one of the most dominant performances as a whole at the 1996 Olympics. Tom only gave up 1 entire pt the entire tournament. only Gable has done a bit better (unscored upon in Munich)
6:00 in is my favourite moment in wrestling history. Tom's winning by so much in the gold medal match but still attacking until the very last second. Look on the refs face says it all.
Notice Brands NEVER stops attacking no matter what the score. Always a recipe for disaster when wrestlers try to protect leads and shut down their offenses.
@@ianshue2890depends what your strengths are. It you’re especially explosive but don’t have his VO2 max or lactic acid tolerance, you’d putting yourself at a big disadvantage wrestling that way. Is you turn it into an mile run you take away your sprint, and if you have enough sprint you want it in those terms rather than a steady state mile.
Interesting strategy on Brands side.. he was giving him the shoot because he knew he had the edge on upper body strength to eventually get a throw... Also not much of a handshake at the end but not so much lack of sportsmanship but more the fact he's that focused and in the zone.. Wrestlers don't get enough credit, all time Olympic great performance IMHO
ripstikgod you used to have to pull out your cup and show it to the ref before matches . Tom comes up and takes it out then tucks it back in. They did. Away with this by the time Sydney or Athens rolled around in 2000 or 2004 because I don’t remember seeing it after
Chandiwira Beza no. It was a handkerchief. We were required to keep one inside our singlet in case of bleeding. I wrestled in the late 70’s all the way through the early 90’s and cups were never used. Never. I wrestled nearly a 1,000 matches and have watched thousands and have never seen a wrestler wear a cup.
Tom and Terry brands are as real as it gets their passion is above and beyond and their Beady eyes are nothing to be taken lightly if you ever run into a small man with Beady eyes you should not fuck with them and run!!!
@jrsp99 Iowa has a great team! But i think when it comes to the olympic sports, you should represent the USA as a whole and all the great wrestlers in every state. Not just the hawkeyes.
BRands really fucking left it all out there. Our wrestlers today absolutely do not do what he does. That's why we dont do well at lighter weights. Nobody fights like this. See how hard the japanese guy had to work just to get that leg and as soon as he lifts tom goes straight for the leg he doesnt even think twice.
Seems like a very weak weight class for some reason at ATL '96. Look at that same weight class 95 worlds and it was Dynamite. There wasnt exciting match thid whole tournament at this class.
Tom was WAY too strong for this guy. Tom was so much better i didn't even realize this was the gold medal match till the end.
The way Tom Brands wrestled this match= DOMINANCE
Indubidubly 🙂
Pure focus and determination. Save for Gable, I've never met anyone more intense than the Brands brothers.
Gable would still beat em tho. Brands may be a little better in terms of pressure (that’s up for debate), but Gable is a better all around wrestler
I love the embrace with Gable at the end.
one of the most dominant performances as a whole at the 1996 Olympics. Tom only gave up 1 entire pt the entire tournament. only Gable has done a bit better (unscored upon in Munich)
+sanitary103 I was there! ...Mat side!
At least in freestyle. Karelin accomplished a flawless run in Greco.
Tom beat 2 world champs in his bracket
@@henry-joemurphy2035 that’s awesome
@@billpryor8764 yup one of the hardest brackets I’ve seen
Serious badassery there. Tom Brands was always my favorite wrestler.
Got his autograph at a tournament...what an amazing wrestler...that was a nice ankle pick at 1:22
6:00 in is my favourite moment in wrestling history. Tom's winning by so much in the gold medal match but still attacking until the very last second. Look on the refs face says it all.
Notice Brands NEVER stops attacking no matter what the score. Always a recipe for disaster when wrestlers try to protect leads and shut down their offenses.
Most of his points were spin behind counters.
@@poolboyinla either way he was still aggressive and didn’t stop wrestling
@@ianshue2890depends what your strengths are. It you’re especially explosive but don’t have his VO2 max or lactic acid tolerance, you’d putting yourself at a big disadvantage wrestling that way. Is you turn it into an mile run you take away your sprint, and if you have enough sprint you want it in those terms rather than a steady state mile.
this guy spoke to us at a football banquet before a game...truly amazing
They obviously don't teach shot setups in Korea.
LOL like what the hell even was that!!
@Ayden Jeffery really? That random af.. does it work?
@Colt Ace that's so random to just comment here. On a comment of an old wrestling match..? Does it really work?
@@gregoryderosa8045 nonono has please don’t that’s a bot
3:30 beautiful reversal, great awareness of body positions.
we can all agree that the Atlanta 96 was the greatest American wrestling singlet ever made
Yaaaaas
that instant heart attack you get when you realize your wrestling brands
“GABLE! GABLE!!!” as Tom came off the mat.
thats the Iowa style of wrestling attack attack attack
Most of his points were spin behind counters.
Interesting strategy on Brands side.. he was giving him the shoot because he knew he had the edge on upper body strength to eventually get a throw... Also not much of a handshake at the end but not so much lack of sportsmanship but more the fact he's that focused and in the zone.. Wrestlers don't get enough credit, all time Olympic great performance IMHO
Where was his gut? Did he not have one?
What kind of shoes does brands have?
Tom had complete control of this match...total dominance
that was 1 point away from a major decision lol
FLAWLESS VICTORY!!!
What's that thing they put inside their singlet?
ripstikgod you used to have to pull out your cup and show it to the ref before matches . Tom comes up and takes it out then tucks it back in.
They did. Away with this by the time Sydney or Athens rolled around in 2000 or 2004 because I don’t remember seeing it after
Chandiwira Beza no. It was a handkerchief. We were required to keep one inside our singlet in case of bleeding. I wrestled in the late 70’s all the way through the early 90’s and cups were never used. Never. I wrestled nearly a 1,000 matches and have watched thousands and have never seen a wrestler wear a cup.
Aggressive to the last second, and stone face no smile with the gold.
Stud
Tom and Terry brands are as real as it gets their passion is above and beyond and their Beady eyes are nothing to be taken lightly if you ever run into a small man with Beady eyes you should not fuck with them and run!!!
5:00 great misdirection, faked the right corner and when the Korean went to defend he turned to the left.
Brands spun around him three times. Excellent win!!!
That was total pwnage.
Good match
No wonder the Hawkeyes are straight power houses 😂
The aneurysm Brands got when he realized he was wrestling John Smith.
John Smith didn't go to the 96 games. This comment is a bit confusing.
I think I commented on the wrong video lol
Tom wrestled Randy Lewis before at the trials cant remember the year, but Randy decked Tom in less than a minute. Savage!!!
@jrsp99 Iowa has a great team! But i think when it comes to the olympic sports, you should represent the USA as a whole and all the great wrestlers in every state. Not just the hawkeyes.
BRands really fucking left it all out there. Our wrestlers today absolutely do not do what he does. That's why we dont do well at lighter weights. Nobody fights like this. See how hard the japanese guy had to work just to get that leg and as soon as he lifts tom goes straight for the leg he doesnt even think twice.
what Japanese guy?
Brands completely shut him down
Terry Brands had some shaggy hair back then
That guy is tough. Holy shit!
🇺🇸 #USA #TomBrands 🏅
Pretty much took him down at will. Dominating match
agreed
this is just a clinic
he owned
0:46 somebody shoulda flattened out so tom couldn't getta body lock
Brands put on a clinic .
@eskimokid101 international lyte II
'Merica
Brands dominated, but the Korean didn't look very good.
Seems like a very weak weight class for some reason at ATL '96. Look at that same weight class 95 worlds and it was Dynamite. There wasnt exciting match thid whole tournament at this class.
wow lol
Shet amrican fukyo athar