Even Holloway is unproven and he has twice the victories of Conor in his old div. He needs to fight Frankie to solidify his place. Beating a champ isnt hard Sera did it. it's clearing out whole divisions that make a legend. Flash in the pan is what conor is ATM.
He's a flash in the pan that is only one of four fighters who became two-weight world champion in the UFC. He also did it in two different MMA organizations. So he beats Aldo. That was just a fluke right? What about the Alvarez fight. That must have been a fluke too. Just a flash in the pan. I've heard it all now.
That is why I elaborated on the point in the previous post that it took extraordinary amount of hard work in the gym and the way he markets himself ... But regardless, it's a fair point to say him trash talking and building a persona is not genius, but would you agree that his fighting ability could be considered genius level?
This is exactly the same contention I had with the other poster in this thread and that is that there seems to be this idea that "genius" only refers to intelligence in terms of IQ. That is only part of the definition of "genius." Genius can also refer to physical ability as well as any other non-general intelligence. And you described Conor's skill better than I did and I would absolutely contend that his fighting ability and fight IQ is at a "genius" level when compared to his peers. You combine that with his natural physical ability, then I think it's unequivocal that he is a "genius" level fighter. You can be a genius in marketing or cooking, but that doesn't mean those same people could score a perfect score on the SATs, and that shouldn't disqualify them from being referred to as geniuses in their respective fields.
Hats off to you for calling out Wheels on Meals. Yuen Biao, Samo Hung and Jackie did some great work together. They worked together with Benny Urquidez in Dragons Forever, which has some good kung fu and some very funny moments in that cheesy Jackie Chan style. The bad guy is hilarious in that movie too.
See man, stuff like this is why you're better off just responding to my PM. At least you know I'll read it!
a lot of people on here have acknowledged or would admit that they're a nuthugger of a certain fighter, you're only upset because its conor and he clearly does upset you.
The fact you truly think it would be OK to call Usain Bolt a "genius" sprinter, shows how off your sense of the word is from that of most people.
well under the actual definition of physical ability, yes you could say "Usain Bolt is a genius sprinter" and you would not be wrong. It applies more aptly to Conor as fighting is a much more cerebral sport than sprinting in a straight line. Conor has to judge distance and then physically act to avoid and parry a punch, while simultaneously throwing his own offensive strike in a precise and efficient manner. I'd say it takes a genius level fighter to do what Conor did to Aldo and Alvarez in the above gifs. Go look up the Merriam-Webster definition if freaking google isn't good enough for you. Genius: a :a single strongly marked capacity or aptitude. I think Conor qualifies as having a strong marked capacity or aptitude in mixed martial arts. A secondary definition from Merriam-Webster is : extraordinary intellectual power especially as manifested in creative activity. I think it's safe to say his ability to trash talk and market himself to become the biggest combat sports star in history requires a genius level of "intellectual power...manifested in creative activity. "Again keeping digging yourself a hole deeper and deeper.
