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Post by Eric Roussin on Feb 7, 2014 23:10:50 GMT -5
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Post by Edmontonarm on Feb 10, 2014 12:59:04 GMT -5
Great article, just one question what about Ryan Espey 2003, didn't he beat Christian Binnie at the Worlds.
-Kelly l
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Post by Eric Roussin on Feb 10, 2014 14:03:12 GMT -5
He did, but at that point Travis held the top spot because he beat Christian in May (prior to the Worlds).
It's important to note that these are how the rankings probably would have looked like had I been maintaining them at the time. Even though someone may have occupied the #1 spot at a particular point in time, it's possible that someone somewhere in the world was better. But the rankings would only have been adjusted if the top ranked person either lost, or was inactive for 12 months. It's quite possible that Ryan was the very best left-handed puller in the world in December 2003. There's no doubt that he was the best of the superheavyweights who competed in the world championships that day.
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Post by Edmontonarm on Feb 10, 2014 14:51:40 GMT -5
Great explanation, i see how it all goes down. Just was a bit curious. Love all the work you are doing, keep it up
-Kelly
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Post by Jeff Miller on Feb 10, 2014 15:28:17 GMT -5
Great article Eric! Who deserves the best left in 2013 do you think? Still Devon, or Cyplenkov?
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Post by Eric Roussin on Feb 10, 2014 15:51:15 GMT -5
Who deserves the top spot? I think Devon, because he hasn't lost since beating Andrey. Would he beat Denis? I think so, but like everyone else I hope we get to see this match soon.
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Post by Jeff Miller on Feb 10, 2014 16:07:13 GMT -5
Then to me it is not clear cut until they meet - Cyplenkov is king of his world just as Devon is over here. I was kind of curious if you had any more information to rationalize who was better than who - thanks Eric.
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Post by Eric Roussin on Feb 10, 2014 16:30:51 GMT -5
I agree it's not clear cut as to who is currently the best. Based based on ranking protocol, Devon keeps the top spot until he loses or is inactive for 12 months.
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Post by mikelgould on Feb 14, 2014 16:47:01 GMT -5
In 1999 I became the boss for a while beating out Eric at the worlds. At that time he was the guy to beat.
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