I really disliked Dan Hardy when he fought, because he seemed to get a pass for being a boring counter-striker and humper just because he acted like he was some brawler. Watch some of Dan Hardy's fights and tell me he wasn't boring. The Marcus Davis fight had a lot of buildup, but it was pretty much Hardy using his size advantage to stay heavy on top on the ground and land a few short elbows that gave the impression he was "kicking ass." Then he fought Mike Swick and rocked him repeatedly, but never pushed forward to finish. The GSP title fight and Anthony Johnson bout, he got his asskicked and never changed from sitting back and looking to counter. He needed to press and stop sitting back, but he knew nothing else. The Lytle fight was a total domination and it was hilarious that it ended because Hardy tried a takedown he would have been able to do nothing with if he got. Ludwig was a gift due to his shopworn chin and then Hardy lay n prayed the no takedown defense Amir Sadollah.
Boring fighter but people saw this gimmick of his coming out with a bandana and screaming during the fight announcements, and somehow got fooled into thinking he was exciting. He definitely had a chin and heavy hands, so he actually could have been an exciting Leben-like brawler.