I watched his match against Iowa's Telford for the B1G title in 2015. The commentators estimated he weighed 230# and Telford 285#(I would guess Telford was pushing 300#+ on the last day of competition)
0-0 after Ist period. Telford gets a quick escape and a takedown for a 3-0 lead. McMullan escapes and then takes down Telford and rides him out 3-3 at the end of 2. McMullan escapes and tactically wrestles the last 90 seconds to secure the win.
McMullan was a great wrestler without a true weight class. He was dwarfed in size by most heavyweights. The gap between 197 and 285 was simply a no mans land for a wrestler like Mike McMullan.
I got to see him wrestle in person in his senior year at George Mason University. At the pre-match shake of hands , he was paired against the usual 285# opponent but when his match came up, GMU substituted a wrestler much closer to his size. His eyes opened up like saucers, since he had not seen anyone that small in a long time.
The match lasted less than 30 seconds. He may not have won the NCAAs but I still believe he was NU's best H'wt of all time
0-0 after Ist period. Telford gets a quick escape and a takedown for a 3-0 lead. McMullan escapes and then takes down Telford and rides him out 3-3 at the end of 2. McMullan escapes and tactically wrestles the last 90 seconds to secure the win.
McMullan was a great wrestler without a true weight class. He was dwarfed in size by most heavyweights. The gap between 197 and 285 was simply a no mans land for a wrestler like Mike McMullan.
I got to see him wrestle in person in his senior year at George Mason University. At the pre-match shake of hands , he was paired against the usual 285# opponent but when his match came up, GMU substituted a wrestler much closer to his size. His eyes opened up like saucers, since he had not seen anyone that small in a long time.
The match lasted less than 30 seconds. He may not have won the NCAAs but I still believe he was NU's best H'wt of all time
