Before Kyle Dake and David Taylor won world titles together in Budapest, they were rivals on the collegiate level and in freestyle. Dake and Taylor open up about their epic battles and friendship like never before.
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It has changed so much since 1984. We were so convinced that being a state runner up or a one time state champion was a huge place to be. Seeing the way heavyweights wrestle now is light years past how we used to lumber and push each other around hoping for a tilt or a trip up. I am proud of what we did at Bedford HS in Michigan in that year, we had 6 in the state finals, two champions and four runner ups. It was amazing.
It's so crazy to see how they wrestle, and breakdown their technique down to centimeters. Amazing.
Sick watching this back now they are both Olympic medalists
All of the Olympic bronze and silver medals for wrestling should be scattered in the Pacific Ocean by now.
@@etagged haha underrated comment here
I think the rivalry between Burroughs Dake and Taylor really show how important it is to find the right weight class for you. I would not say any one is better than the other. In their prime, I think Burroughs is the best at 74. Dake the best at 79. Taylor the Best at 86.
deeper then that, having all those beasts floating between the 3 weight classes means they all had to be that much better. They all have world, and olympics medals, and from a fan stand points its been great to watch them leave college and compete at freestyle internationally.
Well said, Id say from an outsider they are all just incredible at what they do and thats what drives the competition. Iron sharpens iron brotha
@@shad3128 for sure. especially since Dake is at 74 now haha. I still like him at 79 though. just not an Olympic class.
That's why a world title doesn't mean crap compared to an Olympic gold. These guys tet weight classes and techniques at the worlds but always bering their A game to the Olympics!
@@quincyspielberger4366 Oh my goodness. Whatever dude. I can tell you have not competed at a high level. With that argument, you could argue that weight classes don't matter at all, and the only title that really counts is heavyweight then🙄
I could comment all day! Sorry. Sorry. But seeing Taylor teared up for the anthem and hearing what he and US ALL think of when we see Old Glory is cemented these athletes as the best in my eyes. I love these guys not just Tay and Dake but all that compete for our awesome country. Meant a lot to me.
This was one of the best Wrestling documentaries That I've seen in a long time. Christ you even had a crane shot here. Like they say you're only as good as the people you surround yourself with. The respect I have for both you guys Can't really be put down In words. Thank you for sharing with us guys You 2 are both the best of the best And thanks again.
Their friendship has turned combat science into art. They took turns reaching the pinnacle at different stages: high-school, college, Olympics. Captain America and Superman!
We all had a wrestling friend with David Taylor's demeaner, and he was a better wrestler than us.
Mine was named Jeff Reese. 1995 New York state champion at 132 lbs our senior year. He went on a full scholarship to wrestle for the university of Michigan. He died from cutting too much weight his sophomore year in 1997. That is when the weights changed after his death because his parents lobbied across the country and had meetings with the NCAA. He was the third wrestler to die that year from weight cuts.
Such a great story. Two of the best US wrestlers ever, pushing each other to the pinnacle of the sport. And stellar friends on top of it all. Who’d a thunk?
It's crazy the amount of sweat that was on the mat. You can tell they really went hard the whole time.
My 2 boys wrestle in middle school and are top ranking in new york state... My sons look up to David and Kyle as their role models..
You got a very successful because you guys wrestle the best and you guys are the best from being a young man to men's showing the world with what you could do keep up the good work and good luck in the Olympics 2024 God loves
That is such a great story! Thanks for making it
Watching them strategize was cool.
Awesome video 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 very inspirational
Great production by flo wrestling. Thanks for the content.
Inspirational. Love the dedication
I was hoping they would both win gold this past summer... But I'm so happy for David. WE ARE
WOW! THANKS FOR THIS DOCUMENTARY!!! LOVE THESE 2.
You can see it these men have a great bond. That’s a fantastic way to get better. Respect. And share that thrill of winning and even learn to love losing because that is how we learn. These men are all-pro. Hats off gentlemen
David (World Champion, Olympic Gold Medalist, 3x World/Olympic Medalist) Kyle (3x World Champion, Olympic Bronze Medalist, 4x World/Olympic Medalist) 🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥈🥉
Coupled with the NCAA title rivalry.
Dakes a 3x world champ now
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Sooooo beautiful. Miss this connection this movement, sensitivity and intensity
You should do this kind of video every several years. Great documentary of the both of you. Loved it!
What a beautiful friendship and mateship 💪👌🤗
That was tremendous! Those two are beasts!
Fantastic story telling
this was a great video!!!
In the last decade Vito VS Fix and RBY have been two of the best matches but as far as hype goes, being on the edge of your seat, awaiting the outcome, 2013 Dake VS Taylor was the match of the Century. 👏🙌🔥❤️
Awesome video!
Awesome
Taylor is just a bigger dude now. These two are the present and the future of U.S.A. WRESTLING. So glad there in different weights. Best in the world
They made each other so much better. Reminds me of Sasuke and Naruto type relationship. Yea I’m a nerd lol.
Don’t compare anime to wrestling
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The fact he withered these loses and went on to get the gold is impressive. Dake has some balls seeking out competition !
Awesome to watch lovely to watch friends to whot they do and still be mates keep it hope u all ways be friends u need friends take care be safe
Probably a skill in itself knowing exactly how hard to go and not get hurt.
Epic
Kindred spirits!
This documentary kicked Azz. Nicely done and these dude are damn cool. Glad they rep USA Lol!!!
3 advertisements with no skip option? Cmon flow!
They’re like superheroes
is because of dake JB and david i started to wrestle years ago
Does any know if that was Marshall peppelman that was 2nd on the podium? If not who is it?
this is brilliant. and im a grappler not a wrestler. i wish i had a quarter of these boys skills. that leg slip would be gold for evading certain back takes. gotta try it
The more work you put into your wrestling the better it will make you. Gets overlooked alot In grappling.
Those were some sweaty dudes
Great documentary. They really have a unique relationship and I definitely get a big brother David/ little brother Kyle vibe with them. And both are two of the all - time greats.
Talk about an unstoppable force meeting an immovable object.
It’s so beautiful to see that it took 7 losses to Dake for Taylor to have the slight improvement to win a gold medal at the olympics. Where as Kyle got bronze and never had that defeat to make the slight improvement for the olympics.
Dake had talked about something happening behind the scenes. He clearly didn't look like himself. Let's not forget he is a 2x World Champion and since that loss to the Belarusian in the quarters, he went to tech his next opponent and beat Chamizo 5-0 who lost a 9-7 match to the Belarusian. Dake will bounce back for that top spot on the podium in a month at the World Championships
@Alex Torres right! In fact didn’t dake lose 7 straight to Burroughs to?
@@arn6376 5 straight and took 2 more straight loses. But Dake beat Burroughs two straight at the Olympic Trials. They have wrestled each other 10 times, Burroughs winning 7 and Dake winning 3
It was always so weird to see Taylor wrestle so much better than Dake and then lose to him. Anyone that ever wrestled struggled to figure out how it kept happening.
@@jesvinmathew5103 something was def up with Dake at the Olympics. The second he was on tv for his first match his face looked all clammy and eyes looked glazed. I literally remarked to my wife that something looks wrong. Kind of the way a drug addict looks when they're going through withdrawal. I say that not to imply that's what was happening to Kyle, but it was extremely obvious that something bad was going on behind the scenes with him. I hope we find out someday.
So many years Burroughs owned Dake and Taylor, and now they both have taken him out. It's just as crazy how many years Dake has owned Taylor, and now Taylor is a gold medalist.
Taken him out? He got confident for sure. Probably didn’t train enough. Looked out of shape. I’m curious how world championships will look
@@glossjunkies6026 yeah, they both beat burroughs this year. Taylor is to big and is more technical than in years past and Dake has evolved his training to beat Burroughs.
@@glossjunkies6026 Burroughs has to move up now, so I imagine he will easily beat derringer and whatever contender to take the US spot.
@@Tdinh79 you’re not wrong. But I don’t think he’s out. He’s only 3 years older. But he does make great commentary
@@glossjunkies6026 no, I dont think he is "out" as far as wrestling. He is the 2nd best relative to his weight class next to Dake. As far as the worlds, I think it's a 50/50 at this point. He has the athleticism and skill still, but his hunger isnt there, imo. This hunger is a whole another level of determination that he and all of the wrestlers have when they start out. Its difficult to maintain in wrestling or any sport for a long period of time when you sit on the top.
What a cute video. They have the same style glasses, haircut, and clothing. They even talk the same way.
whot a nice couple of lads it to see friends all the time they were fight àwsome do they still fight I like to no
The difference between Taylor and Dake is so thin that I hope they can go separate weights in the future. Taylor has a taller frame so it looks like a probability.
Dale probably had the toughest path to winning his fourth title BECAUSE he had to go through David. You can however make an argument for Starocci ONLY becasue he was hurt the entire tournament, probably a torn ACL or MCL, though CS never confirmed or denied- which usually indicates it WAS as bad as we thought.
I've always preffered Taylor because I love his style but man Dake is as game as they come
Both there guys look like corporate CEOs. But are two of best wrestlers in the world.
Stunned that Taylor ever lost a match to Kyle Dake. We studied these matches in college and it looked like Taylor wrestles hard against everyone but Dake. I believe Taylor went on to win an Olympic gold medal. Dake won a handful of world tournies but never an Olympic gold. He only made the team once and was teched 11-0 in Tokyo buy a gut that then lost to another wrestler... Only 6 weight classes in the Olympics so no gaining or losing weight to slip past the real talent.
If we put the all-time USA team together (weight classes had to be guessed, as they are different year to year): 57 kg (125 lbs) Terry Brands 61 kg (134 lbs) John Smith 65 kg (143 lbs) Dan Gable 70 kg (154 lbs) Lincoln McIlravy 74 kg (163 lbs) Jordan Burroughs 79 kg (174 lbs) Kevin Jackson 86 kg (190 lbs) Cael Sanderson 92 kg (203 lbs) J'Den Cox 97 kg (214 lbs) Kyle Snyder 125 kg (276 lbs) Bruce Baumgartner
I’d switch Cael with DT. He’s accomplished more internationally
@@PRAISEdaLloyd That thought crossed my mind. But I tried to stick with who I think would actually be the best and not just those who have the best credentials. I almost put Steveson because I think if he stuck with it he would keep winning and dominating over Bruce Baumgartner, but then I thought Nah I think Bruce could beat him still. I think Cael definitely would have kept winning if he wouldn't have stopped early, but he just got burned out.
It's not healthy to compare different people of different generations. It's imaginary. Each generation have their own struggles. To me, Dave Shultz although has less medals than Burroughs, is a better wrestler relative to his generation. Budgets are different. Information. Coaching level, etc. It's like comparing a flower that gets all the sunshine and water vs one that had little.
@@fahadkelantan haha It's not healthy if you take it seriously. That is basically the same with anything. Never take yourself too seriously.
@@7mikepd We see it in all sports. Now after the GOAT acronym became mainstream, people are always comparing people of various generations and various weight classes to each other. And typically there is almost always a recency bias. If we wanna talk about all time wrestlers with a telephone booth time machine: Abe Lincoln and Teddy Roosevelt both did Catch Wrestling. I wanna see Lincoln & Roosevelt both Skuraba style jump over Hitler and Stalin then neck-cranking them in a tag team battle.
31:54 LOL I know that face. :)
I've watched this video a bunch of times, and I just noticed that Taylor is wearing Asics...
NCAA IS SO GOOD, COULD BE A PAY PER VIEW EVENT! WRESTLERS SHOULD GET PAID!
Where is the JB one? 🤣🤣🤣🤣
The 6 unlikes are from the Sanderson brothers
Gordon Ryan looks like David Taylor
Don’t even think about it…see you in LA in 2028!
These two were never rivals. To watch Taylor shut down every time he wrestled Dake was mind boggling!
So when’s the next rematch? Lol
Taylor must've been key to helping Dake get passed Burroughs at the trials. It's unlikely Burroughs has a training partner on David's level..
Is it just me or does David Taylor, while having a ton of respect, honestly being Dake's friend and truly being happy for him, seem to have just a little bit of hate/animosity towards Dake? To me, and this is just my opinion and possibly me projecting my personality onto Taylor, it seems like Taylor is a little bit jaded that Dake came up to his weight and was able to beat him the way he did. It's almost like he had a fake smile in some parts of that. I don't think he means to and he might not even know that he does, but there were several times when you could see it peaking through. Y'all let me know if im just seeing things or what.
Dake owned him end of story
It’s looks like Taylor is continuously pissing himself. Bros like that water fountain/ faucet down the hall thats always dripping/leaking. Edit: all love no hate... but on a serious level the commrodary, respect, and all around genuine/ mutual goal is great to watch and follow
Im a huge David Taylor fan, live in Ohio, watched him at Graham high school. Watched him at Penn State. Rooted for him not Penn State, go Buckeyes. And of course all the way to worlds andolympic gold. But to have a rivalry dont you need to at least win a match. He is 6-0 against Taylor. I dont see a rivalry. Taylor vs Burroughs, Burroughs vs Dake rivalries. Until Dake moves up or Taylor moves down and Taylor starts beating him regularly no rivalry. IMO.
I mean in highschool and youth it was all Taylor
True and Taylor and Steveson won Gold literally at the end of time but Petriavishili and Yazdanacharati still lost. It doesnt matter whether you get pinned in 5 seconds or los 4-3 as time expires, you lost. Im just saying. Its a different story of who is better, but rivalry no.
Semantic debate about the meaning of the word “rivalry”. Their careers run parallel and have at intervals rivaled each other in quality. Dake was the slightly better college wrestler and that was the primary point of convergence. If two doctors have a career rivalry it doesn’t mean they have to compete directly for everything. Who’s doing better.
@@Michael-ii9fs Owned what young wrestling. Im not talking about whether or not he is a great wrestler of course he is. 4x state champ, 2x ncaa champ, cadet junior champ, 2017 world champ, 2021 olympic gold medal. I am saying there is not a rivalry between him and kyle dake because kyle has not lost to him since 2013. A rivalry cannot be one sided. Plus they dont wrestle in the same weight class anymore and probably never will unless its a catch weight like 80kg.
Funny dake discounting wins over St. John and Molinaro. Both won NCAA championships and Molinaro was undefeated and an Olympian. Considering who Dake beat for his 4 championships and not taking a red shirt year, his college record is arguably better than Cael's. Cael beat Cormier. and....?
Dakes just better 😂
Well Taylor won the Gold and Dake choked at the Olympics...so Taylor is ahead in the rivalry
74kg is by far more talented. 86kg has 2 guys
@@martinezjames83 Gold is gold. Dake doesn't have a gold medal and might never have one. The magic man has one and will possibly get another. No one will remember the level of competition, just if you win or not.
@@wildman7902 idk bout that. Internet keeps a record of all matches. So its easier to disect the talent. 86kg is weak without jden. Who would maul DT
@@martinezjames83 don't be mad. It's just facts. It burns badly in Dake's soul knowing that David has a gold medal and he doesn't. I think it's hilarious. Him and Snyder both choked at Tokyo. Burroughs would have been better but Dake wrestled "better" at the trials.
Taylor was always the much better wrestler. Nobody can figure out how Dake gets past him. Watching them wrestle you can see that Taylor isn’t wrestling like he usually does. Taylor leveled up to the Olympic level. Dake stayed at the collegiate level.
Circle of life! Taylor smashed him as a kid. He was a natural. Which meant Dake worked his ass off to catch up. When you naturally smash everyone as a kid you don’t work as hard because no one is close. Eventually Dake caught up and he owned college but now a Taylor got the Olympic gold!
Not a rival if you have never beat him.
only one is an Olympic gold medalist though lol
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Dake was AWESOME up until 2013!!!! He just never leveled up. I think he finally made the Olympic team after years of losses and then got teched 11-0 in the second round. He was still one of the best collegiate wrestlers in history! Too bad he never got an Olympic gold!!! We need to expose US wrestlers to freestyle sooner. No way a guy this good should have peaked in college!
Something happened to Dake at the Olympics that was non wrestling related. He dominated at the world's a few months ago. It'll come out eventually, but I think it was something with his weight cut
"Peaked in college..." What in the actual fck are you talking about?🤣 Try keeping up with the sport. He's literally a three-time World Champion and Olympic Bronze Medalist for God sake. One year he didn't let up a point the entire World Championships🤣. Didn't lose a match for 3.5 years😂. Was behind maybe the best wrestler in US history for years or who knows how many more titles he would have. He lost a match to a better wrestler on that day, it happens. Get a grip, buddy🤡🤣
@@jjmarcos just as long as it isn't foul play(i.e. Xlax slipped into his McDouble, etc) I am fine with it.
@@mattf9076 He gave an interview a few months back where he hinted about what was wrong but didnt give all the details because he said they're being saved for his documentary or something. The gist I got is that Kyle relied on a lot of weird 'health supplements" and stuff like that to aid in his weight cuts. Nothing crazy or illegal, just really weird shit (which if you're a dake fan you already knew this lol). During covid they instituted very intense restrictions about what was able to be brought across the border, and it sounds like he was without all that stuff for the first time in a while, so it mentally/physically threw him off. He said something like "looking back with what I know now, I would have fought those restrictions from day one hard, rather than wait and hope it was all going to work out"
Dake's not even in the same class as Taylor. To watch Taylor lose to Dake in college just boggled a=every wrestler's mind. Taylor wrestled hard and strong against everyone BUT Dake. It's one of those strange phenomena that may never be explained.
Dake lives rent free in Taylors head.........
Based aryan gigachad rivalry
Lebron james could pin him