Word: heavyweights
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...most impressive outfit of the night was the smallest. The team from Mongolia was led into the arena by their flag carrier, heavyweight judoka B. Bat-Erdene, who simply wore a generous G-string...
...Greco-Roman wrestling, which doesn't allow a competitor to take down an opponent by attacking his legs. That places a premium on lifts and throws. Such tactics are common in lighter weight classes, but Karelin--"King Kong" or "The Experiment" to fellow wrestlers--is the only super heavyweight with the strength to hoist a 290-lb. foe and fling him to the mat, in a maneuver the Russian calls a "reverse body lift." To execute it, Karelin locks his arms around the waist of an opponent, then lifts the wrestler like a sack of potatoes and, arching his back...
...rigors of politics will help wear Karelin down. They note that his matches have got closer of late, with the Russian winning by 1-0 and 2-0 scores. "I truly think he's beatable," says Steve Fraser, national coach of the U.S. Greco-Roman team and a light-heavyweight gold medalist in 1984. Fraser says Rulon Gardner, America's No. 1 super heavyweight, will try to outwork Karelin and exhaust him on his feet. (Ghaffari is an alternate...
...Savon isn't merely a good boxer; he's a heavyweight, which in Cuba makes him the defender of a legacy. When the big men fight for Olympic gold, you can expect to see a Cuban in the ring. The legendary Teofilo Stevenson won three straight Olympic golds (1972, '76 and '80), and Savon is determined to join him in that exclusive corner...
...Stevenson was a graceful Baryshnikov in the ring, Savon is a raging bull. He KO'd U.S. heavyweight DaVarryl Williamson in the finals of the last Goodwill Games with a crushing right to the jaw a minute into the first round. "Savon has done that magnificently," says Stevenson. "But he's not a technical fighter." And he has begun to pay for it. He won the world title in 1997 only because his opponent, who outpointed him 14-4 in the final, was later disqualified. The same year, Savon was knocked out in a tournament at home. As a result...