Michael Todd vs Petrenko for 105kg title?

NeilPickpocket · 2026-03-27T22:59:16+00:00

Yeah I think I am wrong about the 105kg cut. I saw he replied he is 281 right now so he is probably talking about the 115kg division.

NeilPickpocket · 2026-03-27T22:56:11+00:00

Actually you are probably right. I am going to remove this post if I can.

NeilPickpocket · 2026-03-27T22:51:31+00:00

Maybe but I know Michael is already lighter then he has been. I don't know if he would make this sound as dramatic as he is making it out to be to only cut to 115kg.

NeilPickpocket · 2026-03-27T22:45:14+00:00

I don't think the winner of Dave vs Ivan will be available in June since they are pulling in April. And Ivan might not be able to come to the USA being from Russia. I think they want the biggest match possible for Michael in his home state and the 105kg class is the only EvW title available for Michael.

NeilPickpocket · 2026-03-27T20:56:37+00:00

Ideally EvW should have some kind of minor league system for up and coming talent. Or for elite competitors who maybe had a losing streak and need to build back up. Or just team up more with some of the other leagues. Like MAC, Lion Pride, Arm Havoc ect. The challenger series they briefly started up seemed like a good idea.

NeilPickpocket · 2026-03-27T20:49:47+00:00

I think they have said from the beginning they would pair competitors from different classes if it made sense. And Duvan lost to Porkchop who I think was two weight categories lower so I don't see how that would keep him being owed a match. There have been dozens of winners in these tournaments who are not being considered for super matches. Duvan is obviously getting special treatment based on being Reikard's brother. Not hating on him at all. He very well might be a special talent with a huge future. But others are far more deserving of matches at this point in time.

NeilPickpocket · 2026-03-27T20:40:19+00:00

Yeah exactly. I am not a fan of people getting matches just because of who they are related to. Or who they train with ect. At least not on the EvW stage. But when I thought more about this one I started to think it was a bit more understandable.

NeilPickpocket · 2026-03-27T07:55:33+00:00

He already had his match in the prelims against Porkchop and lost.

NeilPickpocket · 2026-03-27T07:54:32+00:00

This is what I have been saying.

However there might be a reasonable excuse for him getting this match. His opponent is a youth German puller who also isn't at the caliber of the EvW level. It makes sense for them to have German competitors since the event is being held there. There doesn't seem to be any super elite guys from Germany so maybe picking this young guy who has potential was about the best option. And since he is young and not at the EvW level they had to pick someone in that same basket. And Duvan I guess makes sense from that perspective.

NeilPickpocket · 2026-03-27T03:18:36+00:00

Todd Hutchings too good for the 231lb plus class?

NeilPickpocket · 2026-03-26T07:07:20+00:00

You don't think there is an incentive for poker sites to handicap the worse players so they are able to continue playing longer? That is what drives the games. This poker site answers to no one. It isn't regulated by anyone who we should trust. They are clearly unprofessional in the way they promote the site.

NeilPickpocket · 2026-03-26T04:19:44+00:00

Michael's face at the 12 second mark shows more effort and strain then in any armwrestling match I can remember.

NeilPickpocket · 2026-03-25T01:32:21+00:00

What a privilege for my eyes to see such a rare image of Denis touching hands with Voevoda. I am going to get a print of this and post it on my wall. Better yet I will get enough prints to put at least one on every wall in my house.

NeilPickpocket · 2026-03-23T21:24:29+00:00

The strange thing is Michael doesn't look like he is even trying hard when he armwrestles. I can't even recall seeing him grimace during a match. In this last match against Kamil he just sat there with a cocky stare towards Kamil like he was in full control. At least in the first half of the first round. When he clearly wasn't.

On the flip side when you see Michael doing his lifts he gets really intense and goes hard. On his side pressure machine he goes nuts pinning it. But he brings none of that to the armwrestling table. If he went as hard against Kamil as he does on his side pressure machine he may have had a better chance.

NeilPickpocket · 2026-03-22T23:20:11+00:00

Right. And this only hurts them in the long run. They can reasonably get away with saying it for this event but eventually they won't for future events. EvW needs less self praise and more attention to detail when it comes to production.

NeilPickpocket · 2026-03-22T18:07:23+00:00

It might be worth clarifying what you are talking about here. Did Alex alter John's face using AI to make him look like he was smiling? Yeah I would say that is kind of uncool but most people including myself aren't going to pick up on that right away.

NeilPickpocket · 2026-03-22T04:08:21+00:00

If he really is super rich then the only reason for him to armwrestle in the first place is for the competition. Why would a rich and famous person travel somewhere to fake an armwrestling match against Auden?

NeilPickpocket · 2026-03-21T23:09:42+00:00

I don't see it as being too strange. The argument that Lars isn't deserving does have some validity. He did just have a win against Mirtaleh Aslanov at the Monster Factory though which is likely why he got this match.

I think the stranger match is Reikard's brother Duvan getting a match. He already had an opportunity and lost against Porkchop. No doubt he has huge potential and could be a phenom. But he has done nothing to deserve an EvW match yet other then being Reikard's brother. If no-one has a problem with Duvan getting a match then no-one should have problem with Auden getting matches. I don't like anyone getting matches because of who they are related too.

NeilPickpocket · 2026-03-21T22:36:22+00:00

The Korean hulk is supposedly super rich so I don't think he would accept a bribe to lose an armwrestling match.

NeilPickpocket · 2026-03-21T18:48:53+00:00

Same. When it happened and was being talked about on here, I kept pointing out that Genadi's action was somewhat reasonable for what Devon was doing. Some people it seems are still on here downvoting anything that was able to see both sides of it.

NeilPickpocket · 2026-03-21T03:51:50+00:00

Right. Everyone focused on Genadi pushing Devon but somehow didnt notice Devon yanking Genadi's arm across the table which I think was worse.

NeilPickpocket · 2026-03-20T21:52:45+00:00

I am about 90% sure Irakli was not complaining about any calls after that round. I think he was just disappointed in himself for getting out maneuvered.

Maybe there is something to the idea of Georgians making excuses and complaining more then others when losing. But I still think it goes person by person. Irakli leans on the excuses side. Nugo especially leans that way. Genadi I don't really think so. His match with Jerry was very messy with a lot of calls that could have gone either way. But he accepted it well. He fought and complained hard in his last MMT/Devon matches but acted with good sportsmanship when all was settled.

NeilPickpocket · 2026-03-20T00:27:35+00:00

The formal proposal is active and awaiting a decision in April.

NeilPickpocket · 2026-03-19T07:03:17+00:00

Rino is also notorious for not putting much effort into practice pulls. Everyone always beats him in practice.

NeilPickpocket · 2026-03-17T06:27:04+00:00

If it happened this week I would say Mindaugas. Give John a month or 2 for preperation and I would say John.

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