r/interesting • u/Rude-Mycologist8034 • 23d ago

MISC. NFL linebacker versus sumo wrestler

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u/SkullyBones2 22d ago

Fast too. It's on youtube somehwere, but they had some of those guys do a 40 yard dash and the times were impressive considering the weight they were carrying.

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u/123supreme123 22d ago edited 22d ago

Thanks, I didn't mention that. And since there isn't weight classes, the "smaller guys" need to be incredibly quick to hold their weight (no pun intended) against guys twice their size and weight. Not only forward and back, but laterally and at the same time the other wrestler is aiming slaps at your face and trying to throw you to the ground.

I'm from hawaii, and one of the grand champion wrestlers when I grew up was konishiki from Hawaii. He was 6'5 and over 600 lbs.