Aleksandr Karelin's first Olympic bout! 🤼‍♂️

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Aleksandr Karelin showed his world-class at 4 different Olympic Games. He won three 🥇 in Seoul 1988, Barcelona 1992 and Atlanta 1996. In Sydney 2000 he also won the 🥈. He is widely considered to be the greatest Greco-Roman wrestler of all time. Enjoy this video with his first Olympic bout at the Olympic Games in Seoul 1988.
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[@barrywilson6811]

I read where many wrestlers said that as soon as you put your hands on this guy you knew you were in trouble.They described him as having animal strength

[@Polarcupcheck]

lol

[@MrKalimag]

What do you mean? He was an animal!

[@gunnarmuller-henneberg5690]

You can tell by the other wrestlers reacting to him. They are moving backwards basically the whole time - same picture in some hundreds fights of Karelin that are on video. For me the most dominant athlete of all time.

[@haroldpierce1987]

Russian "vitamins"

[@Angelo-yr1en]

@@haroldpierce1987 no it’s genetics he was 5’10 (1.79m) and weighed 79kg he towered the average humans even at 13! Men like him are born once every few centuries.

[@Truedemocrat]

How is he not talked about in the same league as Jesse Owens or Mohammad Ali or Messi or Ronaldo! If anything, he is the most dominant athlete in the history of sports!

[@wernerschneider4460]

That's too much. It could also be said about Edwin Moses or Usain Bolt and a number of others.

[@gilbertlebacks2889]

My own opinion is that greco-roman wrestling and freestyle wrestling are not poplar outside the Olympics compare amateur boxing and pro boxing, but that's my opinion.

[@felipecamposribeiro4852]

Because wrestling is not nearly as popular as the boxing or soccer

[@jahyeet1137]

@@gilbertlebacks2889 that’s not even an opinion that’s just factual not many people watch wrestling floor care about it outside of people who do wrestle

[@danwheeler1496]

It is because he is Russian. The US is never going to give russians the credit some of them deserve because of the mainy doping scandels. this guy was as dominant as Fedor in his prime imo.

[@user-sq5oy6tx3o]

Хороший добрый человек спортсмен тренер. Кто пишет гадости это люди завистливые и никчёмные. А вы Александр супер❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@khushbaht777]

Karelin is wrestling’s GOAT!

[@deborahferguson9201]

No way! Cuba’s Mijain Lopez is the greatest of all time. Alexander Karelin was great, he wouldn’t beat Mijain Lopez from Pedro Torres

[@sdfghgtrew]

Goats cant wrestle

[@sui6160]

@@deborahferguson9201 just stop Karelin is easily better and the goat

[@russlumley4974]

@@deborahferguson9201 so a guy who loss matches in his career to guy who gave up a total of 3 points in his career sit-down

[@mas2526]

Referee getting blasted off the mat at 7:15 is hilarious... even the ref was smiling afterwards.

[@karanSingh-rl5zt]

He is smashing everything coming his way 🤩

[@Polarcupcheck]

For me, the best Olympian, ever, and maybe the most dominant athlete, ever. I know a big case can be made for Greg Louganis, Pyrros Dimas and Bolt, but What Karelin did might be a little better.

[@danwheeler1496]

are you forgetting Phelps! its between bolt phelps and karelin imo!

[@pelmfbpndd7065]

@@danwheeler1496 but at this jusian bold its 100m at f.e. 30m , .., there (at this so-called og's "sofar at least some wich are faster and at at f.e. a course with more direction chances even not less more and with lesser "flat terrain even more and without spikes even more wich are faster in at this or that course to absolvate

[@marquisballard4213]

The Greco-Roman GOAT & One of the greatest and most dominant athletes of all time 887 wins 1 loss 3x Olympic Gold Medalist 🏅 1x Olympic Silver Medalist 🥈 9x Gold World Champion 🏅 12x Gold European Champion 🏅 2x Gold World Cups 🏅 Total of 35 Gold Medals 🏅 1 Silver Medal 🥈 0 Bronze Medal 🥉

[@peytonlucy5947]

887-2

[@abhishekrana7778]

He is such a gentleman. Respect from india.

[@erikgambino4640]

286lb and still looks lean! Karelin was in another class of humans! Beast! Best Greco-Roman Heavyweight ever!

[@pelmfbpndd7065]

-jopp "sofar at least (at least at this so-called olimpicgames there) so to say

[@wichovr6]

Those arm locks looks brutal

[@StratosMelitis]

Unreal power! He almost broke his hand

[@danielmartini3229]

he did a (illegal?) wrist lock, almost aikido-like at 2:14 when the ref couldn't see to turn in the opponent's arm. very clever and skilful. hurts just watching it

[@MrCristianMontiel]

4:05 If he dies, he dies.

[@jaroslawszlaszynski1887]

Yeah he was extremely strong and he mastered the technique to the perfection

[@leonardocabralesvazquez5994]

KARELIN....... EL MEJOR DE TODOS LOS TIEMPOS............

[@sreeragm.s4323]

A legend and GOAT of GR wrestling.

[@Boss3Nate]

Imagine if the UFC was around for Karelin....

[@user-ln3jq3og1b]

Красивый поединок!!!!!!!!!

[@MikeKenedy]

karelin legendary!!!

[@effecteyvee864]

this man's strength was insane, he doesn't use any flashy techniques or movement he just slams his opponents onto the mat.

[@agrajmishra6128]

Tank !!

[@franciscusjohannesburger3720]

Super partij , geweldig wat een klasse !

[@nurtilekorunbekov5082]

Lots of great wrestlers were misjudged in Seoul against Korean wrestlers. I think they should reconsider their decision and apologize for the corrupted decisions on their soil.

[@dredverone]

The greatest!

[@Lubyagin]

Горит огнём борьбы⚡️

[@wernerschneider4460]

And Tomas Johansson was not a nobody. As far as I remember, he won Olympic medal too.

[@Tom-V]

Wrestling's goat

[@SAB-ex7de]

The wrestler who lost just one match in his career 😀

[@johnrltr]

The guy he lost to admitted that he had no chance against Karelin; it was a fluke.

[@kaptaansahab5048]

The whole nation conspired to defeat him..what a sham

[@peytonlucy5947]

887-2 He lost early on and his last match.

[@mr.harroldramanan8154]

The Great Siberian "Experiment"

[@johnrltr]

Bullsh*t. Great genes and extremely dedicated training regimen. Do your homework.

[@johnrltr]

@Yirlani "fully outed"??! Present your facts. Wanting something to be true doesn't make it true.

[@321aleksej]

И это не мальчик для битья Томас взял серебро! Но с Карелиным не смог даже 1 очка взять . Да , Карелин легенда !!! 4 Олимпиады 3 золота и одно сомнительное серебро (очень спорный момент)

[@ConnoisseurOfExistence]

Why they made them continue after Karelin put the guy on his back and shoulders and held him there ?

[@yugalpandey2341]

Laao when ref fall 😂😂

[@johnnyblaze7794]

Keralin at that time was strong like (USSR), a SUPERPOWER.

[@redlizerad8268]

Nah at 1988 the USSR was already dying

[@ayurbadmaev7174]

Cuba's guy Mijiain Lopez now the leader in GR wrestling, 4 time olympic champ.

[@tripwirealarm]

Karelin is still the GOAT though

[@lucasthurloff1518]

You mean cuba the stall master

[@ayurbadmaev7174]

@@lucasthurloff1518 Mijiain Lopez

[@chelseapoet3664]

Karelin's number of wins is not just the greatest in wrestling but of any sport, all time.

[@sir.bendover3299]

4:21 How's that not a fall/pin?

[@purebloodheretic4682]

That's what I was thinking🤷

[@kencole6937]

the goat, the mike Tyson of wrestling

[@myaccount4699]

Mike Tyson is nowhere close to the GOAT discussion.

[@734wheeler5]

@@myaccount4699 u feel meee

[@deborahferguson9201]

Mijain Lopez is the the greatest wrestler of all time. Just won his 4 gold medal. Not even the great Karelin won 4 gold

[@John-ny7qd]

@@deborahferguson9201 Karelin has a better record, and he won his titles consecutively, Lopez did it non-consecutively with mixed results.

[@pelmfbpndd7065]

"sry mike tyson , .., rediculous

[@user-cs8iz1nf1j]

強っ！

[@tonkaypolaka7733]

Pero este señor solo pelliscaba la piel de el primer don

[@user-ji8wt7hq6s]

Был выдающийся борец,стал прлдажной личностью,связавшийся с Ед.Россией...

[@genkia2n590]

若い！！

[@user-ug3dx8dl9k]

👍👍👏👏

[@IamJacksColon4]

Karelin or Lopez?

[@ernestomartinez4930]

Lopez

[@yourdaddywhowentobuymilk]

Karelin

[@John-ny7qd]

@@ernestomartinez4930 Karelin >>>>

[@class1sportzers337]

Karelin was great but Lopez faced much tougher competition

[@user-ug3dx8dl9k]

Жайрайсіздар давай давай

[@AAa-iw7zd]

At 7:09 let it run and watch closely, thank me later 😂😂😂

[@jorgerodriguez1802]

Mijain Lopez 🇨🇺 # 1 All time

[@lyonne8027]

호돌이네

[@huseyind7155]

Koca yusuffffffffffffffffffffff

[@ap5113]

Karelin USSR

[@vibarva]

It’s time to make a video anointing the real GOAT - Mihain Lopez

[@deborahferguson9201]

They won’t do it. First and foremost he Mijain Lopez is from a Socialist nation ( Cuba) not so much that he’s black ( I hope not, lol) I honestly think they’d prefer a Chinese communist before a Cuban socialist. From Pedro Torres ( yes I’m Cuban too)

[@tripwirealarm]

Nah, compare their records. Karelin was the most dominant and is still the GOAT. Better luck next time.

[@tbl4r126]

💉💉💉💉💉💉💉💉💉

[@zack801]

No

[@jackadoni]

He was on steroids

[@BANcuckholdery]

prove it

[@user-su2ql2if4k]

887 wins on steroids?)))

[@Patriot-1973]

Using steroids does not make u the GOAT....it just adds an asterisk next to ur name in the books

[@qmsldkf]

everyone on steroids

[@user-ug3dx8dl9k]

👍👍👏👏