅
There you go ray! Stay strong and love arm wrestling
Probably my favorite match was Schoolboy/Leonidas. Big fan of Leonidas, was a great war, and i just felt like Schoolboy needed to be humbled. I think his Million+ subscribers got to his head thinking no one on planet can be a high level armwrestler with out 8 or 10 years experience.
The audio issues in this PPV event were a travesty.
agreed. Thanks Ray for all you do!
Nice work, Ray! Great event for sure.
Devon improved A LOT, even cracked Levan's wrist multiple times. But Levan developed a flop in case.. i remember a while back Levan talking about Devon having a strong wrist and how he would develop a flop press just in case. Devon's hand/wrist were so strong, but if only he had the backpressure of Ermes as well.
Rationalization.
1. Devon never cracked levans wrist (not this fight and not in the last fight).
2. Levan in THIS match merely DECIDED to GIVE UP (which is not "cracking someones wrist") the wrist to flop press (which by definition NEEDS a given up wrist) and he won.
3. Contrary to the trash talk before the match like "Levan I will crack your wrist" (which implies something he DOES), LEVAN CRACKED the wrist of Devon EACH ROUND. So it was the exact opposite of the things that Devon said before the match.
4. Devon hand/wrist was WEAK (got cracked) in EACH round except maybe round 1 where he had a very good setup.
You cant change reality. watch the match.
Levan willingly gave up his wrist in round 1. From round 2 onwards Levan cracked Devon's wrist. Only Devon's pronation was hanging on, which was also overwhelmed as you can see by his angle being opened up and the focus shifting completely on his bicep in round 4.
@@user-pb7pr3di8m its true
Well said, coach Ray. Analysis it on point! Congrats to Levan🇬🇪
Excellent analysis, Ray. At first I thought the reason as to why Devon was able to stop Levan in round 1 but lost badly in round 2 was because Devon got the good side of the strap on the first round, I was convinced that Devon was going to make a stop again in round 3, I told my brother even that No limits still had his shot, but no chance. Rewatching it, is pretty obvious that after round 1 Devon's arm was completely gone.
it was amazing event. thx for everything
I think a massive mistake is happening right now that has to be fixed. Yes, the sport is growing and I'm so excited for that but too much of the sport is around Devon. What happens if today he decides to retire or something worse happens. Yes he's popular and great but we have so many other amazing athletes that deserve the recognition and we need to focus more on the sport than one person.
Can't fix that. What you describes is the entire history of entertainment. The public decides what is entertaining, escpecially in todays age since there is so much to choose from. You cant frame it for the people because the y will stop watching. Most revolves around Devon its true. Devon. Larry Wheels Schoolboy, Whisperer. Thats why there are hunderds and thousants of noobs commenting the nonsense non stop. They dont know how to armwrestle themselve and act like they know what the armwrestlers should do lol. Cringe🎉
Retire and do what? open up a snow shoveling business? i am not a huge Devon fan but he lives and breathes arm wrestling.. he's gonna be around a while longer
Stupid take. It's organic that Devon gets attention. Nobody is forcing anybody to follow him. It's not his fault if other athletes are boring. What are you, 12 years old?
Levan is as popular as Devon at this point.
@@karuonline3294 anything can happen at 48 injecting experimental unregulated peptides and other substances . or even a real bad injury can take him out a year . i said the same thing you have zero cross over fans .. it just not like MMA ware you can get super stars easily . takes so many years to develop and an injury can end it
Your video about Levan being strongest ever gaining more and more credibility
TODAY I LEARNED ONE THING ---IF YOU HAVE ENOUGH AND ENOUGH STRENGTH ANS ENDURANCE
NO TRICK OR ANY TRICK WILL WORK
The thing there are several idiots who think that endurance in a strength sport like armwrestling is not linked to strength and it's similar endurance to a marathon runner 😂.It's like expecting someone with a maximum 70 kg strict curl to achieve more 60 kg curls than one with a 100 kg strict curl.It's absurd
Thanks for everything you do Ray 💪
Im normally a critical person, but your analysis this time was very insightful. thank you for the take-away.
Bicep strength. He took his wrist plenty.
No. Rising strength. Levan won height dominantly and completely. Then its way easier to take cup and especially pronation of your opponent. First round Levan fucked up in a setup or just didnt explosively fight top, thats why he couldnt budge Devons arm without flop.
@@AdamLighter1 You could say that, but I also think Devon was too deep without using "low-hand" (high bottom) enough.
You cant low hand someone who has so much height and back pressure that you dont even attack his fingers... Its clear in a slow motion that the first piece that gave up on Devon was the rise. Same thing happened in their first match.
bicep no, you dont use bicep on open toproll and kingsmove. that's the purpose of open top roll and kings move, not to rely on bicep strength. he lost all his rise and pronation strength due to the max hit, probably a PR for his arm.
@@kasavaman007 well if you have ever curled before, you know that keeping your arm curled requires bicep
Arm strength I suppose?
P.S. and about question in the end of the video. Yes this one match was crazy. Never had so many emotions by watching a sport. And never had such crazy mood swings.
Great analysis thank your for that Ray!
I never laughed harder than when Levan called Devon a pussy after a pin. 😂
What time?
You are greatly appreciated, man. You are one of the big faces of arm wrestling in my mind. Thanks for all of your hard work. Love your videos.
It’s crazy the strength gap between 1st and 2nd place super heavy weights
Levan is not only strong, the guy is smart and technical 100%. Look how calm he was analyzing the situation and doing the right thing. He won on all levels IMO. Set aside how Devon kinda cheated on every start, Props to Devon of course
Let’s set the record straight nothing devon could of done differently would of made a different outcome
I’m so glad the record has been set straight now. Thank you.
yup, not only that, but its not levan that is a 'quitter;', it is DEVON QUITTING LIMITS LE-RAT.
@@Dmgolfer22 😂
nice to see the quality of the sound level matches the event.
turn the volume up godammit
Ray is the best at analyzing arm wrestling. Period.
You did great yesterday, Ray! 💪
Really insightful. Thanks.
really seek stuff, was very happy for Arthur, such good person
imo Naurdaulet and Samushia was the match of the night. Hoping Sasho drops to 85kg to face Samushia next. Sasho pushing his weight limit at 95, but for 85 he can just do a little cut then a water cut. I remember Engin saying before Sasho pushes himself around his limit to be 95kg before. Probly like Irakli in 105kg vs 95kg
100% and sadly little talk about it. It was outstanding. Seems promoters are too caught up in the super heavyweights as well.
Petro match was also incredible
Trying to say anyone can give Levan a match is cope. Devon needs to stay in Heavyweight. A 3rd match of Devon v Levan will be a complete waste of time.
Yeah pretty much. Although Devon has very little competition at Heavyweight. I think he still needs to compete against supers, but #1 overall is not a possibility.
so nice to se Levan make devin QUIT. after the fans talking about levan quitting, when he won 6-0 vs ermies! what hypocrites!
Хороший анализ🤝
felt so nervous/anxious for Devon when he pulled.. even though I thought Levan would take it pretty easily (logically). I feel sad seeing Devon leaving SHW, but I definitely get it.
It was like being a kid again, but it only lasted a moment.
Really can't wait to see more of Kurdecha again at least, one of my favorite personalities in the sport.
Coach Ray - one of the most mature personalities in Arm Wrestling Community! Respect!!
It was amazing, some of the best match ever. First round Devon vs Levan blow my mind. And Alizhan? What he did to Ermes, to that Ermes fully prepared😮!!! Out of this world 🤯
@voiceofarmwrestling i noticed that when Levan was pressing in round 1 his shoulder was over on Devon’s side and the referee was pushing Levan to move back to his side. What is the ruling on this?
Levan King. END
100+ pounds of extra muscle
Why excuses, bro ? Georgy was also heavier than devon !
@@RamkripalYadav-on7ys This answer is the proof that you don't know what you're talking about and that you don't even lift/arm wrestle 😂
@@benjbsn2429no his right ur just a fanboy who can’t accept the loss 😂😂😂
@@altair227* hater spotted ! in fact I like both these athlete equally ,unlike you 😂and Irakly was one of the highlight for me.. anyways,if someone tell us that weight doesn't affect strength.. he is either uneducated, dumb or both LOL
@@RamkripalYadav-on7ys excuses? its a fact.
Hit the nail on the head ray, that's exactly what happened! Devon's brachialis and bicep where gone after that insane stretch! More so then levans wrist. When I saw round 2 I tought Devon would try to turn and hook him round 3 cause he must have realised that it was done. Altough I can't imagine what must it feel like to hook Levan. I don't want to sound like I am pointing fingers but I think the refs took a bit too long to decide and call it a foul on that first round also the assistant ref was kinda undecided if he should stop that match or not. Granted Levan was very close to the pin and it was a very important match but a foul is a foul and maybe just maybe it should've been called a bit sooner.
Well said Ray. Levan is the peak. Devon is still an amazing champ. I wouldn't be surprised if he continues his journey. If he ends up wrestling a few more Europeans and wins. Who else is there to challenge?
IMO, a flop presser takes Levan out.
Love the analysis
If im not warmed up my left wrist will give due to tendant roll.levan said he had issies due to not being warmed up. Possibly similiar issue 🤷♂️then he was warmed up and good to go
Something I thought was pretty awesome was the VIPs in the back were standing for every round of every match from the get go. Most had a favorite for each match and were cheering every round it seemed. I'll never forget the first round of Devon/Levan when they had the standstill at the middle of the table and the long haired dude had his hands on his head like "HOLY SH!T" and everyone else was going nuts 💪
Fantastic breakdown coach Ray
The picture with pushkar wide and child was awesome to see
“The story of Devon is now over.” “I also drink the kool aid.” Cheap shots. That press Levan did zapped everything out of Devon’s arm. I think instead of Devon trying to fight through that press he should have either elbow fouled or just gave it to him, but that’s not Devon’s style. Do or die!
If you watch it carefully Levan's shoulder was crossing center which is why Devon got fully stretched at the end when his humorous went little below the table. It should have been called foul on both while I see the side referee being more involved even when the main referee stopped levan telling it's crossing center thus no foul should be given on any of them. The result could have been different if Levan had to fight the first round again. There are still 95% chances that Levan might beat Devon again but the luck and momentum changes very quickly in any wrong decision, I feel there's a flow. Same thing happened with his match against Genadi where it was clearly visible that Genadi lifted his elbow bcz of clear domination of Devon anyone can check but nobody can see Devon's foul and then the momentum shifted. Little moments matter. Lately i felt Engin being so much caring for Levan before the fight and even with so much strict referring against Devon is little questionable.
You can tell by your excitement that the event was special, and your experience being there was amazing. Sadly it does not translate at all when the technical aspect is at such an amateurish level. In terms of audio and overall production quality I think this possible is the worst one yet, of all the EvW and KOTT events and this is the very top event in the entire sport. The fight for the no.1 spot. The old WAL stuff is the benchmark to aspire to. The way it went down on saturday it sadly makes for a confusing and tiresome experience to watch the whole thing. To end it on a high note, the quality of the matches themselves was incredible!🌟🌟
Coach Ray, I just want to thank you for everything you're doing to keep us informed and to help us love arm wrestling even more. I want to say that both Devon Larratt and Levan Saginashvili had success and we shouldn't view this as a loss. Levan is the strongest and biggest arm wrestler in the world, weighing 60 kilos more than Devon, so there was very little chance for Devon to win. But despite Devon not winning, it's clear that despite Devon losing, he still reached his maximum potential, which is surely being the second strongest man in the world in arm wrestling. Not only is he one of the strongest, but I believe he has also had an influence on Levan himself, who is now the strongest arm wrestler. I also want to thank Engin Terzi for organizing this great event, and all of you who have helped us love this sport more than football.
This was an EXCELLENT analysis.
Alot of people bash Devon and the way he trains but it made him multi time heavy weight champion and super heavy weight champion. He must of did something right.
I think Ermes showed Levan was human, beatable. When I saw how dominant Devon was against Ermes, I thought for sure Devon would do better against Levan, and he did, let's be honest. But the horsepower wasn't there. 120 kg vs 180 kg. Levan was 50% heavier. Devon couldn't make up for that with his endurance, got opened up.
But no matter. I don't know that Devon can become heavier and stronger. So it's probably good for him to keep dominating in the heavy-weight division, and let the young monsters try to hunt the gorilla.
Maybe if Devon worked with a body-builder, maybe Leonidas or Larry wheels, he could grow... but well, we'll see. 48 is not too late to gain mass, but it's harder for sure.
I'm thinking Ermes is the one closest to beating Levan, now that he's learned from his defeat against Levan and Devon. We'll see! Exciting to be sure.
I think Levan is awesome but he needs to pull and defend the championship more than once or twice a year.
What an event! Sad for Devon, happy for Levan... he's an amazing champion. Bagent on commentary is always something 😅
Devon could have taken his wrist if Levan continued sideways but Levan was very smart. He did not go for ego hits but instantly gave his wrist and in return took away Devon's pronator with the press. Devon relied heavily on his pronator but he lost it after round 1 and hence he can no more take Levan's wrist. Props to Devon for giving it his all but Levan was something else.
Levan is VERY smart, people dont even know how smart. I could analyse the whole match and tell you so many details which shows his superior table and circumnstantional IQ.
Basically Levan was testing his injured wrist in Round 1 and once he felt okay, he went all in and trashed Devon later on. Devon was already gased out after Round 1 just by holding Levan who was still testing his wrist and did not go all in 😂.
I watched this animation couple of months ago predicting levon and devons match and after levan beats him, he comforts devon right after. Which is exactly what happened in the last round
Levan was stronger and better in every way. Devon was just lucky the first round since his grip was higher, it was not close.
Yes, Levan is fundamentally too strong. However, I think had the Devon that arm wrestled Dennis, but a bit stronger, he would have had more success. I think Devon was so concerned about Levan's power, he trained straight power and stopping him. That caused him to lose a lot of his endurance that he's known for. It surprised me that Devon gased so fast.
Now he may have been hurt after that extension. I think he should have let it go and just took the loss as Levan was hurt too. Great match and fantastic event.
That Levan was going for the Press said more than enough ,... chicken move 😆 ,... what Levan did very well is that het learned from the times before with Devon ,.. he stay intravert and power his self,.. awesome done! The rest around Levan was in extravert trowing with powers like Devon did and that takes him so much power what he need in this match more than any other match,... you can not do this on the highest level.Devon was stronger than ever but Levan was learning/adapting/acting better.
The first round, Devon had a perfect set up and still lost.
Work on getting the score board correct during the event. As far as actual score, fouls and warnings. It's hard to watch when you don't know what's going on
Because of the sheer size disparity, Devon would have had to been 10x the armwrestler Levan is to beat him, and he's not. I'm a huge fan of Devon, but Levan showed us his ability to adapt and read pressure, it's going to be nearly impossible for someone to beat Levan at this point, he's massive and apparently far more techinal than I and probably most people presumed. Devon would need to gain 100# of muscular bodyweight to stand a chance against Levan, and that ain't happening. People forget that force=mass x accelration and that power = force x distance/time. A man that is strong and weighs 400# has the ability to produce sooo much more force than a 260# man, frankly 260# is super skinny for a guy that's freakin 6'5"... hell, there was a guy at my old work place that was 6'5" and he weighed 320# and didn't even work out and he wasn't fat at all... Devon needs to take is own advice, and get massive, but he's not going to do that, he thought he was litterally dying just weighing 300# for Todd. Devon needs to forget Levan for now, and get that one back from Genadi.
Does anyone know why they didnt manage to Share the Sound of the athletes with the public in the venue. It cant be that Hard to make it work. I was sitting 5th row and couldnt hear anything athletes were expressing.
Devon is so strong pound for pound that at 115 kg he's gonna be the Levan of that division without weighing 60 kg over the second best guy and at 48 that's phenomenal athleticism.
As per yesterday, Devon was the legitimate challenger for Levan. But I am quite convinced that Ermes and Alex will surpass that level and be the most worthy opponents for Levan.
how many YEARS?
The first round was just Levan being careful and not going all out because he was afraid that his wrist wouldn't hold up. He then quickly realized his mistake but couldn't go through Devon's pronation and cup from that position so he pressed. After that he just focused on the riser, and blasted through Devon just like last time.
The match wasn't close at all, just like 2 years ago. I understand that they have to promote the sport and everything, and they did a great job regarding that, but anyone who knows even a little about armwrestling knew that Devon is no match at all for Levan. The only time in the past 6 years we've seen Levan in a REAL struggle was the first round against Vitaly Laletin
U forgot ermes lol
I'm really surprised Devon let Levan press through him.. that definitely was the match-maker
Ray, why not start these events m earlier and not go until 3am?
Strength, technicality, and table IQ.