Alls I know is that Yair Rpdriguez would wreck any version of BJ. A knowledgeable poster said it here.Supposedly the game evolved a lot when Weidman beat Silva. Then the game evolved even more when Rockhold beat Weidman. What did we then see? TUF era Bisping who was eyeing retirement crush Rockhold on 2 weeks notice and then Bisping gets chocked out by GSP and holds the MW belt(Supposedly GSP couldn't compete with the current crop of WWs either and he went up and snagged the MW belt instead).
While it's true MMA does does get better people forget the more relevant fact that is true for ALL sports. Athletes have peaks and lows and ALL athletes eventually grow older and retire. No one says a top quarterback from 20 years ago couldn't compete in the NFL today but in MMA the game magically evolves so often that the last crop of guys can't compete with the current crop. I say thats complete bullshit.
Prime Anderson beats any MW and LHW who ever lived except Juiced Jones.
Staff writer Ben Duffy shitting on Anderson Silva’s legacy and greatness is pretty pathetic.
In his article, “Finding A New Trojan Horse,” Ben Duffy makes this very disrespectful and ignorant claim. I’m probably being over sensitive because Ben Duffy is not some authority whose opponents opinion means much. But this assertion still bothers me.
It may be true that a prime Anderson loses to either Robert or Yoel. But there’s also a good chance he’d beat either one. It’s impossible to say. I just think Duffy’s logic is garbage. He basically believes that both Yoel and Robert would crush any version of Anderson because the game has evolved so much. So even though neither guy has done what Anderson has, they’re simply better because their the current top guys, and Silva peaked about 10 years ago?
What do you guys think about this claim?
For all we know they were both juiced their entire careers. Neither have a good success rate passing any drug test that is worth a shit. Interesting they both started failing regularly when random drug testing was implemented. I for one think that both fighters have very very few fights as clean fighters. Anderson Silva failed 2/3 random drug tests he has ever received he is in the same category as Jones.
Anderson is the GOATFor all we know they were both juiced their entire careers. Neither have a good success rate passing any drug test that is worth a shit. Interesting they both started failing regularly when random drug testing was implemented. I for one think that both fighters have very very few fights as clean fighters. Anderson Silva failed 2/3 random drug tests he has ever received he is in the same category as Jones.
Staff writer Ben Duffy shitting on Anderson Silva’s legacy and greatness is pretty pathetic.
In his article, “Finding A New Trojan Horse,” Ben Duffy makes this very disrespectful and ignorant claim. I’m probably being over sensitive because Ben Duffy is not some authority whose opponents opinion means much. But this assertion still bothers me.
It may be true that a prime Anderson loses to either Robert or Yoel. But there’s also a good chance he’d beat either one. It’s impossible to say. I just think Duffy’s logic is garbage. He basically believes that both Yoel and Robert would crush any version of Anderson because the game has evolved so much. So even though neither guy has done what Anderson has, they’re simply better because their the current top guys, and Silva peaked about 10 years ago?
What do you guys think about this claim?
That's what I'm thinking. I can see why people think Yoel would beat Anderson, because he's a big strong guy with great wrestling. But his style is passive -> explode, which isn't what's going to beat Anderson.Romero explodes on Anderson, Anderson dodges, plants one right one the button and finishes with some follow up gnp.
Prime Anderson beats any MW and LHW who ever lived except Juiced Jones.
The likes don’t lie.
Gonna have to be a flying knee after watching Romero eat head kicks from Whittaker. Yoel is impervious to head kicks.
so what?Roids.
What about spinning backfists?
Prime Anderson can KO Romero 5 different ways, depends on his mood at that moment.