It's all a front I spent a day with him he is the most genuine and down to earth I have met remember he is close to 70 it's like your grandad when they tell you how Great things was In there day
Tom Gregory no he is arrogant and didn’t want to acknowledge someone is stronger or better than he was . In his eyes he is the strongest to ever live .
Kaz was the biggest what if in WSM. He was putting numbers up in 80-82, what guys are doing today. Imagine a prime kaz training with a prime Hall, and Shaw. Kaz would be superhuman
Sadly no. He was bending the rules, having outbursts, and almost got another competitor killed. That said, I think WSM should have accounted for his aggressive style and accommodated that.
Yes same! I'm a big fan of your channel by the way! Thanks for keeping us informed on UK's strongest man and good luck on getting full recovery! Cheers from France.
Hello big man. Just saw the video about the injuries. Really sorry you had so much to go through but really am happy just to see you today. Thank you. Love from Scotland. Never met you but god bless brother I will
Eddie Hall in 2017 would have to be my pick as strongest ever. Granted, he's only a 1x winner, but in that year, especially with the static lifting events, he was the strongest ever, by a decent margin. Had the feeling he could have blasted any lifting world record he wanted at that point. At least that's my opinion, for what it's worth.
Strength is extremely specific, that much deadlift training would mean Eddie was doing less of other stuff so he couldnt be the best at everything. If you dont put the time in the strength in that lift vanishes very quickly. I would also rate Benni's raw deadlift record as at least as highly as Eddie's 500 suited with straps. Benni found the lift dead easy, it shot straight up and he held onto it. Eddie nearly died, had a heart attack and went blind all at once because he found it so hard. He was also at a size where even walking up a flight of stairs was unbearable, so he would have found some strength feats like "power stairs" that used to be in WSM almost impossible.
He was also 200 kg at that time and can barely walk. BTW, the arnolds is the heaviest static competiton in the world and he has 0 titles despite competing twice
Gore4ever FulciLives You can’t really say that. In 2015, Thor beat the 1000 year old record of over 640kg (more or less I cannot remember) log carried on his back for 5 baby steps. No one dared even to try that up until now.... Thor’s keg toss is unbeaten and he’s also the Elephant Bar World Record Deadlift at the Arnold’s which eddie admits is somehow harder cause it’s wiggle eddie himself said that when he hosted the show. Eddie is better than Thor in regular deadlift and probably in some other things too... they kinda have specialties... strength is very very relatives
I agree with Feraldo, too many static lifts and you end up with powerlifting. Keep WSM more all-round and Arnold's more static but, please keep it strongman.
go switch to Arnold's strogman. there is a reason why Savickas has won most of that. strongest strongman of all time. not the most athletic strong-dude as in WSM
Yeah but that doesn't make him the greatest. Sustained strength is greater than a spit fire. If you don't agree, then I'll just fight a war with you for 2 years instead of 1 and win every time. It's the tortoise vs the hare and the tortoise wins every time.
Training Grounds Please highlight where I said he was the “greatest”? Without going all mindlessly philosophical on the subject, in terms of static strength (pure all round strength), toss another name in the hat that rivalled Eddie’s in 2017.
@@yesno9834 Spit fire. If he held his title for more than 1 year then maybe he is worth mentioning. Manny Pacquiao is great for that reason. Worlds Strongest Man is a title that should stretch beyond "current champion". So when people talk about "Eddie Hall was the world's strongest man for 2 seconds in 2017" then I have to give perspective on that. I don't care that you said, "Eddie Hall 2017". That is the problem. It might be accurate but that is the problem.
Training Grounds Again I never claimed he is the greatest, I’ve stated at his peak in 2017 you could argue he was the overall strongest. It’s not just the WSM title he gained in 2017, you’ve got to take into account his Axel Press world record he set and also the deadlift world record he set, which are still currently records that don’t look to be beat any time soon. The deadlift is widely agreed on as being the main feat of pure strength, being able to lift a weight from Point A to Point B off the floor - he holds the record of a massive 500kg! Like I said, feel free to throw a name out who you think was stronger than Eddie Hall in 2017.
@@yesno9834 Again that's the caveat every time - 2017, 2017, 2017. Not even Eddie Hall could beat Eddie Hall from 2017 and THAT'S the problem. Eddie Hall is a HAS BEEN. He's DONE. It's like saying Bobby Fischer is the greatest chess player because he spiked up higher than everyone else ever has but Kasparov held his claim to fame from 1986 until his retirement in 2005, Kasparov was ranked world No. 1 for 225 out of 228 months. Now what? Eddie Hall is the Bobby Fischer of Strong Man. Great numbers but NOT a great Strong Man and YOUR comment is about focusing on 2017 in order to make him great! So I'm countering you on that. Yes Eddie Hall 2017 was the greatest and guess what?! It's GONE. He's NOT a Strong Man anymore. He's DONE. And once those records he did gets beaten I hope so do these stupid comments of people trying to make him greater than he really is.
I"m lucky enough to have been old enough to watch the Kaz and Jon Pall compete in the day. All that pure alpha energy blasting me in the face from the tv. Joy to watch.
Jon Pall was my favorite to watch was the most gracious winner and loser. Remembering when kaz called him a paper champ course jon would beat him them call him a god lol. much missed RIP. there will never be another.
??? He wasn't banned. Bill and his ego fell out with the organisation that's why he didn't compete. He put the story about himself to save face. It's fact look it up
He is one of the nicest people you can ever meet. I met him at the Arnold Classic last year. I think if he were born later he would still be the worlds strongest man today. Not taking anything away from the guys today but Bill is and was a madman when he competed. He is an animal! I love seeing him commentate on the sport. I probably wouldn't watch strongman near as much if he weren't involved. Thank You Bill Kazmaier.
@@bar8665 the period Marius dominated was moving away from being pure strength to more of a athletic strength useable strength I might be a bit biased because I once met Marius he was one of my idols and when I met him he was a great guy but my opinion on strength athletes is what's the point of having all that strength of it can only be used standing still
@@kevmccormick1767 The standing still stuff should count, but why do people think just because something's not a traditional powerlift it doesn't matter? Fat slob runs out of breath but Mariusz is sprinting with that shit. Who's stronger? It all counts as long as it involves something very heavy IMO. That's why I love WSM. It has many types of ways to test the wide range of "strength"and gets an average. I don't think he's "the strongest ever" but with 5 WSM titles they have to mention him in the discussion!
@Kev McCormick - Mariusz doesn't get the recognition because the strongman world/competition was split around that error. He didn't have quite ALL of the competition. So many of the other strongmen don't feel that he fully earned those 5 titles. He was definitely great. He'll always be a favorite of mine. I'm just explaining why he doesn't get the recognition that many people think he should get. Regardless, he's still one of the best ever in my book.
WSM was always a Christmas event on TV growing up, great fun watching these giants as a kid. Always remember Magnus very Magnusum being the best back in the 90s
@@subscriberswithoutanyvid-po9jn also he lost to thor at esm that year so get the fk out he wasnt even untouched... and yea then that wsm controversy came up so haha nope... plus thor won last year esm wsm and arnold which had never been done
What a class act man .. I’ve been watching Kaz since I’m a lil boy he was always great and even to this day what a great guy 👍🏽 definitely the Arnold of the strong man
Such a legend. It's crazy to think that my social studies teacher competed with Kaz in high school in multiple sports. It's been a little while since I was in high school, but when I was there, my teacher was still benching over 400 pounds for reps at about 50 years old!
Who's the strongest, kaz in 81,🤯,he wasn't lying, what a legend, he was the first ive ever watched back in the day, been hooked ever since, but the older ones are just more exciting to me, I don't know if it was the era, or the personality, I don't know
except back in the day was a bad loser and even called jon pall a paper champ one event. Course joh being the gentleman he is won the event and even called him a god.
Pretty sure that he lost to Magnusson once and then completely discredited Magnusson for winning, as Kaz considered himself much stronger and entitled to the win. Basically Kazmaier is one of the least humble and respectful strongman to date and it is very shocking to me to see so many comments about him being a humble and a great person. You may argue that he has changed, but he has not. Even in this video he is quite cocky. Especially when it sounds as if he is going to say something nice about one of his old competitors and then brags about winning without being able to walk instead.
Kaz is the best. I remember people only doing 1 or a few Reps, Kaz wins the show & starts pumping out extra exhibition reps for fun like nothing. It was a dream in high school inspired by him. He's right about John Pall. I've been thinking that the past few years.
Strongest Hall and best I'd say Z. When had showed up at 430lbs everybody was in awe. Even he realized he pushed his body to the brink of collapse and knew he had to back off the pedal after that.
It's a tough one. KAZ was an utter beast. In his prime, he was as strong as he needed to be for that era. If he had to could he have found an extra 10-15-20%. Hell yeah! Prime static lifts vs prime Zavickas. Wow what a competition that would be!!!
Overall Pudzianowski. Speed, strength, explosive force. The most wins of the World's Strongest Man competition is five by Mariusz Pudzianowski (Poland) in 2002, 2003, 2005, 2007 and 2008.
What makes a champion? One ingredient I rarely ever see... Humility. Winning with grace isn’t always easy, especially for a young man who absolutely dominates. Kaz has always been humble, when when he was proclaiming himself the greatest of all time.
It's no contest just look at the #'s 1.Double the strongman champion points as 2nd place. 2. 4 wsm title's 3. Two ifsa strongman championships true wsm year's it was held. 4. Strongman that has held most world records. 5. 9 Arnold strongman classic wins! And the winner is BIG Z.
BIG Z is the greatest ever. Hands down. Beat the likes of Pudzianowski back in the day and he was the Dominator , he beat Eddie, Shaw and Thor.. the giants of today who are takin it to the next level. I rmemebr brian shaw in the keg toss saying no one will beat his time he set and hes the best at the event. Big Z went straight after and he beat him. One of those moments that you think. ..shit Zs still that good. Multiple WSMs and Arnold classic wins. Hes still hangin with the best today even tho hes past his best.
@@jlange73 maybe big z went after thor but im sure it was z who beat them. He had 2 barrels in the air at once. He went crazy on them. Could be mistaken but either way . Big z is the greatest strongman ever .
@@tlenkeeb829 No Thor had the best time for that competition because Brian's time was near unbeatable, which is why he made that statement. Which is also why everyone was so shocked when Thor beat that time. Big Z didn't come close in that event. But definitely doesn't take away his dominance in strongman though. I remember watching Big Z in the early days in his first World's Strongest Man competition when he went up against Mariusz Pudzianowski and remember thinking this guy is the future of Strongman.
Kaz was a head of his time in strength 300kg raw bench first man to do it stickcurl world record log record numerous other records and tittles ,,but for me big z the best all round strongman long career ,and won everything to win
Kaz speaks in third person like a father speaks to his toddler: ‘Dad says it’s time to go to be now’. This positions him as benevolent and puts us at ease.
Eddie Hall 2017 version. Just pure raw strength overall. Shoulder strength, chest strength (265kg x 6 paused in the gym no equipment with ~1 left in the tank), squat, deadlift...he literally had the highest total of all the compound exercises. He doesn't get as much love because 1) he's cocky and cringey asf with all the alpha male shit 2) he only won 1 time the WSM
He lost ESM to Thor in 2017. Didn't won ASM classics. Won WSM by changing the event in between the competition with his buddy organising the WSM. A lot of PR push to make fanboys believe he was the strongest.
I cannot believe how especially americans just ignore Mariusz Pudzianowski and his 10 year domination of strongman. If not win he be 2 or 3. And talk about complete athlete what Mariusz was and STILL is. Still looking good and strong and fight. Mariusz Pudzianowski is 10 times more interesting persona than Bill who brags about himself all the time.
Eddie’s static lifts in 2017 WSM when he beat Shaw, Thor are legendary! And c’mon, an 1100 lb dead lift that Eddie actually did in a very smooth, in his own words “a very comfortable lift”, then holding it for several seconds - NO ONE else has come close. Strongest ever? Eddie Hall.
Eddie won 1 WSM and his highest placing of ASC was 6th, which was considered better representation of one's strength. Prime Eddie Hall 2016-2017 still lost to Thor in ESM and won WSM by 1 point (Let's not talk about the controversyl) So no, Eddie Hall is not the strongest, at one point or for a period of time. Big Z takes this one when we're talking about longevity and Thor when talking about a moment. Mid 2020 Thor is arguably the strongest man to ever live because he constantly won ASC for the past few years and then he peaked at mid 2020 which would put him above his previous self. So, Prime Thor is the strongest
He lost ESM to Thor in 2017. Didn't won ASM classics. Won WSM by changing the event in between the competition with his buddy organising the WSM. A lot of PR push to make fanboys believe he was the strongest.
@@mustang8206 Mariusz isnt that strong?? He litterally has won more than anyone else, 5 wsm titles dont come without real power. Gimme a break son, who else is build like Mariusz the Herkules and STILL is doing fine with mma in Poland. Zydrunas is second behind Mariusz no question. And Bill himself dont even make that top 10 list if it was for real.
@@meginna8354 "too heavy", well no ofcource, Mariusz has more titles than one can even count: 5time world strongest man,god know how many european strongest,poland strongest...Mariusz was all around best and he looked like bodybuilder and never was out of breath after event unlike all those bigbelly guys who cant even run little. Relatively small guy Mariusz dominated strongman for like 10 years and still is doing sports in Poland mma. He focused on world strongest man because its the ultimate win.
Eddie trained in a way that he wanted to win and walk away afterward. Someone like Brian Shaw is attempting to be competitive for over a decade. So in a way Eddie has an advantage in this type of ranking. I still think 2017 Competition-Ready Eddie Hall is the overall strongest any human being has ever been. Some others would have beaten him in specific lifts of course, but I think any contest of multiple events testing the whole body would've gone to him decidedly.
My dad Curtis A. From georgia and his best friend Don Youngner used to workout with Bill Kaz back in the 70s and 80s and Dennis. If you see this Bill my dad Curtis said hello he's alive and well.
GREATEST strongman ever? Big Z., all strongmen agree on this. The one that at his peak was the STRONGEST (static lifts)? Hard to say, they lifted in different eras. Eddie? Wilson? Kaz? Very hard to pick. I think Kaz, with today's training techniques, technology and nutrition, would have been quite a bit stronger and, in my opinion, the strongest ever.
Yea but i think thats the only Record he set up and still has today. BIg Z set a 228KG Log Lift World Record after 23 Years his WSM Debut and still it is. And that is not the only Record he sets up.
It is a shame that big Z didnt compete in wsm from 2005 til 2008 but chose to compete in IFZA. He could have taken 1 or 2 of mariusz titles for sure. between 2002 and 2015 Big Z competed 10 times in wsm he won 4 and became 2nd 6 times.
The four strongest are: Louis Cyr Paul Anderson Bill Kazmaier Žydrūnas Savickas Contenders for fifth (some are still rising into their primes while others have passed that point): Mariusz Pudzianowski Brian Shaw Eddie Hall Hafþór Björnsson Mateusz Kieliszkowski Larry “Wheels” Williams Honorable mentions: Louis Uni Magnús ver Magnússon Leonid Taranenko Benedikt Magnússon Andy Bolton Glenn Ross Mark Henry Mark Felix Vasyl Virastyuk Nick Best Brian Siders Terry Hollands Mārtiņš Līcis
No, you are wrong. If you add the 2 ifsa titles Zydrunas won more that Mariusz. The top athletes went to Ifsa. Only Mariusz stayed in the worlds strongest man.
@@Kajojek 5 titles to 4 at wsm. Yet Big Z has 2 IFSA titles which was also considered as wsm at the time, just run by a different organisation with arguably better athletes. Not to mention Z also has 8 ASC titles and Mariusz didnt get one.
Big Z has the most potential for pure strength. Eddie is extremely strong but if Zydrunas went all out bulking to 200 kg and upping his ped doses like Eddie did, he would have surely surpassed him relating static strength. Zydrunas has always just done what was needed to win. He would have never attempted to lift 500 kg to show his dominance (not taking anything away from Eddie), only if needed to win an event.
Wouldn't be so sure about that. Eddie retired before reaching his full potential. If he had not stopped it could prove to be hard for Z to pass him in terms of static strength. Static strength is all he had though, strongest? Quite possibly Eddie. Best strongman? Probably Z.
@@Khroniclas "Eddie retired before reaching his full potential." eddie was way beyond his potential. Had he continued at 200kg , he would have died which he himself confessed. Big Z won everything at 175 kgs.
Right about the 1981 Kaz. He silver dollar lifted 1,050 lbs no problem. With all the modern supplements and therapies Kaz wkuld have been even stronger had he competed in today's strongman.
No the reason is, his victories were as a result of a new strongman organisation being set up. All the strongest people in the world left to compete in the new organisation and mariusz didn't. This left him with 0 competition. Then when that organisation went bankrupt and all the strongest of the world came back. He retired.
@@otyy_0078 we know what u mean....he is one of the best...02,03 were his fo sho....but BIG Z was always stronger go watch the Arnold's during pudzian years
No one is a bigger fan of Kaz than Kaz
Ryan Sonic the guy loves to monologue. But hey, he’s a legend. Old school favorite is JPS
Kaz approves
It's not arrogant if you can back it up
It's all a front I spent a day with him he is the most genuine and down to earth I have met remember he is close to 70 it's like your grandad when they tell you how Great things was In there day
Tom Gregory no he is arrogant and didn’t want to acknowledge someone is stronger or better than he was . In his eyes he is the strongest to ever live .
Kaz literally was banned from WSM because he was dominating so badly they wanted to give someone else a chance. Enough said
Ash The Dash your saying I’m incorrect?
Exactly
Kaz was the biggest what if in WSM. He was putting numbers up in 80-82, what guys are doing today. Imagine a prime kaz training with a prime Hall, and Shaw. Kaz would be superhuman
Kaz was just a real freak. Way ahead of his time and probably would have won 7 or 8 wsm.
Sadly no. He was bending the rules, having outbursts, and almost got another competitor killed.
That said, I think WSM should have accounted for his aggressive style and accommodated that.
Got to love listening to kaz and his stories
Yes same! I'm a big fan of your channel by the way! Thanks for keeping us informed on UK's strongest man and good luck on getting full recovery! Cheers from France.
Hello big man.
Just saw the video about the injuries. Really sorry you had so much to go through but really am happy just to see you today.
Thank you.
Love from Scotland. Never met you but god bless brother I will
Overall big Z. In terms of a single moment in time Eddie 2017 was f**king terrifying.
@RJ Dean Eddie also always constantly says that he himself is the strongest Man in history
No overall
Its Brian Shaw
Overall Pudzianowski no question about it. Speed explosive force. Static Eddie and Big Z . Overall Pudzianowski .
I would objectively put Thors peak above Eddie's peak
2017 Eddie was full of hydration
Eddie Hall in 2017 would have to be my pick as strongest ever. Granted, he's only a 1x winner, but in that year, especially with the static lifting events, he was the strongest ever, by a decent margin. Had the feeling he could have blasted any lifting world record he wanted at that point. At least that's my opinion, for what it's worth.
Completely agreed on that
He has more in the tank than anyone else
Too bad we probably never gonna see him again at that state of power
100% agreed
Strength is extremely specific, that much deadlift training would mean Eddie was doing less of other stuff so he couldnt be the best at everything. If you dont put the time in the strength in that lift vanishes very quickly. I would also rate Benni's raw deadlift record as at least as highly as Eddie's 500 suited with straps. Benni found the lift dead easy, it shot straight up and he held onto it. Eddie nearly died, had a heart attack and went blind all at once because he found it so hard. He was also at a size where even walking up a flight of stairs was unbearable, so he would have found some strength feats like "power stairs" that used to be in WSM almost impossible.
He was also 200 kg at that time and can barely walk. BTW, the arnolds is the heaviest static competiton in the world and he has 0 titles despite competing twice
Gore4ever FulciLives You can’t really say that. In 2015, Thor beat the 1000 year old record of over 640kg (more or less I cannot remember) log carried on his back for 5 baby steps. No one dared even to try that up until now.... Thor’s keg toss is unbeaten and he’s also the Elephant Bar World Record Deadlift at the Arnold’s which eddie admits is somehow harder cause it’s wiggle eddie himself said that when he hosted the show. Eddie is better than Thor in regular deadlift and probably in some other things too... they kinda have specialties... strength is very very relatives
Take this advise WSM, less running, more lifting/strength !
That will be Powerlifting. Strongman consist of Dynamic lifts
I agree with Feraldo, too many static lifts and you end up with powerlifting. Keep WSM more all-round and Arnold's more static but, please keep it strongman.
@@giuseppeamodio8235 exactly keep it strongman, not athleticman
@@giuseppeamodio8235 I'm fine with the way it is as well but like Kaz said it would be nice to see more chest in WSM.
go switch to Arnold's strogman. there is a reason why Savickas has won most of that. strongest strongman of all time. not the most athletic strong-dude as in WSM
Little did Kaz know that Eddie would be lifting 500kg.
@Scott Grudziadz it is
@Scott Grudziadz how isn't it?
Zoran Trajceski I think he is thinking about thor
@@bojankos8455 that was 6 months ago
DARK LORD un officially
I could listen to this man talk strongman all day long
Haha same, like an oracle
You could make an argument that Eddie Hall in 2017 was the strongest man of all time, that year he was crazy.
Yeah but that doesn't make him the greatest. Sustained strength is greater than a spit fire. If you don't agree, then I'll just fight a war with you for 2 years instead of 1 and win every time. It's the tortoise vs the hare and the tortoise wins every time.
Training Grounds
Please highlight where I said he was the “greatest”?
Without going all mindlessly philosophical on the subject, in terms of static strength (pure all round strength), toss another name in the hat that rivalled Eddie’s in 2017.
@@yesno9834 Spit fire. If he held his title for more than 1 year then maybe he is worth mentioning. Manny Pacquiao is great for that reason. Worlds Strongest Man is a title that should stretch beyond "current champion". So when people talk about "Eddie Hall was the world's strongest man for 2 seconds in 2017" then I have to give perspective on that. I don't care that you said, "Eddie Hall 2017". That is the problem. It might be accurate but that is the problem.
Training Grounds
Again I never claimed he is the greatest, I’ve stated at his peak in 2017 you could argue he was the overall strongest. It’s not just the WSM title he gained in 2017, you’ve got to take into account his Axel Press world record he set and also the deadlift world record he set, which are still currently records that don’t look to be beat any time soon. The deadlift is widely agreed on as being the main feat of pure strength, being able to lift a weight from Point A to Point B off the floor - he holds the record of a massive 500kg!
Like I said, feel free to throw a name out who you think was stronger than Eddie Hall in 2017.
@@yesno9834 Again that's the caveat every time - 2017, 2017, 2017. Not even Eddie Hall could beat Eddie Hall from 2017 and THAT'S the problem. Eddie Hall is a HAS BEEN. He's DONE. It's like saying Bobby Fischer is the greatest chess player because he spiked up higher than everyone else ever has but Kasparov held his claim to fame from 1986 until his retirement in 2005, Kasparov was ranked world No. 1 for 225 out of 228 months. Now what? Eddie Hall is the Bobby Fischer of Strong Man. Great numbers but NOT a great Strong Man and YOUR comment is about focusing on 2017 in order to make him great! So I'm countering you on that. Yes Eddie Hall 2017 was the greatest and guess what?! It's GONE. He's NOT a Strong Man anymore. He's DONE. And once those records he did gets beaten I hope so do these stupid comments of people trying to make him greater than he really is.
Kaz is an amazing talker, so well spoken and intelligent.
I"m lucky enough to have been old enough to watch the Kaz and Jon Pall compete in the day. All that pure alpha energy blasting me in the face from the tv. Joy to watch.
I miss Jón Pall .. What a legend !
Jon Pall was my favorite to watch was the most gracious winner and loser. Remembering when kaz called him a paper champ course jon would beat him them call him a god lol. much missed RIP. there will never be another.
JPS LEGEND!!
Him and Kaz are the godfathers of WSM
Big z if anyone asked me. He's competed for such a stupid long time and he's still chasing records
If Kaz wasn't banned from competition for those years how many WSM titles would he have? I'm guessing, the most.
??? He wasn't banned. Bill and his ego fell out with the organisation that's why he didn't compete. He put the story about himself to save face. It's fact look it up
@@kimjongun1413 and he said Magnus Ver Magnusson wasnt that strong. Even he won 4 wsm with more harder competitions then on kaz time
Probably 6
10
It's possible that he would have a couple more but remember that Capes and Sig were hot on his heels and had a chance of beating him.
RIP Jon Pall SIGMARSON!!
The monster killer
Love this mans energy and mentality. True warrior
He is one of the nicest people you can ever meet. I met him at the Arnold Classic last year. I think if he were born later he would still be the worlds strongest man today. Not taking anything away from the guys today but Bill is and was a madman when he competed. He is an animal! I love seeing him commentate on the sport. I probably wouldn't watch strongman near as much if he weren't involved. Thank You Bill Kazmaier.
For pure strength it's gotta be big z for pure athletic strength my opinion is it's gotta be Mariusz Pudzianowski
Agreed. Marius gets left out often, but in terms of strength with mobility he was number 1 in that department IMO.
@@bar8665 the period Marius dominated was moving away from being pure strength to more of a athletic strength useable strength I might be a bit biased because I once met Marius he was one of my idols and when I met him he was a great guy but my opinion on strength athletes is what's the point of having all that strength of it can only be used standing still
@@kevmccormick1767 The standing still stuff should count, but why do people think just because something's not a traditional powerlift it doesn't matter? Fat slob runs out of breath but Mariusz is sprinting with that shit. Who's stronger? It all counts as long as it involves something very heavy IMO. That's why I love WSM. It has many types of ways to test the wide range of "strength"and gets an average. I don't think he's "the strongest ever" but with 5 WSM titles they have to mention him in the discussion!
Eddie Hall ;)
@Kev McCormick - Mariusz doesn't get the recognition because the strongman world/competition was split around that error. He didn't have quite ALL of the competition. So many of the other strongmen don't feel that he fully earned those 5 titles. He was definitely great. He'll always be a favorite of mine. I'm just explaining why he doesn't get the recognition that many people think he should get. Regardless, he's still one of the best ever in my book.
Magnus Ver was 4x WSM and he was beating giants at the time! He is top 5 for sure.
I had the privilege of meeting the G.O.A.T Kaz at the WSM 2019 in Bradenton Fl.Super humble man That is still a inspirations for many.
WSM was always a Christmas event on TV growing up, great fun watching these giants as a kid. Always remember Magnus very Magnusum being the best back in the 90s
Strongest ever - Eddie Hall in 2017, static strength just unmatched. Overall strongest throughout his career Zydrunas Savickas (most titles as well)
Wtf??? How the fk can tou say strongest man of all time for a year? Eddie was just the strongest of 2k17 not of all time
Eddie Hall is a monster!!
@Scott Grudziadz Ya mum
@@adgcih1689 half a ton deadlifts that's why
@@subscriberswithoutanyvid-po9jn also he lost to thor at esm that year so get the fk out he wasnt even untouched... and yea then that wsm controversy came up so haha nope... plus thor won last year esm wsm and arnold which had never been done
Kaz, an absolute legend.
What a humble and nice man!
Love modern and old school strongman I miss some of the old events for sure though. Kaz has been number one on my list since watching.
What a class act man .. I’ve been watching Kaz since I’m a lil boy he was always great and even to this day what a great guy 👍🏽 definitely the Arnold of the strong man
i met the great bill kaz" in 1992 and he truly is a giant of a man!!!!!!!!.
Kaz is a one of my favourites of all time, just an absolute unit in his prime.. I can tell that he is really living his dream life, even now.
Living legend and childhood hero, Kaz rules
OD Wilson got screwed by having to do the running carry. Static strength, he was so damn strong.
RIP OD
He mostly got screwed by passing so young.
The amount of times WSM manipulated the events to get Jon Pall the victory was sickening.
Such a legend.
It's crazy to think that my social studies teacher competed with Kaz in high school in multiple sports. It's been a little while since I was in high school, but when I was there, my teacher was still benching over 400 pounds for reps at about 50 years old!
Amen Kaz thanks for all you've done you motivate me
Who's the strongest, kaz in 81,🤯,he wasn't lying, what a legend, he was the first ive ever watched back in the day, been hooked ever since, but the older ones are just more exciting to me, I don't know if it was the era, or the personality, I don't know
Kaz will always be one of the nicest guys on earth. Big man but a larger heart
except back in the day was a bad loser and even called jon pall a paper champ one event. Course joh being the gentleman he is won the event and even called him a god.
Pretty sure that he lost to Magnusson once and then completely discredited Magnusson for winning, as Kaz considered himself much stronger and entitled to the win.
Basically Kazmaier is one of the least humble and respectful strongman to date and it is very shocking to me to see so many comments about him being a humble and a great person.
You may argue that he has changed, but he has not. Even in this video he is quite cocky.
Especially when it sounds as if he is going to say something nice about one of his old competitors and then brags about winning without being able to walk instead.
Kaz is the best. I remember people only doing 1 or a few Reps, Kaz wins the show & starts pumping out extra exhibition reps for fun like nothing. It was a dream in high school inspired by him. He's right about John Pall. I've been thinking that the past few years.
Strongest Hall and best I'd say Z. When had showed up at 430lbs everybody was in awe. Even he realized he pushed his body to the brink of collapse and knew he had to back off the pedal after that.
The most humble and self-effacing strongman in history!
Magnus midbo? Wait that isn't a strongman...
It's a tough one. KAZ was an utter beast. In his prime, he was as strong as he needed to be for that era. If he had to could he have found an extra 10-15-20%. Hell yeah! Prime static lifts vs prime Zavickas. Wow what a competition that would be!!!
Overall Pudzianowski. Speed, strength, explosive force.
The most wins of the World's Strongest Man competition is five by Mariusz Pudzianowski (Poland) in 2002, 2003, 2005, 2007 and 2008.
Exactly dude! I just posted something similar. Shows some real bias to mention Hall and not Pudz. Politics aside he was by far the most dominant!
Kaz brought up a good point how most of these competition don’t do any chest or bench press
Love that guy. Kaz you're a Legend.
Big STRONGMAN hugs only
Kaz was one of the strongest ever, met him once at a seminar in the UK and he pressed some hundred pound dumbbells for 20 reps like they were nothing.
Gary Taylor who won it in 93 was very good.... Insane power
Tbh Kaz is cocky but he had a right to be
What makes a champion? One ingredient I rarely ever see... Humility. Winning with grace isn’t always easy, especially for a young man who absolutely dominates. Kaz has always been humble, when when he was proclaiming himself the greatest of all time.
It's no contest just look at the #'s
1.Double the strongman champion points as 2nd place.
2. 4 wsm title's
3. Two ifsa strongman championships true wsm year's it was held.
4. Strongman that has held most world records.
5. 9 Arnold strongman classic wins!
And the winner is BIG Z.
Who
@@Adam-ui3ot Zydrunas Savickas. If you don't know the name you haven't watched or followed much strongman.
I never claimed that I had. I just asked who.
@@Adam-ui3ot No problem just saying look him up & watch comps. Most all can be found on TH-cam.
Totally agree Big Z is just above the rest records speak for themselves.
Kaz is just a cool dude. Enough said.
BIG Z is the greatest ever. Hands down. Beat the likes of Pudzianowski back in the day and he was the Dominator , he beat Eddie, Shaw and Thor.. the giants of today who are takin it to the next level. I rmemebr brian shaw in the keg toss saying no one will beat his time he set and hes the best at the event. Big Z went straight after and he beat him. One of those moments that you think. ..shit Zs still that good.
Multiple WSMs and Arnold classic wins. Hes still hangin with the best today even tho hes past his best.
That was Thor that beat Brian in keg toss time. Not Big Z. I know exactly which event you are talking about. But Big Z was a monster for sure.
@@jlange73 maybe big z went after thor but im sure it was z who beat them. He had 2 barrels in the air at once. He went crazy on them. Could be mistaken but either way . Big z is the greatest strongman ever .
@@tlenkeeb829 No Thor had the best time for that competition because Brian's time was near unbeatable, which is why he made that statement. Which is also why everyone was so shocked when Thor beat that time. Big Z didn't come close in that event. But definitely doesn't take away his dominance in strongman though. I remember watching Big Z in the early days in his first World's Strongest Man competition when he went up against Mariusz Pudzianowski and remember thinking this guy is the future of Strongman.
@@tlenkeeb829 You should watch it again. It was the 2014 or 2015 competition I believe. Thor won that day in that event. No one beat his time.
@@jlange73 yes. Thor, Shaw and Big Z were all good and very close. Much much better than the other competitors.
Kaz was a head of his time in strength 300kg raw bench first man to do it stickcurl world record log record numerous other records and tittles ,,but for me big z the best all round strongman long career ,and won everything to win
Kaz speaks in third person like a father speaks to his toddler: ‘Dad says it’s time to go to be now’. This positions him as benevolent and puts us at ease.
bed*
No one more knowledgeable and noble than Kaz
awesome video thank u
Kaz is awesome, just the best dude!
Kaz, Big Z, Eddie, Shaw, and mateusz.
Kaz really is warm and fuzzy on the outside and a raging volcano inside.
This is an awesome interview!
Gotta love the Kaz man!
Eddie Hall 2017 version. Just pure raw strength overall. Shoulder strength, chest strength (265kg x 6 paused in the gym no equipment with ~1 left in the tank), squat, deadlift...he literally had the highest total of all the compound exercises.
He doesn't get as much love because 1) he's cocky and cringey asf with all the alpha male shit 2) he only won 1 time the WSM
Alexis Carvalho he only has 1 WSM and immediately retired. Big Z is the best and has the most titles
He lost ESM to Thor in 2017. Didn't won ASM classics. Won WSM by changing the event in between the competition with his buddy organising the WSM. A lot of PR push to make fanboys believe he was the strongest.
Would be interesting to hear Kaz's thoughts now, after Eddie's 500kg deadlift and him winning the heaviest WSM competition ever in 2017...
Arnolds 14,15 and 16 was much heavier than WSM 17 and eddie competed but did not win
@@swapnilsmite17 oh thanks...
I cannot believe how especially americans just ignore Mariusz Pudzianowski and his 10 year domination of strongman. If not win he be 2 or 3. And talk about complete athlete what Mariusz was and STILL is. Still looking good and strong and fight.
Mariusz Pudzianowski is 10 times more interesting persona than Bill who brags about himself all the time.
"We forged da iron and movd da rock" - Kaz, 2019
Eddie’s static lifts in 2017 WSM when he beat Shaw, Thor are legendary! And c’mon, an 1100 lb dead lift that Eddie actually did in a very smooth, in his own words “a very comfortable lift”, then holding it for several seconds - NO ONE else has come close. Strongest ever? Eddie Hall.
Then why hasn't he won the Arnold Classic?
@@davidpeters6743 exactly
By the looks of it kaz’s biggest fan is kaz
Why does everyone hate on Mariusz Pudzianowski.
What a humble man!
Wow, great share! 💪⭐⭐⭐
Eddie won 1 WSM and his highest placing of ASC was 6th, which was considered better representation of one's strength. Prime Eddie Hall 2016-2017 still lost to Thor in ESM and won WSM by 1 point (Let's not talk about the controversyl) So no, Eddie Hall is not the strongest, at one point or for a period of time. Big Z takes this one when we're talking about longevity and Thor when talking about a moment. Mid 2020 Thor is arguably the strongest man to ever live because he constantly won ASC for the past few years and then he peaked at mid 2020 which would put him above his previous self. So, Prime Thor is the strongest
In a single moment, it's got to be Eddie Hall. He was terrifying the year he won it
He lost ESM to Thor in 2017. Didn't won ASM classics. Won WSM by changing the event in between the competition with his buddy organising the WSM. A lot of PR push to make fanboys believe he was the strongest.
Glad KAZ gave OD a mention!
I hope Mariusz Pudzianowski gets a mention in the top ten list
Bills top 10 list gotta be so biased. This guy clearly dont like when europeans dominate strongman. Especially Pudzianowski.
@@SovietUnionn He literally said Big Z is at the top... Marius just isn't that strong
@@mustang8206 Mariusz isnt that strong?? He litterally has won more than anyone else, 5 wsm titles dont come without real power. Gimme a break son, who else is build like Mariusz the Herkules and STILL is doing fine with mma in Poland. Zydrunas is second behind Mariusz no question. And Bill himself dont even make that top 10 list if it was for real.
@@SovietUnionn Mariusz wasn't able to place higher than 4 at the Arnold because it was too heavy
@@meginna8354 "too heavy", well no ofcource, Mariusz has more titles than one can even count: 5time world strongest man,god know how many european strongest,poland strongest...Mariusz was all around best and he looked like bodybuilder and never was out of breath after event unlike all those bigbelly guys who cant even run little. Relatively small guy Mariusz dominated strongman for like 10 years and still is doing sports in Poland mma. He focused on world strongest man because its the ultimate win.
paul anderson period doimg these things at these guys level no juice no belts no wraps no shoes
None of his lifts are even recognized. Testosterone and Dbol were readily available.
Eddie trained in a way that he wanted to win and walk away afterward. Someone like Brian Shaw is attempting to be competitive for over a decade. So in a way Eddie has an advantage in this type of ranking. I still think 2017 Competition-Ready Eddie Hall is the overall strongest any human being has ever been. Some others would have beaten him in specific lifts of course, but I think any contest of multiple events testing the whole body would've gone to him decidedly.
Strongest man That Ever lived Bill kazmaier and a true american god bless him and our great country.
Lol
What a chill, what a thrill 😂😂😂
My dad Curtis A. From georgia and his best friend Don Youngner used to workout with Bill Kaz back in the 70s and 80s and Dennis. If you see this Bill my dad Curtis said hello he's alive and well.
GREATEST strongman ever? Big Z., all strongmen agree on this. The one that at his peak was the STRONGEST (static lifts)? Hard to say, they lifted in different eras. Eddie? Wilson? Kaz? Very hard to pick. I think Kaz, with today's training techniques, technology and nutrition, would have been quite a bit stronger and, in my opinion, the strongest ever.
The most wins of the World's Strongest Man competition is five by Mariusz Pudzianowski (Poland) in 2002, 2003, 2005, 2007 and 2008.
Got to love listening to bill
A great man. I was blessed to meet and talk with him many years ago.
Mariusz won it 5 times more than anyone ever!!! Enough said!!
Yea but i think thats the only Record he set up and still has today. BIg Z set a 228KG Log Lift World Record after 23 Years his WSM Debut and still it is. And that is not the only Record he sets up.
It is a shame that big Z didnt compete in wsm from 2005 til 2008 but chose to compete in IFZA. He could have taken 1 or 2 of mariusz titles for sure. between 2002 and 2015 Big Z competed 10 times in wsm he won 4 and became 2nd 6 times.
IFSA was stronger from 05-07. most of his titles have asterisks
Fantastic video of an amazing guy
The four strongest are:
Louis Cyr
Paul Anderson
Bill Kazmaier
Žydrūnas Savickas
Contenders for fifth (some are still rising into their primes while others have passed that point):
Mariusz Pudzianowski
Brian Shaw
Eddie Hall
Hafþór Björnsson
Mateusz Kieliszkowski
Larry “Wheels” Williams
Honorable mentions:
Louis Uni
Magnús ver Magnússon
Leonid Taranenko
Benedikt Magnússon
Andy Bolton
Glenn Ross
Mark Henry
Mark Felix
Vasyl Virastyuk
Nick Best
Brian Siders
Terry Hollands
Mārtiņš Līcis
I'd like to see a grip strength challenge between Brian Shaw and Mark Felix
who wins?
Nobody will beat Felix in the Hercules hold, that's a given. But Brian Shaw is obsessed with grip strength.
@@GiantsLiveSTRONGMAN Felix wins.
Big Z without a doubt
The most wins of the World's Strongest Man competition is five by Mariusz Pudzianowski (Poland) in 2002, 2003, 2005, 2007 and 2008.
No, you are wrong. If you add the 2 ifsa titles Zydrunas won more that Mariusz. The top athletes went to Ifsa. Only Mariusz stayed in the worlds strongest man.
@@Kajojek 5 titles to 4 at wsm. Yet Big Z has 2 IFSA titles which was also considered as wsm at the time, just run by a different organisation with arguably better athletes. Not to mention Z also has 8 ASC titles and Mariusz didnt get one.
Kaz with todays technoloy would be unstoppable.
Big Z has the most potential for pure strength. Eddie is extremely strong but if Zydrunas went all out bulking to 200 kg and upping his ped doses like Eddie did, he would have surely surpassed him relating static strength. Zydrunas has always just done what was needed to win. He would have never attempted to lift 500 kg to show his dominance (not taking anything away from Eddie), only if needed to win an event.
agreed apart from the ped thing. you don't know how much gear people are taking.
Wouldn't be so sure about that. Eddie retired before reaching his full potential. If he had not stopped it could prove to be hard for Z to pass him in terms of static strength.
Static strength is all he had though, strongest? Quite possibly Eddie.
Best strongman? Probably Z.
@@Khroniclas "Eddie retired before reaching his full potential." eddie was way beyond his potential. Had he continued at 200kg , he would have died which he himself confessed. Big Z won everything at 175 kgs.
@Jss chr thank you. That's exactly the point I was trying to bring across.
Beautiful.
Classiest guy in the sport.
Big Z!
Kaz! The best!
This was the first I heard of O.D. Wilson, so I did some research on him. Was really impressed until I was sad to see he died on my birthday
Awsome interview
Right about the 1981 Kaz. He silver dollar lifted 1,050 lbs no problem. With all the modern supplements and therapies Kaz wkuld have been even stronger had he competed in today's strongman.
@Brock Stapleton Not only steroids and HGH. Stem cell therapy, regeneration research (ice bath, sauna), massage and physio therapy...
all those guys in that era would been lot stronger doing them today. would of love to seen jon pall my favorite wsm in todays era RIP.
KAZ for sure
Gona give Kaz a trademark name..like Nike.. he is sooo legendary
Kaz talking about wishing Sigmarsson was still alive is great 👍
Great man 👍
Thank you! Cheers!
ZYDRUNAS SAVICKAS AKA STRONGEST MAN WHO EVER LIVED
Little did he know , that Eddie Hall would pull 500KG ....
@@moresquatsmoretwats6298 hahaha yeah with a suit.... hahah ur a lil kid
@@erickgonzalez3199 lol yea without a suit I doubt he'd get up half that! Right?!
why do u ignore 5x wsm Marius pudzianowski?
Steroid abuse ?
Overall he did pretty well in the static stuff too. truck pull too. He has to be up there in the top 3
No the reason is, his victories were as a result of a new strongman organisation being set up. All the strongest people in the world left to compete in the new organisation and mariusz didn't. This left him with 0 competition. Then when that organisation went bankrupt and all the strongest of the world came back. He retired.
@@denisbalcenko3045 lol ... what do u mean 0 competition??? ... Marius won against zavickas in 2002 go watch it.
@@otyy_0078 we know what u mean....he is one of the best...02,03 were his fo sho....but BIG Z was always stronger go watch the Arnold's during pudzian years
Bill was an absolutely amazing athlete, and a great guy too with the most friendly personality.