The sports blog Sports Untapped has a lengthy post about Mariusz ‘Puddin’ Pudzianowski in which they graciously link to our site. Here’s their take:

Mariusz Pudzianowski is basically the Tiger Woods of the ‘World’s Strongest Man’ competition, winning the event five times–more than anyone else in history. If you’re over the age of 30, you no doubt remember when the ‘World’s Strongest Man’ was a staple of ESPN’s dark ages. Strong dudes from a variety of disciplines would carry refrigerators on their back, throw beer kegs over walls or drag railroad box cars around a parking lot. Pro wrestling geeks will remember that Ken Patera competed in the event a few times. It was a fairly impressive display of strength, of course, but didn’t really catch on among American sports fans. ESPN long ago quit covering the event, and considering the fact that they cover poker, spelling bees and eating contests that relegated the ‘World’s Strongest Man’ competition to the same level of prestige as a Tijuana donkey show.

It’s a funny article that comes to the same basic conclusion we did–’Puddin’ is better off in Poland fighting boxers of questionable pedigree and has no business being mentioned in the same breath as top MMA heavyweights.

Mariusz Pudzianowski: MMA’s great Polish hope @ Sports Untapped