2013 NWCA All Star ClassicOct 30, 2013 by Christian Pyles
Why you CANT MISS Tony Ramos v. Devin Carter
Why you CANT MISS Tony Ramos v. Devin Carter
Tony Ramos vs. Devin Carter Breakdown
Christian Pyles
The He-Man v. the Stare. One last time. Much like Stieber and Maple, you can only see this one Saturday at the NWCA All Star match.
After this, back to their respective weights. It’s for the fans, and it’s for the challenge. Don’t miss it.
Iowa’s Tony Ramos is set to compete against Virginia Tech’s Devin Carter this Saturday at the NWCA All Star match. This match has particular intrigue for a number of reasons. First, it features Ramos, a 133 pounder, moving up a weight to face a familiar opponent. Carter and Ramos have some history, Carter snagged the first win of the series with an OT Midlands final win. Ramos came back to win 3-2 and 8-3 at National Duals and NCAA’s respectively.
Their history highlights a very important stat about Tony Ramos: He’s never lost to someone after he’s beaten them. I mentioned this in my whiteboard war. When he figures you out, Ramos has you. He had struggles with BJ Futrell in his career, and by the time it was over, Ramos was dominating Futrell.
The caveat here is the immense size difference. Ramos is not a large 133 pounder and Carter is a monster at 141. That all being said, it goes back to my theory that the better wrestler will win, not the guy with the better measurable height/weight/muscle tone.
For that reason, I’m sticking with Ramos to beat Carter.
Carter is coming off a redshirt year where he was solid, but not amazing. His signature wins last year would be a 16-7 Major of Evan Henderson and a 6-5 win over Ugi. He dropped two matches last year, one to Michael Mangrum and the other to BJ Futrell. The best win of his career is easily the 6-4 OT win over Ramos.
Ramos has basically beaten everyone 133 has to offer aside from Logan Stieber. He’s beaten Jordan Oliver, AJ Schopp, Chris Dardanes, BJ Futrell and Jon Morrison.
We saw him really up his bonus point game last year with 14 falls, 1 tech and 8 majors out of 31 wins. A bonus point win percentage of about 71%.
Carter is a wild man on his feet where he has no fear about letting it all fly. He’s very physical and loves to work from underhooks. He has struggled from underneath in the past, but I would be surprised to see Ramos challenge him in that regard. Carter has some solid low attacks from his feet but typically looks to use his strength to overwhelm his opponents or earn easy TD’s from errant shots.
He won’t get those against Ramos. Ramos has had little trouble wrestling against bigger/stronger guys before because he holds tremendous position. I believe Carters upright stance that he uses at times will prove problematic and allow Tony multiple attacks. When Tony gets in (usually a single) he is a prolific finisher, rarely struggling to get the 2.
Tony likes to wear guys out with his pace, however, I’d be surprised to see him gas Carter who also has a very solid gas tank. I don’t see the mat being much of a factor here, and think we’ll see both guys happy to make it happen on their feet.
Remember, if you aren’t there, the ONLY way to watch this live is on Flo Pro!
*We were able to find footage of the much discussed Ramos v. Carter Midlands final, but unfortunately, the video excludes the decisive takedown at the end of the match. Regardless, you should get a solid feel for how each wrestler combats the other.
Christian Pyles
The He-Man v. the Stare. One last time. Much like Stieber and Maple, you can only see this one Saturday at the NWCA All Star match.
After this, back to their respective weights. It’s for the fans, and it’s for the challenge. Don’t miss it.
Iowa’s Tony Ramos is set to compete against Virginia Tech’s Devin Carter this Saturday at the NWCA All Star match. This match has particular intrigue for a number of reasons. First, it features Ramos, a 133 pounder, moving up a weight to face a familiar opponent. Carter and Ramos have some history, Carter snagged the first win of the series with an OT Midlands final win. Ramos came back to win 3-2 and 8-3 at National Duals and NCAA’s respectively.
Their history highlights a very important stat about Tony Ramos: He’s never lost to someone after he’s beaten them. I mentioned this in my whiteboard war. When he figures you out, Ramos has you. He had struggles with BJ Futrell in his career, and by the time it was over, Ramos was dominating Futrell.
The caveat here is the immense size difference. Ramos is not a large 133 pounder and Carter is a monster at 141. That all being said, it goes back to my theory that the better wrestler will win, not the guy with the better measurable height/weight/muscle tone.
For that reason, I’m sticking with Ramos to beat Carter.
Carter is coming off a redshirt year where he was solid, but not amazing. His signature wins last year would be a 16-7 Major of Evan Henderson and a 6-5 win over Ugi. He dropped two matches last year, one to Michael Mangrum and the other to BJ Futrell. The best win of his career is easily the 6-4 OT win over Ramos.
Ramos has basically beaten everyone 133 has to offer aside from Logan Stieber. He’s beaten Jordan Oliver, AJ Schopp, Chris Dardanes, BJ Futrell and Jon Morrison.
We saw him really up his bonus point game last year with 14 falls, 1 tech and 8 majors out of 31 wins. A bonus point win percentage of about 71%.
Carter is a wild man on his feet where he has no fear about letting it all fly. He’s very physical and loves to work from underhooks. He has struggled from underneath in the past, but I would be surprised to see Ramos challenge him in that regard. Carter has some solid low attacks from his feet but typically looks to use his strength to overwhelm his opponents or earn easy TD’s from errant shots.
He won’t get those against Ramos. Ramos has had little trouble wrestling against bigger/stronger guys before because he holds tremendous position. I believe Carters upright stance that he uses at times will prove problematic and allow Tony multiple attacks. When Tony gets in (usually a single) he is a prolific finisher, rarely struggling to get the 2.
Tony likes to wear guys out with his pace, however, I’d be surprised to see him gas Carter who also has a very solid gas tank. I don’t see the mat being much of a factor here, and think we’ll see both guys happy to make it happen on their feet.
Remember, if you aren’t there, the ONLY way to watch this live is on Flo Pro!
*We were able to find footage of the much discussed Ramos v. Carter Midlands final, but unfortunately, the video excludes the decisive takedown at the end of the match. Regardless, you should get a solid feel for how each wrestler combats the other.
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