What??? Igor would have KTFO of Silva. Silva had no boxing, no footwork, just windmilled haymakers like a school kid but was so roided out if they landed they fucked people up. Igor could have outboxed him all day, had a better chin and was physically stronger no matter how much Silva was juiced on PEDs.
Igor was piecing Rampage up on the feet before Jackson slammed him and broke his rib. But its MMA not Kickboxing so that's how it goes. I'm not sure how anyone who has watched combat sports since the Pride days can consider Silva a "good" striker. He was a savage beast, full of PED's who hit hard as hell and had some of the best killer instinct of all time. Wanderlei was a "fighter" unlike so many guys today who are "athletes" there's a difference and he showed that with very basic MT skills and enough savagry Wanderlei proved under Pride rules, he could beat the best 205lbs fighters at the time. But skill is not something I would ever use to describe him or even his MT. He had weak kicks, a solid clinch game with his knees, and only the most basic boxing. Igor has already had over 50 fights when he dropped to 205.
You act like you were even out of diapers then
That and Silva had ZERO defense. He literally fought with his hands at his waist, chin up in the air, swinging hooks as hard as he could. Silva was killer no doubt and possibly more intimidating than Igor at the time. But Igor wasn't called ice cold for nothing. Just like Fedor had no emotion, just flipped a switch once the bell rung and methodically handled business.
The truth is Barretão did circle a lot, even a lil bit too much...not really engaging...
