The recent title eliminator match between Georgi Tsvetkov and Kamil Jablonski became the match of the year with a phenomenal display of heart from both athletes.
Kamil entered the match as the clear stylistic favorite, but what followed was anything but predictable.
“That match swung like a pendulum on a clock.” said Neil Pickup after the match.
Georgi showed incredible resistance against Kamil’s flop press and his fierce surges.
It seemed like Georgi almost had Kamil’s attack figured out—until Kamil reached for the most controversial move in the history of Armwrestling: the king’s move in the fourth round.
He managed to crack Georgi’s wrist and defeat him 4-2 in a grinder of a match.
Everybody was in dismay—the man who never lost his wrist to the deadliest of toprollers in the history of the game lost it to a Flop Presser.
“I told everyone I will die here…” Kamil Jablonski said after the match.
This left Georgi furious, knowing that he had just lost a crucial opportunity to fight for the World Championship belt and the Golden Gauntlet against the “Siberian Giant,” Vitaly Laletin, in December 2026.
And everybody could see how frustrated he was in the post match interview.
But the controversy didn’t end there…
A few days later, Georgi appeared on Neil Pickup’s The Fix #253—and unleashed a barrage of criticism at Kamil, the referees and Oleg Zhokh.
Georgi’s Accusations Against Kamil
Georgi launched a blistering accusation at Kamil, claiming that his entire career and success were built on performance enhancing drugs.
According to Georgi, Kamil was only able to finally crack his wrist after his repeated flop-press attacks had exhausted his biceps, brachialis and brachioradialis.
“I saw fear in your eyes, you couldn’t do anything.” Georgi talks about the moment he stopped Kamil’s press, brought him back and pinned him.
“For me, king’s move and flop press is not Armwrestling.” Georgi Tsvetkov.
His reasoning was:
In a flop press you are intentionally giving up your wrist and refusing to fight.
While in the king’s move you are hiding under the table in desperation to not lose.
Georgi Questions the Referees
Georgi also believed he had been robbed in the fourth round, arguing that the referees ignored his protest at a crucial moment.
“The referees saved you in the fourth round.” Georgi said to Kamil.
Later in the podcast Tim Tallmadge clarified why he didn’t review Georgi’s protest.
Tallmadge explained that Georgi had protested before the foul was actually called—and, according to the referee, the protest must come after the call.
Georgi Voices His Concerns About Oleg Zhokh
Towards the end of the podcast Georgi turned his attention to Oleg Zhokh, questioning whether an athlete with Zhokh’s extraordinary genetic advantage—particularly his enormous left arm should be allowed to compete under the same conditions as everyone else.
He also accused Oleg of crossing a line in his recent match against Luka Tsinadze, claiming that Zhokh deliberately prolonged the round and laughed at Luka despite having the opportunity to finish him.
Conclusion:
Even though Georgi lost he showed incredible heart and proved everyone wrong by his remarkable resistance to Kamil’s flop press which everyone thought would be too much for Georgi to handle.
But the loss clearly hasn’t extinguished Georgi’s ambition to be the best.
What do you think about Georgi’s claims on Kamil Jablonski, The referees, the flop press and the king’s move and Oleg Zhokh’s behavior and genetic advantage at the Armwrestling table?
Let us know in the comments.
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