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LolDamn, how many PPV’s does that equal??
Like 0.7?
LolDamn, how many PPV’s does that equal??
Like 0.7?
You mean old Randy vs toney???Watch Randy Couture vs Tim Sylvia for a refresh
You mean old Randy vs toney???
I agree, they are not A level athlete because the filtering process is fucking bullshit and by that I mean non existent...
In football, Basketball and Hockey, you have kids start from middle school with emphasis on physical training, which means you go through years of plyometric training as well as other types of agility and self resistance as well as strength and speed training.
In MMA, people start late in life and that, they don't take the time to truly immerse themselves in physical training methods. Thus they don't get to develop jumping and explosive ability of a person who has practiced plyometric. Not just any person but a person who has already proved themselves to be superior in terms of talent and genetics with years of training.
Also true with boxing, boxers focus on athletic ability and they go through a structured physical regimen to develop their pinnacle of their physical potential as oppose to MMAs...Let me bang bro!
P.S: I used to train in boxing and muay thai, had to drop the latter because getting kicked in the shin was fucking up my ability to do my boxing footwork and plyometrics big time and thus, some combat sports end up making you goddamn disabled if the trainer doesnt understand athletic training and the world of physical culture.
Hence this is why its important to train like Stephen Thompson whos father taught him a kickboxing style that's based on developing proper flexibility and technique as oppose to being some stand up brawler.
wrestlers actually have to deal with another person physhically runners just compare times the two are not even remotley comprable.Well maybe 2nd toughest since their exercise punishment was to go run...Cross country kids are far tougher and mentally fit.
I agree, they are not A level athlete because the filtering process is fucking bullshit and by that I mean non existent...
In football, Basketball and Hockey, you have kids start from middle school with emphasis on physical training, which means you go through years of plyometric training as well as other types of agility and self resistance as well as strength and speed training.
In MMA, people start late in life and that, they don't take the time to truly immerse themselves in physical training methods. Thus they don't get to develop jumping and explosive ability of a person who has practiced plyometric. Not just any person but a person who has already proved themselves to be superior in terms of talent and genetics with years of training.
Also true with boxing, boxers focus on athletic ability and they go through a structured physical regimen to develop their pinnacle of their physical potential as oppose to MMAs...Let me bang bro!
P.S: I used to train in boxing and muay thai, had to drop the latter because getting kicked in the shin was fucking up my ability to do my boxing footwork and plyometrics big time and thus, some combat sports end up making you goddamn disabled if the trainer doesnt understand athletic training and the world of physical culture.
Hence this is why its important to train like Stephen Thompson whos father taught him a kickboxing style that's based on developing proper flexibility and technique as oppose to being some stand up brawler.
That is true, but the thing is, in totality, there are lots of goofy ass MMA fighter who do it for the sake of being a daredevil as oppose to being disciplined athletes who have the ability and persistence of sticking to a physical regiment for long term and seeing themselves become successful.
You act as if boxers don't also get paid based on their ability to draw and their ability to draw is in part a function of their personality. Just like mma.GGG got a guaranteed $3 mill and a PPV cut, other than Conor no one gets close to that so why would he, or any other boxer take a pay cut?
GGG doesn't do all the out of the ring/cage stuff that seems to work for Conor, he just fights.
The real question is why don't more shitty actors try MMA or maybe Joe Rogan has missed his real calling. A stand up comedian (they're probably need to be funny so that rules Rogan out I guess) would be great at pre fight stuff. People piss them selves with Conors F level comedy routines and think it's awesome. So get more comedians doing MMA and leave the boxers to box.
That's the main reason why wrestling is the best base. They are the only fighters coming in from an early age with that type of training.
Somehow I knew some fool would bring this fight up....
A) Sylvia was dumb enough to stand with a boxer
B) There are rumors Sylvia threw the fight
C) Randy's fight IQ was far superior to Sylvia's (he did beat him after all)
The point being while every fight starts standing, any MMA fighter with at least middling takedowns and the ability to throw a few leg kicks is going to win. Sylvia was under the mistaken impression that he could win a boxing match in an MMA fight.
There is a rumour that Sylvia and Mercer had a gentlemen's agreement to only box in their fight since they tried to have a boxing match but the athletic commission refused to sanction.