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Re: The 10 Greatest 242 pound lifters of all time. *LINK*
Posted By: Brad Reid (adsl-76-248-45-223.dsl.rcsntx.sbcglobal.net)
In Response To: Re: The 10 Greatest 242 pound lifters of all time. (Nick Zhukov)
Date: Thursday, March 13, 2008, @ 1:57 p.m.
I'd definitely have Coan at the top but I suppose that'd be almost a no-brainer on most everyone's ranking list.
I saw Kuc lift at 242 and one reason I'd rank him very high, era-adjusting a bit, is he was such a strict lifter in terms of form and lack of gear. And, he used a traditional deadlift stance so we get a good statistic on a 3rd area of strength.
Jon Cole's name was missing wasn't it? Cole lifted well at several different weights and I saw him at 242 and a few years earlier, at about 280. He had a world class deadlift and squat at all bodyweights he competed. I still sort of think Cole dodged Kuc in that one big meet where he failed to show up. I'd have given the nod to Kuc if it had come off. It didn't.
I always had the impression that Doug Young was mainly interested in the bench press, and then his physique, and that he squatted and deadlifted enough to win national and world titles, but I wonder what he'd have done if he applied himself to all three lifts? His brother, Robert, makes me think the genetics were obviously there for him to have done a whole lot more in the squat and deadlift.
I agree with the poster about Larry Pacifico's fierce competitive nature. Few lifters have it to that degree but I guess one would have to in order to stay interested and in shape for that long a period.
Brad
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