Cenzo is looking amazing. Shields is no joke and probably the 4th best 165, and that match was never in doubt. Cannot wait for him to meet Marinelli!!!
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He seems very locked in this year. His match vs Mekhi was a vision of incredible defense.
Could you remind everyone again how many NCAA championships Marinelli has won??
Goodness guys! I go from one thread to another to read about wrestling and Iowa vs PSU slams seem to dominate. Can we have 1 thread for you who like to do that—go at it, and let the rest of us read about wrestling?
The ONLY way to kill trolls is to ignore them. I hate blocking people, but judicious use makes the board easier to read.
Exactly. Why are people replying to this guy?
The northern lights in Iceland are brilliant this time of year. Should be a bucket list item for everyone.
By my math, even if Cenzo wins his third title this year, he won’t reach 100 career wins. I realize I ‘m answering a trivia question nobody even asked, but I was surprised to see that. He needs 22 more wins. He has 10 more duals, B1Gs and NCAAs. Nick Lee looks to be next up to follow Mark Hall into the 100 win club.
That, is interesting. By year he was 22-4, 25-2, 27-2, 4-0 (PSWC) -- so he needs 22 more wins. With the remaining (advertised schedule), and assuming he gets 8 matches at B1Gs+NCAAs, and wins them all (a reasonable assumption
) he'll be four matches short. Not going to the Scuffle this year and the Black Knight Invite didn't help... But I'm glad he went to the Farrell instead.Cenzo has missed several matches each year due to being dinged up, which doesn’t help his win totals.
But man does cenzo have some awesome moments in some awesome matches. Moments that will be remembered for years to come. I still watch that throw of imar when he was a freshman. Not even that match but the throw of massa earlier in the tournament to win. What a champion. I love to watch him wrestle.
There was a time when Cenzo was the least appreciated wrestler by the fans. Soph year, consensus was he was the least likely to repeat and not everyone was convinced he'd finish top 4.
So, yeah, really pulling for him to take the Hodge.
And if that means he needs some help, so be it.
So, yeah, really pulling for him to take the Hodge.
And if that means he needs some help, so be it.
I know many have Nickal's championship-clinching elevator-stick at the top of their list of favs . . . but Cenzo's chucking of dudes at Nationals will long remain alongside Q's Natty Runs on my top shelf of fist-pumping nostalgia.
I hear that I kept telling my buddy during cenzo's senior year in high school he was going to be one of the great ones. Lot of people didn't believe it. Think his first a lot of people thought was luck. His second against imar may have been more impressive because of how he controlled the match
The match I remember most was the Quarter Finals comeback to beat D. Lewis.
The second match may have been more impressive because Martinez spent the entire year preparing for the inside trip, and Cenzo hit it anyway. It broke Martinez.
Super off subject, did they ever show Cenzo's mom (with her signature white hat and worried look on her face) during the Mekhi match? I don't recall ESPN showing her and I full attribute him losing to that. His mom is the ultimate good luck charm.
Well said El Jefe. But maybe Cenzo can finally win a Big Ten title this season. Slacker. <I'm too lazy to do sarcasm font.>
It can not be overstated the significance of Joseph's title wins over IMar. IMar was undefeated against non-PSU wrestlers and actually had winning records overall against both Nolf and Cenzo. (Maybe grip did us a favor reviving this thread.)
I swear so many people forget how good IMar is because of his 2 finals losses to Cenzo. 4 time finalist, 2 time champ? He's an all time great.
Agreed. He has shown his ability in the freestyle scene as well. One of a very short list of Americans to notch a win against Burroughs in freestyle.
Not even close. Gable, DT right off the bat.
Varner also a 2x champ/4x finalist, and he won Olympic gold.
One differentiator for Martinez is who he lost to. If Cenzo wins this year, all of Martinez's career losses were to 3x champs who were 4x finalists, and he has a career winning record against both.
The first time Cenzo beat IMar was hardly a fluke either. He was up 6-5 with RT (1:00 exactly but still) He was also up 2 TDs to 1. IIRC, IMar's first TD was kind of questionable as well (Cael/Casey did not like it) It was definitely an upset brewing but he was outwrestling him.
It wasn't like he was down 6 and got some lucky throw, he countered an upper body attack perfectly. IMar gave up after that, even if he avoided the pin, he's down 12-5 with even more riding time accumulating.
It wasn't like he was down 6 and got some lucky throw, he countered an upper body attack perfectly. IMar gave up after that, even if he avoided the pin, he's down 12-5 with even more riding time accumulating.
IMar knew he was gassing and that throw attempt was the only chance he had left.
Yep. Not quite a Hail Mary, but definitely a desperation attempt while he still had a little bit of gas in the tank.
p.s. I take a perverse pleasure in some of the truly elites attempts at fighting off of their back. Kind of like when a Tour Pro shanks a 3 iron.
I took a huge amount of pleasure in watching Bo fight off his back in the 2018 Finals against MyMar.
I don’t know if you remember the match between Wade Schalles and John Chatman but Wade set up the elevator just like Bo did and the results were the same.I took a huge amount of pleasure in watching Bo fight off his back in the 2018 Finals against MyMar.
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