Alexey Voevoda's REASONING BEHIND DEVON LARRATT'S LOSS

[@snsdkbopper7819]

Voevoda is exactly right, Many people can’t seem to understand the simple concept of the benefits of having foundational strength, Furthermore, bench presses not only help your press, but also side pressure, and overall chest, shoulder & tricep power, which are heavily involved in arm wrestling.

[@Xilartt]

Alizhan literally told Ermes during the aftermatch interview "You need to improve your wrist, so here are some of my handles 😎"

[@Alex.McManus]

those were some nice handles too. I wouldnt of taken any offense at all.

[@ARMWRESTLINGNEWZ]

I watched it twice before making the video. Why didn't coach Ray translate it if ha said that.

[@batkorub]

​@@ARMWRESTLINGNEWZ because alizhan was trolling and coach ray doesn't translate trolling towards his friends

[@g-man2507]

Ermes is looking like a cry bully who overreacted to a benign response.

[@A_Mystery_Man]

And I don't know if any of you guys saw this video, but on Ermes' instagram, he has a video where he says "whenever I have a bad moment, I look at my bicep, and everything is fine." Then Coach Ray says: "Good moment." And Ermes repeats "yes, good moment". Alizhan referenced that video in the match when he said "today is a good moment" or whatever he said. lol

[@AJTramberg]

I've been saying this forever. Devon is a foreigner to overall strength training outside his VERY limited arm wrestling specific training. He's never like it, he's never wanted to do it, and it's why he could never put on good weight. Devon has misunderstood the role of overall raw power in arm wrestling TWICE now. He admitted after the first loss he did not focus enough on getting stronger. This time around he focused on modest strength improvements on tiny forearm muscles that control the rise, cupping, and pronating. He's NEVER committed himself to the new paradigm in arm wrestling, where being big, huge, and powerful is the new direction of the sport. Did ANYONE think Devon had a chance when he sat down next to Levan and looked like a skinny teenager?

[@jamesbondisamonkey]

That's accurate. He's just stubborn. A lot of older arm wrestlers who blindly follow just training on the table methodology could have been better as well, including Brzenk. It's so obvious that overall strength training contributes to arm wrestling training, and many of these guys are either too lazy or too dumb to understand it...kind of baffling at this point, but what can you do...they are who they are.

[@benjaminyh6252]

Totally agree. To beat a beast like Levan, he needs to have overall functional strength to withstand Levan

[@jkshallinheritearth3883]

but ermes is also 50 kgs lighter than levan! Moreover devon smoked Brian shaw (wsm) in arm wrestling with 1 finger!

[@Day-ZDuke]

.....Devon is absolutely not a “foreigner” to overall strength training. He did plenty of it during his 20+ years in the military, many spent as elite special forces. He at some points could do over 1000 consecutive pushups, and has set Canadian military records for Ironman / triathlon competitions. Those feats require an overall base of strength and fitness, they are not super specific activities the way AW is. He just has never been into “bodybuilding”, or needing to have massive musculature. He needed functional strength. Have you seen images of a younger Devon? He looks like he’s carved outa stone, and could practically have been a fitness model Regardless of how Devon trained for the last 5 years, he would NEVER be able to compensate and overcome the 130+lbs weigh advantage Levan has. End of discussion. There are weight classes for a reason. It’s just that unfortunately there aren’t enough humans big enough to have more weight classes above 120kg, so there are massive discrepancies in size & strength sometimes

[@Day-ZDuke]

Sorry for 2nd comment here, but it’s funny to me. You acting like Devon has no clue what he’s doing....yet he can beat every single other person in the world, besides a guy who is 120lbs+ bigger than him Go take any AWer you want, who embodies the type of training you claim Devon should be doing....are they beating other elite pullers who are 120lbs heavier? Is Janis beating Prudnik, or Kurdecha?

[@richard.c.griffiths1468]

Voevoda. The more I listen to him the more I want to listen.. 💪

[@bychen5011]

There’s a video of him armwrestling random guys at a tournament and explaining their strengths and weaknesses, you should check it out

[@igormazurenko5377]

I was waiting for Ermes to show his biceps at the bad moment when he got smoked.

[@mence5992]

He said in the interview with ray that now he can only look at right arm, because muratov show him left arm Is no quality😂

[@girishbhardwaj1441]

Devon doesn’t have Ermes’s bicep.

[@fastest3712]

And back pressure with a higher horse offensive power.

[@nicholasthomas3635]

Ermes doe not have the height of Devon. Nor the table time of Devon. Not the titles of Devon. Ermes still eats at his moms house, what each week? Does he have a girl friend? Work & work our since high school. And when the PED's came on, look at his size growth since. All before he turned 30 years old.

[@edgaralanpoe2808]

​@@nicholasthomas3635That's all disadvantage for Devon to build mass and strength

[@edgaralanpoe2808]

@wrx2hot4u don't be so sure when Levan just beat a 120 kg athlete, Ermes arm strength would gave more problem to Levan than Devon's inhumane pronator

[@nicholasthomas3635]

@@edgaralanpoe2808 Nope. Devon does not want or need to kill himself to put on 50 pounds+ of PEDS like Levan has. Levan will not live to see 50 like Devon. His vital organs will be fired if his heart does not explode 1st. Look up all the RIP bodybuilder/strongmen that juiced heavy like this.

[@AAndrobr]

I noticed Levan in the fight; he stayed calm... like the guy knew that Devon would try to intimidate him in the first round.. it was worth the try; but it did not work; as Levan already knows Devon's wrist torque well. Devon simply won't beat Levan even in rounds and games...Only if Levan allows it... Androbrasil

[@nicholasthomas3635]

The Beast aka PED mutant Levan will not have to sweat ANY puller until he blows a liver or has a a massive heart attack.

[@menzere2009]

You could tell Levon has always known he had Devon’s number. He never even sweated the “elbow!” setup shenanigans or the mind games and calmly dismantled him.

[@nicholasthomas3635]

@@menzere2009 The walking pharmacy aka Levan out weighs the rest by 50+ pounds. When he blows a liver or heart valve the reign will end. What he do for the rest of the year? EAT@ =

[@Luke.1779]

weird that devon forced levan into using a flop press round 1

[@beyol1a]

Alizhan always gives gifts to his opponents. he didn't do it out of malice.

[@serginho6837]

There is a difference in giving a robe with history and a handle and saying he needs to improve his wrist

[@beyol1a]

@@serginho6837 This is like an advertisement to popularize your product. Well, to cheer up ermes, perhaps it didn’t look so friendly. but there were definitely no evil intentions.

[@GokhanBurak53]

@@serginho6837 handle is a much more useful gift btw

[@intheundertow7]

Come on, are you that naive or that big of a fan? It was mocking at a high level and very disrespectful!

[@beyol1a]

@@intheundertow7 you are simply a person unable to accept reality. I know Alizhan, and he is not what you think.

[@BlaroushMeditasi666]

Even Artyom Morozov said he doesn't want anything to do with Alizhan left hand.

[@mindrover777]

He did? When?

[@mikaeli1905]

His max power endurance was not there. His max pronation is almost the same like levans but he needed this max strength the whole match and after the first round Devon was just not at his full power anymore. He needs to Chance his training if he wants to compete with freaks like levan.

[@kasavaman007]

This. Hes basically doing his PR at 1st round. You lose like 20-50% of your power after a PR.

[@nightwalker1554]

Pretty sure it’s just one freak. Levan is the only guy to actually give Devon a challenge. He made everyone else look easy. If I had to rank them it would be Levan 10/10 Devon 8/10 Everyone else 5/10.

[@Fantastic_Six]

WHAT?? HES 48 YEARS OLD AND 260 POUNDS MAX ..........HES NEVER CHANGING ANYTHING AND NOBODY IS EVER COMING AROUND THAT BEATS LEVAN HE IS UNBEATABLE ITS LAUGHABLE PEOPLE THINK THERE IS SOMEONE COMING

[@Shane_Diesel_2010]

@@nightwalker1554he lost to Michael Todd multiple times and Genadi. There are a lot of super heavy weights he hasn’t arm wrestled.

[@kasavaman007]

@wrx2hot4u obviously? That's already a given

[@AllhailRussia27]

Lol.. Ermes got handled well by Alizan.. That was hilarious😂

[@youtube-shorts]

his ass handled to him

[@colorfulbleeding]

hololed

[@mychal4895]

that was on the left, ermes is stronger on the right

[@amazing_andy]

@@mychal4895 I'm better than both of them at football

[@sandert69]

Got HANDLED well indeed 😅

[@Smiley-187]

Devon is pound for pound the best overall arm wrestler even after losing to Levon in my opinion. Just the fact he can beat just about everyone so much heavier is insane. Excited to see him smoke all the competition closer to his weight class.

[@dfk331]

How can he be the best after losing? He will never be the best, his destiny is to be forever second. And I doubt that he is even in the top 3. There are also Alex, Vitaly, Morozov, Gennady. And each of them has an excellent chance against Devon.

[@Smiley-187]

@@dfk331 how is any athlete the best “pound for pound” athlete when they can’t beat people way out their weight class? 🧐Your welcome to your own opinion but to me Devon has held the super heavy title twice, heavy still and many more titles I’m not listing and will continue too, On top of this he has defeated just about all the greats who out weigh him by anywhere from 50-150lbs.

[@dfk331]

@@Smiley-187 Maybe he beat everyone in the USA. But among the Europeans he defeated only Ermes and Tsvetkov. And once upon a time Pushkar. The rest either beat him or haven’t met him yet.

[@TNM001]

Pradeep, i urge you to consider the implications of continued trash talk after a match. the moment you let it go on afterwards you cannot have a friendly atmosphere between athletes in between competitions anymore. its healthier for the sport if it remains contained in the "promotion" part of an event.

[@adrianpap1374]

I urge you to stpp being so soft

[@alienschmaliens]

Exactly, arm-wrestling has grown to what it is by Devon emulating boxing and UFC... The general consensus in those is to be respectful afterwards, but promote it with conflict before the match to get more interest. The smarter arm wrestlers all realize this now and they want arm wrestling to grow as well.

[@allseeingeye1]

I don't need his fuckin' handle ma fren 😂😂

[@FrequentFlyer_MIA]

All is so humorously quiet on the Larrett Loss front. Crickets crickets

[@Luke.1779]

from armwrestling newz? what do you want people to talk about more? the match has been analyzed by a bunch of pros already

[@bmetal2]

Totally agree. Ermes disrespected Alizhan before the match. And received what he deserved, after the match!

[@Neilpickpocket]

What did Ermes say to Alizhan that was so disrespectful? Ermes made sure to say in the podcast that he respects Muratov and didn't mean anything by the good natured trash talk. Why don't you just admit that Muratov is a low IQ no sense of humor assclown that lacks basic understanding of human interaction? Because that is the truth. I had liked the guy for being so awesome at armwrestling and punching way above his weight. But I have no respect for him any longer.

[@SkeebDeeb]

Been saying it for a while now. Devon just doesnt have the bulk on his arms and shoulders to stand up to some of these guys let alone Levan. He's trying to be just a strictly pure armwrestler, gotta go to the gym and and do those other lifts he'd be so much better if he went hard in the gym too.

[@AaronJensen92]

100% the game has stepped up. Need fundamental strength not just specific strength

[@stefansuppan3491]

Bro what Devon is Number 2 in the World what are you talking

[@AaronJensen92]

@@stefansuppan3491 he is talking facts. If Devon had better fundamental strength, larger, denser fast twitch fibres of the relevant muscle chains on top of his specific strength and 1 rep max, he would be better. He gassed after the first round because he cannot sustain the pressure necessary over time. He only has 10 seconds then he is done

[@michaeltrumph121]

​@@stefansuppan3491 Larratt is not no. 2, especially not in terms of pure strength. He cheats in order to win

[@IMObyMark]

Oh the baby boy is crying right now, Larratt smashed your ​favorite Armwrestler?😢😢😢😢😢@@michaeltrumph121

[@lancasterperk]

в лёгком весе общая физическая подготовка не так важна, решает только техника. Только в супертяжах важна абсолютная сила на фоне хорошей техники.

[@evgeniyushkov7103]

Нет.В арме на любом уровне решает сила.Можно кого угодно научить бороться,но если сил нету,то это всё бесполезно

[@RezaMohseni]

one of the things I really like about armwrestling, is the comradery they usually have with each other, not the trashtalks,,, but it seems in a stupifying world, trash is king

[@jonathanpeach1226]

You are 100% on this one. People say there is no room for devons shitty attitude and everyone show be happy soft bears. Every sport needs people with the attitude of Devons. Wouldnt it be more boring without it?!

[@dfk331]

No, it wouldn't. This is a sport, not a circus.

[@jonathanpeach1226]

It takes all kinds to make life interesting. This sport included. Levan, Devon, me, you...

[@dfk331]

@@jonathanpeach1226 This opinion also has a right to life.

[@Luke.1779]

@@dfk331 people expressing their personality doesnt = a circus. let the athletes express themself how they want not force them to all be nice and quiet.

[@CoryW-h3q]

When you get disrespectful a line gets crossed ​@@Luke.1779

[@valitsemllaluokanavahyvaks3556]

I know there is a language barrier between Ermes and Muratov but i can guarantee that a traditional Kazakh like Muratov didnt mean to disrespect Ermes in anyway.

[@oldironsides4107]

lol he was talking shit the last round. ( muratov does this slot) And post fight. Treating ermes like a child. It was great

[@delazona4579]

Lo que dice Voevoda es una completa estupidez. Por esa misma lógica Devon no habría podido conseguir ser doble campeón (SHW y HW) y defender hasta 3 veces el título de SHW. Lo que pasa es que Levan es literalmente un gorila invencible. Sus 7 años invicto me dan la razón

[@michaeltrumph121]

Larratt cheated in order to win

[@delazona4579]

@@michaeltrumph121 típico argumento de hater. Sois como loros como aburrís😴

[@Seeker7]

Does kamil have good bench press?

[@tubassee]

I'm really surprised at Voevoda's take on this. I'm sure he could bench, curl, etc., way more than John Brzenk when they last met. If anything, Devon's success at SHW is a testament to the special nature of armwrestling training. It's not like Levon would lose to someone who could bench more than him. All things equal, strength prevails, but all things aren't equal, and Devon successfully took advantage of that. Levon is just a unique athlete and was too much to overcome with his strength, technique, and versatility.

[@kasavaman007]

Alizhan got that titanium tendons.

[@Iuohaewfiuvlawe]

Totally agree

[@JeffGary9]

I wonder where Voevoda would rank in an alternate universe where he never stopped competing in armwrestling.

[@vincemcmahon7383]

He is coming back stronger than ever.. Just wait for the announcement.

[@sonyx4500]

Probably Second only to Levan

[@deepakdubey1130]

​@@sonyx4500behind Denis too

[@mence5992]

Voevoda Is massly overrated. There werent Giants Like today. An Ermes that Is by no means a titan today, would look gigantic back then. I think voevoda would still be strong, surely top 10, maybe top five. But i dont think he would be Number 2

[@deepakdubey1130]

@@mence5992 finally a sensible guy

[@jamesbondisamonkey]

It has always been obvious that overall strength contributes to arm wrestling strength...if you're pressing, bench matters, hip power matters in how much torque you can get when you explode sideways...just because some arm wrestlers hyper focus on what they want, doesn't make it the best way to train

[@g-man2507]

Devon looked like he had a 🐅 tiger by the tail in the first round. It's the first time I have seen him with such an advantage not look confident.

[@michaeltrumph121]

Cause Levan wasn't pushing, he was just toying with Larratt to see what Larratt's got

[@NDcompetitiveshooter]

@@michaeltrumph121 I disagree. Devon legit stopped him in the middle as planned, but Levan was prepared to switch to a flop press with his massive body and shoulder all behind it if his wrist wasn't there for him. He knew Devon's strategy and prepared to counter it.

[@MatthewSmith245]

​@@michaeltrumph121That is just bs, Devon was very strongly pronating on Levan fingers preventing him to contain Devon's hand. You can see levan tried to regrip mid round in order to get more depth but didnt manage to do so. He wasn't testing he just was thinking what to do in that situation because he felt he was going to lose hia wrist had he gone sideways (which happened).

[@evgeniyushkov7103]

​@@MatthewSmith245Bro,you don't see how your beloved Larratt climbed during the setup!Next rounds Levan didn't allow him to do that bullshit.

[@michaeltrumph121]

@@MatthewSmith245 Levan tried to regrip cause Larratt cheated in the setup as he usually does and started higher in the webbing, thus Levan could not hit from the get go. After the bad setup and the refs saying go when Levan wasn't happy with the setup and ready, Levan had to adjust, so he just held to Larratt to see what Larratt's got. After he saw how weak Larratt is and that he doesn't present any challenge, Levan simply decided to transition into a press and intentionally gave Larratt his wrist since he knew the weakling Larratt could not profit at all from that.

[@madawcofarreat2348]

1:47 100 lbs bench press PR? Circa 33 kgs 1 rep max? That can't be right, dude.

[@LaddRusso91]

Because of his shoulder injuries, not lack of strength

[@goose33]

I have reoccurring shoulder dislocations and can probably only do 140 without my shoulder ripping out It sucks lol

[@ARMWRESTLINGNEWZ]

​@@goose33 I dislocated it probably a dozen times before surgery. Trust me it was Much much better before surgery

[@ARMWRESTLINGNEWZ]

I was joking. Maybe I can get 200lbs with 2 months of training. 175 without any training

[@goose33]

@@ARMWRESTLINGNEWZ no you weren't loo

[@kevinparker7247]

Ermes lost his laugh too

[@LH74]

Levan is physically stronger in addition to having world class skill and technique.

[@bar8665]

No break down is needed. Levan is simply another level of strong vs everyone he has faced. When someone is close enough in strength, then you can talk strategy.

[@MusicGuyFK]

I can bench only 20lbs can I be a good presser?

[@Pedaltrilhasemergulho]

Realmente quanto mais exercícios diferentes treinar melhor o lutador vai ser! Mas alem do supino creio que devon deveria treinar barra pegada neutra assim como levan e também outros exercícios para tríceps!; pq um tríceps mais forte da um incremento de força!

[@davitgambarashvili913]

5:07 exactly 💯

[@alphawolf566]

Very good analysis by Mr. Vawoda

[@Ray-Willey]

💪 Ermes needs the handle.

[@adrianyeager6463]

I don’t like the idea of 2 super matches on the same day - even Ermes said he did good against morozov in round 1 but he was not 100% recovered from his right arm supermatch and it affected his performance

[@vincemcmahon7383]

Even i can bench 150kg.Devon at 120kg Body weight bench's only 115 kg??

[@Topsiekku]

He doesn't train the bench

[@deepakdubey1130]

I m 19 and I can bench 95 kg no way devon can bench just only 120 kg even if he doesn't train bench.

[@mence5992]

I Remember a video in which devon benched 100kgs and he was Happy to be able to bench his own weight. He Simply doesn't train the movement. He could probably reach 150 in 5-6 months. And maybe with serious PL training reach something close to 200kgs

[@michaeltrumph121]

​@@mence5992You're delusional. He'll get to 150 in a year at best. And almost never to 200 at his age.

[@deepakdubey1130]

@@mence5992 devon is world class athlete in armwrestling he is not 2 in she category and armwrestling is not very big sport but It has a lot of genetic freaks. 100 kg benchpress is laughable for a guy like him when he is competing against guys like Denis, ermes,Alex,levan etc

[@PeeBurps-gk7cu]

Pradeeps 100 lb bench presss PR. You’re know for your massive hand anyways. And crushing grip strength

[@J.Lee-xv6wb]

Well of you are going to do a Kings Move just know your opponent will back pressure/shoulder press you to win...if they bench more than you, don't Kings Move...Hook Hard, be a monster, and climb to a win.

[@RICHIE_RICH89]

Devon need to train chest shoulders and especially latts. Bottom line giving 125 lbs is hell for anyone. Sometimes i wonder if devon let him slide in the following rounds. I do think he did well round one he beat him to the start and got him off center were levons power is.

[@raffaelecarbuglio]

The "unspoken rule" created by Devon is the rule also used in many sports to hype the events, but after the match ends there is no need to trashtalk anymore...unless you are a baby

[@bmetal2]

Ahahaha, there is no such bullshit unspoken rule. The rule in sports is respect your opponent everytime. Both before and after the match. And one other rule is, if you bully yout opponent before the match, do not cry if you are beaten and humiliated after the match!

[@CoryW-h3q]

I know right? What is he taking about ​@@bmetal2

[@bryansimmons3723]

Ive spent a lot of time in sports, and at the end of the day, Size, weight matter. You have a 100 lb weight difference. If the bigger guy is actually not a complete panzy then he has a HUGE advantage. Technique can and often will level the playing field, as can conditioning, but in sports size matters.

[@stefanoagostini_com]

Everybody loves Devon for a reason. Even Levan published a story on IG thanking and supportig him!

[@sanhtu77]

uh no. i cant stand devon

[@AW.Experiment]

"You cannot really complain about your opponent not being respectful after then match once you have started the trash talk" - I 100% agree. Also, what Alizhan did with the handles was just an ad for his newly started company. No need to go deeper than that lol. I'm pretty sure he doesn't even know (or care) that Ermes has a sponsor.

[@Mihaita-Gabriel]

4:58 Nobody cares about your opinion.

[@ARMWRESTLINGNEWZ]

You do

[@Mihaita-Gabriel]

@@ARMWRESTLINGNEWZ Be sure I dont , I watched this video just to know the actions made by the arm wrestlers.

[@eddie0Fll]

Alizan won fair and square. Ermes even said that Alizan is probably top 3 in the world atm. I don't see the disrespect by Ermes. Maybe he was too much confident because, as he said, his practice pull with Kurdecha went well...🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️ but MAYBE Alizan can even beat Kurdecha on the left???😅 Maybe Alizan took it personally?!? I don't know, but if he wanted to be salty why didn't he do that before the match?? Maybe because he wasn't so sure to win??? Or maybe it's just Alizan that does this gift thing...

[@johnbean3878]

Alizhan would beat Alex lefty for sure

[@DarkRahl69]

Fuck KZbin for censorship

[@denessos4181]

It is very interesting: Devon can and will defeat anyone with a certainly power level over him, but when someone steps over that cap he has no chance. This is why he defeated Ermes and Dennis, but not Levan and the same reason why Ermes is closer to Levan - his raw strength is way closer to Levan than Devon's. Technical VS raw power can take you this far, but is 115 Nobody is even close to Devon

[@Noobygoober]

Go back and see how Devon Beat Ermes. Devon stayed tall and close. Kevin couldn’t move Devon at the start.. it’s not until Devon started dropping down and away is where he lost it. Devon needs to stay close and tight.

[@aaronrus]

Levan didn’t pin Devon round 1, Devon stopped him with the kings move. The shitty European refs called a shoulder foul and gave Devon a 2nd foul earlier in the match for a false start

[@vladimirputin7762]

That explains Why Denis was able to press Prime Chafffe, Todd, Pushkar etc even from a defensive position.. Guy almost had 300Kg bench press

[@mymodel6]

Devon lost because he forgot everything he'd worked on in the last year and 10 months. After he fought Levan last time, he finally realized that pulling in a purely defensive way was NOT the answer, you HAVE to be able to attack and go forwards, which exactly what Devon had been doing, up until this match. Even in the first round, they were both just holding centre, yet Devon was still hanging off Levans arm, just waiting to go into the kings move, I knew it was lost then. Very disappointing...

[@daveheath19900]

Honestly I don't think he was trying to be disrespectful. More so just telling ermes what he's gotta work on with the left and giving him something to use hence the handle.

[@nixazizu]

Levan won because he is 60kg heavier. That's it.

[@steverempel2728]

Nothing for ermes to cry about, his loss was no suprise. Ermes did all the trash talking, and then he received a couple handles for it. Kurdecha, Vitaly, Morozov, and Levan are the only pullers in Alizans way to being number one left hand.

[@Henrico927]

3:01 😂😂😂

[@LoveJaeger]

60KG of ArmWrestler was missing from Devon. Imagine 120kg Levan, he'd stand no chance. Even 150KG. Devon is PFP the greatest Arm Wrestler to ever live

[@HandelandJ]

“Every single person who has a strong press, also has a strong bench press in the gym, too” I disagree with this. Opinions may differ, but Devons press is really good imo and (like you said) he does not have a strong bench press. Also, one of my teammates had a killer press (he’s press Chance Shaw and Pavlo, in competitons) and he doesn’t have a good bench press, either. In fact he never, ever benched; 100% of his pressing strength came from table time and pulling on bands. It is actually quite surprising imo.

[@davomontgomeryda3rd]

lmao 😂… “ey don’t needa hiz fuc$ing handle”

[@Steveavestrough]

Let Ermes use that for his motivation . In competitive sports you will be disrespected . You can’t control other people and it will happen . Sharpen your mind , don’t get so easily offended by others . It’s nothing personal … even if it was how do you become a stronger person out of it just whining about it . That being said … Alizhan is turning out to be one of my favourite arm wrestlers .. the power and speed of his left hand is ridiculous . I’m curious to see how far he could go .

[@Luke.1779]

I think a lot of people complain about devon but ermes can be pretty rude and also cheats a fair bit. In his match vs vitali he screamed right in vitalis face after he won a round pretty disrespectfully. almost reminded of revaz. and he trash talks before and after too when you look at jerry etc.

[@devinaxtman6171]

It’s the weight and when they pull, it’s too much for him. He is too big and compact for Devon. He would have to put on 90 pounds of weight just to try and compete which he obviously cannot do.

[@d_no_allyn_86]

I love devon. I think he's smart in many ways...i do.. but it's a misstep to only train your arm. I imagine his actual rowing ability and chest fly ability is better than your average gym goer but i imagine it's quite weak. Levan just answered engins question about what devon needs in their most recent interview. He said devon needs more side pressure. He didn't even say bicep, he said shoulder. Levan was able to blow devon over and back because devon can't keep his arm within centerline of his body, you even see this as he loses. His body runs backwards and he relies solely on your arm.

[@TheIvan434]

People crying so much for Ermes 😂😂😂

[@ky.t.o.8779]

It’s really not rocket science Levan still was just another level above Devon as far as strength. I was rooting for Devon I feel bad for him.

[@Topsiekku]

Why do you use lbs? When most of the world including India uses kilos. Lbs is used only by a minority. Read facts about it .

[@Joshthetruthseeker]

Majority of his audience is from U.S. where we use pounds.

[@justaguyfromreddit]

​@joshtheflatearthjedi222 you should change.

[@Topsiekku]

Only Liberia, Myanmar and the United States are the only countries that have not officially adopted the metric system. Everywhere else the SI system is used, i.e. the metric system. So use kilos or both.

[@goose33]

Lbs is so much better that is why

[@Topsiekku]

@@goose33 not really, The metric system is much clearer

[@mk5rob42]

Ermes took it the wrong way....Alizhan has respect for everyone, he's trying to help Ermes.

[@xdoomcannonx]

lev crossed the center line of the table. His shoulder is clearly over the peg line. dev won the wrist. lev went forward to far and put everything into that move. would have been a diff match all together if lev stayed on his side of the table. dev could have bled him out

[@randybradley4151]

Devon lost because he came in light and didn't do the Hellcat training that I mentioned to him after his first lose to Levan.

[@upsigned]

U should change ur " book reading " kind of narration style.

[@cgemount]

If I had been Ermes, I would have just thrown away this piece of Equipment. Absolut disrepectful ❗️❗️❗️❗️ but funny. 😅

[@alexandernanov3970]

Ermes is a big crybaby. He really left bad taste when he was complaining about Pradeep having an opinion. Now Ermes cries again for no reason. So pathetic! Alizhan smashed his huge ego.

[@bmetal2]

Nobody needs to obey your bullshit strategy. Bully the opponent before the match, then play "respectful" after the match. Alizhans method is much more meaningful in my opinion. Humiliate the opponent on the table and punish his disrespectfulness as he deserved. If you bully your opponent before the match, don't cry once you get your answer after the match!

[@shdw1228]

Maaaan 100 lbs ? There is something seriously wrong. You should press more even without any training at all ...

[@ARMWRESTLINGNEWZ]

I was joking

[@FlawleZ31]

It was sarcasm or humor.

[@shdw1228]

@@FlawleZ31 Yea it makes sence. My bench is around 230 lbs, but i cant do pradeeps pronation lift :D

[@cthesingh8118]

100 pounds or 100 kilos?😮

[@KBP120]

Did this guy just say the most he ever benched is 100lbs?

[@user-le6ip-_._7]

Doesn't sound resonable for me. (1) Ok, Devon decided to break former armrestling traditions that spertsmens are pollite, correct and respectful especially to opponents. Instead he intruduced his tradition: to use any whatsoever dirty and disgusting bulling before the match and, well, be respectfull again after the match. Should every sportsmen follow exactly this style? Probably not. (2) regarding Muratov - what is so special that he presented his handle? Many times athlets presented each other t-shorts, caps, tools, etc. The fact that Gasparini is sponsoring some handles production as well doesn't make any difference. Nothing is here to consider presenting handle as something specifically offending...

[@ultra8142]

I Bet , Ermes will Destroy Alizan Morozov in Right Handed Match

[@chrishudson9525]

There's no information advantage between them, but there's almost 60kg difference between them... this isn't rocket science.

[@Kyokushinman]

There is only one reason Devon weighs 30 kg too little in the confrontation with Levan.

[@johnvanekeren7572]

He jacked

[@captainamerica8172]

Why is no one mentioning the 120 Lb weight difference. LoL.

[@donhopf]

Yep, that is straight up reason.

[@კახაგურული-რ6ტ]

🇬🇪🇬🇪🇬🇪🇬🇪🇬🇪 გაუმარჯოს მსოფლიო მაგიდის მეფეს ლევან საგინაშვილს ლევან გილოცავ გამარჯვებას და კიდევ ბევრ გამარჯვებებს გაუმარჯოს საქართველოს.

[@killerdave8022]

No drugs in Levans program 💉

[@mk5rob42]

With that logic then Jerry should beat Devon. Jerry can bench more than Levan. Jerry can get close to 600lbs...

[@Fran830]

The Voevoda's career ended when he stopped drinking juice, the same for Denis and for Levan soon....

[@Shane_Diesel_2010]

Levan is just much stronger and a way better arm wrestling 👌

[@RICHIE_RICH89]

I wonder if devon was paid off to lose or wanted to ket levon hold the title He was not redlined like i have seen him in other matches. Just a though anythings possible. Do people not realize devons a god at self promotion. If everyone was boring nobody would watch why are people so dam narrow minded. Next ermes will smash alizahn right hand. Its weak are against strong what did people expect. I think the handles really was a gift. People need to understand the art of promotion and quit whining this is fighting no dance moms. Look at any popular wwe star it is based on how good you can work a crowd. People take stuff to heart it is ridiculous.

[@CoryW-h3q]

Ya we would you psycho. We watched before Devon and Will watch after. Your bullshit doesn't make the sport...the Sport does

[@lukeskywalker6809]

What Devon should have done and never does is bodyweight training, pull-ups, chin-ups. Without that, he can never beat someone like Levan. That and taking a ton of steroids which I hope Devon won't do (as much) in the future.

[@sudeepkummarakunta8494]

@3:03 😂😂

[@Faraz_khan0]

Bro... you don't seem to understand the social dynamics in the western world. The difference between Devons/Ermes trash talk and what Alizhan did is that it's obvious to everyone that Devon/Ermes are doing that just to hype up the match but they have NO personal issues with the athlete, in fact they show immense respect to the fellow athlete. Whereas Alizhan took it personally and showed disrespect to Ermes at a time when there was no need to hype the match, so it seems the sole purpose was to humiliate him. Nobody doesn't that in the sport.

[@bmetal2]

AHAHAHAA, you are kidding right? 'Devon shows immense respect during trash talk', ahahahaa. Devon told Dave Chafee, "Dave is the dumbest guy in armwrestling" Woow, I want to cry for this outmost respect! Alizhan's culture is different than this. He can easily took those "respectul" trash talks personally. And he won by humiliating the trashtalker and gives his gift. Do not cry, if you be disrespctful before the match, you will almost always get what you deserve. (Also remember, Devon told Levan a "pussy" and Levan ripped off his biceps! If you trash talk carelessly, don't cry after the punishment kiddo!

[@NinjaFlip11]

Terms is a baby he can dish it but can’t take it

[@aseelsenthusiast9911]

Devon is crazy😂

[@Kai240i]

If ermes doesn't want the handles, I'll take it for $100. Ermes, hit me up.

[@vsandrei]

ermes needs to slow down on his steroids , he has the temper of a little girl

[@genji4456]

ermes “dramaini”

[@markmtbrider]

F' Ermes if he cant take a bit of a rib every now and then. Perhaps his ego should get off the gear too. Looked like nice equipment .