1989 World Championships pool match between John Smith (USA) and Stepan Sarkisyan (URS)
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Smith’s duckunder with his head on the opposite side was unstoppable. His opponents thought they had head control but John lowered his level better and faster than anyone, and they never saw it coming. He hit it 3 times in this match.
@philr1822 жыл бұрын
That low shot he kept firing off was very effective too. Its a perfect strategic move, he either got it, or sat back to defend it. That kind of move is the product of a great wrestling mind. But yeah, that duckunder was brutal. Even if the opponent saw it coming it didnt matter, it was executed so overwhelmingly the best his opponent can do is escape.
@mikegreco4122 Жыл бұрын
Can you explain it more in depth? I’m a first year wrestler who’s trying to understand how and why things are effective and how people like John Smith(looking him up because I trained with Pat 2 weeks ago) are able to hit these moves more effectively than others
@laydenyump36199 ай бұрын
@laydenyump3619 It's all in the set-up. The duck works when the opponent is push back. Throwing the elbow/arm by as you duck/ change levels is the key. What finishes it is wrapping the arm around the waist(turning the corner) immediately.
@RelentlessDjango3 ай бұрын
The duck on the opposite side works because wrestlers usually react by moving their near leg back. If they move their near leg back, then their opposite leg has to stay stationary. The same rule applies for an outside single. Make them move their inside leg, and then they are vulnerable to the opposite side.
@jomamackdaddyАй бұрын
That duck was absolutely filthy
@johnsmith42688Ай бұрын
Thank you USA Wrestling for posting these old matches from these legends and good quality.
@chriswilley884 жыл бұрын
John Smith way ahead of his time. He was avoiding the push/step out - before it even existed.🔥🔥🔥
@valiantthor-3 жыл бұрын
You'd still get a passivity call and then penalty after few stepouts even back then. Just not as quickly as today.
@kallepikku49912 жыл бұрын
@@kallepikku4991 what did passivity result in? Choice to the other guy?
@johnsmith42688Ай бұрын
John Smith was something this sport had never seen, and will never see again. I know their will be great wrestlers, but none will ever be this ahead of their time
@graceandtruthfellowship43478 ай бұрын
You can tell John Smith was way stronger than he looked. Elite athleticism
@salvajeasp757 Жыл бұрын
3:03 - That Suplex Was Technical!!!
@JHDIII Жыл бұрын
Crazy power
@thebeast887511 ай бұрын
Wow those adidas combat speeds have truly been around forever haha
@n.h60012 жыл бұрын
They move with crazy speed
@dawsonrull23434 жыл бұрын
Amphetamines
@oRealAlieNo2 жыл бұрын
@@oRealAlieNo all the modern NCAA matches they move even quicker
@chrishnah2 жыл бұрын
Khabib sent me here
@baberkhan14723 жыл бұрын
Talking with DC about John Smith? Crazy good !
@marcelogodoy67363 жыл бұрын
Pocahontas sent me here
@Carlos-fh8wk3 жыл бұрын
And DC sent him here🤝
@nh64023 жыл бұрын
Love how cool he was about winning. Trying to teach that to Junior. Grace in victory and defeat.
@stevehdd9929 Жыл бұрын
@1:47, that was a bad decision. All he did was make John angry. That next takedown was intense. I learned how to do a low single before the internet era by watching the John Smith VHS tape called "How low can you go?" He changed the sport and offensive game for sure.
@FOUNDEDEARTHBROTHERS3 жыл бұрын
I could outside single sweep anyone, ever, whenever I wanted.
@lawsonransom8318 Жыл бұрын
@@lawsonransom8318 To anyone huh? I’m calling bs
@JesseStevenTrumm3992 Жыл бұрын
@@JesseStevenTrumm3992 ok old ladies and toddlers.
@lawsonransom8318 Жыл бұрын
@@lawsonransom8318 who did you learn from
@Daffodiltulip Жыл бұрын
@@Daffodiltulip my older brother. Then my coach redesigned it because I dislocated my shoulder. The idea was never to get caught in a sprawl. It worked.
@lawsonransom8318 Жыл бұрын
3:07 BEAUTIFUL!!
@AlejandroGonzalez-wo5fk3 жыл бұрын
Yuup. Wrestling at its finest
@metdasunrise96473 жыл бұрын
And this is one of the reasons I’m a subscriber Thank you USA Wrestling
@williamoleary93303 жыл бұрын
John Smith was indeed someone special
@erikowings67292 жыл бұрын
these old singlets are an interesting look
@jameshamrick77094 жыл бұрын
I think smith intentionally wore a size too big. lol
@tonycrabtree34163 жыл бұрын
I like the spandex under the singlet looks cool
@joaquinmaria15813 жыл бұрын
John Smith was dreaded by Russians for that unstoppable single leg.
@Cochise66664 жыл бұрын
weird thing to say in a match where he didn't score on any single legs, and got scored on the only time he got in on one. It was his duck which was the main weapon.
@QueekHeadtaker4 жыл бұрын
Are they weak legged?
@johhatomii35603 жыл бұрын
@@QueekHeadtaker probably cuz he still had it when he needed it
@johhatomii35603 жыл бұрын
@@QueekHeadtaker Well, but that's the whole thing. You're afraid to work on the outside, because you KNEW that low single was coming, so you push inside on him to prevent it, and boom he disappears, and you're facefirst on the mat. They play off each other.
@ncommerce2 жыл бұрын
Джон Смит конечно легенда. Замечательное противостояние этих борцов. Но если правильно оценить последнее действие, то Саркисян выиграл. Это моё мнение, только и всего.
@djalalmalaev528511 ай бұрын
Отличная борьба!Смотрел на одном дыхании!
@user-eh2ht1hz8u3 жыл бұрын
Только раз Саркисян выиграл у Смита на кубке мира, все остальные встречи - мимо кассы.
@user-vy9xe6bq9z2 жыл бұрын
yes it was a great wrestling match, both wrestlers were top of the world at that time.
@gregorydryden7865Ай бұрын
мощная схватка, конечно. поинтереснее, чем у многих тяжеловесов.
@wiedzmincoen2319 Жыл бұрын
Needless to say, as a Heavyweight the LOW SINGLE was not a move for me. That said, how I loved to watch him perform it no matter how much his opponents knew it was coming. He is a legend !
@vincentwinkleblech3614 Жыл бұрын
John Smith was such a badass!
@randallarmstrong18403 жыл бұрын
John Smith the GOAT
@trent3953 жыл бұрын
Wish i had both those shoes right now
@mattmusto30733 жыл бұрын
This isn't the 1989 gold medal match. Smith defeated Gary Bohay (CAN) for gold in 1989 after besting Sarkisyan in the early rounds. Smith and Sarkisyan wrestled for gold at the 1988 Olympics.
@michaellee59344 жыл бұрын
Sorry this was pool match in 1989 and we have correct that. you are correct about Smith defeated Gary Bohay (CAN) for gold in 1989 as we posted that match last week. Thanks for keep us on our toes
@usawrestling4 жыл бұрын
Nice call kid!!! I was wondering the same thing!! This certainly was a tough match though!! Everyone was so scared of that single leg they would defend if for a few minutes and then John would take over!!! I still have my John Smith wrestling shoes. My son used them for his final match in Bakersfield last year!!
@champyelcaballo15304 жыл бұрын
so what was the score of the match? i thought he should have had points on that throw out of bounds
@Jwaters10004 жыл бұрын
One of the greatest.
@davidlegas8066 Жыл бұрын
Johns best move by far is his will to win
@chuckerroo5977 Жыл бұрын
Exactly!
@ukaszkonopinski23024 ай бұрын
I hope Ben Kueter of Iowa can be a wrestling legend too. He is a freshman this year
@kmacksmcdonald64759 ай бұрын
5:40 - Wonderful Leg Sweep By John Smith!
@JHDIII Жыл бұрын
Very clearly Sarkisyan’s move. Smith got launched.
@bigfakelaugh6209 Жыл бұрын
@@bigfakelaugh6209 Heh, sorry about that, I double checked just now.
@JHDIII Жыл бұрын
@@bigfakelaugh6209 Still a good move, though. 🙂
@JHDIII Жыл бұрын
I feel like the Adi Stars shoulda been smiths shoe. I mean those mat wizard looking smiths were around the same time same era but u see a ton of Smith in Gumby. Same build same key attributes of speed and technique and scrambling without the stocky shredded build. I’m sure through his OK State lineage he hooked up Oliver with Adidias. Those Olympic Brutes he’s rocking here we’re my first shoes ever but his style just screams the pioneer for adidas wrestling . You feel like the light weight combat speeds would make a guy lightening fast even faster.
@tmt16753 жыл бұрын
Bro i see you everywhere
@thxClaude3 жыл бұрын
John's Par Terre Is Amazing, Too!
@JHDIII Жыл бұрын
How many points did get for the throw at 3:10
@keyshawnstewart7 ай бұрын
Every kid in America had that John Smith singlet in the late eighties made them in any color you wanted as long as it was red or blue lol.
@jeffallen6754 Жыл бұрын
Smith never played the Russian bear muscle game constant attacks and relentless leg takedowns
@toddm69992 жыл бұрын
Sweet.
@markcummings6856 Жыл бұрын
Красавчик
@user-es8xj4xw6n3 жыл бұрын
The disturbance at the end from the crowd? Was that because the person kept screaming hysterically?
@us-Bahn2 жыл бұрын
Is it normal for the ref to start so fast before the guys get into position
@lizardman13032 жыл бұрын
7:15
@WrestlingUniversity2 жыл бұрын
Steroids vs no steroids and the better wrestler still wins
@matthewodonnell25353 жыл бұрын
Smith was the best absolutely legend
@mehrdoddimcheh5973 Жыл бұрын
Türkiye'de Yusuf cambaz diye bir güreşçi var yaşar doğu turnuvasında Türkiye'de bu John Smith i sayı tuşuyla yenmişti çok sürpriz bir güreş olmuştu yıllar önce bunu çoğu insan bilmez bile gerçekten çok ilginç 😊
@mehmetatlgan69036 ай бұрын
Technique > Steroids 💀🔥
@skeletonshorror51843 жыл бұрын
Crazy that John Smith is only 5’-7” and appears to tower over the diminutive Sarkissian. Do all wrestlers in this weight class need to be shorter than U-boat seamen?
@us-Bahn2 жыл бұрын
Sarkissian is a tank. Technique beat strength.
@jamesraptis81072 жыл бұрын
Another mauling brought to you courtesy of the Red, White, and Blue.
@jdoe42752 жыл бұрын
At the beginning of the match Sarkisyan is grabbing John Smith’s singlet when he ties up. See that a lot with the Russians.
@chademery91692 жыл бұрын
Speed, technique and flexibility versus brute strength.
@daytonasayswhat93333 жыл бұрын
Я понимаю что это не возможно, но хотелось бы увидеть схватку Смита с Фадзаевым или Сайтиевым. Интересно кто бы победил?
@arhiv19904 ай бұрын
That Sarkisyan is quick.
@jerrybobteasdale2 жыл бұрын
While I don’t think he’s the greatest of all time, I think John Smith is one of the best of all time
@ianshue28902 жыл бұрын
Who’s the greatest I’m just watching a random video
@lizardman13032 жыл бұрын
@@lizardman1303 Jordan Burroughs
@huntleydavis67272 жыл бұрын
@@huntleydavis6727 ah I would say cael Sanderson
@nicksfitnesslifestyle5992 жыл бұрын
@@nicksfitnesslifestyle599 yeah, I agree. College at least 100 percent
@huntleydavis67272 жыл бұрын
@@lizardman1303 well if I did say my opinion all hell would break lose on this comment
@ianshue28902 жыл бұрын
Bills to pay the skillz!
@yesbutactuallyno8305 Жыл бұрын
Dude in blue is enormous
@MaxwellFaro Жыл бұрын
cRAZY how differnt internation styles are.... these eastern european wrestlers love just using crazy strength and beating on people
@sugarskulllyfe5890 Жыл бұрын
Never watched wrestling before till now. Why did the ref stand them up? 2:28
@blackout24303 ай бұрын
0:08 What the hell did he pull out of his tights?
@tomwalker3892 жыл бұрын
Hankey
@jeffallen6754 Жыл бұрын
Each wrestler is responsible for his own blood and is therefore required to show some sort of cloth before the match starts. Most people use a regular handkerchief.
@michaelwatt9401 Жыл бұрын
Such a nasty duck under. He kept hitting it or using it to chain into something else
@xmikex902x3 жыл бұрын
look at the size difference. But JS bested him, still 🔥
@liukang85Ай бұрын
2:49 didn't even flinch
@definitelynottigerwhitten58652 жыл бұрын
0:34
@meinname6843 Жыл бұрын
Lex brought me here
@markbrouk78572 жыл бұрын
What episode?
@sleekostrich43672 жыл бұрын
How many cautions does the Russian get? He was slapping John in the face repeatedly.
@Scrooks12 жыл бұрын
Been that way for decades yeah, even before Trump when dealing with Eastern Block wrestlers, especially Russian.
@jeffallen6754 Жыл бұрын
He isnt russian hes Armenian. That's not a russian name or mug
@emilioalvarez29408 ай бұрын
When other dudes coach shook Johns hand like a asshole and John looked back at him
@connorrowley28492 жыл бұрын
that "other dudes coach" is Ivan Yarygin, a beast and a fuckin legend of wrestling
@gulamalakbarli6547 Жыл бұрын
@@gulamalakbarli6547 bro I was born in 1999 chill
@connorrowley2849 Жыл бұрын
@@gulamalakbarli6547 yes, he was a beast, and he hated that scrawny American that schooled his boy right there! Back then losing at that level could still bring some consequences back home.
@bigtxsmiler Жыл бұрын
Priceless glare by Smith.😂
@brianjackson372611 ай бұрын
Just saw Khabib talking with DC about this Match
@haldir3120 Жыл бұрын
was just gonna say here because khabib and dc
@dekutrash6214 Жыл бұрын
Smith - the best ! Sarkisyan- the stone...
@zaurs8073 Жыл бұрын
Smith was a cat
@randolphlex7143 жыл бұрын
This guy was juiced
@HighwaymanZ25 күн бұрын
Smith’s shoes are of no interest to me. It’s the white finger tape he uses that combined an expandable matrix with a fixed polymer coating that was years ahead of its time.
@us-Bahn2 жыл бұрын
Rocky 4
@Eau669 Жыл бұрын
Revenge is better served at the World Championships....
@williamoleary9330 Жыл бұрын
USA!🇺🇸USA!🇺🇸USA!🇺🇸
@javiddamir45152 жыл бұрын
засудили Стёпу внаглую.
@user-vy9xe6bq9z2 жыл бұрын
худой высокий против низкого и коренастого
@Deniz-dm9vm3 жыл бұрын
That duck is so dirty
@johnsmith4268811 ай бұрын
And itd be that easy. Over.
@augustxiii25802 жыл бұрын
Саркисян бросил его на 2 балла не засчитали, судейская несправедливость, беспредел !!!
Smith’s duckunder with his head on the opposite side was unstoppable. His opponents thought they had head control but John lowered his level better and faster than anyone, and they never saw it coming. He hit it 3 times in this match.
That low shot he kept firing off was very effective too. Its a perfect strategic move, he either got it, or sat back to defend it. That kind of move is the product of a great wrestling mind. But yeah, that duckunder was brutal. Even if the opponent saw it coming it didnt matter, it was executed so overwhelmingly the best his opponent can do is escape.
Can you explain it more in depth? I’m a first year wrestler who’s trying to understand how and why things are effective and how people like John Smith(looking him up because I trained with Pat 2 weeks ago) are able to hit these moves more effectively than others
@laydenyump3619 It's all in the set-up. The duck works when the opponent is push back. Throwing the elbow/arm by as you duck/ change levels is the key. What finishes it is wrapping the arm around the waist(turning the corner) immediately.
The duck on the opposite side works because wrestlers usually react by moving their near leg back. If they move their near leg back, then their opposite leg has to stay stationary. The same rule applies for an outside single. Make them move their inside leg, and then they are vulnerable to the opposite side.
That duck was absolutely filthy
Thank you USA Wrestling for posting these old matches from these legends and good quality.
John Smith way ahead of his time. He was avoiding the push/step out - before it even existed.🔥🔥🔥
You'd still get a passivity call and then penalty after few stepouts even back then. Just not as quickly as today.
@@kallepikku4991 what did passivity result in? Choice to the other guy?
John Smith was something this sport had never seen, and will never see again. I know their will be great wrestlers, but none will ever be this ahead of their time
You can tell John Smith was way stronger than he looked. Elite athleticism
3:03 - That Suplex Was Technical!!!
Crazy power
Wow those adidas combat speeds have truly been around forever haha
They move with crazy speed
Amphetamines
@@oRealAlieNo all the modern NCAA matches they move even quicker
Khabib sent me here
Talking with DC about John Smith? Crazy good !
Pocahontas sent me here
And DC sent him here🤝
Love how cool he was about winning. Trying to teach that to Junior. Grace in victory and defeat.
@1:47, that was a bad decision. All he did was make John angry. That next takedown was intense. I learned how to do a low single before the internet era by watching the John Smith VHS tape called "How low can you go?" He changed the sport and offensive game for sure.
I could outside single sweep anyone, ever, whenever I wanted.
@@lawsonransom8318 To anyone huh? I’m calling bs
@@JesseStevenTrumm3992 ok old ladies and toddlers.
@@lawsonransom8318 who did you learn from
@@Daffodiltulip my older brother. Then my coach redesigned it because I dislocated my shoulder. The idea was never to get caught in a sprawl. It worked.
3:07 BEAUTIFUL!!
Yuup. Wrestling at its finest
And this is one of the reasons I’m a subscriber Thank you USA Wrestling
John Smith was indeed someone special
these old singlets are an interesting look
I think smith intentionally wore a size too big. lol
I like the spandex under the singlet looks cool
John Smith was dreaded by Russians for that unstoppable single leg.
weird thing to say in a match where he didn't score on any single legs, and got scored on the only time he got in on one. It was his duck which was the main weapon.
Are they weak legged?
@@QueekHeadtaker probably cuz he still had it when he needed it
@@QueekHeadtaker Well, but that's the whole thing. You're afraid to work on the outside, because you KNEW that low single was coming, so you push inside on him to prevent it, and boom he disappears, and you're facefirst on the mat. They play off each other.
Джон Смит конечно легенда. Замечательное противостояние этих борцов. Но если правильно оценить последнее действие, то Саркисян выиграл. Это моё мнение, только и всего.
Отличная борьба!Смотрел на одном дыхании!
Только раз Саркисян выиграл у Смита на кубке мира, все остальные встречи - мимо кассы.
yes it was a great wrestling match, both wrestlers were top of the world at that time.
мощная схватка, конечно. поинтереснее, чем у многих тяжеловесов.
Needless to say, as a Heavyweight the LOW SINGLE was not a move for me. That said, how I loved to watch him perform it no matter how much his opponents knew it was coming. He is a legend !
John Smith was such a badass!
John Smith the GOAT
Wish i had both those shoes right now
This isn't the 1989 gold medal match. Smith defeated Gary Bohay (CAN) for gold in 1989 after besting Sarkisyan in the early rounds. Smith and Sarkisyan wrestled for gold at the 1988 Olympics.
Sorry this was pool match in 1989 and we have correct that. you are correct about Smith defeated Gary Bohay (CAN) for gold in 1989 as we posted that match last week. Thanks for keep us on our toes
Nice call kid!!! I was wondering the same thing!! This certainly was a tough match though!! Everyone was so scared of that single leg they would defend if for a few minutes and then John would take over!!! I still have my John Smith wrestling shoes. My son used them for his final match in Bakersfield last year!!
so what was the score of the match? i thought he should have had points on that throw out of bounds
One of the greatest.
Johns best move by far is his will to win
Exactly!
I hope Ben Kueter of Iowa can be a wrestling legend too. He is a freshman this year
5:40 - Wonderful Leg Sweep By John Smith!
Very clearly Sarkisyan’s move. Smith got launched.
@@bigfakelaugh6209 Heh, sorry about that, I double checked just now.
@@bigfakelaugh6209 Still a good move, though. 🙂
I feel like the Adi Stars shoulda been smiths shoe. I mean those mat wizard looking smiths were around the same time same era but u see a ton of Smith in Gumby. Same build same key attributes of speed and technique and scrambling without the stocky shredded build. I’m sure through his OK State lineage he hooked up Oliver with Adidias. Those Olympic Brutes he’s rocking here we’re my first shoes ever but his style just screams the pioneer for adidas wrestling . You feel like the light weight combat speeds would make a guy lightening fast even faster.
Bro i see you everywhere
John's Par Terre Is Amazing, Too!
How many points did get for the throw at 3:10
Every kid in America had that John Smith singlet in the late eighties made them in any color you wanted as long as it was red or blue lol.
Smith never played the Russian bear muscle game constant attacks and relentless leg takedowns
Sweet.
Красавчик
The disturbance at the end from the crowd? Was that because the person kept screaming hysterically?
Is it normal for the ref to start so fast before the guys get into position
7:15
Steroids vs no steroids and the better wrestler still wins
Smith was the best absolutely legend
Türkiye'de Yusuf cambaz diye bir güreşçi var yaşar doğu turnuvasında Türkiye'de bu John Smith i sayı tuşuyla yenmişti çok sürpriz bir güreş olmuştu yıllar önce bunu çoğu insan bilmez bile gerçekten çok ilginç 😊
Technique > Steroids 💀🔥
Crazy that John Smith is only 5’-7” and appears to tower over the diminutive Sarkissian. Do all wrestlers in this weight class need to be shorter than U-boat seamen?
Sarkissian is a tank. Technique beat strength.
Another mauling brought to you courtesy of the Red, White, and Blue.
At the beginning of the match Sarkisyan is grabbing John Smith’s singlet when he ties up. See that a lot with the Russians.
Speed, technique and flexibility versus brute strength.
Я понимаю что это не возможно, но хотелось бы увидеть схватку Смита с Фадзаевым или Сайтиевым. Интересно кто бы победил?
That Sarkisyan is quick.
While I don’t think he’s the greatest of all time, I think John Smith is one of the best of all time
Who’s the greatest I’m just watching a random video
@@lizardman1303 Jordan Burroughs
@@huntleydavis6727 ah I would say cael Sanderson
@@nicksfitnesslifestyle599 yeah, I agree. College at least 100 percent
@@lizardman1303 well if I did say my opinion all hell would break lose on this comment
Bills to pay the skillz!
Dude in blue is enormous
cRAZY how differnt internation styles are.... these eastern european wrestlers love just using crazy strength and beating on people
Never watched wrestling before till now. Why did the ref stand them up? 2:28
0:08 What the hell did he pull out of his tights?
Hankey
Each wrestler is responsible for his own blood and is therefore required to show some sort of cloth before the match starts. Most people use a regular handkerchief.
Such a nasty duck under. He kept hitting it or using it to chain into something else
look at the size difference. But JS bested him, still 🔥
2:49 didn't even flinch
0:34
Lex brought me here
What episode?
How many cautions does the Russian get? He was slapping John in the face repeatedly.
Been that way for decades yeah, even before Trump when dealing with Eastern Block wrestlers, especially Russian.
He isnt russian hes Armenian. That's not a russian name or mug
When other dudes coach shook Johns hand like a asshole and John looked back at him
that "other dudes coach" is Ivan Yarygin, a beast and a fuckin legend of wrestling
@@gulamalakbarli6547 bro I was born in 1999 chill
@@gulamalakbarli6547 yes, he was a beast, and he hated that scrawny American that schooled his boy right there! Back then losing at that level could still bring some consequences back home.
Priceless glare by Smith.😂
Just saw Khabib talking with DC about this Match
was just gonna say here because khabib and dc
Smith - the best ! Sarkisyan- the stone...
Smith was a cat
This guy was juiced
Smith’s shoes are of no interest to me. It’s the white finger tape he uses that combined an expandable matrix with a fixed polymer coating that was years ahead of its time.
Rocky 4
Revenge is better served at the World Championships....
USA!🇺🇸USA!🇺🇸USA!🇺🇸
засудили Стёпу внаглую.
худой высокий против низкого и коренастого
That duck is so dirty
And itd be that easy. Over.
Саркисян бросил его на 2 балла не засчитали, судейская несправедливость, беспредел !!!
Wrong
I got here coz Khabib told me to 🤪
🇦🇲🇦🇲🇦🇲✊️✊️✊️💪💪💪
Ana Liza. Out! Qlal