I'm not really sure if some people have noticed, but Earl Jones does not have that big of an advantage over his opponents. For one, he is competing with only one leg. Seriously, how many of us could really accomplish in our lives what this young man has already done through his junior year in high school? As far as claiming him to be a potential 160-pounder "if only he had both legs," I've gotta say, "whatever, dude." How many of us have stepped out on the mat and wrestled someone with a strength level that was, to us at the time, seemingly inhuman? I remember getting off the mat with some kids and wondering if they were shooting something. Jones ain't just relyin' on his "ghost weight" - he is, as the ancient Greeks used to put it, wrestling, using only his own body to dominate his opponent.


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Head Wrestling Coach, Louisburg High School
Director of Coaches Development, USAWKS