I think it would mean more if Mir beat these guys while he was the best in the world even if they were past their prime, but just taking the win late in their careers isn't too meaningful. Like Rampage beating Silva in the UFC didn't mean anything other than Silva was on the downslide of his career and Rampage still had some life. Even more so at HW where size is so important without explosivesness and speed.Not the same fighters they used to be, not even close. Imagine Mir vs Crocop in 2005, he'd be a huge underdog, and against Fedor he'd barely have a chance.
Do you think yair rodriguez is one of the greatest of all time because he beat BJ penn? Or all the guys who beat roy jones jr at the end of his career.
Give me a break, franks a HW legend but he would never be able to beat those guys in their prime.
Not the same fighters they used to be, not even close. Imagine Mir vs Crocop in 2005, he'd be a huge underdog, and against Fedor he'd barely have a chance.
Do you think yair rodriguez is one of the greatest of all time because he beat BJ penn? Or all the guys who beat roy jones jr at the end of his career.
Give me a break, franks a HW legend but he would never be able to beat those guys in their prime.
When did Mur (Mir?) ever ko Big Nog?
I'd try again, spell his name right and got for stopped and not ko'd.
To be fair Frank has always been a bit of a wildcard, I would not totally count him out of any match given his sub game but I would very heavily favour all of those three over him prime vs prime.
Yea he would have a chance in any of those match ups, because of his sub game and also his strategic approach to fighting. He is one of the smartest HWs. But it would be hard for him to overcome the skill gap.
Cro cop and fedor likely would but not nog.
Unfortunately, this is probably true but it doesn't mean crap, anyway. It would be like an up and coming boxer beating Tyson, Lewis and Holyfield, in their current state today. These fights should have happened a long time ago and each of those three would have killed the Mir that Vera knocked out.Pretty remarkable
Him and Fedor are past their prime but still, Frank is much better standing and better on the ground.
Because Mir ia an up and coming fighter!Unfortunately, this is probably true but it doesn't mean crap, anyway. It would be like an up and coming boxer beating Tyson, Lewis and Holyfield, in their current state today. These fights should have happened a long time ago and each of those three would have killed the Mir that Vera knocked out.
Because Mir ia an up and coming fighter!
Fedor doesn’t do well against bigger guys and Mir will be bigger (by bigger guys, I mean big guys who can actually fight)
Not the same fighters they used to be, not even close. Imagine Mir vs Crocop in 2005, he'd be a huge underdog, and against Fedor he'd barely have a chance.
Do you think yair rodriguez is one of the greatest of all time because he beat BJ penn? Or all the guys who beat roy jones jr at the end of his career.
Give me a break, franks a HW legend but he would never be able to beat those guys in their prime.
It would be like an up and coming boxer beating Tyson, Lewis and Holyfield, in their current state today.
Not the greatest of comparisons but one is on horsemeat and the other, well.... we'll see. Prime Fedor, however, kills prime Mir.This comparison is absolutely fucking ridiculous. Mir and Fedor are from the same era. Mir is arguably even more shot than Fedor having been in just as many brutal wars along with a motorcycle accident that should've ended his career.
Far from being an "up and coming" fighter.
Non sense. He said watch the back of the head not don't punch him. Nog made a decision to go for the sub and Mir out jitz'd him.I'll vo to my grave saying Nog would've tko'd Mir in the remat h had he not stopped punching when the ref told him to watch the back of his head---which he wasn't hitting.
Non sense. He said watch the back of the head not don't punch him. Nog made a decision to go for the sub and Mir out jitz'd him.
Depends... there´s always that instinctive part of a fighter where he´s inclined to act according to his main strength.I'll vo to my grave saying Nog would've tko'd Mir in the remat h had he not stopped punching when the ref told him to watch the back of his head---which he wasn't hitting.
He has zero power left. Mir by brutal KO in the first 2 minutes.Fedor by KO