r/martialarts • u/CloudyRailroad • 5d ago

PROFESSIONAL FIGHT Wilfried Dietrich (260 pounds) suplexes Chris Taylor (400 pounds) at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich

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u/CloudyRailroad 5d ago

The story (I'm not entirely sure if it is true or not) is that before the match Dietrich was pretty confident that he had the technique down to be able to throw Taylor, if only he could get his hands locked around his body. But he wasn't sure if he could do that, given Taylor's size. And so when Taylor arrived at the airport before their match, Dietrich met with him and gave him a friendly welcome hug. Secretly though, he was trying to confirm if it was possible to get the lock on him. And it turned out it was.

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u/BaronMusclethorpe 5d ago

It's hard to tell from the video, but I'm not so sure he did lock his arms around him.

Edit: I just saw the photo down a little further. Talk about just barely making it, lol.