I am always shocked seeing Wilt stand next to the PRIME Shaq and somehow IMPOSE himself both by being larger, but also being a legend at the time while Shaq was still making his mark. Wilt was a bigger guy, and I still cannot completely get over it. Seeing the footage of them at 1996 all star weekend iirc... wtf?
@@Eric-lx8hp of course, but he did not add HEIGHT and was already a GIANT and he did not grow like he was 15. the difference between them is not something you can grow into when you are like 24. Yeah, shaq's prime was 99-03 i would say, and it was incredible
@@blakfloyd lame excuses, if wilt was the almighty goat as you all proclaimed him to be, he shouldve be able all by himself …,that’s what u kept saying about kevin durbusride and Kabitsch lenard smh
Arnold took Wilt to the gym while they were shooting Conan the Barbarian. This was prime Arnold just off winning his final Olympia a year or so prior, Wilt was retired from Basketball. Arnold described Wilt as the strongest man he had ever seen, easily picking up more weight than Arnold. And that was the last time Arnold asked Wilt to train with him at the gym. It's a well known story you can look it up. You can find plenty of video clips of Wilt picking up grown men the way you pick up a child, putting your hands in their arm pits and lifting up. Wilt was maybe this most gifted athlete of the 20th century.
You obviously never watched him. Shaq his basketball get as close to rim as you can catch the ball put elbows in the air turn around and dunk. That's it that was Shaw's game
Shaq is the most dominant center ever but only because Wilt didn't play the same way as Shaq. It was a different time, Wilt did not want to be called a brute and "he's just bigger and stronger then everyone else" so he played the game in a skillful manner instead like doing a turnaround bank shot. Imagine Shaq doing that same kind of shot, people would call him out for it say "why don't you assert yourself inside and go for a dunk?"
No comparison. Not taking anything away from Shaq, but Wilt wzs in a class all by himself. There are so many extraordinary stories about Wilt that can be verified. Wilt could palm a 16lb bowling ball. His strength was extraordinary. He currently resides on Mt. Olympus. He wats breakfast and lunch with Zeus and Hercules. R.I.P. Big Dipper. Philly Strong!
According to Arnold Schwarzenegger,yes Wilt did. Arnold said after working out with Wilt in the early 80's filming a movie w/him he would never workout again with Wilt. It is what it is. Wilt was in a class by himself.
@@GlenDeaton go watch any Arnold interviews/documentaries. Filled with massive exaggerations again and again, stories contradicting, dude just lies for no reason. Once your established as a liar nothing you say can be trusted anymore. I'm not denying wilt was strong and a super athlete, but let's not live in la la land here wilt wasn't benching no 600 lbs nor did he have a 48 inch vertical nor did he ran the 100m in 10 secs nor did he sleep with 20000 woman. If you want to believe him that's fine.
Arnold Scwartzenegger confirmed it while working out during the filming of a movie w/Wilt. He was so strong because of Tendon strength. Which is why smaller guy can lock hands with a huge guy and bring him to his knees.
Wilt was a great! A true great! A freak of nature! But he was always talking bad about anyone that could be considered greater than him, despite the fact that a lot of people would rank Kareem and Russell higher that’s all time… and he played in their era. This is another example of him doing that to someone that can be considered more dominant than him.
Kareem did not play in his era. He was in his last two years when Kareem came in. He was old and still blocked his sky hook at its peak. I have Wilt as second, only behind Jordan. They are the only two superhumans. Remember, they changed the rules to make Jordan's game better. They changed the rules to make Wilt's game worse. He had a mental block at the line. If he could have shot a turn around bank shot, he would have shot 85%.
Shaq is a good person. But if he was 6 inches shorter, he'd be flipping burgers. If you don't think so, you never watched him miss free throw after free throw.
When wilt was 15 years old in the 1950s...his friends from school would go to his home and in wilts bedroom... he had 300 lbs dumbbells...according to his friends... i dont know if thats 300 lbs in total or twice that amount in two dumbells but 300 lbs for a youngster of 15 to lift is not a small weight by any means.... A few years later before he joined the nba Wilt played with the Harlem Globetrotters the Globetrotters doctor of record states he saw wilt pickup two Harlem Globetrotters one in each hand by their teeshirts and hold them well of the ground... They both weighed in at well over two hundred pounds each and he said, "wilt could have clashed their heads together!" Wilt would have relished the opportunity of going up against Shaq, if he could move close on 450lbs or more like those two Harlem Globetrotters just imagine what he could have done to Shaquille O'Neal who weighed a lot less...
@@AcousticOlli keep crying bro lol, wilt da real 🐐, none of wilts nba records are fake, all well documented. Shaq for as dominant as he was was only able to amass 3 50 point games whereas wilt got 118 😂
@@AcousticOlli can you imagine shaq playing in the 60s? His dependence on his physical game play would get him fouled out in the 1st quarter lol. I think it's funny how you say stats dont matter then use his "stats dropping" as proof that he isnt good lol. Make it make sense. I dont think you truly understand WHY his career playoff numbers are lower than his career regular season numbers. Its because wilts game evolved over time and his role changed with different teams and coaches. as he transitioned away from being the #1 scoring option of his team to a more "team player" role plus being on deeper teams he had much more success in the post season, so because of these factors he had many more playoff games where his role was not to get stats but wins. Which is when he won his 2 championships playing "better basketball" but not statistically.
dude, it's lbs, not kilos, ah (!) which totally plausible, actually Wilt was no bs guy, from my impression) he was just one of the best and highest IQ athletes we've ever seen 'N that's that) no cap
Wilt was a one of a kind athlete. He only retired because he was making more money off the court. If the salaries were huge back then he could've played until the early 80's.
Wilts' reputation for being immensely strong is mentioned by several groups, especially in the body building world... In the 1970s wilt had an unknown deadlift, but the record was around 800 lbs, and Wilt said, "he could lift it and would for $10,000 dollars. "... A few people considered taking him up on it but were talked out of it by other body builders and weightlifters because they said " he could probably do it!" Even Arnold Schwarzenegger said, "he was a beast in the Gym"!
This might have been cut up from an interview talking about MJ, with a clip cut in where he mentions Shaq; I don't have time to investigate but I think that's it.
Just look up the Conan O'brian Interview with Wilt from 1997 or the Howard Stern interview he did maybe the same year. He was certainly on record of what he thought of a then YOUNG Shaq O'neal. In so many words, he wasn't all that impressed. And he had some criticisms of the big fella. To be fair, this was, again, a young Shaq he was talking about, that hadn't yet become a league MVP and champion.
why? nope? because none of your friends can do it or the strongest guy you PERSONALY know cant? so therefore its not possible? I hate to tell you this DO YOU KNOW EVERY GUY WHO BENCH PRESSES IN THE WORLD??
@@johnnythekid4601Settle down, Skippy. Wilt is a notorious bullshitter. And 600lbs is extremely unlikely for someone with his build and arm length. So, Nope.
Wilt was a great athlete but it’s very doubtful he couldn’t bench 600lbs or even 400lbs for that matter. I heard Arnold say his personal best was 520lbs so there’s no way Wilt could press more.
@@mprice6683 Haha. Maybe he could toss around the Shaq in high school, but not the 02 Shaq in his prime who weighed 380lbs while Wilt was ~280lbs. I’m not taking anything away from Wilt skill wise.
@@WhiteEagle74 You don't know the truth about Wilt. You probably think he is the guy who scored 100 and couldn't shoot free throws, and that is it. Wilt was exaggerating saying he could bench 600lbs, but it was definitely over 550lbs. Go watch videos of the stories. There are players who played against Wilt and were executives in the NBA when Shaq played who say Wilt was much stronger. I can't remember the players, but there were two 6'10" players who got in a fight on court. Wilt went over and picked them both up off of the ground with either arm and told them to stop. They were so shocked and scared they just walked the other way afraid of Wilt. There are two, maybe three, Olympic medalists who only have medals because professional athletes weren't allowed to compete in the Olympics. Even Michael Jordan can't say that. Wilt was the most athletic player to ever be in the NBA. Late in his career, he blocked Karem's sky hook at its peak. This is when he had lost some of his vertical. He was too athletic and too powerful for Shaq. His athleticism would have got him the leverage and his superior power would have overpowered Shaq. Sorry, but you are wrong. By the way, I am not a Wilt worshipper. MJ is still the GOAT, but Wilt is second. No other players were superhuman like MJ and Wilt.
I am always shocked seeing Wilt stand next to the PRIME Shaq and somehow IMPOSE himself both by being larger, but also being a legend at the time while Shaq was still making his mark. Wilt was a bigger guy, and I still cannot completely get over it. Seeing the footage of them at 1996 all star weekend iirc... wtf?
That wasn’t prime Shaq, his prime years were around 1999-2000 where he was much larger
@@Eric-lx8hp of course, but he did not add HEIGHT and was already a GIANT and he did not grow like he was 15. the difference between them is not something you can grow into when you are like 24. Yeah, shaq's prime was 99-03 i would say, and it was incredible
Chamberlain didnt impose anything except being a jealous diva
@@mikewilliams9069 please lol. Shaq had Kobe and got exactly one ring without him. Please tell me who Wilt's greatest teammate was.
@@blakfloyd lame excuses, if wilt was the almighty goat as you all proclaimed him to be, he shouldve be able all by himself …,that’s what u kept saying about kevin durbusride and Kabitsch lenard smh
600lb bench with those long arms? No way.
Arnold took Wilt to the gym while they were shooting Conan the Barbarian. This was prime Arnold just off winning his final Olympia a year or so prior, Wilt was retired from Basketball. Arnold described Wilt as the strongest man he had ever seen, easily picking up more weight than Arnold. And that was the last time Arnold asked Wilt to train with him at the gym. It's a well known story you can look it up.
You can find plenty of video clips of Wilt picking up grown men the way you pick up a child, putting your hands in their arm pits and lifting up. Wilt was maybe this most gifted athlete of the 20th century.
Imagine if wilt had footwork, post moves, modern training and diet and health things. Sheesh.
You obviously never watched him. Shaq his basketball get as close to rim as you can catch the ball put elbows in the air turn around and dunk. That's it that was Shaw's game
Mark Henry couldn’t even bench 600 lbs and he weighed 400 himself. Shaq’s best was in the 450 lb range.
Shaq is the most dominant center ever but only because Wilt didn't play the same way as Shaq. It was a different time, Wilt did not want to be called a brute and "he's just bigger and stronger then everyone else" so he played the game in a skillful manner instead like doing a turnaround bank shot. Imagine Shaq doing that same kind of shot, people would call him out for it say "why don't you assert yourself inside and go for a dunk?"
No comparison. Not taking anything away from Shaq, but Wilt wzs in a class all by himself. There are so many extraordinary stories about Wilt that can be verified. Wilt could palm a 16lb bowling ball. His strength was extraordinary. He currently resides on Mt. Olympus. He wats breakfast and lunch with Zeus and Hercules. R.I.P. Big Dipper. Philly Strong!
Wilt played with plumbers Shaq played with mj
@@Skeiejs id say plumber's were better ballers than michael jackson he was tiny dont really get your comment
His high school track records were amazing…
@@darbyheavey406 and that relates to basketball in what way? Basketball is more about skill than physical fitness
@@PatrickYoung-w5g lmao cope
"bench 600 lbs" lmao
no... not even close
According to Arnold Schwarzenegger,yes Wilt did. Arnold said after working out with Wilt in the early 80's filming a movie w/him he would never workout again with Wilt. It is what it is. Wilt was in a class by himself.
@@dwade6322Arnold is a known compulsive liar lmao
@@rahim9ninehow so? Arnold has no reason to lie about wilt's bench press
@@GlenDeaton go watch any Arnold interviews/documentaries. Filled with massive exaggerations again and again, stories contradicting, dude just lies for no reason. Once your established as a liar nothing you say can be trusted anymore. I'm not denying wilt was strong and a super athlete, but let's not live in la la land here wilt wasn't benching no 600 lbs nor did he have a 48 inch vertical nor did he ran the 100m in 10 secs nor did he sleep with 20000 woman. If you want to believe him that's fine.
@@rahim9nineNot really. He admitted on cheating with a maid.
Only #73 Larry Allen can do that ( 700lbs actually ) = RIP Legend
💯💯💯🔥🔥🔥🐐🐐🐐 actually facts!!!!
Bullshit Wilt benched 600lbs. Absolute Bullshit.
Arnold Scwartzenegger confirmed it while working out during the filming of a movie w/Wilt. He was so strong because of Tendon strength. Which is why smaller guy can lock hands with a huge guy and bring him to his knees.
Wilt always seems like Petty White as well
Wilt was a great! A true great! A freak of nature! But he was always talking bad about anyone that could be considered greater than him, despite the fact that a lot of people would rank Kareem and Russell higher that’s all time… and he played in their era. This is another example of him doing that to someone that can be considered more dominant than him.
Kareem did not play in his era. He was in his last two years when Kareem came in. He was old and still blocked his sky hook at its peak. I have Wilt as second, only behind Jordan. They are the only two superhumans. Remember, they changed the rules to make Jordan's game better. They changed the rules to make Wilt's game worse. He had a mental block at the line. If he could have shot a turn around bank shot, he would have shot 85%.
Shaq is a good person.
But if he was 6 inches shorter, he'd be flipping burgers.
If you don't think so, you never watched him miss free throw after free throw.
Not impressed I wrist curl 800 lbs for reps
When wilt was 15 years old in the 1950s...his friends from school would go to his home and in wilts bedroom... he had 300 lbs dumbbells...according to his friends... i dont know if thats 300 lbs in total or twice that amount in two dumbells but 300 lbs for a youngster of 15 to lift is not a small weight by any means....
A few years later before he joined the nba Wilt played with the Harlem Globetrotters the Globetrotters doctor of record states he saw wilt pickup two Harlem Globetrotters one in each hand by their teeshirts and hold them well of the ground...
They both weighed in at well over two hundred pounds each and he said, "wilt could have clashed their heads together!"
Wilt would have relished the opportunity of going up against Shaq, if he could move close on 450lbs or more like those two Harlem Globetrotters just imagine what he could have done to Shaquille O'Neal who weighed a lot less...
@@AcousticOlli keep crying bro lol, wilt da real 🐐, none of wilts nba records are fake, all well documented. Shaq for as dominant as he was was only able to amass 3 50 point games whereas wilt got 118 😂
@@AcousticOlli can you imagine shaq playing in the 60s? His dependence on his physical game play would get him fouled out in the 1st quarter lol. I think it's funny how you say stats dont matter then use his "stats dropping" as proof that he isnt good lol. Make it make sense. I dont think you truly understand WHY his career playoff numbers are lower than his career regular season numbers. Its because wilts game evolved over time and his role changed with different teams and coaches. as he transitioned away from being the #1 scoring option of his team to a more "team player" role plus being on deeper teams he had much more success in the post season, so because of these factors he had many more playoff games where his role was not to get stats but wins. Which is when he won his 2 championships playing "better basketball" but not statistically.
@@kris9145 this story is so fake lmao you guys are so gullible
@@kris9145 60s or 90s?
I call BS on 600lb bench. If Wilt was 125kg in his prime, that means he benched more than 90% of the WORLD RECORD for powerlifters. Nah man
dude, it's lbs, not kilos, ah (!)
which totally plausible, actually
Wilt was no bs guy, from my impression) he was just one of the best and highest IQ athletes we've ever seen
'N that's that) no cap
Its a fact Wilt was probably the greatest athlete of all time....He also ran a 4.4 and had a 40 inch vertical
Wilt was a one of a kind athlete. He only retired because he was making more money off the court.
If the salaries were huge back then he could've played until the early 80's.
Wilts' reputation for being immensely strong is mentioned by several groups, especially in the body building world...
In the 1970s wilt had an unknown deadlift, but the record was around 800 lbs, and Wilt said, "he could lift it and would for $10,000 dollars. "...
A few people considered taking him up on it but were talked out of it by other body builders and weightlifters because they said " he could probably do it!"
Even Arnold Schwarzenegger said, "he was a beast in the Gym"!
No it's not plausible, either in pounds or kilos
This might have been cut up from an interview talking about MJ, with a clip cut in where he mentions Shaq; I don't have time to investigate but I think that's it.
Just look up the Conan O'brian Interview with Wilt from 1997 or the Howard Stern interview he did maybe the same year. He was certainly on record of what he thought of a then YOUNG Shaq O'neal. In so many words, he wasn't all that impressed. And he had some criticisms of the big fella. To be fair, this was, again, a young Shaq he was talking about, that hadn't yet become a league MVP and champion.
WTF!!! Shaq can't even get 405 up on bench.
Wilt didnt bench no 600 lbs when he was playing. I dont believe that at all.
What are you talking about bro he trained with Arnold
Arnold actually commented on how unbelievably strong he was… compared to Arnold
@@hansdykstra3869 yeah, after he retired.
Wilt couldn't beat Russell, who was smaller than him, even if he could bench 600. Shaq would murder him
Wilt was killing Bill Russell head to head. Wilt's teams lost because Bill had 9-10 other hall of fame players on his team!
Wilt was great
Great at basketball and great at talking porky pies
I know Shaq won a few rings with the Lakers but i always see him as a Celtic
@qman66 That’s the strangest I’ve heard in awhile…
600lbs?
Nope.
why? nope? because none of your friends can do it or the strongest guy you PERSONALY know cant? so therefore its not possible? I hate to tell you this DO YOU KNOW EVERY GUY WHO BENCH PRESSES IN THE WORLD??
@@johnnythekid4601Settle down, Skippy.
Wilt is a notorious bullshitter. And 600lbs is extremely unlikely for someone with his build and arm length.
So,
Nope.
@@JBart3112 I believe Arnold over some casual like you.
Wilt was goat and is giat center 2 kareem,3 olajawan,4 shack 5 malone moses 6 russel
My brain was actually fried reading this
I respect Wilt for being competitive but Shaq would give him 40 & 30 all day long too if Russell gave him problems so can Shaq
then why did Hakeem who was lighter and weaker spanked him in the finals?
Hakeem was one of the most talented centers of all time offensively & defensively
Both Chamberlain and Russell are smarter than Shaq. They'd make him run the court. After 15 minutes Shaq would be on oxygen.
@@YuhBoiJeremiah and Wilt was not? dude has 40+ records still standing today, including the 100 point game
@@sale8085It was a different game back then competition was not as good as the 90’s
Wilt was a hater and it shows
He has a big ego but he was a beast in his prime and I think he could guard Shaq.
@@hamzaahmed3066 from every video I see he’s bitter and down talking the new players
Nah, he just spittin facts. Cat was benching 600lbs and NEVER came off the court, he'd MAKE shaq buy the both of them lunch and eat shaq's too💪🏾🐐
@@williewinston1498 no he was literally a hater
Wilt A hater cuz he said Shaq style of play wouldn't work with against him🧐🧐🧐. When he also mentioned he game about power & he's a strong young man🤔
Wilt was a great athlete but it’s very doubtful he couldn’t bench 600lbs or even 400lbs for that matter. I heard Arnold say his personal best was 520lbs so there’s no way Wilt could press more.
He rounded up. It was in the high 500s. No matter what, Wilt would have picked up Shaq and moved him like he was a sack of potatoes.
@@mprice6683 Haha. Maybe he could toss around the Shaq in high school, but not the 02 Shaq in his prime who weighed 380lbs while Wilt was ~280lbs. I’m not taking anything away from Wilt skill wise.
@@WhiteEagle74 You don't know the truth about Wilt. You probably think he is the guy who scored 100 and couldn't shoot free throws, and that is it. Wilt was exaggerating saying he could bench 600lbs, but it was definitely over 550lbs. Go watch videos of the stories. There are players who played against Wilt and were executives in the NBA when Shaq played who say Wilt was much stronger. I can't remember the players, but there were two 6'10" players who got in a fight on court. Wilt went over and picked them both up off of the ground with either arm and told them to stop. They were so shocked and scared they just walked the other way afraid of Wilt. There are two, maybe three, Olympic medalists who only have medals because professional athletes weren't allowed to compete in the Olympics. Even Michael Jordan can't say that. Wilt was the most athletic player to ever be in the NBA. Late in his career, he blocked Karem's sky hook at its peak. This is when he had lost some of his vertical. He was too athletic and too powerful for Shaq. His athleticism would have got him the leverage and his superior power would have overpowered Shaq. Sorry, but you are wrong. By the way, I am not a Wilt worshipper. MJ is still the GOAT, but Wilt is second. No other players were superhuman like MJ and Wilt.
this whongko was so full of himself, Andrew Bynum would destroy his granny moves
You kids are embarrassing yourselves. Wilt would dominate in this weak league even more.
Wilt ain't stopping Prime Shaq Attack no way