@Shaddows
Sorry, but that's not good judgement.
Conor won 3 round fights. Aldo fought 5 round fights.
Conor consistently didn’t need 3 rounds to win. Aldo consistently needed 5.
Aldo had to beat Cub Swanson to get a title shot.
Conor beat Siver, who was #13 in the rankings when he signed the bout agreement to fight Conor He immediately he jumped to #10, and a win over Siver gave Conor a title shot.
That’s just disingenuous and you know it. Siver was just a little cherry on top, Conor was already getting the title shot.
Conor was active while Aldo was not....
That's a myth. Aldo fought 5 times in one year before becoming the champion, a thing Conor never did.
Aldo fought 4 times a year, with the 4th fight being for the WEC belt. That was more active than Conor, who fought 3 times a year before getting the belt( and we've seen how active Conor was as a champion).
Bottom line, when climbing up the ladder, most fighters are a lot more active than the champion. Blaming Aldo for not fighting as much as Conor (while Conor was not the champ) is asinine and misleading.
Not sure who you’re addressing as I’ve never seen anyone make this claim. Do that stats I provided exhibit this? If so, I honestly hadn’t noticed.
And in all other categories, Aldo beats Max. And Max himself noted Aldo is GOAT.
I’m lost, what categories?
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Max is being humble and paying respect, very GOAT-like qualities wouldn’t you agree?
He is young, he has a lot of time.
But putting all stakes on a hungry and young Max beating a slowing down Aldo? That's obviously so wrong Max himself disagrees with you.
So by your assertion Aldo was “slowing down” when he fought Max even though he was up to speed for Edgar? Was he “slowing down” when Conor slept him?
Look, I am not saying Max won't surpass Aldo.
But comparing anyone NOT a champion with a champion, the comparison are skewed.
Lat that person become a champion, THEN compare their run while at the top.
I don’t agree that you have to wait until someone becomes a champion especially when that someone is fighting a lot of the same guys as the champion.
Because if Max would stop fighting TODAY, Aldo is still far ahead of him as the GOAT of FW division. And that is the bottom line.
(I mean, just look at Cain! At one point, he was lauded as GOAT... then he never fought again. Anyone picking him over Fedor? I don't think so...
but if he would have continued his reign? Then possibly he would have surpassed Fedor by now.
But bottom line, he did not. and that is what counts.
Many still think that Cain was/is the HW GOAT and I’m one of those people. DC is one of those people, Rogan is one of those people...
Here’s to hoping he does return in 2019 and gives some clarification on the matter.
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When I consider the GOAT of a weight class, imo the key to the formula is to have the candidates face each other and see who wins. That is rare, to be able to have them face each other but in the case of FW we’ve been blessed as fans. We will never see Cain vs Fedor so all we can do is speculate but with FW, we don’t have to. Of course you have to weigh body of work into the equation and that’s why this matter is up for debate... and IT IS up for debate.