When's The Last Time Pound-For-Pound Guys Lost?
When's The Last Time Pound-For-Pound Guys Lost?
When is the last time guys ranked in the pound-for-pound lost a match?
We've all taken losses, some of us more than others. But even the best among us lose, they're just few and far between. For the top 14 guys in the country in our pound-for-pound rankings, we tried to figure out exactly when those last losses occurred.
A few caveats. We didn't include Greco losses. Yes, we are aware Greco exists, but the criteria we settled on was folkstyle and freestyle only. The second caveat is that the loss must also be against a domestic high school opponent, which for the sake of this argument means being Fargo eligible. That means losses to college guys or foreign competition are thrown out as well.
We arranged the losses in chronological order, with the most recent loss at the bottom.
You might be wondering where Seth Nevills is. After all, he is the main picture on this article. Well, he has never lost in high school. That's right, his last loss was in eighth grade.
Nevills is a great example of what makes this list so hard. The less you compete, the fewer opportunities you have to lose. But we cannot hold his schedule against him, it is the job of his opponents to beat him, not his job to wrestle in every tournament under the sun until he loses.
Gable Steveson has also never suffered a folkstyle or freestyle loss in high school. Minnesota is one of several states that allows middle schoolers to wrestle, and back in 2014 an eighth grade Steveson lost 6-1 to Justin Cumberbatch in the large school finals. If you include Greco, his last loss was to Trent Hillger of Michigan at the 2015 Junior Duals by a score of 9-5.
There are two guys on the list who suffered their most recent losses at Who's Number One. Travis Wittlake's came in last year's against Mikey Labriola in overtime, and Michael Beard's was at this year's in a barnburner to Gavin Hoffman.
Mason Parris traded losses with Cohlton Schultz in the Spring of 2016, with Schultz getting the first win by an 8-4 margin at the NWCA Scholastic duals in April.
Below are the last losses for Joey Silva and Cohlton Schultz.
Spencer Lee over Joey Silva
Chase Singletary over Cohlton Schultz
A few caveats. We didn't include Greco losses. Yes, we are aware Greco exists, but the criteria we settled on was folkstyle and freestyle only. The second caveat is that the loss must also be against a domestic high school opponent, which for the sake of this argument means being Fargo eligible. That means losses to college guys or foreign competition are thrown out as well.
We arranged the losses in chronological order, with the most recent loss at the bottom.
| Name | Opponent | Event | Weight | Style | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gable Steveson | Justin Cumberbatch | MN AAA Finals | 195 | Folkstyle | Feb. 2014 |
| Mason Parris | Cohlton Schultz | NWCA Duals | 220 | Folkstyle | Apr. 2016 |
| Travis Wittlake | Mikey Labriola | Who's #1 |
170 | Folkstyle | Oct. 2016 |
| Jacori Teemer | Steven Isaac | Grapple at the Garden | 145 | Folkstyle | Nov. 2016 |
| Joey Silva | Spencer Lee | Ironman finals | 126 | Folkstyle | Dec. 2016 |
| Cohlton Schultz | Chase Singletary | Ironman finals | 220 | Folkstyle | Dec. 2016 |
| Will Lewan | Austin O'Connor | Cheeshead finals | 145 | Folkstyle | Jan. 2017 |
| Gavin Hoffman | Jake Woodley | Journeymen World Classic | 195 | Freestyle | Apr. 2017 |
| Aaron Brooks | Travis Wittlake | Akron finals | 76kg | Freestyle | June 2017 |
| David Carr | Brady Berge | JR Trials semis | 66kg | Freestyle | June 2017 |
| Brayton Lee | Kaden Gfeller | Fargo quarters | 145 | Freestyle | July 2017 |
| Sammy Sasso | Brayton Lee | Fargo consi semis | 145 | Freestyle | July 2017 |
| Michael Beard | Gavin Hoffman | Who's #1 | 195 | Folkstyle | Oct. 2017 |
Nevills is a great example of what makes this list so hard. The less you compete, the fewer opportunities you have to lose. But we cannot hold his schedule against him, it is the job of his opponents to beat him, not his job to wrestle in every tournament under the sun until he loses.
Gable Steveson has also never suffered a folkstyle or freestyle loss in high school. Minnesota is one of several states that allows middle schoolers to wrestle, and back in 2014 an eighth grade Steveson lost 6-1 to Justin Cumberbatch in the large school finals. If you include Greco, his last loss was to Trent Hillger of Michigan at the 2015 Junior Duals by a score of 9-5.
There are two guys on the list who suffered their most recent losses at Who's Number One. Travis Wittlake's came in last year's against Mikey Labriola in overtime, and Michael Beard's was at this year's in a barnburner to Gavin Hoffman.
Mason Parris traded losses with Cohlton Schultz in the Spring of 2016, with Schultz getting the first win by an 8-4 margin at the NWCA Scholastic duals in April.
Below are the last losses for Joey Silva and Cohlton Schultz.
Spencer Lee over Joey Silva
Chase Singletary over Cohlton Schultz