At the end of the last century, Alexander Karelin petrified heavyweights on the mat. Instilling fear with his sheer presence, he remained undefeated for a whole decade and even ventured into MMA. Dubbed 'The Madman' by Americans for his ruthless training and 'The Experiment' for possessing superhuman strength, the Siberian titan forced a change in the rules to give others a fighting chance. Today, we will walk in the footsteps of the 'Russian Bear,' one of the greatest athletes across all sports and eras
What really impressed me is his character. Never out of control, not mean spirited, not angry. Always breaking immediately at the whistle. No dirty tricks. Just a great, by the books, sportsman!!!
I wonder if his character was a function of his supremacy that did not necessitate any of the things you mentioned.
Yeah like if we watch John Jones it is fingers in the eye right away, and he can really get in there. Deep. The only thing close is Sumo, it happens every other month and it is way cleaner, but there are no weight classes. At all. 200lb vs 400lb go!
Exact, true i noted the same, the character is vastly different of MANY OTHERS i remember... and i view now...
determination and a solid culture does that
@@TheWatchernatoryep, very true
So basically they found a guy heavy enough even he couldn't lift and made a special rule where a competitor could get a point. Can't beat em, change the rules. Way to go.
В этом вся суть сша
yeah that was a shameless robbery, but hopefully everybody knowledgeable understands it and doesn't put to much significance into that "loss"
bro tf u on about if the rules are the same for both of them then the chances are the same for both of them is ur brain ok ??
@@RawrGhosty to begin with that was clearly a novel position to create, second as someone with broken bones in my hand over years and general damage, creating a situation where I would need to hold hands indefinitely like that would put me at a disadvantage because at some moment my hand would give up, not a matter of strength, stamina or willpower. Accumulated damage is a bitch against a much younger opponent. And having a point lost for such an arbitrary thing that was removed immediately after was nothing more than a fuck you.
@@user-sw7uv6hn8eThe US isn’t the only one that makes the rules for the Olympics cailleach.
Man walked into an MMA fight, DIDNT STRIKE, DIDNT TRAIN FOR IT AND ABSOLUTELY DOMINATED
He knew he could kill that pro so he just clinched and threw him around 😂😂
Brute force + PhD in wrestling makes you almost a complete MMA fighter
A living ZANGIEF. No mma needed. Just SLAM.
at the at point in the world of MMA if you had elite wrestling that’s all you needed to be successful
That was not a legitimate MMA fight. It was with Akira Maeda in RINGS, two red flags that both make it obvious that it was a work
Alexander didn't lose, at least not in my book. It took a rule change and years of hurt on his body to get someone else to win... to me, that is an hommage to his greatness!
Karelin lost. But the other guy DEFINITELY did not win. Made me ill watching his coaches swarm him in love after Karelin lost.
A rule change made specifically for his matchup, vs a guy whose special ability was being fat enough to benefit from the rule change. Then after winning the rule change is reverted.
exactly.
@@fishpants3877 The fact that the rule was cancelled right after speaks volumes.
100%
If this man was born a couple thousand years ago, he would be considered a mythological hero!
Indeed! A real life Hercules!
No...
No roids back then lol
only if you could send all those drugs back in time too
@@babybackbish😂
Six years without losing a single point! It's extremely rare to see such dominance in any sport. The G.O.A.T. No question.
Doping do wonders...
PEDs. About as legitimate as Lance Armstrong
GROAT. Greatest roids of all time
Bah... Bah... Bah... Nothing but damn lamb❗🐏
All them Greco wrestlers were on steroids, yall really need to shut the fuk up.
Alexander DIDN'T LOSE!! The rules were changed for the dairy farmer!Not only was ALEXANDER the BEST WRESTLER... he was the BEST SPORTSMAN!! ALWAYS CARRIED HIMSELF WITH DIGNITY and HONOR!!
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@@popcorngenerator1925 POSHEL NA HOY!!
@@harrychapin808little sensitive, aren't we
@@popcorngenerator1925 About as sensitive as I get when I remove your eyeball and chew on it while you watch- YUMMY 😋!! 👁🗨 Gotta sauté it 1st, of course!!
I broke a back rib near the bottom from vomiting violently and it hurt taking a breath.For him to continue wrestling with 2 broken ribs is unfathomable.I have all the respect in the world for this madman/legend!
I never knew vomiting can make someone break a rib.
Sneezing could break one too. It’s probably rare, but it could happen.@@kassiocabral1639
Adrenaline is a hell of a drug.
Dude ,you re a legend of your own...
@@georgiosnmanesiotis9561🙏👊
Lifting heavyweight opponents with broken ribs and torn muscle is absolutely unimaginable feat of strength both mental and physical
i couldnt even move when i broke mine
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@@insidiousmaximus genetics, don’t compare UFC and ONE championship to Olympians
What did you say IDIOT ? @@insidiousmaximus
@@Angelo-yr1enHe’s a Russian athlete in the peak of the blatant steroid abuse era of sports. He is an enhanced athlete, as were most of his opponents. Get over it.
Imagine being ashamed of a 1-0 loss after going undefeated for 13 years. That hits hard.
And, it was because of a rule change. Worse still, the rule is capricious and artificial. Mandating that one can release their hands while bear hugging the opponent runs counter to the sport itself. After this event, the rule was dropped.
Imagine if they had USADA back then
@@jimmicrackhead12 they did.....thats how some from those Olympics have gotten caught.
@@IronLife1386 in the 80s and 90s? Hell no
@@jimmicrackhead12 The match he was referencing to and that you replied to was about the 2000 olympics. I didn't say those earlier. Of course they had it in the 80s and 90s, most countries did. Russian had a science program dedicated to it, kinda like china does now. Figure out the loopholes to it in modern sports and they all do it. It's not really that big of a secret in modern sports.
Alexander Karelin, you let no one down. You had an amazing run! Nobody reigns at the top forever.
I liked his quote how he "had not yet learned how to talk about that defeat", a more sportsmanlike "no comment", and consistent with his mindset, without seeming arrogant, and willing to talk about all other subjects. I also did not know about his remarkable academic achievements during the same time he was wrestling and beating the whole world.
People also need to comprehend that before Karelin, such lifts, in the heavyweight greco-wrestling category, were just unheard of. Men who weight 270+ pounds, resisting lifts, don't tend to go airborne or even leave the ground much. It takes phenomenal strength to lift another man like that and throw him around like he's a doll. Karelin is and will likely remain the undisputed GOAT of greco-roman wrestling.
I gasped when I watched him lift that 280 pound man while having 2 broken ribs.
@@sexyhedgehog7033 Right? I can barely lift my towel with a broken rib and this guy was lifting another massive beast.
you should google Deestacles, the 2nd Century Roman slave who won his freedom as a wrestler.
If this dude was younger imagine what hed do in mma?
@@ericholland-cr1nt you must have missed the Japanese wrestler who used low kicks on him? That dude had to have assistance to his corner and to his locker, you know what what'd he do in mma as a youngster.
In his private life, Alexander Karelin is an intellectual with a subtle sense of humor. He loves listening to classical music and reading the books of the world's great literats. Not just an exceptional athlete, but also an exceptional character.
He was someone I looked up to a few years ago, now I look down on him. I used to look up to him when he threw people off the carpet, but now he only throws people out of windows and balconies if Putin wants him to? Is he as corrupt as all other politicians in Russia? I can imagine that his favorite composer is Richard Wagner and are you sure that he reads the books, it's not like he burns books on a bonfire or reads them and then changes the books so that the Russian population won't read anything inappropriate ? I don't know if you are that intellectual or have a sense of humor if you are involved in sending off several 100,000 young men in their prime to die and even more to be injured for life in a completely pointless war, have you followed the propaganda spied from Russia, you are not intellectual, rather the opposite and an evil person who murders civilians!
Unfortunately, in his private life, he has criminal connections and works for a highly corrupt party.
@@Humanophage All governments are corrupted, that's capitalism for you. You are just brainwashed into this me. vs them mindset.
@@Humanophage say that without crying.
@@Humanophage no.
Had the honor to meet him at a wrestling competition (as a visitor). Very humble guy. Respected every weightclass and watched their fights.
Indeed! He is described to be humble, composed, kind and sweet in real life 😅
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This man is, to me, a role model for all young men to follow. He is strong, but fair. A righteous man who care about others and is not in it just for himself. He has values. The fact he donated his proceeds to the Russian Wrestling Federation, the fact that upon retiring he wrote poetry and helped boys learn wrestling. All of that makes him even more impressive.
I've had cracked and broken ribs a few times during my life and the pain is very real, you can't hardly take a breath let alone take a deep breath. For him to continue to compete with compromised ribs, throwing heavy men around, (who are also trying to throw you around) in a sport like this is literally super human material. That is toughness and a very strong will power
The strongest Athlete besides Wilt Chamberlain . The fact that he was able to still beat 250+ pound monsters with broken ribs(only rivaled by how old retired Wilt humilated young Magic Johnson ) shows that he was at least 30% stronger than the rest.
100%. I've played bike polo with broken ribs, and while I was still performing pretty well, I cannot imagine lifting any of my competitors in such condition.
Whilst i agree its debilitating broken ribs dont really hurt much for the the first few hours and gradually become excruciating over the following days.
Ребра он ломал 18 раз. За 13 лет. Заживает такая травма 6 месяцев. То есть он практически всегда испытывал эту боль. @@iamamoghalfmanhalfdog5325
Did you crack ribs or the cartlidge? The cartlidge is what will make you in pain unable to breathe.
Wow this unit of a man broke 2 ribs and still won olympia gold, without painkillers, tore a pec muscle and still went to olympia not giving up, you can see that he is really not fit, he cant do his throws but he still won gold again, absolutley unbelievable, highest amount of respect i ever felt for a sportsman.
big deal..franz beckenbauer played with a broken collarbone
@@forzajuve4845 whats your problem man?
Of fucking course it was a big deal 😂 You talk as if fighting with 2 broken ribs is easy.
@@forzajuve4845 playing soccer with a broken collarbone lol, you dont need that for soccer comparatively to wrestling and ribs..
because chasing a ball is the same as actually fighting a man, get a grip loser@@forzajuve4845
I remember a friend of mine telling me the UFC wanted Karelin to fight but they were afraid he may kill someone. This was in about 94 or 95.
I don't even care about sports in general, or wrestling in particular, but this was pretty fascinating, I gotta admit. This dude is a real one.
He's not just lifting a body, he's hoisting a resisting, trained wrestler and helicopter/power bombing them on their heads and necks in most cases. Karelin is a scary dude!
not to mention those wrestlers are 130kg all muscle and arent built symmetrically like barbells too making it more difficult to lift
I was gonna say this same thing. Lifting 260lbs off the ground is one thing. Lifting a 260lb MAN off the ground, who doesn't want to be lifted... is something completely different.
@@joeaardvark9214 Not to mention, he could have had a rest for 6 months and come back stronger if he let his body heal after a punishing 13 years of toil. Looks like he never rested due to his loyalty to his Nation and fans.
not lifting, throwing them over xDD
I kicked his ass..
Karelin was a scholar and a warrior. There's a quote I think of when I look at him... "A society that separates its warriors and scholars will have its thinking done by cowards and its fighting done by fools." He was neither.
Where is that quote from?
That's not Karelin's quote.
Thucydides 460 B.C. - 395 B.C.
I met a PhD holder who was a massive fool. Education does not make anyone wise.
@@user-qd4td7yb8e that is such a stupid take. just like saying not every murderer is evil, yes ofcourse not every single one is evil, but the chance that a murderer is evil is big just like the chance that a scholar is wise is bigger then a random dude.
Mr. Karelin, you let no one down. You are the Champ!
Ты не понимаешь его менталитет, в его виденье он не себя подвёл, а страну в которой он родился, он ставит людей превыше себя, поэтому он и такой Великий!
Alexander is a child of the USSR. I was born there too. Looking at him, I see many, many, without exaggeration, the same dedicated engineers, scientists, teachers, builders, doctors. In this we were all so similar. The common feature is the red thread. Give yourself completely without reserve. Reach your maximum and surpass yourself even more. Alexander had a synergy of incredible body and Soviet spirit. Without this spirit there would be nothing.
Good to keep in mind that he defended his PhD BEFORE the last Olympics. What he got in 2002 (AFTER the 2000 Olympics) was Habilitation, which is an academic test to be granted a professorship of some kind (types vary). This means that he was also a researcher and a Doctor as he was competing and destroying opponents. Not just muscles, also plenty of brain.
Did he take steroids?
@@docalexander2853 My dear brother in christ, every wrestler you have seen in this video was on steroids. But I appreciate your innocence
So... he is modern day Platto.
@docalexander2853 steroids are prolly your excuse anytime you see someone muscular or great at a sport. Just your low self esteem and lack of confidence showing thru.
Take that with a grain of salt. In Russia, you can be a PHD without ever stepping foot in the university. Corruption is theough the roof in communist countries. All top level athletes had a special pass to do anything and were appreciated and included by the mafia. If he indeed studied for real, that's awesome. And being the determined guy he is, I'm sure he could have studied, but knowing what Russia is like, i'm not very sure it's 100% true
Karelin did not “lose” a point; he “gave” a point. Unbelievable man!
nah he lost 3 points to big man. he took em
@@Derek4kYou are talking about Rulon Gardner and it was only one move so sombojoe is basically RIGHT😎🙂 I have a theory why you didn't mention Rulons name
buddy, if each time they size up and there are points to be won, then the person who didnt win missed out on getting one. so he lost on the option to aquire a point. he was not able to give that point to the other guy. basically he lost 3 points to BIG MAN.@@giffysstiffy8874giffytuck
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It's sad he lost to Gardner (USA). Reminds me of the old proverb, there's ALWAYS someome bigger badder out there.
Alexander Karelin is literally Zangief from Street Fighter! What an incredible athlete he was!!
What is getting left out is Karelin had a very physical match a little earlier while Rulon had zero matches that day. Rulon was also warned 5 or 6 times about not engaging in combat & they usually penalized a point after the first warning. That did not happen & that stupid rule change that was only for this Olympics.
I am not a fan of wrestling but this guy's greatness transcends the sport. I don't think you have to be Russian to want to see him dominate.
wrestling is pretty cool in its own way. it's extremely difficult. striking is hard too, and you have to train and be in top shape and whatever, but this style of wrestling is absolutely exhausting. nearly every muscle in your body gets used.
yeah i just dont like the whole point idea should be submission@@SpaceMissile
@@dkdonkeykong4870 it's just two different rule-sets. side note: as a guy who's done BJJ and high-school wrestling, it's waaaay easier to find a choke-hold or arm-bar and make them tap than it is to pin their back to the mat. IMO
Agreed. Especially if the other guy is a good wrestler aswell. I dont train but i know its harder than it looks@@SpaceMissile
He is remembered for losing to a fatass.
Fighting with broken ribs! Holy cow, the man is amazing!
......and without painkillers
I cannot imagine. 2 weeks ago I fractured my rib playing with my daughter and still in pain, barely can do anything, yet this guy managed not only to perform but to win. Wow!
It was not him who was locked in pain. This pain was locked with him.
That happens when you are literally made out of heaps of muscle.
Knowing he's got that injury and watching him wrestle is making me feel weird.. god that must've been painful. He's from another planet man, fkn unreal.
Such athletes are in the league of their own. One can't even begin to imagin how much blood, sweat and tears go behind the scene and how strong of mental fortitude one need to reach a level that can't be surpassed in whole century.
"Steadily increasing the list of men who involuntarily defied gravity." What a line!!
That feeling when you are so ridiculously strong and jacked that people aren't asking whether or not you're using roids, but wondering if you are actually a human. What a beast.
I think steroids is a very real possibility.
@duke927 definetly likely had roids, but so did everyone else, still a freak of nature, a true beast
@duke927 I doubt steroids were the reason he was a 12 pound baby born to 5'5 inch parents. Dude was a genetic freak from the start
He was huge even as a teen
🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️ok I know you are probably young kids… but… do I really have to tell you? Everyone knew he was on massive juice… THAT’S WHY THEY CALLED HIM THE EXPERIMENT! Lol…. It wasn’t because he loved laboratory work. Sometimes I just don’t know lol.
He was 300lbs and still quite lean. Amazing.
130kg lean moves like a Panther
there will never be another. The absolute greatest ever
As a Swede, I of course watched the matches he had with Thomas. Karelin... was a monster. Insane. I´m writing this with all respect to Karelin, monster meaning incredibly good.
This guy makes heavyweight olympians feel like they're a kid again wrestling their dad.
Thank you very much for this story. Karelin is a true hero. Miraculous achievements coupled with modesty and respect for other people.
I remember watching Gardner vs Karelin as a kid on the Olympics. At the time I can awestruck at Karelin, didn't even realized his previous accolades and was at the end of his career. It was grueling match. Much respect to this human whom truly was a beast and a giant among men.
I remember hearing about Karelin when I was a wrestler in high school and how everyone feared him. I imagine that going into wrestle against Karelin was a lot like going in to box with TYSON in his prime. Opponents lost long before the match even started. Opponents had been having vivid nightmares and woke up sweating for weeks once they new they were going to have to face Alexander Karelin.
This comment made my day. I can't stop laughing.
Not a fair comparison. Lots of fighters beat the crap out of Tyson, only one man beat Karelin, by a single point, and they had to change the rules for it to happen. If you compare with boxers it's more like Rocky Marciano, Sugar Ray Robison, Joe Louis, etc.
@@isaacfernandes560 lol no, the correct comparison to Karelin in boxing would be Jack Johnson
@@riceeater79 Jack Johnson must have been your cellmate that was making sweet love to you every night... And now you want to share what a "vivid nightmare" is to you...
@@isaacfernandes560Tyson in his prime was scary af. If Cus D’Amato had not died when Tyson was so young, he might have been the greatest ever.
I love that he’s now a poet and children’s instructor. Clearly a sweetheart under that terrifying exterior.
All respect to this guy. He is a warrior. Real warrior
What an inspiration. Rocky Marciano and Alexander Karelin are both inspirational.
They did it! The video I was hoping for, Karelin might be the most accomplished combat sports athlete of all time.
what? you would've been fine saying most accomplished wrestler. Most accomplished "combat sports" athlete? That's an insane statement. More accomplished than Henry Cejudo with an olympic gold medal and championships in 2 UFC divisions?? More accomplished than Alex Pereira with world championships in 2 kickboxing divisions and 2 UFC divisions? More accomplished than Fedor, undefeated for 10 years in heavyweight MMA and a Sambo world grandmaster? Nah bro
@@gypsylips1950maybe not the most accomplished, but definitely the most dominant in combat sports
@@gypsylips1950the thing Karelin would’ve beaten them if he joined mma
@gypsylips1950 you are the a joke bro, you really just put on par, pereira who fought only like 3-4 time combined in both of those categories after his belt (and stil lost his first belt after a few months) , henry cejudo who only fought like 6 times after his first bealt ( and still lost at least one time). And fucking FEDOR who destroyed a lot of future world champion in ufc and hasn't lost a single time in 10 years in the best organisation at the time ?? Bro you clearly an mmx stop spouting bullshit, i would have understood if you said at least gsp, jone, silva or even mighty mouse but 2 of the 3 name you said to be better than karylin are fucking jokes compared to the monster karylin was.
@@gypsylips1950lol, def more accomplished then these two. From all the combat athletes you pick Cejudo and Perreira. You must be out of your mind
Gets his thigh impacted by a heavyweight MMA champion's kick... "I was of the understanding that it hurt". What a beast!
What a beast! I am not even into sports but I found this fascinating and he is just amazing to watch. There is no greater show of skill than to make something look easy, and he makes just about everything he does look incredible easy- nice fluid, controlled moves. Wow.
Excellent job on this documentary! The best wrestler of all times💪
I recall the joke (or real?) about Karelin's first loss. The opponent was asked by reporters how he managed to defeat Karelin. He said, "We were in tight and trying to out grip each other. Suddenly, there were a pair of balls in front of me, and I got an idea. I opened my mouth and bit them with every ounce of my jaw strength." The reporters gasped! The opponent continued, "you cannot imagine the strength you get when you bite your own balls!"
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i laughed for a about a minute
Damn!!!!!
BILLY 😢
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I can't imagine training my whole life to get to the top of the wrestling world, fighting close matches with the other world greats to victory, and then entering the ring against this man and getting picked up and thrown out of the ring. It's just unreal. I'm amazed nobody just walked away. "Yeah, silver seems good. You can have this one."
He was the beast of all beasts I remember watching The rulon Jones started rooting for Jones and then ended up rooting for the Siberian
My Dad was a wrestler, they don't like losing. He tore his shoulder muscles because he lifted another guy over his head, from behind him, and slammed him down. He won the match, still has shoulder pain. Ehe... "Never go half speed".
You don't become one of the best in the world by being content with silver medals.
Thanks for this !
Wow. This video was informative and super well done. University level learning. I'll pass it along.
Those opening highlights are incredibly impressive. I find it nearly impossible to pick someone up that doesn’t want to be picked up. Never mind doing it to an Olympic trained athlete as your opponent.
it would be impossible if they could grab your legs. very odd style of wrestling
@@normalnick9693 its called greco-roman
Just crazy strength.i wonder how many of victims of his suplexes suffered spinal damage?scary
What makes it even crazier is the fact that he competed in the super heavyweight category. Lifting an resisting man that weighs over 130kg with ease is a ridiculous feat to pull off in every match.
@@alexandrkv was wondering about that. boxer here
I remember seeing his loss to Gardner. It seemed like a cheap shot. Gardner only won because of a new, and illogical rule change
and then the rule was removed after the games
@@nikoponce3810 Yes, they realize how stupid the rule was and that Gardner was unfairly gifted a win. Hopefully Karelin recognized that.
quit lying because he wasnt even close to winning and at no time did the rule play apart just in a struggle and over time he lose strength allowing for him to lose grip but even if he doesnt lose grip hes never even close to winning match so quit lying you sore loser all sad cause rulon won
you can't teach what Rulon Gardner can do, Karelin was no match for a prime Gardner.
@@eugenegreen2285 I'm no expert on wrestling, and I don't mean to disparage Gardner. But I watched it back when the match occurred. Despite Gardner being in his prime and Karelin past his, Karelin's strength and experience still looked the better of the two. Gardner only won based on a strange rule change. I say strange because in a sport that is so dynamic, forcing an opponent to keep their hands clasped is a very artificial requirement. The Olympic committee considered it strange enough that the rule was reversed after this event. That tells me Karelin definitely WAS a match for Gardner. Had that weird rule not been imposed, Karelin may well have won.
Fantastic!!! Such an impressive man in every way. ❤
Mad respect for this sportsperson! He is an absolute legend.
The man is an anomaly that has never happened before and will probably never happen again in this extreme dominance. And what many people don't know is that he wasnt only the strongest but also had a very high IQ.
That combination made him extraordinary.
This man is every eugenicist's wet dream.
Did he had a PhD in Russian Literature by any chance?
Pretty much all champions are masterminds.
He was just unlucky that wrestling is not a more popular sport. Because in terms of dominance and athletic ability, he's up there with mj or Messi
My back started hurting just watching those slams. One scary dude.
What a legend. One of the greatest sportsmen of all time.
Really nice documentary, thanks!
I’m so glad finally someone made a good career documentary on this guy. One of the greatest athletes of all time.
They had to change rule to make him loose This had to be one of greatest DOMINACE in sports history
I had never heard of this man while I was growing up but hes so impressive!!!
Legend! Respect from Norway. Keep Fighting #
Lifting 280lb from the floor and throwing it around like that is just incredible 😮 It's an uncommon strength.
280 proffessionally trained, resisting lbs
not to mention if that 280 is trying to shift its center mass mid lift. oof
dude was clearly on steroids btw
@@Cooltraxx77 like that explains anything. lol. schwarzenegger was on steroids. as well as many other people but no one was close to his form
@@Cooltraxx77 don’t compare him to Brock Lesnar boyo
He is and will always be considered the greatest of all time! Due to age and injuries, he retired and is a living hero and legend to many athletes and wrestlers alike. The man is very admirable for having a great attitude and sportsman spirit that has risen to the level of successful legend! He continues to inspire the youth in his fellow country and those abroad. Long live his legacy!
Greatest of all time in gay porn
steroids, steroids, steroids
@@AiVaultGuy cope, cope, cope
@@AiVaultGuy stay jealous jealous jealous
@@AiVaultGuybullshit from someone has no idea that even with steroids (even though he dis not) there is 0% chance of winning at that level. Trust me this guy is the wolf of wrestling street, he did beyond everyone else just in training. I know, i saw, i lived in his era, he inspired me. He was just a guy that figured out that mega hard work, pays out.
His devotion to the sport is admirable
Amazing, many thanks!
one of the greatest athletes of all time.
I've never seen an athlete make a sport look so effortless. Karelin didn't beat his opponents, he annihilated their will to live, while looking _bored_ doing it. You look in the eyes of Karelin, or his countrymate Fedor Emilianenko, and there is no fear to be found. 👁👁
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really nice video, i remember being a young lad and being in absolute awe at his domination, i'm not a wrestler, just an amateur boxer, but i know enough about grappling to know he was simply in a different league technically, physically and mentally too bad the rules had to be messed with, the biggest hater of slavs is in one the judging clips in this video, Henry "Bloody" Kissinger himself
No experiment. Greatest Greco Roman wrestler of the 20th century. A great ambassador of the sport. A great example of a very hard worker both on and off the mat
"I still haven't learned how to comment on this" What an incredibly self aware and impactful statement.
Alexander Karelin, you're not just a goat; you're a symbol of resilience, determination, and unmatched spirit. Your journey embodies the power of overcoming obstacles with grace and strength. In a world that can sometimes be challenging, you stand tall, reminding us all that even in the face of adversity, we can rise above and achieve greatness. Your story is an inspiration, urging us to embrace our unique qualities and forge ahead with unwavering confidence. Keep being the incredible goat that you are, and may your path continue to inspire others to reach new heights. You're not just a goat; you're a beacon of inspiration for us all.
Don’t forget steroid abuse
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Another orc cheater in the doping program
Insane to think that there are 3 losers that all comented the same thing about steroids like 3 bot's in a row , while probably sitting on a couch doing absolutely nothing worthy of their life , end up projecting their insecurities on one of the greatest wrestler of all time. Who cares at this point if he did juice or not , the man still put in the work and had determination and respect for what he cared about. A lot of athlete's nowadays do enhancing drugs and you guys just don't know it by now. Grow up.
Jesus dude, I cringed so hard reading this.
Best thing I watched today
This guy was the greatest athlete of the 20th century, period.
Idk man...cant really label anyone that...there were so many great altheles in different sports....
You learn that from watching this video😮
He was shooting monkey testosterone in his neck veins, exclaimation mark!
Wrestling is not a good example of overall athleticism.
@@kevinbissingeryou’re right, it’s not good but great, it might be the best
This man is an absolute specimen. I admire his insane ability to just consistently ragdoll 260+lb men as if he were playin with his children. @16:02 The fact that this great conquerer earned a million in one match and then proceeds to donate all of it to one of his own countries wrestlin programs is beyond honorable. This pedigree of mighty man is almost extinct.
Well said.
not only was he a beast but he seemed like an upstanding citizen that gave back to his community solid dude
I forgot that I was watching all this on my mobile Truly magical
Greatest wrestler of all time. No one will be close.
Remaining undefeated in a one - on one professional for that long is next to impossible. He's a legend.
In spite of achieving great heights, he seems to be so down to earth and humble... 🙏🏾
What an amazing story and legacy!!!
Without a doubt, the most dominant athlete of all time in modern human sports history.
Nah Don Bradman is
@@ex0ja in combat sports it’s this guy
@@Angelo-yr1en True but the original comment didn’t specify that. Don Bradman shouldn’t even be in the conversation anyway, he played in a team sport.
Mijain Lopez Nuñez; de Cuba🥇🥇🥇🥇🇨🇺!
@@Angelo-yr1en Bob Munden?
The guys he is throwing around are HUGE! The only thing I can compare it to is me throwing my pillow around. Meanwhile he's throwing around 260pound athletes 😂
Alexander is an inspiration to anyone in any sport! He wrestled with an awesome drive to win...through very hard work and mental strength! The Bear is a legend...that should inspire us all!
And a bunch of ussr steroids
Winning even when greatly weakened by injury really illustrates how dominant this guy was. Kinda wild to be honest.
Damn, so much respect for Karelin. All the comments about how his greatness and humility transcends wrestling are on point. I really want to see his lumbar MRI..
Оно не помещается на 19 дюймовый монитор!!))))
Probably the Greatest Wrestler ever.
Not sure why I never heard of him until now and watching this video. His achievements are mind blowing.
There's only so many people you can say were the goat in their sport for over a decade. Karelin stands shoulder to shoulder with a very small group of amazing athletes.
Aleksandr also entered a strongman competition in finland in the early 90s, where also some world champion athletes participated. same as with his pancrase/MMA bout in japan, he did not specifically train for the event or that sport before entering, yet still scored a somewhat respectable 8th place out of 10. doesn't sound much, but if you know a bit about strongman sport, you'll find this also highly impressive. i think there is a grainy 240p video of the entire competition somewhere on youtube.
He introduced the world to the siberian airlines. What a legend
goat of all combat sports..amazing!!!
Thank u very much❤🎉
He is a Hero to his countrymen. Such a humble and respectable man. This is what a sport icon ought to be...
High key hes my hero and im american lmao
@@ShinyPigrathow ironic since he’s Russian 😂
deserves a like, well made, all respect to mr Karelin, what a legend
Built different 💪🏻
Alex never lost. That "loss" he had with the grip adjustment was literally, a pure technicality that most just scoff at. Karelin is a fucking monster who, if he chose to be in MMA full stop, may have been unbeatable.
Remember during the 2004 EC in wrestling me and my friend were standing in the crowd when my friend all of sudden got lifted up in the air then put to side. It was Karelin who just wanted to get passed the crowd. My friend who weighed around 180 pounds described feeling to huge hands effortlessly moving him like a cardboard figure.