Denis Tsyplenkov: “I didn’t mind fighting with both hands” 09:00 03/13/2014 During the Russian Championships an arm fight took place between two of the strongest fighters in the world – Denis Tsyplenkov and Andrey Pushkar. Not what you were looking for? Search for other text. They are rivals of old, their rivalry is almost a tradition by now. This time, four out of six rounds were enough to decide who the winner is. In an intense, but one-sided combat, Tsyplenkov one 4-0, once again proving to the world that he is the strongest. How did this fight came to be? On the 23 rd of February I was told that there was to be no OPEN category in the Russian Championships. That was a relief for me (laughs). I haven ’ t trained for armwrestling tournaments, on the 5 th of March I had a real murderous time. I was beat up, not ready for a sudden armfight that happened only two days after the previous event. Of course I agreed to fight, but I wasn ’ t a 100% ready. I didn ’ t mind fighting with both