Man I wish we had internet back in the 90’s . I would have watched all of Smiths matches I would have watched his instructional videos. The kids today have a goldmine of wrestling techniques right at their fingertips
@@michaelsnyder6922 I suppose it’s just a matter of opinion. The case for Smith is that he has more free-style world level golds than anyone and was basically unbeatable during his time. Sanderson went unbeaten in college and did well at the world level and then as a coach. Gable also had a near perfect college record and did well in world competition. BTW, the entire Soviet staff put most of their focus on beating Gable but no one scored a single point against him in the olympics in ‘72. So I guess it’s more that John Smith stayed wrestling longer than the other two so his record is more impressive but I feel like Gable or Sanderson would have done just as well had they focused on continuing their wrestling careers instead of coaching. I am a fan of John Smith and was born in Oklahoma and almost went to OU to wrestle a few years before John Smith in the 125 pound weight class. What are your thoughts?
80s commentators will always be the best commentators lol, seems like the rules changed after this match took away the periods and just had an entire match being 5mins. Hmm, but great match
Smith a savant, total package…speed, flexibility, offense(throws, ducks, singles, hc), defense, par-terre, a true artist
Re savant: exhibit A that first defensive scramble
man is a legend in every wrestlers memory from here to eternity.
This video never gets old.
Love to watch smith wrestle, thanks for posting!
Man I wish we had internet back in the 90’s . I would have watched all of Smiths matches I would have watched his instructional videos. The kids today have a goldmine of wrestling techniques right at their fingertips
Really the beginning of Johns dominance for 10 years
Smith was like a leopard, explosive, flexible, dynamic, quick and had tremendous stamina.
"low single, really not the best of international techniques" haha if only they could see things now
wow, fantastic wrestling by both.
really good match
Why is Smith not considered the best freestyle wrestler ever? Certainly is in my eyes
Definitely one of the best. Iv seen him ranked as high as 3rd on all time freestyle lists.
Cael Sanderson and Dan Gable were probably better.
@@sguemple I’m genuinely interested in your reasoning. Care to explain?
@@michaelsnyder6922 I suppose it’s just a matter of opinion. The case for Smith is that he has more free-style world level golds than anyone and was basically unbeatable during his time. Sanderson went unbeaten in college and did well at the world level and then as a coach. Gable also had a near perfect college record and did well in world competition. BTW, the entire Soviet staff put most of their focus on beating Gable but no one scored a single point against him in the olympics in ‘72. So I guess it’s more that John Smith stayed wrestling longer than the other two so his record is more impressive but I feel like Gable or Sanderson would have done just as well had they focused on continuing their wrestling careers instead of coaching. I am a fan of John Smith and was born in Oklahoma and almost went to OU to wrestle a few years before John Smith in the 125 pound weight class. What are your thoughts?
Coz there are at least 5 Russians that immediately comes to mind who are more accomplished and technical.
awesome video
one of the best.....no joke...b.a.d...
Smiths nickname should be “The Mongoose”! Best ever!
80s commentators will always be the best commentators lol, seems like the rules changed after this match took away the periods and just had an entire match being 5mins. Hmm, but great match
Да Смит раскатал нашего в одну калитку . В США хорошая школа борьбы
Is this the oldest post on UA-cam?
I was thinking the same. Definitely oldest video I've seen.
These are matches , not bouts.
I rolled around with John Smith one time. Whipped his ass, too. On the other hand I was 60 pounds bigger :D
Ok
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смит хороший был !
Да, никто Смиту ладу не мог дать. Ни Алексеев, ни Белоглазов, ни Саркисян. Правда Саркисян один раз на кубке мира выиграл в тяжелейшей борьбе.