"Seen random backpackers who can’t even do a roundy show up in Mex and charge harder than him."
Back in 2015, teenager Filipe Toledo rattled the windows of every surfer on tour when he easily despatched Julian Wilson in the final of the Quiksilver Pro, which was held in two-foot waves at Snapper Rocks.
Filipe Toledo, who was nineteen, rammed a javelin into his opponent Julian Wilson, then twenty-six, by scoring two nines in quick succession before sealing the event, and his first-ever WCT win, with a deserved ten-pointer.
Total heat score, a near-perfect 19.60 to Wilson’s 14.70.
Since then, Toledo has won back-to-back world titles, both in two foot waves at Lower Trestles, but has publicly struggled in waves breaking over reef and exceeding six feet.
In an Instagram post, the WSL celebrated the almost-ten year anniversary of Toledo’s first-ever tour win, running video of his waves along with the says-it-all caption, “Inspiring.”
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Less inspiring was the response from hardened surf fans who were quick to point out the asterisks next to Toledo’s world title wins.
small wave world champion…. Has anyone seen a photo of Feleepe riding a wave over 8ft Hawaiian.
Has the personality and heart of a world champ. But he needs to trust his skills in big hollow waves. Medina and JJF are light years ahead of him. A world champ has to be the best in every condition…’
Flippy Toledo . Chopes etc we will see let’s all do the shoulder hop
The small wave champ!
Unbeatable when it’s tiny.♂️
unwinnable when it’s heaving
Now show his first Teahupoo comp footage
Top 99.99999% in 2-3 ft waves but not even in the top 2000 in waves of consequence. Seen random backpackers who can’t even do a roundy show up in Mex and charge harder than him. Let’s face it the guy wouldn’t have ever been a champ in the old format.
Question: let’s say you’re Filipe Toledo, or in the Toledo camp. Do you pretend the reputation for flaking at Teahupoo or Pipe doesn’t exist or do you confront it or studiously do everything you can to stop your boy being presented with the decision, to go or pull back?
More importantly, does history matter? Is legacy even a thing? Anyone under twenty know who Andy Irons is? Joel Parko?
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I don’t know why he doesn’t go spend time in bigger and bigger waves. You can achieve a comfort level if you just keep bumping it up a little at a time. No one expects to charge 10 ft piping waves if you haven’t repeatedly been out in waves like that. Practice or pack it in.
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Under 20s will definitely know who Andy irons is. If your into surf you know what came before. Legacy matters. Damien hardmen was before my time but I know that he was not keen on big waves and in turn his world titles don’t carry as much weight in my eyes but Then again I’m just a keyboard warrior fanboy so maybe it doesn’t matter
A. History does matter. Its sad WSL is so disconnected from it’s fanbase it can’t use it effectively.
B. What’s Pip gonna do in a few weeks at Pipe? Is he coming out of retirement? Haven’t seen any clips of him packing thick slabs training lately. Maybe he’s poolside in Abu Dhabi, just skip pipe alreadeh….
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Toledo-di-Toledo-da, life goes on, brah
Daddy Tospeedo about to get tuned up for hating on his baby boy.
To be fair there are many braz air guys who cannot do roundies but also charge harder than Fil
Know who Parko is? Are you kidding me? Of course I know who Parko is. He’s that grumpy old cunt who yelled at us to stop sliding down the wet grass. NIMBY prick.
Oh, what? He surfed? Nah, never heard of him.
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Geez, I could go for a nutsack tickle rn. I’d take one from anyone. Even Dez.
My hometown heroes
Is he gonna compete this year? If ol filly boy doesn’t step up his game in heavy surf and impress people with his improvements this year, no one will ever take him seriously again. It really is no wonder he has mental health struggles.
Just charge it bud, ya got the skills!
and the money, boards, caddies, gear, connections, places to stay, transportation, trainers, facilities, coaches, doctors, filmers, etc… Literally no excuses. None. Zilch.
*plus water patrol.
“What happens if you are scared half to death – twice?” – Filipe Toledo
You shit your shorts twice.
That’s why they call them “Number Twos”.
Unsure, stuck between ‘ you get scared to death’ or ‘you get 0.25 scared to death’ .
Like my kids maths homework, life is always riddled with trick questions.
Some might guess that Mr Toledo might prefer a tongue bath courtesy of Elo* versus the fight you suggest…let us not judge his desires!
*NEVER doubt how proud I am to have earned the Elo4life badge!!
A tongue bath is a tongue bath, don’t matter who’s delivering!
I just spit up in my mouth!
EDIT- But if she’s a 5’5″ brunette I’m all in!
oh…hoooooo….hooooo…HO
yes, it does.
Christie Turlington or Rosie O’Donnell?
Ms. Kalani Miller-not Slater. Because you know he’s not knocking the dust off that pussy.
I sometimes weep while ready the brutal and venomous prose on BG! But just now, having finished a hard charging workout on my Wahoo I’m amped up and for some reason I’m left to wonder if Mr Toledo will ever step foot in HB now that the fat Trumpers have taken over the city?