One of the best, it feels like he never got the respect or adulation his commentary deserved because he didn't cover the "major" sports like football, cricket or rugby. His WSM commentary was great, but athletics is where he really shined and so many Olympic moments carry his voice behind them. RIP.
Alright Big Zs little getup he did on the Viking press 2:21:09 was almost the most impressive thing he did this whole contest. What an athletic specimen this man was.
@@Altern8One Nah he shook the 3rd stone loose when the 4th stone banged too hard on the pillars. In all honesty, its an equipment failure, and he should have been allowed to continue. Not that in mattered with regards to qualifying. Mariusz the GOAT.
That heat is not good for Svend's viking genes 😂 I think he was by far the strongest man in the World in 2001, but he only won by 2 and 3.5 points against 2nd and 3rd place. Maybe because the heat and humidity gassed him out
Pudz - all time best debut of strongmen. Everyone was just speechless from opening event domination ( 1:31:30: )Everyone is falling and stumbling, almost dead and unable to finish, meanwhile he looked like he had done his warmup and was ready for the actual event.
1:32:20 I can't stop laughing. Pudz finished basically runiing no problems and casually walks away while all the other guys laying on the ground fighting with that chain XDDDDDD
@@TheKessi1000in 2005 all the top competitors besides Pudzianowski were competing in IFSA and Pudzianowski was the only competitor who competed the year before in WSM all the others were new to Worlds. I wonder how dominant Pudzianowski would have been if this split didn’t happen, not having to compete against Savickas and other top strong men from 2005-2008 until they returned to WSM in 2009.
Sven had the spirit and will but he was edged out by bigger strong guys. The Eastern Europeans came into the game at this time and edged out the Scandinavians.
I thought Johnny Perry was done with the squats after like 3 reps. He did 9. I googled him and learned that he died just a few months after this WSM Finals, at just 30 yo.
@@EVO6- yes, jenkins and marunde were in really narrow strongman elite. The risk is huge. It didnt materialize in recent years, but sadly, sooner or later ,it will.
It's absolutely insane to host a strongman contest in that kind of heat, inviting 300 lb men to experience heat stroke. Plus the cost of flying there. Why did the organizers feel it necessary to globe-trot? Arnold and Shaw classics are held in the same cities every year, which makes far more sense.
They come once every 200 years, gifted by God Pudzianowski. Defying the laws of gravity and physics with sheer determination. Probably the pound for pound toughest man that ever lived. I'm not even a fan I'm just telling it like it is.
Johnny Perry unfortunately passed away later in 2002 due to heart complications as a result of steroid abuse. Always liked Pfister a lot - seemed like a great guy.
One thing I liked about early WSM was the levity. OD Wilson made it fun. So did Jón Páll Sigmarsson ("viking power!") Then it got really serious and competitive later on; exciting to watch but not as fun.
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MARIUSZ PUDZIANOWSKI
Paul Dickenson passed away on 26th of November 2024, a great commentator of WSM
One of the best, it feels like he never got the respect or adulation his commentary deserved because he didn't cover the "major" sports like football, cricket or rugby. His WSM commentary was great, but athletics is where he really shined and so many Olympic moments carry his voice behind them. RIP.
Love seeing the heats and learning about the competitors. Thank you
This is so sad disturbing to watch. Johnny Perry Jr died 6 weeks after this. More have passed away since Johnny. Very Sincerely, Mrs Johnny Perry Jr
Very sorry for your loss. This sport along with bodybuilding has taken many lives. It is truly sad.
It's hilarious, in hindsight, to hear the commentator questioning if Zydrunas Savickas will be any good at lifting overhead.
2:20:37
@@Nastgardaren ty
To be fair, he was pretty poor at the Viking Press in the Euros that same year. But yeah, he went on to be okay I suppose 😆
@@HoistusMaximus Yeah, that's why I was saying hindsight. At the time, the questioning of his pressing ability was reasonable:)
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Love watching these classic strongman flashbacks
"Will Zavickas be any good at log lifting?" Hmm...
jbibanezdude44 King of the log lift.
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How difficult can pronuncing a name without a mistake be?
Zhuvikus
I noticed Zavickas wasnt in 2001 why is that?
Alright Big Zs little getup he did on the Viking press 2:21:09 was almost the most impressive thing he did this whole contest. What an athletic specimen this man was.
1:54:00 Pudzianowski, the only strongman who put up 6 stones and got only 2 counted.
Sadly he put them in the wrong order...
@@Altern8One Nah he shook the 3rd stone loose when the 4th stone banged too hard on the pillars. In all honesty, its an equipment failure, and he should have been allowed to continue. Not that in mattered with regards to qualifying. Mariusz the GOAT.
I honestly thought Pudzianowski was going to put the shield back in the slot at 150 meters. He didn't even look winded when he dropped it.
Underrated channel
I’m impressed with their tolerance of the heat and humidity. I lived in a similar climate for 10 years.🇨🇦 It’s brutal 😩
you say that and have a Canadian flag lol
@@Benaddicted11trkfbal yes, I am a Canadian who lived in a very hot climate.
@@Saskatchetooner where?
@@Benaddicted11trkfbal Taiwan
That heat is not good for Svend's viking genes 😂 I think he was by far the strongest man in the World in 2001, but he only won by 2 and 3.5 points against 2nd and 3rd place. Maybe because the heat and humidity gassed him out
Big Z was quite slim back then =D
The good old days when the BBC employed dwarves at Christmas
i miss these days :(
These videos are incredible ❤️💪
Pudz - all time best debut of strongmen. Everyone was just speechless from opening event domination ( 1:31:30: )Everyone is falling and stumbling, almost dead and unable to finish, meanwhile he looked like he had done his warmup and was ready for the actual event.
He began strongman in 1999 and was in 2000 wsm final.
1:32:20 I can't stop laughing. Pudz finished basically runiing no problems and casually walks away while all the other guys laying on the ground fighting with that chain XDDDDDD
Nobody moved weight like Mariusz, NOBODY. The guy is without question the greatest of all time @ WSM.
Have you stopped laughing yet ?
@@steventotsrusselldj. Still laughing
@@mateuszg6042 🤣
@@TheKessi1000in 2005 all the top competitors besides Pudzianowski were competing in IFSA and Pudzianowski was the only competitor who competed the year before in WSM all the others were new to Worlds. I wonder how dominant Pudzianowski would have been if this split didn’t happen, not having to compete against Savickas and other top strong men from 2005-2008 until they returned to WSM in 2009.
2:42:05.....two legends in the making.
Always wished Karlson had won at least 2 WSM, seems like a cool dude
Thor is near! ODIN IS NEAR! YEEEESSSSSSsssss! :D
Well he was right about Thor as he began in 2011 and would win wsm in 2018
@@naturalstrongman81he wasn't talking about hafthor, numbnuts.
Sven had the spirit and will but he was edged out by bigger strong guys. The Eastern Europeans came into the game at this time and edged out the Scandinavians.
Surprising how much better girard looked in the heats than mariusz yet in the final it was the complete reverse
Pudz's IQ was off the charts.
Girard ... one of the strongest men to NEVER win a WSM title. Alongside Badenhorst and Manfred Hobel.
@@TheVanillatech Girard - strongest man to never reach a podium.
@@pfeffer5234 Yeah those WSM's never suited Hugos stamina, but he dominated Super Series. Also prone to injury.
@@TheVanillatech I would say the strongest competitors to never win Worlds were Riku Kiri and Gerrit Badenhorst.
AMAZING
1:01:55 this one is the most unique intro of the 30 competitors
how do you wear a chain without a neck?.... Johnny Perry
I thought Johnny Perry was done with the squats after like 3 reps. He did 9. I googled him and learned that he died just a few months after this WSM Finals, at just 30 yo.
Two guys in this died soon after, both Americans. Jesse Verunde as well.
Come to think of it, so did Mike Jenkins a few years later.
@@EVO6- yes, jenkins and marunde were in really narrow strongman elite. The risk is huge. It didnt materialize in recent years, but sadly, sooner or later ,it will.
The strain in their hearts had to be immense. Steroids makes it worse. Same problem in bodybuilding and wrestling. The bigger you are the more fatal.
Minkwitz really unfortunate to not make the final, one bad event changed everything
Just a light morning warmup for Mariusz oh Mariusz
It's absolutely insane to host a strongman contest in that kind of heat, inviting 300 lb men to experience heat stroke. Plus the cost of flying there. Why did the organizers feel it necessary to globe-trot? Arnold and Shaw classics are held in the same cities every year, which makes far more sense.
crazy how 160kg was heavy back then. Imagine Tom with his current power would have been there
They come once every 200 years, gifted by God Pudzianowski.
Defying the laws of gravity and physics with sheer determination.
Probably the pound for pound toughest man that ever lived.
I'm not even a fan I'm just telling it like it is.
True. There has not been one like him, before or since.
1:01:49 svend karlsen has got the most unique intro of the 30
1:01:55 and here's the reason why
Johnny Perry was 27.5 stone here, not 24! 🤣
Polska górą 🇵🇱
Polish power 🇵🇱
Please whats the name of the song starting at 1:19 ?
How pissed would you be if you found out you're doing that truck pull while some guys are pulling a small suv up a slight incline.
WHERE'S PUTZKI ???
Way too many fkn ads!
2:48:52 Strongest legs in the world at work!
How many times commentator said Curlsperma? xd
Soy un apasionado de esta competición apasionante el duelo final entre pudziawoski VS savikas
1:00 Wong!!
Tallest building is Burj Khalifa!!
Super mario x siempre el más fuerte de todos los tiempos.
can you please upload World's strongest woman 2002 (UK Version) just to see john's mandatory interview with the winner
There's before Hafthor and after Hafthor.
Marizaus " I like boxing but I don't like getting punched " then boxing was not for him
1:01:40 RIP
1:28:48 Dominator is born
Я смотрел это восемнадцать лет назад.
00:15
Ilife way out of his depth. How the hell did he win Britain's strongest man???
Heaviest atlas stone, 160kg - how things have changed, its up to 220kg now isnt it?
223 I believe Tom Stoltman
@@Saskatchetooner I mean Tom stoltman has done like 290kg almost, I think he means for the stone runs its up to 220
2002 was the year that the Scandinavians' hold on WSM was broken by the Eastern Europeans.
MARIUSZ THE G.O.A.T.
1:55:00 🇵🇱
Hugo Girard, the biggest "looser" of strongmen.. always cocky lol, and then gets wrecked in the finals each year xD
2002 America has Perry, Pfister, and Marunde. The future for U.S. strongman is bright for the first time since O.D. Wilson.
Johnny Perry unfortunately passed away later in 2002 due to heart complications as a result of steroid abuse. Always liked Pfister a lot - seemed like a great guy.
One thing I liked about early WSM was the levity. OD Wilson made it fun. So did Jón Páll Sigmarsson ("viking power!") Then it got really serious and competitive later on; exciting to watch but not as fun.
Just googled Johnny Perry. He died that year too (2002). Feela bad
The traditional weight for height is NOT making its debut...I HATE when the announcers spew out this BS
he also said Magnus Samuelsson hasn't won a final.
Hugo 🇨🇦🇨🇦😘
Brawo, Pudzian!!! Najsilniejszy Polak wszechczasów!
Can you even imagine a peak 2019 hafthor in this competition lmao. Unreal how much things have progressed
More chemical enhancements...
I thought the same thing --- also just a larger field of contestants now. World population has doubled
Pudz is a legend
2:39:58 “FUCK!” - Svend Karlsen
2:30:00
I love Mariusz
1:59:07 / 3:23:11
Phenomenal effort for pudzian but gotta say they had waaay too many moving events for my taste back at that time
1:42:05 LOL
Lil baby Zydrunas
worlds strongest boys
Dirty Dougie Edmonds strikes again, ensuring his lad had no static events in his heat
@@Mr-qz7ky He meant heat 1 on which Edmunds started, not final :P
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2002 was a different sort of production huh? 😂
Trening czyni mistrza
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sub Polska górą :)
Hugo 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦
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Im stronger
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Lots of dianabol this year 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Yeah and progesteron too🤣
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Gregor Edmonds looks like the only natty there lol