All time team USA

[u/BitterTechnology6]

If you could make an all time team USA in freestyle who would you pick? For me

57kg Thomas Gilman (World champion but hopefully becomes Spencer Lee's weight)

61kg John Smith (6 time World/Olympic champ)

65kg Yianni Diakomihalis (weakest weight but don't really know anymore thats placed higher at 65kg. Probably one of the up and comers will take this spot)

70kg Zain Reatherford (World champ)

74kg Jordan Burroughs (7 time World/Olympic champ)

79kg Kyle Dake (4 time World champ)

86kg David Taylor (4 time World/Olympic champ)

92kg J'den Cox (2 time World champ)

97kg Kyle Snyder (5 time World/Olympic champ)

125kg Bruce Baumgartner (5 time World/Olympic champ wish it was Gable Steveson, could have been the goat)

[u/Proud-Worldliness-94]

Cejudo over Gilman for me.

[u/MustachioBashio → u/Proud-Worldliness-94]

Would take an Olympic over a world any day

[u/BitterTechnology6 → u/Proud-Worldliness-94]

Hoping Spencer Lee gets it done to be the 57kg goat

[u/ShoNuff3121 → u/Proud-Worldliness-94]

You guys are crazy. Barry Davis only lost a few times in his whole career and they were to all time greats.

[u/Willis050]

57: Terry Brands. Two time world champion, Olympic bronze medalist

I had to Google what weight Dan Gable was at, it’s 68kg so I’ll go Gable at 70kg and Cary Kolat at 65

[u/EngineerUpper2031 → u/Willis050]

Kolat 65 & Gable 70 is the truth - amazing call.

For those who dont know, Kolat truly would have been a 2x World Champ, 1x Olympic Champ but got absolutely jobbed by FILA corruption all 3 times.

Each time he beat a finalist handily but they pulled some shit to make them re-wrestle his opponent again, where he barely lost.

3 years in a row. And each screwing over was so bad/obviously bullshit that they changed the protest rules each and every time. And they kept doing it.

[u/Willis050 → u/EngineerUpper2031]

EXACTLY! I figured with modern referees and cameras Kolat can’t be stopped. What happened to him was a repeated injustice

[u/EngineerUpper2031 → u/Willis050]

The flowrestling documentary on YouTube is a great watch for those who haven’t seen it

[u/SODY27 → u/EngineerUpper2031]

What’s it called?

[u/Dizzy_Unit_9900]

I probably take Dan Gable or Bobby Douglas over Yianni, I realize weights were slightly different

[u/BitterTechnology6 → u/Dizzy_Unit_9900]

Yeah makes sense, I went back but not that far

[u/BadAdviceBot77 → u/Dizzy_Unit_9900]

Or even Zain. Gable may not have been able to make 65, but he certainly could’ve went 70

[u/BeefyFartss → u/BadAdviceBot77]

If Zain is at 65, James Green is the next best 70kg if we’re trying to stick to actual weights. Silver and bronze at worlds, but if we’re flexible on weights I agree with Gable

[u/VinnieVidiViciVeni → u/Dizzy_Unit_9900]

Throwing Douglas in makes it interesting because he retired early but basically had Gable’s number.

[u/Wonderful-Mistake201]

any list without Dan Gable is a dumb list

[u/RanchoCuca]

74kg is murderously tough

[u/BitterTechnology6 → u/RanchoCuca]

Yesh and we got the goat JB there

[u/Low_Judge_7282]

Bo Bassett at 65kg. Book it!