Amazing how sloppy everything is. We have this perception that everything way back was to much clearer, technique driven. Nope, even the ref is sloppy.
The effect is similar if one watches tennis from the 1970s and compares it to Alcaraz and Sinner today; the sport has evolved significantly. I will say that I once saw Romankov at 50 beat a recent top junior fencer 5-0 in a club match. The "old" man was still very formidable.
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Benko was Hungarian and immigrated to Australia. He fenced for Wayne State in the USA.
Takes a second to get used to the lights being on the opposite side!
Amazing how sloppy everything is. We have this perception that everything way back was to much clearer, technique driven. Nope, even the ref is sloppy.
The effect is similar if one watches tennis from the 1970s and compares it to Alcaraz and Sinner today; the sport has evolved significantly. I will say that I once saw Romankov at 50 beat a recent top junior fencer 5-0 in a club match. The "old" man was still very formidable.
Smirnov and this guy had unbelievable footwork and Australian seems tired.
I was with him the night before. Greg Benko liked his beer too much. Great guy!
. À l'époque il fallait que le bras soit allongé au moment de l'attaque ou avant. Pas comme maintenant où c'est l'intention qui compte.
Romankov reste un dieu vivant du fleuret, bcp donneraient pour avoir son niveau des années 80 Aujourd'hui
You have a valuable record of fencing showing Romankov
This is the huge fluke when Australian made final.
See above.