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I always wanted to make a thread discussing this. Seems like a good time, with the lack of events and upswing in depressing news. I wanted to highlight fighters that didn't necessarily climb that high in the sport, but displayed talents or attributes that were otherworldly. Maybe get some discussion going. It's a fascination of mine.
1. Bj Penn. An obvious one. Supremely fast learner, supposedly the only fighter faster than GSP (hand speed and reaction speed), unreal flexibility, displayed feats of levitation similar to Fedor
2. Charles "Felony "Krazy Horse "Kid Khaos""" Bennett
Ridiculously athletic and explosive, incredible slams for somebody his size and dynamite in his hands to boot. Could have been champion, but never took training seriously. I refer you to Napoleon Blownapart's excellent video .... Jk, he apparently removed it. He seemed to not like that one much, maybe he's retooling it. Sorry
3. Though not MMA, shout-out to Meldrick Taylor. Absolutely phenomenal hand speed and coordination in his punches. Like watching fireworks. Went on kind of a down-swing after a bad loss to Julio Cesar Chavez
Shout-out as well to Mike Tyson, who perhaps had the most impressive peak in all of combat sports. I think disincluding boxing is a bit of a mistake, and I welcome any other combat sports additions. Imo boxing has had its bigger share of freaks than MMA (thus far), but I won't add any more atm
A few more thoughts...
I think Jon Jones could be his own entry--basically waltzed into his early fights with little to no training, a natural at everything. Claimed to learn techniques from observation, even YouTube videos. This is in contrast to, say, Anderson Silva, who struggled in his early career. Yet the peak displayed by Anderson dwarfs everybody in MMA, just in my opinion, rivaling even Mike Tyson... Which brings to question what exactly is talent? Obviously, you don't go into the Matrix without some level of talent, even if it took more time to develop than, say, Jon Jones. I think physical specimens count as "talent" as well, since it's fighting. Dis
1. Bj Penn. An obvious one. Supremely fast learner, supposedly the only fighter faster than GSP (hand speed and reaction speed), unreal flexibility, displayed feats of levitation similar to Fedor
2. Charles "Felony "Krazy Horse "Kid Khaos""" Bennett
Ridiculously athletic and explosive, incredible slams for somebody his size and dynamite in his hands to boot. Could have been champion, but never took training seriously. I refer you to Napoleon Blownapart's excellent video .... Jk, he apparently removed it. He seemed to not like that one much, maybe he's retooling it. Sorry
3. Though not MMA, shout-out to Meldrick Taylor. Absolutely phenomenal hand speed and coordination in his punches. Like watching fireworks. Went on kind of a down-swing after a bad loss to Julio Cesar Chavez
Shout-out as well to Mike Tyson, who perhaps had the most impressive peak in all of combat sports. I think disincluding boxing is a bit of a mistake, and I welcome any other combat sports additions. Imo boxing has had its bigger share of freaks than MMA (thus far), but I won't add any more atm
A few more thoughts...
I think Jon Jones could be his own entry--basically waltzed into his early fights with little to no training, a natural at everything. Claimed to learn techniques from observation, even YouTube videos. This is in contrast to, say, Anderson Silva, who struggled in his early career. Yet the peak displayed by Anderson dwarfs everybody in MMA, just in my opinion, rivaling even Mike Tyson... Which brings to question what exactly is talent? Obviously, you don't go into the Matrix without some level of talent, even if it took more time to develop than, say, Jon Jones. I think physical specimens count as "talent" as well, since it's fighting. Dis
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