SCARIEST ARMWRESTLER IN HISTORY
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What a badass, undefeated in sit down AW, the most physically imposing guy ever imo. Shoulders as wide as Africa, that one second death stare at his opponent before flashing them
I couldn't agree more richard is a true living legend specializing in complete raw power 💪 mixed with kind nature 🙌🙌
yes, perfect superhero personality
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Who would be the best technical trainer for Lupkes?
Todd Hutchinson?
Or?
Arm wrestling isn’t arm wrestling when the contestants shoulders are below the table.
way i was taught, you automatically lose if any part of your arm falls below parallel
Exactly
Denis Cyplenkov admits that Richard was the most powerful armwrestler he has ever experienced at that time.
and u know what richard said about devon after this match?
@@Killua1458what
Whut
@@Killua1458
without doubt
6:32 6:35 6:35
Lupis has said he never had an arm wrestling partner and was never in a club, he just worked out and went to tournaments. If he'd put some table time into his training it's no doubt he'd have been number one.
hopefully he gets back into it from a technical standpoint in 2023
That could be why he isn't as technically proficient as many of the great arm wrestlers.
@@aohjii yes but is a little bit late he is old now
He didn't even train for armwrestling specific movements. He just lifts heavy weights like a powerlifter get strong AF and having superior genetics and a massive frame and explosiveness made him destroy his opponents
genetic wonder
Maximum respect to him for not "gaining advantages" and playing it straight 👍👍👍
I'd rather see him try to at least somewhat match the advantages the opponents are getting on him, if he wasn't trying to already, and it being even in that sense (hard to gauge evenness there but still). I wanna see what he can do, rather than him getting dominated in the setup and essentially throwing the match away. It's part of the game.
Same here. It reminds me of when we were kids arm wrestling our Dad, older brother or uncle, etc. Someone you had no chance of defeating because you just weren’t as developed.
Match starts, your competitor is setting nonchalantly as we’d be trying with all our might then flopping and floundering just to budge our competition.
Pretty much the same thing here, kids going up against a giant.
@@rikityrik - You'll find that a lot of those dads and such, are employing some sneaky tricks of the trade lol.
Crawling under the table should be a disqualification
Richard is one of my favorites, absolute unit of a man. I really resonate with him and Chaffee just being down to earth, chill dudes, that kick ass. They both have smiles that could brighten anyone's day, but when they gotta get down to business they're right there, first in line.
I am 40 years old. One of the lessons i learned is the bigger the body, the lower is the ego. Look at your life, look at history! It's always the small ones that turns everything into hell...
🤣🤣🤣👍
Anyone that has been enough to a gym with seriously big guys knows this is truth.
And this is how the little man syndrome was hatched 😢
Yeah, all short people are evil. Okay, just kidding. Seriously, how stupid are you guys?
Absolute Class of a guy.
bro i fell bad when i heard ppl "cheat" against him as much as possible :(
That's exactly what I thought when I saw Todd under the table
@TheAce a cheater who wins .is still a looser.
@@stevenfan1218like ermes and mmt
Arm wrestling in sitting position is an interesting idea. In my opinion it should be reintroduced in today's arm wrestling as I don't like seeing people lying down below the table and use bodyweight instead of arm. I wonder why don't they call today's arm wrestling as bodyweight wrestling.
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I agree as soon as I see someone doing that "queens move" I move on . Absolutely ridiculous
The Lupkes late 80s flash press is the scariest thing I've seen in armwrestling.
That and his Zumbaz pants😅
haha
Sorry, I’m not that old but when someone hangs off your arm like a cliffhanger and you can’t stand up like a man face-to-face you’re a cheater. And if you’re elbow leaves the pad
I agree with you them doing that gives them more strength and gives the other guy a harder to time to pulldown the arm.
Excuse my naivety', but why the heck do they allow the arm wrestlers to fall onto the floor. It even looks (albeit I'm no expert),but it looks like they're cheating. I don't get it.
@@johnsewell6593 part of falling to the floor is safe/better technique when pinning someone. you can end up dipping below the table while applying downward pressure when going for a pin because you make your body follow your arm. that means there is precedent for allowing dipping below the table. the reverse is dipping below the table while going for a stop/preventing a pin, the king's move. ultimately, there are well-established rules in armwrestling, and a proper king's move is within those rules despite appearing stupid or like it's cheating to some.
i think the allowing such techniques makes arm wrestling more technique driven, dynamic, and more engaging.
@@varencilator Thanks fer' the information Sir. You certainly know your sport....!
Just imagine if Richard had the technical ability and transitions like John😮
yes exactly
Seriously!?
Richards horrible flaw is he does not cheat and he is a nice guy?
I wish more people had those flaws;-)
haha yes good point ;)
unfortunately modern "culture" is garbage and only the scum rises to the top.
Lie
cheat
steal
abuse.
those are the tag lines of modern day winners.
god i hope we go extinct
If Richard was born in the 80'-90's, I think with modern training and knowledge he could of been a serious threat for Levan.
Pretty sure he would destroy Levan considering those things.
@@jmongmon1100no way.
@@jimmyv1753 Yup. You must not know Lupkes.
3:27 they gotta start calling the kings move, the Queens Move. That BS move should be made illegal already. It's such nonsense
Cleve Dean dominated the arm wrestling scene back in the 70‘s and 80‘s with more than 60 world championship titles. He could wrestle with either hand and was known as the „Arm Breaker“.They even had special „rules“ about how he could compete due to his size. First time I saw him was on a sports show called „ABC’s Wide World of Sports“. Cleve was from Pavo GA. He never worked out at least at a gym. Growing up on a hog farm,his strength came naturally. And standing at almost 6’7“ and weighing between 300 and 450lbs he towered over most of his competitors at the time. He died in 2011 at age 58 of a heart attack. RIP Cleve
He's the definition of intimidation by looks.
Sit down arm wrestling needs to come back. It would eliminate the BS kings move.
Richard is a monster of a man. He's a legend in the pure power and strength categories. I've saw him in person from about 10 ft away and he truly is massive his arms, head, hands everything is massive. Def more than above average
idk why but richard was different with those stares, everyone does those stares to intimidate or show how serious they are but richard genuienly looked like he wanted to fuck somebody up
legit
Honestly Michael Todd is fucking lying on the floor while he "arm wrestles"
this is so fuckin dumb....
Super nice guy, so not intimidating at all. In his prime, he was truly legendary in his table dominance.
Even in his late 60s today, he could probably hang with most top 10 heavyweights in North America.
Micheal todd is my cousin. He trained. Todd always said that if richard had alittle more technique then he woulda never beat him. Has the upmost respect for Richard. Great guy. Also a comedic, very funny and a pleasure to talk to.
I personnaly think that Richard was the stronger armwrestler on the planet back then. Even in 2010 he was so strong this Guy was training at least 6 hours per day in specific armwrestling and to get strong. I dont think theres any armwrestler Who train more than him in the world.
I don't mean this as a shot at levan but when you're on that much gear reaching higher heights if richard was born in our time he would have been twice the monster he is today and I believe he could have given levan a run for it lol
Sit down arm wrestling is so much harder than stand up.
The Sissy King's Move is NOT armwrestling, it's armRESTING!
So happy to have gotten this notification! You make the best arm wrestling content on yt
thanks so much brother!! Much love mate!
@@PerformanceEnhancingPancakes it really helps people new to arm wrestling to catch up on the "lore" so to speak.
It's stuff I can play that even my wife will watch and she doesn't give a damn normally about arm wrestling lol.
Hated armwrestling after my first match with a "real" arm wrestler. Right off the bat he grabbed my fingers in the most uncomfortable of ways and, once our grips got locked in, he dropped his weight, twisted my wrist back in my direction and almost broke the damn thing.
Then I checked youtube and saw that shit was mandatory to compete because everyone does it. What's the point of sport if you're gonna blatantly cheat like that? And why don't the "officials" and fans do anything?
imagine telling your friends about your strong grandpa and then they meet him...
He looked like he was gonna break johns arm
I love how you showcased a real honesty amongst competitors. Denis is a weapon but it's good to see real men competing and not being weasels.
Who would be the champ if people still armwrestled sat down?
All the hook players..most likely jerry or dave
Wishing him a speedy recovery!
yes
I worked with a mechanic on the SF waterfront that had the biggest hands I’ve ever seen… He was about 5’5” ….. he was unbelievable. When I saw his freakish hands the first time, the hair on my neck stood on end.
Richard's death stare is so terrifying that his own mouth runs and hides when he does it.
He is undefeated in sit-down armwrestling I've heard.
My favourite arm wrestler by a mile. He has been in the game longer than anyone, played it in all its incarnations and always remained a gentleman, especially with the fans. The only match that he ever lost that annoyed me was to Michael Todd. Hanging under the table like that is just cheating as far as I am concerned. You can see Richards face at the end of each match, just before he gives up because he knows he is better and stronger but also that he wont win due to that cowardly technique. Its no longer Arm Wrestling when your forcing the other to try and pull your entire body weight up off the floor.
This is why I don't respect the professional arm wrestling league because the sport is not measured by pure strength, it is measured by who can cheat the best. The opponents should be seated, and nothing should move other than the arm you are wrestling with (shoulder, bicep, forearm, and hand).
I just wanted to say thanks for your videos. Only very recently have I taken interest in competitive arm wrestling, and I'm really enjoying your content.
Dude is a goshdamn sexual tyrannosaurus of a human being. I guarantee he doesn't drink Bud Light!!
Should still be a sit-down sport. That wrapping your legs to get leverage is total BS.
@6:13 that move Denis put on Rich to transition to a press Wtf! That's break arm position 😱
Not for Denis its not.. Dude has the strongest arms in history.. And still holds the WR for a REAL strict curl on a harder bar at 113kg. Denis was stronger than Levan back then. Levan is more a mass monster. But Denis has stronger grip, forearms and biceps. Levan has the stronger wrist.
@@JonHop1 strength doesn't really protect your bones as well as you think. Breakarm position is literally your muscles twisting your bone and breaking it.
@Vladimir Gertner muscles strength absolutely protects your bones from twisting. Almost every time, it's ur muscles or tendons failing before a bone breaks. All depends. Also, Denis has abnormally dense bones. Both from acromegaly, n excessive hgh use. Denis had issues with his pituitary gland gland as a youth. Altho not bad enough to cause gigantism.
@@JonHop1 didn't say they dont protect, i said it's not as good as you seem to think.
@@vladimirgertner3960 That’s not what you said at all lol.
Freakishly muscular. I think his age and stamina are a huge factor as fit as he appears to be. 1988 Richard looks like a coked out wild thing - the Grandpa version seemed more chill.
IDK man Cleve Dean would be at the top of my list. Dude was a literal giant, no PEDs, no weight training, just a pig farmer with ridiculous farm boy brute strength.
This was fun to watch. Thank you for putting it together. I would enjoy seeing some sit down tournaments start up again, but I’m an old fart who doesn’t have much tolerance for all the pre fight drama and douchbaggery so popular today.
Those a holes who hang from the table need to be disqualified…..
denis said that was a big mistake triying to hook richard, because richard was bigger and stronger than him, so he had to slip.
Would have like to watch Richard take on Scott Norton, these are both Minnesota mountains
I bloody love Richard. An honest and principled man who could of beat you to death with your own limbs if he wanted. The Dennis match is a marvel.
Best video of Lupke. I apreciate how you describe how he was a fair and gentle giant.
With great power comes great responsibility. Real legend right here...
I just don't see how you can respect a guy who is hanging half way off the table as an "arm" wrestler.
Respect the champions for they're accomplishments, but respect the person for they're character and sportsmanship more, Dennis and Rich, they have the best combination of both
when Richard got married he weighted 175 pounds, so a lot of work and sterroids went into that body for years
Imagine if they ruled that you can't just lay down and hold hands. Would be far better to watch. Essentially the first guy to gain a little lead just dangles off the opponents hand, and then it is just a waiting game to see how long the opponent can hold 250lbs, which isn't more than 45 seconds or so.
Pushkar. What a great armwrestler he is. He would have been one of the best contenders for the number 1 spot against Levan right now.
Bro Pushkar couldnt even beat Denis, let alone Levan.. Sure, Pushkar beat Denis when he was young, but Denis dominated from 2012-2018.
@@JonHop1 "cant even beat Denis"- who tf you think denis is ? Is that a guy who is arguably assumed to be the strongest armwrestler of all time, the thickest hand in armwresling or the absolute freak of this sport. + Just look at the 2015 Pushkar or the fight of him with Richard and see how Denis struggled against Rich.
@Mystera bud, are u people this ignorant? He pulled Lupkes immediately after a long n grueling super match against Michael Todd. Michael Todd of course bone locking n Kings Moving, to make a super long match.. Denis said he had very little stamina left n this is why he was shaking so hard.
Dude said he never had a training partner to practice technique with, he just pinned gear and trained hard in the gym alone and went to tournaments 😂
your recent videos are all very good, good job and keep going
Glad you're enjoying them brother! Will do!
They need to ban the use of bodyweight in armwresting. The competitors should be forced to sit still and let the arms to the wrestling.
That's what I came to say. Some of these guys plain ridiculous. Dude laying over w/head under table and pulling with other arm. That's not arm wrestling. Use your arm. SMH
He isn't called leviathan for no reason
I really like this guys style, the new cheating getting an edge crap really bugs me. The old rules are better
2:57 - looks like Devon's arm is about to break
John's. But ya
His shoulder presses in these older clips is unreal
His ability to explode at the jump is unbelievable
As usual, old timers start something nice, and the new gen distorts the nice thing to something grotesque.
3:56..........
yeah, so stupid....
You could see in the match against Devon that Devon perceiving he was losing a round, twisted out of the grip, hence the death stare from Richard.
This man is a legend. I would concider standup arm wrestling to be a more technical sport, but less of a contest of strength; at a certain point you can overpower your opponent, but a weaker opponent can still win more readily. Generally, when arm wrestling family or friends, we go from a prone/kneeling or sitting position, so yes you can manipulate your leverage and shift your shoulders for different pushes/pulls, but the goal is to see who is stronger, not who has better technique (yeah, technique still helps, but you can't just hang off the other guys arm with your whole body weight)
When you incorporate the whole body into the match, injury chances go up, and positioning/knowledge about technique and methods make more of a difference. In my experience, hooking has always been good, and more hand control helps, and the press wins close matches, but the whole "im staring back at you from under the table" thing seems kind of stupid for a contest of strength... In the sport, its another technique at your disposal. looking at you Michael Todd 😅
Id love to se a return to form, sit down matches would be awesome
By the way, Excellent Commentary!
I actually liked Lupkes' game face.
Absolutely entertaining and HILARIOUS knowing who he is🤣🤣🤣🤣
thanks so much brother!!
When Devon started becoming a youtube personality I gained an appreciation for Arm Wrestling. I still don't really care for the gamesmanship aspect of it but it's an interesting sport otherwise.
Richard is a legend when it comes to raw power.
1980s Lupkes would press Levan right to the pad imo.
Going down low below the arm pulling is cheating. Referee should disqualify that person.
I also like how the old school guys never went to a strap.
3:32 Michael from the sit down armwrestling era……
In my meager existence, the real monsters in life tend to be physically weak.
I believe Richards top-weight was about 325. That's a far cry from Levin at 400.
Richard Lupkes was a farmer from Southwest Minnesota. A really great guy.
There's a wrestler from Ukraine named Oleg about 190 lb Lefty and he was probably the number one in the world lb per lb.
He and Andre pushkar were in a car accident in Andre died. Very sad
Michael "hide under the table" Todd LOL
King's move needs to go away. It's so boring to see someone just hide under the table and hang off the other person's arm.
When Denis Cyplenkov is struggling and making faces for the first time you have accomplished something.
Great video. You do a wonderful job with the commentary and edits. Would really enjoy a video on Ron Bath.
This dude had some blood in his testosterone. Absolute unit.
When you use a handle it’s no longer arm wrestling. Put your arm behind your back and do it that’s the correct way. I mean one guy was below the table
Put him in a suit and he'd be the best Kingpin ever.
That would be a good topic. When did the 'manipulations' begin to take over from Johns prime time play?
I really hate this bs, guy just go UNDER THE TABLE, almost laying down.
What technique is this!?!?!? Pure bs.
That old guy just go the right way. Great player. He dont dive under the table.
Does anyone know if there are any clips of him against Cleve Dean? (Similar era I guess). Maybe the only guy of that time who could match Lupkes for sheer side pressure power?...
Cleve's hand is what made in so good, not intense side pressure like Richard. Lupkes might be tops ever in pure side pressure. Cleve's giant hand and long ass arms simply rolled over most guys in his prime.
Pleasant listening to the high quality sound.
Dayum. Richard Lupkes is STUNNING.
The original Super Macho Man. Jerry Cadorette said Richard is so nice, he felt bad for beating him.
not often you see bodybuilder built guys be strong in armwrestling. It happens time to time where i find a guy who has never armwrestled, but with insane strength.
I dont know how this lottery of genetics is played in life. But some people have to work harder than others to reach the same level
just take lots of steroids and all the muscles grow.
Love the new longer format
Showing him against Michael Todd reminds me of why there should be limits on the king's move. I'm not looking for an argument, it just gets old watching guys peeking out from under the table.
The one grandpa you dont mess with
These videos are amazing. Keep it up, great work!
The best in whole history in his time.
I can't believe they let Todd do that. His arm was sticking straight up in the air. At that point his elbow isn't even really on the pad any more. It's more like his tricep . Which basically will happen every time a guys shoulder goes lower than his elbow. It looks ridiculous and is a horse shit way to arm wrestle.