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dublin-lifter
05-24-2009, 05:11 PM
i say jon poll sigmarson
whats everyone else think
tjoe
05-24-2009, 06:50 PM
I never really like these questions.
too many options...
too many factors...
JPS was great.
Kaz was great.
Mariusz is/was great.
Derek is on his way to great.

The sport is always changing and evolving and each "era" has it's best representative. Then you add in stationary lifts vs. carries/loading events and the names change places again.
dublin-lifter
05-25-2009, 09:38 AM
ah yea i know that and alot of it comes down to personal opinion etc but i like to hear what everyone thinks anyway
dublin-lifter
05-25-2009, 09:39 AM
derek is a beast should make for a good showdown next year between him and mariusz
BigJD69
05-25-2009, 10:14 AM
Mariusz hands down!
dublin-lifter
05-25-2009, 10:29 AM
well techniquely i supouse he does have the most titles
tjoe
05-25-2009, 10:43 AM
well techniquely i supouse he does have the most titles
However he is alos NOTOSIUS for skipping shows where ALL the big boys show up (like when Derek won Fortissimus last year) and I think some of the Arnolds as well. He would not fair well in such a heavy static show. Big Z would show him how it's done!
He has been training for 1 type of show only... WSM. The others are trying to be the "Best" overall.
thaistyle
05-25-2009, 11:25 AM
Hermann Goerner by far. Jon Pal and Mariusz next.
BK
05-25-2009, 11:42 AM
I think it is a toss up between Pudz and Kaz. I do think that if Kazmaier were competing with todays competitors he would dominate.
dublin-lifter
05-25-2009, 02:18 PM
yea what i thought was amazing was that jon pal done bodybuilding comps the same years he competed in wsm

he also beat kaz geoff capes in the best 3 of all time or well of that era
check out this clip


YouTube - Jon Pall Sigmarsson - Larger than Life 7/11
BK
05-25-2009, 06:12 PM
The athletic wear back then was awesome. Jon Pall is sportin' those hoe shorts.
realmccoy
06-06-2009, 11:57 PM
Kaz, is one of the best strongman/ powerlifter
BK
06-07-2009, 12:13 AM
Although I am partial to Kaz, I think that the competition is stiiffer today, due to the popularity of the sport. The talent today makes strongman ompetition very competititive. Even alot of your amateur competitors are very tough andn could have beten alot of the athletes from back in the day.

Top 5
Kaz
Zavickcas
Poundstone
Pudz
Ver Magnusson
exit2010
06-07-2009, 12:23 AM
Kaz was phenomenal.
HITstrongman
06-11-2009, 04:21 PM
yea what i thought was amazing was that jon pal done bodybuilding comps the same years he competed in wsm

he also beat kaz geoff capes in the best 3 of all time or well of that era
check out this clip



YouTube - Jon Pall Sigmarsson - Larger than Life 7/11 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1WHw7cJsY0Y)

Thats my youtube video!
Yeah JPS is great and so is Kazmaier, I cant pick between the two they both were the first great legends of strongman.
aircav
06-12-2009, 08:17 AM
We have to distinguish between the two different types of strongman contests. In the Worlds you must be more of a complete strength athlete. In a contest like this I think you can get no better than Pudz. Now if you’re talking about a contest like the Arnold or IFSA which is more about static strength then you have to go with Zavickcas. I would love to have seen Kas complete in more of a IFSA type contest cause I think he would have been even better.