DEVON LARRATT RANKS HIS OPPONENTS
Coach Ray asks Devon Larratt to rank some of his biggest opponents from 1-10. Who was the most difficult and who was the easiest. Few days before facing Denis Cyplenkov. Devon Larratt puts a number of how hard it was to beat some of these arm wrestlers.
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Dude, Sandris on that picture looks like he is attending goblet of fire tournament
hahahaha
1:22 😂
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Hahahaha! Nice one!
This is Devon's mind once outside of the fight with an opponent. Now you know how he REALLY views these guys. When the combat-mode is turned off, it is thoughtful analysis, respect, and the duality of confidence and fear.
I wish this is how he always talked, instead of how he talked about/to Denis in the weeks preceding this last match
@@Mars0984i too dislike the extreme trash talk but even denis said that devon got many victories even before they had a match, so this is all a part of the sport and devon is a master at it.
@@Mars0984you are just too sensitive then. Trash talk is part of sports. When you are going to compete or fight against someone you have to make them a bad guy in your mind an enemy that you must defeat. If you don’t understand this mentality then I’m guessing you have never done much intense competitive sporting.
There is a duality in him, he can be the best dude but also the guy you hate that s his dark side !
Pretty shitty of him actually to resort to mind games to beat his opponent.
Devon's interpretation is always on point and easily understandable
Well this was before the event and he put Todd Hutchins way below Ongarbeav and Todd destroyed him 😂😂 Devon said Todd has no chance
@@hungandfaded815 But some times is not about strenght, is about technique, the fact yo beat some one doesnt mean you are going to beat another, because maybe the style of One is more confortable to you that the style of other guy. Thats for example what he said about matt mask.
@@hungandfaded815Armwrestling is the kind of sport where weaker opponent cannot win over another opponent who is stronger for you.
@@shurik1984 Raw power? Probably not. Arm-wrestling "strength"? Absolutely. With that being said, i personally consider "AW strength" something of a mixture of raw power AND technique.
@@martinpaniceres8352 ok Cool I wasn’t talking about if he would beat someone else, don’t think your understood anything I said. I was just saying Devon was wrong😂😂 dude you didn’t retain anything I said, never talked about technique or Todd’s Strength😂 Devon thought ongarbaev was gonna smash him and it was the opposite. Don’t know why you swooned with that 😂 did make sense at all to the statement I made, but ok
Thats why I love Devon....He speak facts at serious notes❤️
Stop being gay
This is the real Devon off the camera.. A very humble man and realist.
Yea i agree big Respect ❤
But he's not "off the camera" here
@@karl5010 so???? Be good or be good attitude
Way to overcompliacte the question.
😂😂
Highest should've been 5 imo
This was good. You should do more of these with different people
8:41 to 9:00 devon describing his two biggest opponents.
No. He describes the 2 most powerful armwrestlers he has faced.. Most powerful doesnt mean biggest opponent.
@Penasta They didn’t literally mean biggest as in size, but rather the significance and difficulty they bring
@@ccbgaming6994 what an idiot lol
@@Penasta They are The Biggests Too Lmao.......
Absolutely love your interviews, always real and relatable. Being an arm wrestler yourself, you can totally relate, to the athletes and their mindset. Always solid questions, that fans want to hear.
Ray asks very precise questions, thank you
Devon is such a smart guy, with such a high level of self-awareness and understanding of the intricacies of armwrestling. Such a great ambassador to the sport.
Matt Mask has the super human ability to pull defeat out of the mouth of victory.
Dude needs to work on his endurance and technique. He's got the heart.
Matt sucks
Its too late,he had a great potential strength was out of this world but he never made the step,now its over
Ray is absolute class, I hope ure properly paid. :))
The most simplied and better insight about armwrestling that one could probably give is Devon!❤ Would love to see him climbing up the top of ladder or the peak point someday!
That was a awesome interview
I don't know when did you started implementing documentary level lighting and subtle closeups, but good job man, great video!
Неожиданно. Это явно было заснято до матча. Thank you for opening of this interview. To hear the opinion of Devon about Denis was great.
GREAT INTERVIEW! Amazing to see him so humble here when so much trash was talked before and after this. Devon truly is an amazing dude.
3:00 OMG my eyes!!! Ray more lights where the camera is trying to focus! :D Cheers Ray's awesome interview, you always have good interview!
Great interview guys honest and open thank you…..
Devons speach after winning East vs West was incredible specifically when he spoke about veterans Day and wished he was still there with his brothers..
Wasn t really a great fan of Devon few years ago but now he s growing on me more and more
Exact opposite for me.
@@MrKyle2432 his competition mindset is different than most people, after all he's been on his country's army, their mentallity is different. But his normal human being persona seems chill, probably you can take some beers with him and have a great time with good stories.
@@MrKyle2432Not exact opposite for me but I dont like him as much as I did in WAL. Mainly because hes got overly obnoxious this year (which he was never before) in the pre-fight banter. But I cant help but to still cheer for him during the matches.
@@hidralyskxtremoSC yeah agreed, dude seems chill, but the public humiliation of his opponents is getting really annoying. Especially when he does it to good hearted people like denis. To me this makes him look like a jackass, even if it’s getting himself ready for the math. But who knows it’s just my personal opinion and I’m just some random dude complaining on KZhead lol.
That's why you fail at life. It's a dig eat dog world. I used to be like you....now I'm like Devon. If you are in my way to success I'll now you down any way I can. Imagine that.... I went from being poor and humiliated by my peers.....to Rich and more importantly respected. Because if someone disrespects I put them in their place. Yes, I train to do so .... being rich affords me that advantage. Power Lifter, Jujitsu, Boxing, (I was already a two time state champ wrestler). I also do 3 gun drills (pretty good) and long distance shooting (I Excel at that)... tracking (animals and humans) etc....im 46 and in the best shape of my life. I weigh in at 205 to 235lbs depending on Training goals. 15 years ago I weighed 299lbs. It was all fat. I was a loser. I let drugs and alcohol ruin me because I couldn't get over some oast trauma. Then one day a man started a fight with me. Even though I was out of shape and lost. The guy took me on afterwards and taught me how to be successful. Told me I had heart and there is no reason I should be as I am. He was correct.....
This is an amazing interview
Great video and interview!
I wonder how impressed Devon was when Ermes showed to be capable to “stop” Levan, and if Devon has seen the hard work that Ermes has already squeezed in these weeks since his defeat. I personally can’t wait to see Ermes developments in future matches. ^^
The big problem of Ermes is just one. ENDURANSH, ho he says ;) . He is not even close to the endurance that Devon has and if he loses the wrist against Devon, is a dead man. So his only chance to beat Devon is to flash pin him or beat him in first 5-10 seconds. So the raw power is the key to beat Devon. Devon said that speaking of Levan. Levan beats you with raw power, no calcs no strategies, wrist and brutal raw power.
@@hutchinson151176 I don't think endurance is a problem for ermes. We saw ermes against levan where ermes straight up held levan for 30s but you got a point tho... He has more chances if he works in his raw power coz that's what matters nowadays.
@@osmanPLAYZ494 Ermes has been flash pinned , like others by Devon, cause was out of gas.
Levan didn't use all his strength i think but he used to win anyways :)
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I'd have liked to have known his thoughts on Vitaliy
Would be the same as Cvetkov.
I don't know.. but they said That vitaly is his nightmare 😂😅
If Vitaly's weight increase up to 200kg, he will be 3 times stronger than Levan
@@mrbuck2646 If Devon would be 400kg he would be stronger 2x than Levan!
@@muhabsleibi4555they also said the same about Ermes
The pictures.... the focus, holy moly :) still worth watching :)
this is a great interview
Coach ray is a essencial piece of Armwrestling! GOOD JOOB BRO!
Excellent interview. Good questions and follow-up. I also appreciate Devon’s directness.
He gave honest answers. Thats really rare. I respect devon for that.
wonderful video ray❤
I hope that Devon can realize how great of a person he is in general, and how good of an example he is to thousands, if not millions of people. I love the guy and would love to meet him some day.
I appreciate he made a distinction between prime Brzenk and the older version of Brzenk today. Prime Brzenk crushed both Devon and Dennis, but that was also before they got better. I'd love to see a prime Brzenk take on a prime Devon and prime Dennis. But I'd either need a time machine or an elixir of youth to test that theory, and we all know that's not going to happen.
Prime Denis vs Prime Brzenk Denis wins with both left and right (right much tougher Tho)
@@Hangar_Rebeldefuck no
@@Hangar_Rebeldei dunno, prime brzenk was the best. He was the best.for yearssssss for a reason
Loved the photos selection.
Holy camera focus!
What would happen to this sport without you..what a personality 🫡
I wouldn't have had any idea about this sport if it wasn't for devon.... Now I'm here 😊
Great Cam work
The brightness and focus of the video quality is just superb
I wish you had asked Devon his ranking of prime John, not current John. Would have been interesting to see where he ranks John in terms of difficulty when he was in his absolute peak.
Devon said in another interview (i think it was post the recent Denis match) that for him the 3 best armwrestlers are John, Denis, & Levan. So he puts Prime John right there with them
John is a lot smaller than these guys so its much more impressive as a whole.. imagine if he was a natural super heavy weight...
Everytime they mention Prudnick, I think of "Did you fart Prudnick ?" 🙄🤦🏽🤣
I laughed out loud at the images!!! Great
Excellent camera work
They really made something so simple into something that was almost impossible to understand.
Another amazing video my friend and you always ask what all of us want to no
Love this!
Curious to know where he'd rank Ivan at 115 and Vitaly in the superheavyweight category.
The symbolism of Devon's shirt......The Elephant in the room
I love the picture of Ermes you used 🤣🤣🤣
Whao, great video! So nice to get this opinion without the usual devon "games". Such a great guy when not in "gamemode". Champ!
Vitaly is also potentially a very problematic opponent for Devon. His levers are the longest in the sport of armwrestling. Even Devon often stated that Vitaly might give him the most problems in terms of him (Devon) probably not able to utilize his leverage and hand size that he would against other opponents.
don't push too much. Engin will do the thing if vitaly deserve. Pushing is never a good thing. We should already understand that with Denis, Voevoda and Zaur
@@thureintun1687 to be fair, denis and voevoda were both given to john and it made sense, because john is nowhere near his former self. John just does matches for fun at this moment, he enjoys the sport so much. It was a good return match, cuz younger and hungrier guys might be even more dangerous. Denis past the test and voevoda didn't. Zaur on the other hand, I totally agree he was pushed too much, matching him up against Georgi. But Zaur was so confident he could beat Levan, so he got what he asked for more or less, he got a beating.
Vitaly is a bad match, because he isn't strong enough to beat the very best, but he might be strong enough to beat devon and that's bad for the promotion/sport. We want to see the best guys being challenged and if someone doesn't bring such skills and only leverage that makes him superior against some, that's not good. That's why even in boxing they avoid matching certain fighters against each other, it's only now that they started fighting each other again. Till now, they wanted to build them up properly so they can have a backup plan. That's business and devon's charisma, skills, strength can make this sport grow so much more, than just have Vitaly potentially beat him and have to build him up again, especially at his age.
Devon wins 5-0.
Vitaly’s endurance is very weak. Against Revaz he was gassed after round 1. Devon will bleed Vitaly out.
Levan is something else 😂😂😂
I almost caught a stroke watching this video with the amount re focusing your camera was doing . Thanks 😅
would love to see this format with other pros
Keep in mind this interview was before the match as evidenced by the end of the video. I think this opinion on Denis only applies to 2018 Denis. I’d be interested to hear his opinion about current Denis
Obviously the current Denis isn't a prime Denis or even close to it.
@@mattbudesa6351 Or it could be that Devon simply is that much stronger on his right and after all these years of becoming stronger. Denis never faced Devons right. Every time devoon wins, it becomes a debate about being in someones "prime".
@@snakeace0It is a valid point. You're talking about someone who was on deaths door just a few years ago and wasn't competitive in arm wrestling from the past 4yrs and slowly gaining back his strength and mass. Maybe you need to take a look at what Denis used to look like yes in his PRIME. You'd have to be a fool to think that this is a decent version of Denis. Denis has said many times in the past that the difference in power between his left and right is minimal. Guaranteed if they did right handed in 2018 it would of been the same outcome. Devon fanboys like to ignore these facts and act like it doesn't matter.
@@snakeace0 you are correct devon's right has been improving alot and but in all honesty prime denis would've defeated this version of him as well.
@@mattbudesa6351 Denis's arm looked ridiculously huge after Devon destroyed him, it looked fake, like a movie arm
Так рад был когда Девон сказал что Леван и Денис-это самые сильные его соперники
Fantastic image selection.
Great vid
Interesting that he did not mention Laletin as one of the ones with the most to gain in their future. Also interesting that Laletin was not mentioned by Ray, as the most obvious next opponent for Devon.
@x-techgaming Laletin is facing Ermes at KOTT and they probably wanted to squeeze another match for Devon there
if denis goes into rotation and wins some vs good names he can rebuild his confidence
True. But he still did better than ermes.
Quality content
nice talk!
I still think it was strange how Ermes pushed Levan harder than anyone has.. and yet lost badly against Devon 🤔
Different styles...
In the same way Devon rates Matt Mask higher than ya might assume, the different matchups expose different categories of skill and technique.
Mentally first.. second this fight taught him a lot as devon said.. he will be a beast .. I think in this era he will be only one who can beat levan..
I think it's because Levan challenged Ermes at his strongest and gassed himself out and Devon didn't let Ermes go there because he was able to exploit a different weakness.
Devon is tricky and prob the armwrestler of the top chain with more table time.
You have forgotten about Ivan Matyushenko. I am confident, that he will surprise Devon with his speed and strength, which are definitely outstanding
He is way younger… dont know if he can beat devon but he will never surprise Devon in terms of legacy and career
Love larratt in this interview ❤
Devon speak so passionately. I love it
The video is not dark enough, too much lighting
It's a classic
I was hoping Laletin would have been on that list. I really think his long lever would give Devon problems. Like Matt Mask but bigger and stronger.
7-8
Great interview Ray! Please consider doing a poll that asks who got us into armwrestling! You could give 4 or 5 choices of the most obvious/popular pullers!
Devon is so patient with this interviewer.
Devon one of the best arm wrestlers off all time said that LEVAN if he doesn’t heal from an injury it doesn’t matter he’ll still be on top lol. That tells you the level of LEVAN compared to everyone else. Devon has been arm wrestling for a long time and thousands of people.
It's still sad to see someone as great as Levan suffer injury that will limit his potential. I want to see Levan at his absolute peak and watch him crush guys like they are mere boys compare to him. :)
I would love to see Prudnik vs Denis
Denis will destroy him 😂
@@ganeshcr2003 Ermes murders, MURDERS Denis. People are suddenly forgetting who Ermes is, he will remind everyone in 3 weeks again
@@LagiaArmand you are forgetting who denis is
This was well in focus
Really wanted a couch interview to mirror the one you did after Cyplenkov left handed
Man its crazy.. thinking Genadi having a win against Devon after watching what Devon is doing to the super heavyweights
Unsurprising though, Genadi is super dangerous with a lot of endurance as shown and many tricks up his sleeve.
Genadi train with Levan
Well, he won with press technique (flop press, right?) His tactic deceived Devon, he should have merit for that also. But cant see Devon falling in that mistake again. Seems to me it would be really hard for Genadi to win a rematch against Devon. Devon already knows what to expect and strengthned the areas he realized that werent following. His game leveled up so much after that loss
@@pedrocosta3311 true, but Genadi ain’t stupid either. He knows that the flop may not work as effectively next time and he could definitely change up his tactics.
Devon was messing around with genadi and it backfired for him Devon woulda won 5-0 if he didn’t
I think Levan should be in a separate weight class from Devon. It is not fair to allow 40kg difference in one division. He just said in the interview that even a 10 kg change is significant for the outcome, so how come they allow 40 kg difference in the super heavyweight or whatever it’s called class? Make Levan drop 40 kg and let’s see how strong he truly is. Chances are not even as strong as Devon. Something is wrong with the weight classes in arm wrestling IMO.
Yeah but tbf the point of super heavyweight is just to push the limits. Many lighter classes are a display of technique, endurance, and how you use your body. Super heavyweight is just to see the biggest muscle and biggest bodies with great levels of technique colliding.
The problem is the distribution of size across humans in general. The majority of the population is only between like 140-220lbs. Once you get above and below that, the number of people dismisses greatly, as in a Bell Curve. Most of the population fits inside the Bell So, you can’t have a bunch of weight classes above 200lbs, there won’t be enough guys to compete, and the skill level will be way lower overall, the competition not very competitive. Like for Levan, even if you made a weight class 300lbs+, there would only be like 5 guys who could compete in it with even reasonable skill level
@@Day-ZDuke Good point.
😂😂😂 you still crying about that? Dude it was a super match they fight with what they have that's it lol
Stop coping, Devon just lost and that's that. Devon's best is miles behind Levan's best, that's all. You're pathetic.
that pic of sandris is literally ray trolling his buddy lmao
Legend still lives
I don't think Levan has the best technique but he can compensate for it with just pure strength and mass
he doesnt, it's not even close. There are loads of guys with better technique than Levan. Problem is, the raw power difference is so vast that it just doesn't matter. Levan also doesn't have the greatest endurance, but when you are flash pin by
flash pinning pretty much everyone every round, you don't need a lot of endurance.
Awesome interview @CouchRay
Devon is a smart strategical guy!! Holy cow, changed the ranking from 1-10 to 5&5 😮 to not say anyone’s out of reach by much!! What a legend
amazing low light quality
This is should a lesson for everyone of how to respect your opponents and their strength.
need devon vs lamparelli asap 😂
Lmao i bet it's gonna happen soon 😂😂😂
1:39 finall bos. Devon still find the way to beat him :)
The camera going in and out of focus is a wreck the head 😄 other than that great video!
sick camera work
The only ppl could give levan a hard time is prime denis.Noone else.Sadly we might never see that side of denis again.
Ermes gave him a hard time.
Denis looked good for coming back ... he will only get better if he keeps going, he will be much harder to beat the 2nd time around.
4th
He’s retiring
He has cystic fibrosis and though the sport loves to promote the ex champ, the biggest side effect of CF is rapidly dwindling testosterone levels. If he keeps trying to offset this with juice, his blood pressure will spiral and he will die. The ex champ is playing Russian roulette with his health, all on the strength of ego, peer and fan pressure. Unless the only thing in his life of value is arm wrestling…. then frankly, he needs to grow up and take a step back. His doctors must be totally flabbergasted by his actions.
Considering that his arms are 10 cm thinner than from his prime, this is a very good result, he lasted almost as long as Ermes. Levan lost to almost everyone in 2010-2016, when his arms were 10 cm thinner than in his prime.
@@swe1733 if ever there was an arm wrestling casual…. Denis pushed his body well beyond its elastic limit for this match. His doctors will be advising him against the risks to blood pressure from his overuse of PEDs. CF patients are normally offered TRT, but the vast amounts he’s having to imbibe to stay competitive will result in fluctuating blood pressure and invariably heart problems. The fact that the arm wrestling community is willing to overlook these practices shows a level of obtuse negligence that rivals the bodybuilding world.
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Very fascinating. I came to this video after watching a youtube video on Levan. What a bunch of freak of nature these guys are.
Lol - oh how little Devon thought of himself when in reality he absolutely dismantled Denis
Is this before the Denis match ?
Yes it is
Yes
@@Mark.Sciguerracalm down tard
You r the biggest fool
@@Mark.Sciguerra lol
Legend!!!
good camera work
Away from hyping and promoting an individual match, Devon always pays fair credit to his peers. He’s the next JB in regards to promoting and championing the sport of arm wrestling.
I mean after watching the match, Denis would be 2-3 Devon manhandled him badly. That being said, we know what kind of power Denis can achieve so let's hope he regains some of his prime
Yeah, I was surprised to see what happened. No King's move, and no attempt from Denis to launch an offensive in that prime 1st round where he had all the energy and managed to put up a fight. He just held Devon the whole time without an offensive. I think having lacked some years of pro armwrestling experience he just needs to get back into shape. It looked like he was in a practice match, rather than a championship match.
denis in his prime was a different kind of human, i think he still holds the strict curl world record, his strength and bone structure were unparalleled until levan, ever since he got sick he hasnt been the same and i doubt he will ever come close to his prime again
@@thrivinglife995yeah. I think he need more intense competition to get in shape. The last time he competed after resting was with John 6 months ago.
@@thrivinglife995I thought it was an exhibition?
I think Devon was disappointed in some way as well.
Very good video
Where can I watch the devon vs dennis match? I can't find it anywhere. I can get ufc ppv fights like 5 minutes after the fight. No wonder the sport doesn't have as much exposure. I love it but where to even watch the matches during or after?