Levan explains what Devon needs to be number 1
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- Levan has commented that he believes that no one can defeat Devon in the 115 kg category, and there is a lot of merit in him facing someone who is more than 50 kg heavier, but in order to be the best he needs to weigh at least 130 or 135 kg. As we saw in their supermatch, Levan believes that Devon needed more shoulder and side pressure to beat him.
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I'm a big Devon fan, but how can you not love this gentle giant. What a phenom!
Agree
Those who don't have respect for the sport hate someone they don't support.
Built like a strongman and acts like one too.
the steroids rotting his brain
Yea, loved Devon for years and loved this buildup, but I gotta say I do like Levan, he seems like a great guy
Levan even sounding like a true champion so humble
Congrats to both Levan and Devon for doing so much for arm wrestling
No such thing as a true champion, a champion is a champion dude.
Hate those people that dislike winners just cause they aren't humble.
One thing has nothing to do with the other.
I'm glad Levan and Devon are friends and respect each other.
❤
me too bro, I am from Georgia. I'm glad they started respecting each other, I knew they had respects but they were not showing it.
respect....didnt Devon take a diaper to the press converence?
@@zeroclockgaming It was Levan who gave the diaper to Devon. Devon gave a pacifier to Levan. Hyping the match is what it was...
Ya, I liked when Devon gave Levan his green hoodie and how Levan wore it proudly. There seems to be a genuine friendship
His English has improved so much. He barely spoke on Larry’s channel
true i noticed that also.
I agree, Devon got alot stronger doing 1 max reps now, i think if he came around 135 kg ish , he will be 10 % 15% stronger combined with his new training style
He dsnt have the health to sacrifice anymore
he's fifty soon he don't have the time to beat Levan anymore in the future that's why he want to change his division to 110
Davon said that to get more weight is very hard for him
Devon's natural weight is around 110. If he's 130 kg it's just fat
@@ryuseiken9762 richard lupkes was still a beast well into his 60's, although it makes sense since he was already filled out during his 30s. It'd be near impossible for Devon to fill out his frame at his age though without drastic life-altering decisions.
Devon don't want to risk his life going 135/140 kg full of roids
He's already on roids.
@@RunForPeace-hk1cu Yes but he would need more and more often to get even heaiver.
Smartest devon fan :
@@Performance_Enhancing_Pancakesmost manly Devon hater⬆️
Devon does no workouts to gain weight hes on steroids now. More steoids does not mean more weight more mucles. Devon dont even work legs hes dont bechpress he dosent do back exercises hell never gain size eating normally and only doing arm wrestling related exercises.
THAT WAS A 100% LEGITIMATE AND TRUTH. UNDERSIZED SUPER HEAVYWEIGHT, OVERSIZED 115 KG. AND ITS MY FIRST TIME TO HEAR THE CHAMP SPEAK LIKE THAT, HES ROYAL.
YOU CAN WRITE IN SMALL LETTERS ITS NOT FORBBIDDEN BUT YES UR RIGHT
@@benbeckman7379 haha yeah i left my caps lock on i dont want to edit so i just let it be.
@@benbeckman7379I KNOW RIGHT..
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I am a huge Devon fan, but Levan...true champion and modest, humble. Really rare to see these days and wish you Levan all the best
Levan basically has another small man worth of body weight on his bones lol. Devon had no chance
I hat off devon. Devon is top arm wrestling for their age
No one is like devon Age, devo. Really do hard work next level, devon really is incredible 50 year old👑
Devon said 95-5 in his favor, so 5% of Levan winning. Pls dont cope.
Even when Levan admits it himself that it's the weight, you still don't accept it. Not only are you the one coping but you'll be completely illogical to do it. Haha, can't make this stuff up.
@user-pb7pr3di8m you are coping so hard lmao 😂. Devon has to talk shit to get in his opponents head, he is obviously more aware of levans strength than any of us are, so he clearly knew there was almost no chance of him winning.
All of it are nice words but the point is Levan weighs almost 190kg. The difference is huge.
To make an extreme example, why don‘t you see World Strongest Men with 5‘5 weighing 160 lbs winning? The weight is the difference is height and weight. They are connected with the force you can generate and what your limitations are.
To be precise Levan was 177kg vs Devon 120kg.
@@gianlucastrong8197still huge difference
@@Andrewtate200 corey west 200kg - todd hutchings 95kg, and hutching smashed the big guy, where were the weight difference there?
Excuses
@@ElFinoRojas Corey West has no technique lol.. Also most of his weight is fat..use some common sense.. By this logic there are many arm wrestlers on TH-cam who defeat big guys on street.. And the reason is only technique..
Levan has all the things..bodyweight, strength and technique so it's almost impossible for some one to beat Him who is 120 -150kg.
I mean devon really lacks A solid benchpress. If he could get some meat on those pects for the extra adduction stabillity and explosiveness it would elevate him so much. AND he needs that Thick Triceps and Front Delt. Its crazy how far devon has gotten without a strong bench, but for levan it simply is a necessity.
This, actually!! Glad someone said it. Only the 1% would understand. If he was there he could potentially beat Levan because of stamina. Trust me Levan is a monster but this would make an absolute difference! Facts!! It would even the fields. And the craziest thing is that is not too late! Third try is a charm. No one near him will advise him this and his not gonna read out our comments here but if he did he would realize we’re right!
@@Supermaaaaaaannnn Damn straight! The stronger pecs would allow him to keep his arm closer to his body and therefore it would take longer to open his bicep (less strain on bicep with arm close to body)
Don't you think overhead press is better than bench press?
@@mynameisnobody3931 i believe ohp is superior
@@Rx820brew i do too.
Devon would not survive the sheer volume of PED’s Levan is using. Period.
I love arm wrestling. The fact that PED’s are not hidden or frowned upon is refreshing. Nothing is hidden. No regulation. Which is absolutely fine in a sport that openly welcomes it.
But the argument that Devon at his age could do anything to catch up and possibly surpass Levan is absurd.
Devon is a legend in his own right. He has done it all. He has led arm wrestling and continues to lead it to heights it’s never been.
Quit comparing and just give the flowers that are due. Devon is Devon and Levan is Levan. They are both legends.
nobody says that he should, this is just what Levan thinks that Devon needs to have a chance against him. It is possible that even with all the PED's in the world, he won't be able to reach such size (if it is not mainly fat of course)
Levan is such a humble and classy guy. He's truly an ambassador for the sport of armwrestling. I love Devon and Levan both.
Got to love how humble Levan is! The world loves you big dude, keep climbing
He didn't say it out of humility, he just told the truth 😂
My heart was with Devon but my mind knew he had little to no chance. But I can't think of someone more deserving to be the SHW Champion than Levan. Extremely hard working guy, gentle giant. He has the personality of a king
Very humble of Levan to say this... Generally those at the top; They don't talk about details of this magnitude. " because your opponent can look; and have trouble in the future " AAndrobrail
We need a new weightclass starting at 135kg-140kg something like that.
Too many weightclass if that
Ларатт уже набирал перед матчем с Леваном, толку 0
What's the point? Everything will be exactly the same.
@@Donadzea if I'm not remember incorrect, the classes are: 75 kg, 85 kg, 95 kg, 105 kg, 115kg.
This mean 10kg by classes, I think @gudi2528 is right, a new class of 135kg will be correct, after that can be open
I think people nowadyas are using a lot of steroids and the weight has beyonded easy up tto 130kg (it's a big jump from 115kg)
@@pacocarrion7869 Easy way to fix is by making 80KG, 90KG, 100KG, 115KG, 120KG+, So if ur 120KG ur basicly forced to cut to 115KG, or if ur Devon u can still go pull SHW at 120KG or bulk more.
I think the fans were right all along. Devon is incredible to be this strong at his age but incorporating more compound exercises and working on baseline strength would have elevated him to next level
Yeah so sad to see this just be disregarded. In recent years all the talk was about the disparity between European and North American pullers and the reason is so obvious. The European pullers train for strength and have much more base strength through doing compound movements. It doesn't take a genius to figure it out at this point.
I think Michael Todd does all those things...
@@ricardopires4713he does and the sad part is people make fun of him about it. Problem is he still hasn’t fixed the two big things that matter the most in arm wrestling imo…His hand and wrist
@@robertthompson176 You can say what you want about compound movements but the truth is that Devon is number 2 training smarter. Do your eally think that Ermes and Levan can train like they train now with 48 years old and abusing steroids from such young age? Devon training is after years and years of competing.
No I am the new champion in arm wrestling. Will be coming after levan soon
Levan is soooo classy and I love his humilty. He actually is rooting for Devon. Wow. Ask yourself, would Devon do the same if the tables were turned. You already know that answer. We need more guys in sports with the humility of Levan.
Devon already DID the same.
He took levan to stem cell therapy to help with his recovery and let him stay at his place for that duration.
@@gh0unwell then I take it back, I didn’t know that.
@@Good_News_Joe it's exactly because Devon has taken care of levan during his Injury, that levan now is talking very friendly towards Devon.
Wasn't the same before. Their friendly relationship is due to Devon having invited him over to his place to figure out his stem cell therapy together.
He didn't say it out of humility, he told the truth... If you knew a little about this, you would have easily understood the truth of the situation.
Ok
wow his english has gotten so much better! it will also massively help his brand learning it.... great champion and humble guy
Now this is a gesture of incredible humbleness, it requires to be real top to judge things impartially like this. Respect!
Bueno, el mismo Levan reconociendo que El tener menos peso, si es una desventaja para Devon.
I mean the fact that Devon was able to challege him to the extent that he did, being so much lighter and with a much narrower bone structure, says alot. This guys skeleton has so much space for muscle.
What a great humble competitor, a great athlete in deed.
Your english is coming along champ, keep it coming. Greetings from Québec, Canada.
Levan is a great champion for the sport. A good dude, good heart and incredible abilities.
For your information , engin may never mention that but he is from rize , it means he is lazi, lazi is old saying for georgian people, basically he is georgian too , just like me , l am also from rize and engin used to train me in 90's l did pro arm wrestling 1994 between 2004
Levan is an absolute Hulk of a man. Are you serious? He's so big he sounds big
What a respectful rivalry (though not much of one given the domination) but nice to hear.
You really just gotta love Levan. There's no ego - he's just simply the best. Nobody alive right now can come close to matching his strength on an arm wrestling table, its extraordinary. And he just happens to be the most chill dude ever.
I also thought it is strange that Devon does not do side pressure training in his videos
Yep I noticed that too. One of the most central factors in Arm Wrestling and he totally neglects it. For someone so knowledgeable as Devon is in the AW community it's crazy that he would downplay and underestimate side pressure training, out of all things. To his demise, maybe he constantly - and perhaps subconsciously - tries to promote to the world that there is more to AW than side pressure. Unfortunately for him.
Your a monster Levan and a very honorable man!! I agree with everything you said!
Levan is very humble. I appreciate that.
He didn't say it for that reason, understand, he told the truth
Devons problem is not only is age. It's his strength, he's not strong. Maybe that's due to his age maybe it's due to his injuries or all the above. He relies a lot on his wrist. In a recent video with Kurdetcha he even admits to his weaknesses. Don't get me wrong he's a great arm wrestler. I don't know if it's too late for him to change the way he trains. We know with every loss he's had, he changed the way he trains. Let's see if he learns a lesson from this last loss
Thats true, weigh categories are there for reasons, some heavyweigh can beat almost anyone 1 division behind, and devon is invencible in his weigh, but levan is 50-60kg heavier
I've always liked both men. I think the mixture of personality makes for great times.
120kg vs 170kg is a 30% difference. In boxing it’s like going up 6 divisions…
Can’t wait to see Levan vs Brian Shaw
impressed how much better Levan speaks english now. really like it.
going up 15/20kg would be almost strategic suicide. Devon doesn't have the genetics to become bigger than he is, unless he stuffs himself with roids, that would be too damaging to his health. The guy has a big family, young children, it wouldn't be worth the risk out of pure ego to beat one or 2 people.
Devon's arm is very strong, 1 round, Incredible, greetings from Peru, I'm deaf
Девон невероятен, что даже Леван оценил его силу на этот раз
Он его друган, не скажет же что слабак дохлый... Эрмес его вымотал к 4 раунду, Лалетин его держал в 1 раунде на старте, так что Леван трясся от напряжения. Вот показатель силы
@@Виталийсамодельщик что Эрмес, что Лалетин были тяжелее нынешнего Девона, кг так на 10+
@@user-kh5uw7kr8z Лалетин тогда весил так же или даже легче. Вроде 118 кг вес был, надо смотреть видео официальное
@@Виталийсамодельщик, тогда и Леван около 160 был, а не 175+ как сейчас.
@@БогданДуков-у8ю Леван не 160 был, а 173 или 176.
Devon is 50 years old..... His era is just about done.
His era of competing against the super heavies at least. He propably will continue to dominate his own weightclass for a bit longer^^
Well, he's not wrong. I always said Devon is too light for SHW category..
Levan is a freak of nature. Devon is as well, but they're in different classes. There's noting wrong with one guy being the top dog in his class, while the other is top dog in his own.
Devon is onto something with this idea of recruiting world’s strongest man freaks to armwrestling and making them fall in love with the sport. I dont see anyone even get close to Levan as of now. Need more dudes like Brian Shaw for the super heavy division
His English gets better and better very fast.
I'm from Quebec and Levan is my 2nd favorite competitor after Devon, Levan is just very powerful and massive
The first question Devon would have to ask himself is "Do i care more about the title, or more about my life". Eddie Hall cared so much about the title that he in fact was willing to risk his life to get a WSM title, gaining absolutely as much weight as possible and pushing himself as much as possible. The problem with Devon is he didn't want the title bad enough. He cared about his life more. I don't fault him for that, but in order to be number 1 in sports like this, sometimes you're own life and well-being has to come secondary to the title.
There should be new class .. 140 kg plus or 150 kg plus.. there is a reason why there are multiple categories in weights..
there's also a reson the highest category is called "open weight", think 120+ is more than correct. Any athletes over 185 will easily weight over 120kg so people don't have to over-bulk if they want to compete for the most prestigious title.
I feel like people who, like you, suggest more weight categories, think they would benefit athletes like Devon, who compete at low body weight, but they actually don't, Devon has been competing here because it is the most prestigious title and he wanted to give it a shot, if they do what you suggested, Devon (and probably other athletes in the future) wouldn't be able to compete in the open division, or they would've been forced to an unhealthy lifestyle to gain 20kg for a match. I feel like no one would benefit from adding weight classes over 120
Nah
@@luigimanzelli3786 open division = the answer is in the name = open.. aka no limits so you got that part wrong sir. as far Devon be sure i do not have this opinion because of him. i have it because of logic and common sense.
@@jankopandza1072 i mean that's what i said, being open division it's open... i still don't agree with higher weight classes tho, cause you would be basically forcing an athlete to bulk up to 140kg to compete in open division.
@@luigimanzelli3786 you would not force anyone into anything mate. there are categories and people compete in them depending how much weight to they bring to the table . Open one means a guy with 60 kg can go fight a guy that has 180 kg.. will he win ? no.. but he can go and try.. a guy who is 180 kg can not go and try into lower categories then open weight one or super heavy weight . so as much as i understand your position i am not sure if you understand mine mate. Muratov for example is destroying all super heavy weights and he is natural plus roundish 100 kg . i doubt even Levan could stop that left hand.. so that is the proof that lower kg guys have a chance but in order for things to be fair we have categories.. and what we see is that the super heavy weight has become " strong " man weight category.. in short you can have 120 even 130 kg but if you go vs 180 kg guy you are not in fair position.. not even by a mile
Pure class Levon, Devon not so much, an I’m from Canada.
I'd really like a technical explanation of why Ermes gave Levan a hard fight, Devon beat Ermes, but then Devon couldn't even move Levan. Was Levan in bad conditions against Ermes? Was Ermes injured when he fought Devon? Or is there a technical explanation, in the same way in combat sports one fighter could do great against a better fighter than himself but then struggle against an inferior fighter because of their fighting style.
I always knew Levan would win, just because he's a beast and the weight advantage is huge, but after seeing Devon lately i thought each round would he close and that he'd give Levan a real fight. But again, it wasn't even close.
Larratt will not risk his life to be the super heavy champ. I remember in an interview around 2018 which was about the same time he pulled Denis on the left arm that he loves arm wrestling but he loves life even more. He would have to be on soooo many drugs to be able to hit the 130-150 mark. If the only guy he can’t beat is Levan to be the absolute best then I think he’s making the right call for his health. He can still dominate the 105-115 class with little difficulty in my opinion.
2 great champs.
Levan is good and on top of that he's huge. So just being good is not good enough against him. The reason Devon can't beat him is pure physics and the limitation of reality.
Ill translate to you. Devon needs to take more steroids.
plus he needs to eat a lot like strongman
levan is invincible no one can mess with him. the only one who can beat him is denis but not as he is now as he was before 2018
Levan wants Devon to beat him... How humble he is!
He didn't say it out of humility, don't talk nonsense, he told the truth 😂
Levan is like the god of strength in the arm wrestling world. The No. 1 in the world by a huge margin
Doesn’t even have to weigh that much, he has to train other things other than his wrist and hand. He needed shoulder,Chest and Biceps. An 18inch bicep as a 125kg arm wrestler is small
Answer: He needs to be me.
There is so much truth in this. Devon has a hard time against guys with crazy side pressure. If you go back and watch him vs Todd Hutchings a few years ago, Todd technically pinned him in the first round
Engin Terzi... eski türk efsanemiz...
Props to Devin for even attempting this again, but Levan is a remarkable arm wrestler and for now is untouched in his weight class.
I think Devon was experiencing some negative side effects of gear which might be why he weighed in so light. He didn't want to take anything away from the match so he had no excuses.
In all reality, at some point no technique can ever beat mass. And we are at that point. Weight classes are a thing for a reason.
U mean technique can never beat gear
He was massive for the Michael Todd match. He was just under 300. If he got 310 -315. He would have a chance.
At a certain point becoming a professional is a matter of $ more than any other reason.
The category is 110 kg, not 115. Devon is 120 kg, Levan is almost 60 kg more than him. Devon took a lot of juice, he took a huge risk, he could end up like Cyplenkov. He can still compete in the 110 kg and be the number one. If he stops roids he will lose 10 kg fast. Levan is just too big and too strong, there is no way a man who is almost 49 is going to get that big. Devon reached the limit, and he knows even though is stronger than ever, the gap with Levan is too big.
Had this opinion since the first match they had. It's obvious, the arm is enough, the body behind the arm isn't big and strong enough to beat Levan.
Levan explains what Devon needs to be number 1 😫
devon has brian shaw now. rip levan
Devon needs a time machine. He's too old now sadly. Body can't keep up with these young thundercats
At some point the super heavyweight size trumps skill. Brzenk is probably the greatest arm wrestler ever.........with this limitation, of course.
So he´s saying Devon needs a stronger chest aka shoulder adductors to beat him.
Translation I'm strong as fuck
"What does he need more?"
"Strength."
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Devon is #1 as a heavyweight, but he can't put on the size needed to compete as a superheavy vs Levan.
A higher affinity for vitamin S.
Ask Levan if he remembers his fight with Mirtaleh years ago😉
Что ж. Респект Левану - честно сказал, как есть. Настоящий спортсмен.👍
Great that you starting speaking English 👏🏻
Its similar as if prime Roy Jones Jr leveled up to face prime Mike Tyson. Jones could take Tyson out with some quick shots, but one uppercut from Tyson and Jones would be down. Weight classes matter in both sports. Similarly, If Levan were to cut to 115 kg, Devon would be the clear favorite against him.
Devon should go 130KG/135KG and commit to SHW. And add some proper Gym training.
So, basically, I'm bigger and stronger, lol. In a humble manner of course.
Steroids is the only way. And devon said before when he lost to Cyplenkov he wasn't prepared to die over it
He needs to be stronger than Levan, that's what he needs, WOOOOOO!!
Devon needs back pressure
To me it looks like he needed another 30 or 40 kilos. The significant size difference between is a huge disadvantage.
well folks here's the deal.. levon will be dead within 12 yrs due to steroids and devon will be doing this at a high level in 20 years. it is what it is. levon is not a naturally massive guy. there is a dark side to this, esp in the East.
The 2 athlete are amazing. Their approach are different. In this sport where people juice it’s crazy to see how giant a person can get. Take that out of the equation who knows what would happen?
Для начала... Когда Левану будет 48, думаю уже забудут кто это такой!. При таком весе не выдержать до 48 и такой форме
что ты несешь? он величайший чемпион за всю историю, силе которому не было равных. Даже если взять абсолютно любого топового армлестлера прошлого на его пике, он бы все равно слил Левану. Не факт что вообще когда-либо родится армлестлер по силе сопастовимый с Леваном. Его никогда не забудут. Он вписал свое имя в историю как величайший
Сейчас набегут Цыпленководрочеры и скажут что он Левана б на пике заборол бы.)))Сам Ларат говорит что такой силы и мочи как у Левана он не встречал.Думаю Ципленкова на пике снёс бы как Гаспарини.Где то после 4 го раунда возможно б Цыпленков бы зацепился ну победа б уже была б у Левана в кармане.
@@aljmtv1587 Денис снёс бы Гаспарини как сынка в 18, может и Левана. На левой вообще бы пазорвал толстого, шансов 0
@@aljmtv1587 Пусть Эрмес что продул средне тяжу 104 кг, вначале выиграет у Дениса сейчас, потом говори о прайме. Макаронина проиграл за 1 год 3 матч, чемпион... 😁
@@aljmtv1587 Если Денис выиграет у Эрмеса!??. У тебя наверное пукаан взорвётся сильнее Херосимы??? 😁
That's a tough place for Devon to be in. Either be #1 by default in the 115 kg bracket or risk his health at 49 to gain more weight and be a worthy (weight-wise) opponent to levan.
Of course, the weight is a contributing factor.
Devon needs Levan's absence to be no1!
He needs SARM’s like Levan.
Yup he needs more kg thats why there are weight classes in any sport
Levan telling Devon what he needs to do is like a son telling his father about life
arm wrestling is such a beautiful sport good people good athletes good vibes
The Georgian Hulk
Все просто, что бы Ларатту стать номером 1!. Нужно помолодеть на 20 лет, и набрать вес до 180 кг! 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Правильно. Чуть поправлю. Чтобы победить, надо набрать 150кг веса, а чтобы набрать 150 кг веса, надо помолодеть на 15-20 лет - иначе ССС не выдержит.👌