John Smith v. Sergei Beloglasov

1989 World Grand Championships

[@BillMiller55]

At a Minnesota Wrestling Camp my son asked Sergei why he came out of retirement. He said he was coaching the next batch of wrestlers at his weight and none of them could beat him so he put the best wrestler in his weight class on the mat.

[@ryangreen482]

14 World Championships between these two legends.

[@habib1296]

۱۴ مسابقه کجا بود سرگئی ۵۷ بود جان ۶۲ اینا هیچوقت بهم نخوردن اینا ی دوره مسابقه برای صلح و دوستی بین امریکا و شوروی بود سرگئی ۸۸ خدافظی کرد با ۸ تا طلا جهانو المپیک جان اسمیت تازه ۸۶ ب مدال رسید پ بی زحمت پرتو پلا نگین

[@stevenhaff3332]

John Smith was an amazing wrestler. Such a pleasure to watch his work.

[@dnicholson17]

Nice clip! My dad wrestled with John Smith and Dave Schultz back on Team Foxcatcher .

[@superdave198]

For someone who made a career on offence, John Smith displayed excellent defence in this one. Good sportsmanship displayed by both athletes. Cheers.

[@user-cq6dg6ql9j]

I can’t help but think of the thousands of hours of training John Smith put in to produce performances like this.

[@Rogeralberona]

I was at this match. It was held in Pittsburgh at the Civic Arena. The evening was filled with great matches, but this was the last and marquis match-up. I got to meet both of these guys in my life and both were gracious and nice gentlemen

[@howieetattoos_IG]

Who else wrestled in it?!

[@ronalddepesa6221]

​@@howieetattoos_IG Monday beat Fadzev

[@bullonparade129]

this could be the greatest match all time 14 world championships between the two

[@Arminsaf2]

Funny you said that, I’m teaching my best friend a lot of wrestling and just made that exact statement to him

[@gurubazawada2936]

Dake vs burroughs

[@gurubazawada2936]

@@AV9000x I'm saying eventually. Because Burroughs has more medals than either of them and dake will likely win more medals aswell.

[@abbaseghtedari4333]

wow ! thanks for this video I live in iran and I love wrestling but this important fight did not show in iran and many years I was looking forward to see this match😊😊

[@stango141]

You can only wish to see matches like this. No one taking the foot off the gas to sit on a lead. If every wrestling match was put on to this pace people might actually come watch.

[@thesamsin]

Sweet mercy that High-C is ridiculous.

[@stevenhaff3332]

Watching John Smith perform in this match is a joy. Both men had superlative careers. Thanks for posting this.

[@JayB2]

Smith at his absolute peak. One of the most impressive matches i've ever seen. Smith was so good at the NCAA style offence which is to attack until your opponent just dies from exhaustion. John didn't change at all when he went to senior freestyle. Amazing

[@CarlosStephenPR]

This the type of match that gives me chill. Titans Collides Lol

[@FightingSheep1]

The offense/defense exchanges starting at 4:15 and going for a fierce 15-16 seconds is some of the finest wrestling I've ever seen. Arguably, the two greatest wrestlers in history going toe to toe, simply breathtaking to witness.

[@dania7465]

FightingSheep1 they are definitely not top 2, smith is not even top 20

[@juliansanchez1817]

Dani Alyunis Im not sure you know your wrestling history my man. But both of these TOP Wrestlers are each 2 time Olympic Champions! And multi world champions. So yes these 2 are legends and definatly top 10 of all time.

[@MtuckerGoBlue]

I remember when all international matches between the U.S. and Russia looked like this. Pure war. These two attacked just about more than the entire free-style olympics under the new rules.

[@mehmetatlgan6903]

İki büyük şampiyon güreşti çok güzel ikiside gerçekten güreşte efsane 👍💯🇹🇷😊

[@Ak_-Bars]

Сергей Белоглазов, легендарный борец из Советского Союза! Р.S. Но, к сожалению возраст берёт своё.

[@luislazo1905]

Indiscutiblemente es un luchador fuera de serie.

[@CC-pc5kw]

The video quality is exceptional for 1989! I would like to know more about the event & the video source/provider. Thanks!

[@wrestlingwithjay3770]

Flashback in the late 00's

[@aleksandrpondios]

I thought Sergey finished his career after 1988 Seoul Olympic win,he is here.Great fight.

[@andrealavaggi7943]

love this match two of the best

[@user-uv3hy5bd1o]

Надо понимать, что у Белоглазова лучшие годы позади, а Смит ещё молод.

[@NicholasRodriguezN7]

Russians always have an excuse

[@euardoramonleiva145]

GREATEST WRESTLERS

[@wrestlingwithjay3770]

Flashback in the 80's

[@user-ts6rp1nb5q]

Братья Белоглазовы уникумы в борьбе!!!! Жаль, что их мастерство и опыт не востребованы на Родине!!!

[@paralant]

Кто какоф

[@barber215]

@darrenmillerz John is one of the greatest U.S. wrestlers ever. as demonstrated in this clip, he is very technically sound. and his Oklahoma State wrestlers are very well coached.

[@stevenhaff3332]

John Smith, so skilled! Great wrestler.

[@splintchesthair100]

Good night! How good were these guys!!!!

[@michaelknaly5623]

Wow! Great match!

[@billthebutcher2]

That was awesome. 4:39, Beloglazov is so fast, wow. I wonder how much size was a factor? Great match, and great class by two of the best ever.

[@Gus375]

Someone has to have this in better quality somewhere, such a good match

[@garrettshadbolt6443]

Holy moly what a match

[@truantj]

Two champs going to war. Very strong show!

[@edcarrasco4093]

Coach Smith was amazing

[@RenaissanceGrappling]

John smiths hi-c is sickkkk, just a slick wrestler!

[@a0kca1p]

Anyone who thinks John Smith only hit low singles, lol. His high crotch to the other side was absolutely deadly. Hitting it three times in a row against one of the greatest wrestlers of all time Sergei Beloglazov (8 time world gold; two Olympic and six World Championships) is no small feat.

[@kavkazGR]

super

[@etagged]

Looking back i'm sure John studied Sergei and his style a lot so this must've been a huge win for him.

[@usahardcorefan875]

Good performance by John

[@jcas9388]

Everyone seems to forget that Sergei was wrestling almost 12lbs up in weight class and coming out of retirement. I don't think this was a championship as the title states but a show meet. Love both guys but Smith was HUGE compared to Beloglosov. Just saying.

[@bekbatyrabdukarim844]

Yep! It was a match just for showing people 2 legends on the mat!)

[@myboyboris1]

i doubt anyone who saw this match live or purchased the vhs tape of the entire dual meet doesn't realize that it was an older sergei and he was about 15 pounds lighter on the mat. both are legends.

[@jordinpagel5976]

Hell yeah they are. I was lucky enough to be able to train with Sergei, quite an awesome person and absolute Legend.

[@Arminsaf2]

Heavier and just as fast. That’s a deadly combo. But easily the two most technical wrestlers of all time

[@thomasrebelo2189]

I guess the question is who would win in their prime . Sergei was a phenom at 57 kg and he was 4 years out of retirement, but he still gives a good reckoning. But smith s style was hard to beat . I remember at the Korean pre Olympic tournament i was cutting weight two nights before and happened into the Korean club practice . Smith ripped through one guy after another starting at 48 kg and working all the way to 90kg. He was doing a lot of low singles .. unstoppable

[@Mrbananaboat12311]

this just goes goes to show you that you just need a good move, just one or two perfected and performed as fast as this and no doubt you will succeed. this is what i want to acheve as well and this video will be the key!2016 Olympics!

[@slowjoe108]

This was the changing of the guard at this weight. Sergei was a great Olympic and World champ, but his time was done. John was a worthy successor.

[@Darwinist]

+slowjoe108 They didn't even medal at the same weight. Sergei won all his medals at -57 kgs, while John Smith competed at -62. In the same ballpark, but each kilogram makes a lot of difference at the lower weights.

[@crokinoledk]

Size (natural weight) and age (9 years) were American’s advantages. John achieved only 2 World Championship’s gold medals less than Sergei.

[@andrew34341]

Two of the best of all time. Sergei wrestled at 125 so John had the weight advantage. I was at Sergei’s wrestling camp. His techniques worked well for me.

[@crokinoledk]

Yes, indeed both Hall of Famers. John had not only size advantage, but age as well 9 years difference.

[@traviscoleman9520]

John Smith is the GOAT.

[@zenly_csgo]

very interesting style

[@billoleary351]

Great sportsmanship by Sergei

[@ods1ODS]

Seriously. I cant think of many better than this. Kenny Monday vs Arsen Fadzayev---Monday vs B Saitiev---Artur Taymazov vs Bilyal Makhov---Kevin Jackson vs Rasul Khadem Azghadi---This match has got to be the highest medal count though.

[@joshuathompson6053]

Kenny Monday was a freak of nature. Such a great natural athlete. The Russians used to call him the black panther or so I read. Lightning fast.

[@kewltony]

DESPITE Chael's spelling and pronunciation, we found it

[@isaiahdeck8747]

When did Chael talk about this? And on what?

[@Zanni619]

@@isaiahdeck8747 kzbin.info/www/bejne/o5m3ZJalq7Zjpc0

[@Zanni619]

Uncle Chael sent me too!

[@aleksandrpondios]

He is 33 years old here

[@AndrewBrown1234]

smith hits the cowboy duck to the low single at 0:56 it was the best!

[@mayureshshelar8690]

master technician john smith

[@vincentwinkleblech3614]

Low Single, outside single, High crotch, Barrel Roll, Fireman's Carry. Thank God he did not use throws ! Good luck wrestling against this legend!

[@user-uu2tq1oi9b]

Белоглазовы - лучшие!

[@user-gr7hf2lm9o]

Супер

[@user-xv3mm1nf5b]

Джон Смит и Кендалл Кросс это лучшие борцы мира.

[@ruggeddrelouris3597]

What about Ivan Yarygin & our on Bruce Baumgartner ?

[@stampscapes]

Would have liked to see Smith in one more Olympics. What a dominating athlete. I'd be curious to see stats on records over the past 20 years. Wondering if he was the most dominant in terms of won/loss and would also be curious to see point stats. For every point against, it seems like he would have 4-5 of his own.

[@duncanmacleod2136]

I think alexander karelin would be. buvaisar saitiev always seemed like the most impressive wrestler to me but smith is second.

[@stampscapes]

@@duncanmacleod2136 Right. Wasn't thinking of Greco. Karelin should have finished undefeated. I'm all for the US but that match had some new rules where you couldn't unlock your grip or something strange like that? It seemed strange to me.

[@duncanmacleod2136]

@@stampscapes I wonder which was a bigger upset him losing to Rulon or Satiev losing to Slay. I. bet Slay is a bigger upset.

[@stampscapes]

@@duncanmacleod2136 I wrestled back in the 80's and have only been following the sport on occasion since then but will check out this match you're referring to.

[@duncanmacleod2136]

@@stampscapes I wrestled in the 90s and 2000’s but my coach was older and he would tell me and my twin brother about different matches and he let us borrow a tape of Olympic champs vs Olympic champs and Kenny Monday beats Dave Shultz real bad on that then Monday gets beat pretty good by Satiev and I talked to him about the Satiev vs. Brandon Slay match and he said Slay winning the Olympic title was one of the biggest upsets in sports. After he beat Satiev he got beat in the finals but the guy failed his drug test so he became champ then retired kinda early. Slay never even won the ncaas. Satiev Slay and karelin gardner are both in the house 2000 Olympics like 24 hours apart. That was a rough Olympics for Russia’s wrestling. Well kinda, they still had 6 champs and won very handily. We only had two and we were second overall

[@chaseljohn12]

what kind of shoes is John wearing?

[@MidlandsJJ]

Brute brand shoes, John Smith edition. My favorite shoes ever.

[@skymanchronicles8936]

Sergei was undersized but up for the challenge, he is a legend! Two all timers going at it is very special. John USA goat, Sergei dagestan goat.

[@dmitriyyershov1354]

Dagestan goat? TF? He is Russian through and through.

[@eezerik]

beloglasov gets some nice shots around 4 min, wow good counters tho.

[@bigupjimmy6462]

Uncle Chael sent me

[@coreyprince3608]

Chael directed me here

[@orangeiceice12]

Why'd they stop that keylock? He had the hand on Smith's back and was trying to use it to turn him; that shit is super legal.

[@joshuathompson6053]

I think this was an exhibition match, and I think they were going to stop anything that looked sketchy, also depending on the era the rules change and some holds from the 80's and 90's that werent legal are now legal and vice a versa.

[@FraldinhoBJJ]

omega went past 90 degrees on armbar . Gotta be careful there

[@williamoleary9330]

Just like roppin a steer Great job Smitty

[@Znatok81]

It is a pity that the USSR did not participate in the 1984 Olympiad. there the Beloglazov brothers showed a good result. It is a pity that in 1980 the United States did not come to the Olympics in Moscow. it would be interesting to see

[@zhoomart85]

Both of them are great wrestlers, but the peak of Sergeis career was gone earlier. It's just was John Smiths time

[@zenly_csgo]

That is lesson to not compete when you retired. Younger heavier wrestler have big advantage

[@nandinuchralo4958]

Old Sergei vs Young John

[@CreightonWrestling]

The takedown that John got at 4:49 is Ok... I'm just way better than you;-) John is the GOAT!

[@albevilacqua8554]

What Do You Think? Is John Smith One of Our Top Freestyle Olympic And World Champion? If not let us know. I coached John at The 1983 World Jr. In Chicago. WorldEspoir twenty and under In Canada and took him several times to Tbilisi Championships a year later he won Six Medals in a row with Two Olympic Golds and Four World Championships ending his career at 26 years old.

[@davidaloca956]

u get them from planet earth

[@ania3270]

John Smith the Great

[@jomamackdaddy]

The whizzer was the difference.

[@marcusjuniusbrutus1859]

Beloglasov is, by wrestling standards, and old man who was coaching only at the time and I believe stopped competing. Beloglasov wipes the mat with him if younger.

[@user-pv6xn8fu8h]

Переживал как Бута сам баролся

[@danrandles3559]

Does anyone notice the size difference?

[@jakeurib8368]

Baglozov was a 57kg most of his career and John was 62kg and I believe this was at 62kg

[@Balaganow]

Wrestler in red is named first.

[@eezerik]

sergei getting old by this time

[@porya7903]

just john esmith... Iran...❤

[@eugen1887]

СЕРГЕЙ был пахарь в своём стиле💪👍✋

[@neuronx1228]

Нет сейчас таких скоростей и темпа с таким уровнем техники. Где они такую физуху брали? Даже тот же Фадзаев. Без остановки - все разнообразие приемов.

[@pigidag_____]

@@neuronx1228 борцы совершенствуются с каждым днём , функционал, техника , защита , тактика сегодня на новом уровне

[@rusfur632]

Sergei +

[@jdscool1]

elbow control

[@ruggeddrelouris3597]

Could John Smith handle the older Satiev brother

[@fredb0714]

Satiev was also a master technician but in a heavier weight class so difficult to compare. Beloglozov was also wrestling a full weight class higher and a number of years past his prime. I rank Beloglozov, Smith and Satiev as 3 of the best wrestlers in history (there are others) but it's difficult to compare them with each other.

[@joshuathompson6053]

I agree with you, tough to compare, and it also depends on style match up. Smith had a style that was tough to match up with. Beloglozov, Smith and Satiev were innovators and good for long periods of time. Others have been better over one or two years but those guys did it over many years and that is truly greatness.

[@user-vy9xe6bq9z]

Во первых нечего дяде Серёже в 62 кг. делать было, во вторых в ноги напропускался за одну встречу больше, чем за всю карьеру по ходу.

[@zenly_csgo]

Well that not that interesting if Beloglazov was retired wrestler during that time,

[@Tommy1198S]

John is more flexible than Gumby.

[@willlancer7831]

Yeet

[@user-hn6eb4pj8t]

how much does this american weigh ? His giant.

[@joeblow1937]

Thought the left wing KZbin censor would delete this video when they were chanting USA USA

[@MrSoby7]

Chael Sonnen?

[@NateWilder.]

Had to see it

[@BYwrestler]

Smith is rubber man.

[@austinhaist]

In my opionion, this was the greatest match in the history of wrestling.

[@christiannolte38]

Jordan Oliver is so similar to smith in his stance

[@Arminsaf2]

How in the world do you wrestle John Smith? hahhaa this guy is a freaking viper.

[@junichinozawa1176]

t

[@1234jakeyd]

the two dislikes are from Sergei and russia