Bo Nickal is a fighter. You are not*.

[froggyluv]

Bo Nickal is not a fighter he is an athlete.

I dont like the guy, at all. I mean i barely watch mma anymore unless a rare good fight or a big-mouth is about too fight someone legit.

But to say he's "not a figher" is going too far. there are Good fighters, Bad fighters, Great Fighters, Terrible fighters, Average fighters,1- dimensional fighters, Over-Hyped fighter etc... but the guy steps in a pro cage and fights guys on the biggest stage -he's a fighter.

And im glad he got humbled.

 

[PaulieVegas27]

I am having fun seeing Bo's wake up call. He is still a public figure to some extent - ridicule is fair game.

But also remember; you are a forum poster. Not a fighter.

Very few people can be, or will be a fighter of any kind.

Some of you need wake up calls.

* There are some fighters on the forum - your opinion is much greater in the context.

This is such a stupid argument. About any profession.

We may not be professional fighters like Bo. But we also do NOT hold ourselves out to be professional fighters. Bo Nickal does. So he gets the criticisms he deserves for not performing like one.

I'm a lawyer. When I make a mistake and my client recognizes it, my last response would be to say "What do you know, I'm a lawyer and you're not." I am trained and practiced in the legal profession, my client is not. So I am held to a higher standard.

Same with doctors. When you choose to make your job treating other's injuries and illnesses, you choose to be held up to that standard of someone competent to do so. And you don't do it very well. expect to be criticized.

"Higher standard" are the key words. When you choose to be a professional fighter, expect to be criticized when your fighting doesn't live up to those higher standards. Bo Nickal chose to be held to the higher standard of a professional fighter, so when he doesn't fight like one he deserves to be criticized accordingly.

 

[goOb]

Ts Bo was talking big, like beating chimps and shit.

 

[goOb]

TS must not understand that this is a picture of one of our smaller Sherbro’s posting on this forum. None of us fear Bo Nickal.

 

[TITS]

That’s why we’re on the forum saying it dumbass, people are gonna shit on fighters you like, especially when they talk all that smack and go out and suck ass like Bo Nickal did last night so get over it and stop crying

 

[snugglecakes]

Bo is a podcaster first, a wrestler second, and a fighter third...

how do u know they are not a fighter first and a forum poster second? Don't jump to conclusions. Half the ppl here have a 200-0 street record

 

[balkanbomber85]

People like to hate and especially prospects from the US and the UK get a lot of hate.

People been hating on Sage, on Paddy and now on Bo mostly because of their nationalities and because the UFC dared to try to push them a little because a fighter from those regions simply generates more turnover than fighters from regions where they would never buy a ppv, a shirt or any other merchandise and who sit on the floor while watching a cracker stream.

 

[moosaev]

I am having fun seeing Bo's wake up call. He is still a public figure to some extent - ridicule is fair game.

But also remember; you are a forum poster. Not a fighter.

Very few people can be, or will be a fighter of any kind.

Some of you need wake up calls.

* There are some fighters on the forum - your opinion is much greater in the context.

We’re not fighters, but we also didn’t talk all the shit Bo did. Being a fighter isn’t a get out of jail free card. Bo embarrassed himself and committed the most unforgivable sin in combat sports, he acted arrogantly and couldn’t back it up.

 

[joy2day]

I could very likely have defeated Greg Stott in my prime, that means I could have defeated a UFC fighter, so therefore my opinion matters.



I see NOTHING outstanding in Bo's game. His wrestling is not particularly explosive in MMA; it didn't transfer that well (he's not ripping people off their feet and dominating on the ground like GSP or Khamzat).

I also don't see much in the way of strikes or submissions; he just looks like an average MMA fighter, and there is nothing I have seen that would lead me to believe anything different in his fights.

His trial by fire against a quality MMA fighter went poorly to say the least. Maybe he wasn't ready, but when IS he going to be ready?

 

[HI SCOTT NEWMAN]

What are you on. This is a forum to discuss MMA, thats what we are supposed to do lol. We give opinions on the fights and stuff related to it. Bo didn't live up to the huge hype he put on himself (which he said). I'm not sure what anyone has done wrong on here, a lot of the comments saying Bo didn't seem confident in the clinch and is not used to body shots and he got too much hype too soon is fair remarks.

What is everyone supposed to do? not talk about the fight, like it doesn't exist, just pretend it never happened?. Well this is a forum to discuss and talk about the fights, get involved, get commenting and get going....

 

[MDoza]

I’m not a UFC champion level fighter and neither is Bo.

After all the shit he’s talked about how he was the best, and he’s going to beat every champ in the sport, no one can handle his grappping…

He deserves everything coming his way.

 

[Deleted member 517683]

For your perspective - I don't like Bo. I rarely watch anything but the fight, however, I caught a few of his ramblings.
His loss satisfies me.

What I'd guess are a majority of replies here, miss the point.

He is a fighter.
You are (probably) not.

I made this thread after endless streams of posts that are beyond criticims and into the realms of fucking stupidity.

There used to be moderation, over-moderation I think, but now it's open game to talk absolute smack about people who fight for a living.

A forum it may be but it's also chock full of pieces of shit who would never make it through a basic class of sprawling and shadow boxing.

How long have you been registered here? 7-8 months, which isn't exactly a long time compared to most of the people here you so kindly called "pieces of shit." That doesn't exactly make you very popular, as Bo Nickal is now finding out.

I, for one, have been an MMA fan since 2004 and a combat sports fan since 1985. I've seen more than a thousand fights live or on tape, plus a few hooligan brawls in my hometown.

I don't think my previous arguments were in any way offensive to Bo Nickal, which isn't exactly true of many of the comments you hear from Bo. Nevertheless, I have EVERY RIGHT to express my opinion in a martial arts forum, even though I'm not a professional fighter. And even if wannabe fighters don't like it.

And if you want to be a fighter, you can tag yourself "professional fighter." What you didn't do, so you're not one either, and unfortunately, you're just making yourself extra important.
Newsflash: you're not.

 

[FlyingDeathKick]

No they havent lmao

Paddy Pimblett is on here, just saying. Roxanne modafferi too and some others. Aside from them many posters train and a lot of competed in amaterunor pro fights. Whether it be boxing, kickboxing or MMA.

 

[forsh]

m not technically a fighter like Bo is, but I can hold my own against anyone on this planet. Not saying I'd win every time but you would have your hands full, I don't care if you're Francis Ngannou or whoever. I would probably be a small MW or big welterweight in modern MMA but size isn't everything.

I'm still waiting to see him use wrestling in fights. I expected him to be a better version of Colby Covington just chain wrestling people and pushing a pace to win but he hasn't done that. I actually think that would be a good gameplan for him, it worked for Colby for a while, at least to get him ranked, it's so dumb when wrestlers don't use their wrestling.

 

[jeskola]

OP you're trying to bring sense in a place where you're dealing with idiots.

They just merely exist on this planet to complain. As an example: Bo Nickal. They complain daily that the sport isn't developing new potential stars and prodigies. They also complain that those that show some talent have a lack of personality and aren't able to sell their image.

Then you got Bo who has both talent and a mouth that garners attention and once again, they complain.

It's never good enough. These are losers.

You have 6,000 posts on here, and a quick glance shows you aren't the sharpest tool on the shed yourself. Maybe try this post with "we" instead of "they"

 

[bng]

But also remember; you are a forum poster. Not a fighter.

lil bro thinks if bo nickel is posting on twitter instead of the forum than he is more superior

 

[Mike JV]

While I’m not personally into fighter bashing, this is what happens every time a hype train gets derailed. Kind of a soft thread for sherdog honestly. TS, I would work on getting over it.

 

[BangBang]

Which is why I'm laughing

 

[kuroro]

I am having fun seeing Bo's wake up call. He is still a public figure to some extent - ridicule is fair game.

But also remember; you are a forum poster. Not a fighter.

Very few people can be, or will be a fighter of any kind.

Some of you need wake up calls.

* There are some fighters on the forum - your opinion is much greater in the context.

you have to be total hypocrite to be on sherdog and say some weak shit like this

 

[BodybagJohnny**]

I'm not technically a fighter like Bo is, but I can hold my own against anyone on this planet. Not saying I'd win every time but you would have your hands full, I don't care if you're Francis Ngannou or whoever. I would probably be a small MW or big welterweight in modern MMA but size isn't everything.

Similar to Michael Jai White (schooled Jones in striking), who is possibly the best martial artist on the planet, or at least was in his prime, but just happens to not compete for various reasons.

I train regularly. UFC level and regional pro level fighters would take me out in 30 seconds. Even sparring lightly with them is terrifying because of how damned good they are

I don't think your're holding your own against any of them if you haven't fought at any level.