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Originally Posted by Dr. MMA
No I'm not trying to say that Baumgartner is a better wrestler. I'm actually asking you instead.
I know it is more than accomplishments but accomplishments is a very good indicator of where you stand. Baumgartner was more decorated internationally and dominated his weight class for a longer period of time. I know the 4x olympic medalist is probably used by many people but it is important because he was the first american to be an olympic medalist in 4 consecutive olympic years. I do definitely think that Smith had better technique but then again I think that majority of the time the lighter weight class wrestlers are better technicians.
That's why the world championships, olympic medals, and pan am championships are a good way standardized indicator of how wrestlers from two different weight classes compare.
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Baumgartner was like Couture is in MMA... he isn't the best of all time but he was successfull for the longest period of time.
Of course it's all debateble on who the best US freestyle wrestler is of all time, but most will tell you it's Smith or Gable and some will tell you it's Dave Shultz. Maybe I'm biased because I got to watch Smith wrestle throughout his prime, but I'm sticking with him as the best of all time.
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Originally Posted by bitch trash
Then what was the reason for people coming out the wood work, whom I never pointed out who was doing what, to make personal attacks based on my opinion of an entire forum? ::Shrugs:: But thank you for joining.
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Have you seriously never posted on a forum before? How can anyone be so offended at other people relplying to their posts? I wasn't even being negative in my fist few replies until you made some random comment about how my gf was cheating on me.
You brought this all on yourself Napolian...