I actually agree with 99% of what Devon is saying about armwrestling rankings in generalā¦ The rankings are subjective, because there is no other way to do them at the momentā¦
And talking about Elo rating, we should not forget that the top chess players are actually very activeā¦ In order to retain your Elo rating in chess you really need to be active and play vs. top rated players in tournamentsā¦ This is almost impossible to do in armwrestling, considering that many top armwrestlers compete 1-2 times/year against other top armwrestlersā¦
Levan Saginashvili, although he doesnāt compete very often, is regarded by most armwrestlers as being no.1ā¦ If a top armwrestler is not motivated financially, he will not compete often because he doesnāt have reasons to do itā¦
