This video was very informative. We learned to keep John in the sport we should supply him with lucrative supermatches that also provide John a competitive challenge. They should also be sufficiently spaced apart to give himself time to adequately recover and prepare for the next.
"We want to thank John Brzenk who took us in while we were staying in Arizona." Perhaps it would be reasonable to give Renee some credit too :) I love her cameo at the end ;)
May 21 East vs West 3 John Brzenk vs Zurab Tavberidze Dave Chaffee vs Genadi Kvikvinia Marcio Barboza vs Kydyrgali Ongarbaev Todd Hutchings vs Irakli Ziraqashvili Paul Linn vs David Samushia Michael Todd vs Revaz Lutidze *Matt Mask vs. Eugeny Prudnik (right arm) *Tobias Sporrong vs. Eugeny Prudnik (left arm) *Matt Mask vs. Artyom Morozov (left arm) *Tobias Sporrong vs Artyom Morozov (right arm
I'm actually surprised John didn't mention Travis as being one of the best , grant it Travis was obviously best left handed but was pretty damn good right handed also which is why I think he is one the best all time
Jeez for someone so good at their sport, the best that ever did it, John certainly downplays everything :) Very modest and humble guy, probably too much so. John is the man though! Love him and hope he continues to at least 60.
Good morning boys hope all is well and I agree there should be 2 super heavy weight classes maybe like 250lbs or 260lbs to like 300lbs or 310lbs then a class for all the monsters 👹 that are bigger then that also I can’t wait to watch arm wrestling grow over the next 5 years
TH-cam has done as much for armwrestling as it's done for chess, which is huge now with the game replay & analysis channels. That video of John beating Lukes for the overall title in 1988 was a rare site, not to be matched today. Lupkes was twice his size in shoulders, arms, back.
I’m going to get hate for this but oh well, can we just be real and stop saying Levan has the genetics sure he is a strong guy but he is human growth Hormoned out of his mind. Not saying he’s not working his ass off everyone just likes to beat around the bush when it comes to this topic.
No levan is genetically gifted for the sport, as much as Todzilla? Brzenk? Devon? No, but he is gifted for it, we know this because huge strong men competitors that can outlift any arm wrestler are showing lack luster performance on the table, as well as massive body builders, who use more gear and hgh than Levan could dream of.
@@tetojulolita1349 maybe Rustim Babayav, seeing what he did with Hutchings makes me wonder if he's old man kryptonite, given that was a lesser Hutchings than now.
9:35 yes ! ... why is it that the top guys acknowledge that the people in the comments are smart (like Engin)... but the other people in the comments just can't handle the idea that some one who comments can have a clue about the sport? :p
John Brzenk Should only do a best of five against Devon since John is older and has some shoulder issues. John should also have strict reffing where Devon can’t bully the ref and no 30 second strap rule. John did it under Devon‘s terms the first time now John should have a say in the second time and besides if John request a match and let everyone know he wants this match with his fair rules this time Devon refuses he look like a coward. It’s only fair and again six rounds is too much at John’s age with his shoulder problems
8:36 aha some one understands... the best genetic athletes are not in this sport along with other sports which are lacking in top genetics. People with long hands and fingers who are fast and smart get recruited by everyone left and right - from the rowing team to the discus throwing team to the piano teacher to the basketball team, water polo, double bass teacher :P
5:40 - that's the chemical effect of steroids on your psyche actually - makes you super confident. They help you in endless ways ... We gotta get neurochemistry involved in how these men and women train : it will affect their table IQ, start speed, reaction time, speed at which you change angles and how well you use rest of your body to help and how good you are at biofeedback and understanding how to train and stretch better.
Would love to see John vs Toddzila. I don’t think John will be able to beat Devon. Devon’s got that sticky open top roll/kings move spot that John just can’t seem to get through. Ends up getting bled.
@@StrongerThanBigfoot nope he is not! Devon hasn’t a significant bone lock like Michael Todd. I think Devon worked really hard in his pronation and he is using it to stop his opponents in his open toproll.
It's both. Devon has had surgery and he cant fully straighten his arm like MT or Dennis so he does have a bone lock. However hes very strong right before he reaches it. You can look at his matches vs matt mask. Vs stronger opponents he is bone locking like vs chaffee. If hes not careful though a strong enough opponent could break his arm like Levan possibly if he doesnt stand up.
I love the almost encyclopedic memory of people, matches, and years that janis has.....crazy.
This video was very informative. We learned to keep John in the sport we should supply him with lucrative supermatches that also provide John a competitive challenge. They should also be sufficiently spaced apart to give himself time to adequately recover and prepare for the next.
Yes, John should be 'grandfathered' in to any events he likes too.
I can listen to Janis and John all day
not ray😂
@@kensworld81 lol, yeah 🤣
Did ray die!
Is that a roast of ray
@@kensworld81 Ray just didn't say much I guess.
"We want to thank John Brzenk who took us in while we were staying in Arizona." Perhaps it would be reasonable to give Renee some credit too :) I love her cameo at the end ;)
We need to do whatever it takes to keep John in the sport
So glad you came back to Your sport. Thanks Janis & Ray for the interview, doing great job.
John is upgrading the microwave 🎉
This is gold, Thanks VOA
May 21 East vs West 3
John Brzenk vs Zurab Tavberidze
Dave Chaffee vs Genadi Kvikvinia
Marcio Barboza vs Kydyrgali Ongarbaev
Todd Hutchings vs Irakli Ziraqashvili
Paul Linn vs David Samushia
Michael Todd vs Revaz Lutidze
*Matt Mask vs. Eugeny Prudnik (right arm)
*Tobias Sporrong vs. Eugeny Prudnik (left arm)
*Matt Mask vs. Artyom Morozov (left arm)
*Tobias Sporrong vs Artyom Morozov (right arm
thank you, we can watch videos like these 24/7
If John and Devon go at it again I hope it’s at East vs West.
Watching this after seeing the results of the Pavlo match is so cool!
Seeing two of the best just sitting and talking is kind of better than watching them arm wrestle
Nice. Thanks Coach Ray!
Great interview.
John looks jacked!!
Yeah. He bicep and triceps seem to have taken well to the daily training. And of course, the forearm is solid!
Legendary video.
Ray and Janis are so great, also look at johns arms man. Guys jacked
awesome !!!!
WHERE'S THE FUCKEN MICROWAVE?! 🤣
💪🤥👍
He bought a new microwave and fridge from Costco lol. That's the first thing I asked him about too
haven't seen you in a long time
Hey John, I'm 71 and just started armwrestling. LOL. In 5 years ill be competitive. LOL. Hey, armwrestling in your age bracket is fun too!! 💦💪🏼💦🦁
I would love to have Beau Hightower get a hold of John and work on his shoulder.
I spoke to Beau and he’s reaching out to John. Yeehaw
@@jeremycoleman318 Nice one.
Whoever Beau is, he sounds like a useful guy to know if you have a shoulder problem :D I approve. We do NOT want John to leave us now!
@@jeremycoleman318 it's a load of rubbish
@@s20acc94 That's what your mother said when birthing you.
I want to see John and Todd Hutchings
Interesting discusion!👍💪
Great interview, guys. Noticed the microwave right away btw. Haha
Maybe another match with devon, fuk yes (REMATCH IN WAF RULES)
I hope they pull again, if Devon gets back down to 240, I think it could be way more competitive.
I'm actually surprised John didn't mention Travis as being one of the best , grant it Travis was obviously best left handed but was pretty damn good right handed also which is why I think he is one the best all time
Jeez for someone so good at their sport, the best that ever did it, John certainly downplays everything :) Very modest and humble guy, probably too much so. John is the man though! Love him and hope he continues to at least 60.
Jep, agree.
He is talking like someone who maybe once won a little tournament in the neighbour village 😂
@@PharaoRamsesII exactly!!! He should ramp up his confidence a little bit lol John deserves it. Too nice of a guy :)
I hope John gets some good matches, then he can get a new stove and microwave, the GOAT deserves at least that.
He doesn't need to. They work perfectly fine.
What did they do to me????
Haha. Your youtube name with your comment made me laugh.
Good morning boys hope all is well and I agree there should be 2 super heavy weight classes maybe like 250lbs or 260lbs to like 300lbs or 310lbs then a class for all the monsters 👹 that are bigger then that also I can’t wait to watch arm wrestling grow over the next 5 years
🔥Arsen Liliev🔥 what a Savage
Don't know if it's still possible, but I'd like to see John beat Devon one more time.
It's possible
It’s possible
Me to☝🏽
@@StrongerThanBigfoot if Devon goes down to only 250mg test maybe but he is not gonna do that till he dies at this point it looks like...
John is the goat for me, the guy was a legend in ancient times and he is still around
Armwrestling fan reporting for duty
💪💪💪
Im in Arizona and I cant find anybody to pull with can i get some help
Armbets thank you sir
Can anyone tell me about the upcoming arm wrestling events and date
TH-cam has done as much for armwrestling as it's done for chess, which is huge now with the game replay & analysis channels. That video of John beating Lukes for the overall title in 1988 was a rare site, not to be matched today. Lupkes was twice his size in shoulders, arms, back.
Bascislly John is just saying u need to keep finding him matches ever month or so and he will stay
I’m going to get hate for this but oh well, can we just be real and stop saying Levan has the genetics sure he is a strong guy but he is human growth Hormoned out of his mind. Not saying he’s not working his ass off everyone just likes to beat around the bush when it comes to this topic.
Levan is strong as hell simple and plain.
@@gokublack5831 he is, but ignorance is bliss also
No levan is genetically gifted for the sport, as much as Todzilla? Brzenk? Devon? No, but he is gifted for it, we know this because huge strong men competitors that can outlift any arm wrestler are showing lack luster performance on the table, as well as massive body builders, who use more gear and hgh than Levan could dream of.
@@damianireland4330 Some sense Dame.
@@mediocrepronator6269 Levan is superhumanly strong plain and simple who said anything about being ignorant.
john visit Cyplenkov!
Jesus John has blown up since his match with Devon! He looks huge!
Blimey John looks massive
That sais alot about Devon, him being the only one John actually wants to pull on the planet.
Because he doesn't think Devon is better than him
Bcos from all the top heavy weight puller devon is the most skillfull and the slowest start, brzenk know he cant face other younger fast toproller
@@tetojulolita1349 maybe Rustim Babayav, seeing what he did with Hutchings makes me wonder if he's old man kryptonite, given that was a lesser Hutchings than now.
Come on John, buy a damn dishwasher lol
hello Coach Ray, is it normal to have chest pain in the middle while in a constricting position?
Its not normal at all.
Talk to a doctor and have a check up bro
9:35 yes ! ... why is it that the top guys acknowledge that the people in the comments are smart (like Engin)... but the other people in the comments just can't handle the idea that some one who comments can have a clue about the sport? :p
It's amazing John doesn't think that weight really matters. I would think he would beat Pushkar in the same weight class.
It didn't back in the days, now it matters
Always expect some nice arm rubs in a good arm wrestling talk.
TH-cam algorithm boosting comment 💪
... NOT first!
John Brzenk Should only do a best of five against Devon since John is older and has some shoulder issues. John should also have strict reffing where Devon can’t bully the ref and no 30 second strap rule. John did it under Devon‘s terms the first time now John should have a say in the second time and besides if John request a match and let everyone know he wants this match with his fair rules this time Devon refuses he look like a coward. It’s only fair and again six rounds is too much at John’s age with his shoulder problems
forget pulling Devon. just boycott him. he is too nasty to play along with others
We should buy John a ticket to Georgia and leave him there for 3 months with the beasts in a training camp, imagine what we would get back.....
why would he do that? georgians needs to come to train with john to get bigger and stronger
He could just save a trip, avoid the jet-lag and buy local steroids.
@@journeyisending GEORGIA IS WAY CHEAPER THAN THE US, PLUS MORE WORK FOR THE GEORGIANS TO GET VISA FOR THE US, THAN JOHN TO GET VISA FOR GEORGIA.
@@stevenphillips6127 JOHN ISNT TAKING GEAR, AT THAT AGE YOU ARE ASKING FOR A HEART ATTACK
how dies someone get involved in az arm wrestling?
What would it take for either of you to beat John? Can either of you take his hand? Pull him in a hook? Top roll? The people need to know!
It would take both of their arms 😄
Different weight categories first of all. You need to be at least John’s weight and even then, only a few in that category have a chance.
Dude....janis is a NATTY 70kg armwrestler. John is....John. and he weights 110kg
@@justaguyfromreddit i did ask what would it take...
@@justaguyfromreddit ARE YOU IMPLYING JOHN ISNT NATTY?
Damn John looks huge
8:36 aha some one understands... the best genetic athletes are not in this sport along with other sports which are lacking in top genetics.
People with long hands and fingers who are fast and smart get recruited by everyone left and right - from the rowing team to the discus throwing team to the piano teacher to the basketball team, water polo, double bass teacher :P
I doubt that there are that many people with a better genetic than levan. But a lot of strongman could be good
The stove is missing
My lord john's arm's are huge lmao
RIP PUSHKAR
5:40 - that's the chemical effect of steroids on your psyche actually - makes you super confident. They help you in endless ways ...
We gotta get neurochemistry involved in how these men and women train : it will affect their table IQ, start speed, reaction time, speed at which you change angles and how well you use rest of your body to help and how good you are at biofeedback and understanding how to train and stretch better.
I would like to see John pull Alex before he gets any better
what happend to the white microwave tell John I would buy it off him
He keeps me in the bedroom now :)
Where is Johns Microwave and Stove. He finally got rid of it
Will he retire?
Travis Bagent is second best of all time
Yeahhh at an exception from levan everything remains the same... Chaffe still great
First
Well john didnt beat prime pushkar janis but rest was correct
Prime pushkar was just too much
Someone break in and steal his stove?
I'd love to see John and Denis pull 1 last time.
Would love to see John vs Toddzila. I don’t think John will be able to beat Devon. Devon’s got that sticky open top roll/kings move spot that John just can’t seem to get through. Ends up getting bled.
Devon relies on a bonelock
@@StrongerThanBigfoot nope he is not! Devon hasn’t a significant bone lock like Michael Todd. I think Devon worked really hard in his pronation and he is using it to stop his opponents in his open toproll.
It's both. Devon has had surgery and he cant fully straighten his arm like MT or Dennis so he does have a bone lock. However hes very strong right before he reaches it. You can look at his matches vs matt mask. Vs stronger opponents he is bone locking like vs chaffee. If hes not careful though a strong enough opponent could break his arm like Levan possibly if he doesnt stand up.
ONLY PRUDNIK HAS A CHANCE TO BEAT JOHN AT 110 KG IMO
Well at least John's wife thinks Travis is one of the best lol