August 9, 201214 yr Besides a few exceptions we've pretty much always stunk at wrestling at the Olympic level. The two main reasons I believe is that 1) prior to the MMA boom wrestlers were afforded no real opportunities to continue on after their collegiate career and 2) the emphasis in the U.S. is on folkstyle not the freestyle and greco-roman wrestling that is practiced in international competitions. On a related side note - google "Lloyd Keaser" sometime. My dad coached the only guy to beat him in high school regular-season. Lloyd Keaser - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia MCCS - Military Life
August 9, 201214 yr Who cares? No one in America gives a rat's about boxing. Hey bud, I'm an Americun.
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