Giant Silva did actually ok in Pride Fc

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People might think i am trolling but let is just take a look first

- He was a former pro wrestler (just like Brock Lesnar)
- He started his mma career 2003 when he was 39 years old (how many mma fighters are starting their career at 40)?
- Nobody wanted to fight him in stand up
- He was way to tall yes but at the end Shaw O Neil would do worse
- He has two wins over Sentoryu and Akebono by submissions

So yes he was bad but he was aggressive in stand up. He would beat Hong Man Choi back then.
 


We never got to see giant Silva vs Bob Sapp, the true test for worst giant can in mma


(Although I admit Sapp at one time was legit a problem when training for real and not taking money for dives)
 
Yrat said:
People might think i am trolling but let is just take a look first

- He was a former pro wrestler (just like Brock Lesnar)
- He started his mma career 2003 when he was 39 years old (how many mma fighters are starting their career at 40)?
- Nobody wanted to fight him in stand up
- He was way to tall yes but at the end Shaw O Neil would do worse
- He has two wins over Sentoryu and Akebono by submissions

So yes he was bad but he was aggressive in stand up. He would beat Hong Man Choi back then.
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Yeah man 1-6 is pretty ok
 
Pancake Sprawl said:
i'll never forget him slapping Heath Herring in the back of the head and it legitimately rocking Heath. the other thing i'll remember him for is trying to attack someone in Pride with a 2x4 Hacksaw Jim Duggan style
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Don't mess with Hacksaw Duggan. Even now that he's 68. I'm surprised he didn't hold the intruder at hacksaw or 2X4 point instead of gunpoint, though.
Former WWE Star 'Hacksaw' Jim Duggan Reveals He Tackled and Detained Home Invader at Gunpoint (msn.com)
 
It woud've been fun if he started in the UFC in the mid-90s and fought other giants like Paul Varelens and Jon Hess (the main in my AV).
 
TS didn’t even mention the fantastic grunting and growling sounds the giant would make.
 
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The man is a legend.

And hey, if you watch Andre the Giant's one MMA mixed rules bout, Giant Silva is actually a way better fighter.
 
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SeattleFightFan said:
The man is a legend.

And hey, if you watch Andre the Giant's one MMA mixed rules bout, Giant Silva is actually a way better fighter.
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Not sure what bout that was, but Giant Silva trained with the Gracies for a bit then did another crash course in BJJ before fighting. Unless Andre trained with catch guys (doubtful in France), he had zero preparation for mixed-rules or pre-NHB/MMA fights--besides being big.
 
mkt said:
Not sure what bout that was, but Giant Silva trained with the Gracies for a bit then did another crash course in BJJ before fighting. Unless Andre trained with catch guys (doubtful in France), he had zero preparation for mixed-rules or pre-NHB/MMA fights--besides being big.
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Giant Silva had pretty good footwork and grappling and was aggressive in stand up.

Pretty sure he would submit Bob Slapp back then.
 
AmericanMMA said:
Yeah man 1-6 is pretty ok
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He was 2-6. About expected for an over-seven foot 350 pound guy with a blue belt vs some legit pro guys.

To be fair, that also means he has 2 more wins than any shit talkers online, so there’s that.

Oh, and funny side note… to this day when you google “Giant Silva” you still get picture results for Bigfoot Silva.
 
crystallake said:
Are you talking about that andre/chuck wepner "fight"? That was obviously pro wrasslin, not a shoot.
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It also had very weird rules. As soon as Wepner toucher the ropes, Andre had to let go. Andre repeatedly clinched with him (even within the first minute) but Wepner would back into the ropes and the ref separated them. Andre had a few nice TDs (including a lateral drop) and would likely have kept Wepner against the ropes or on the ground almost the entire fight without those rules. And yeah, it was likely a work or a combination of some real action and a work. Wepner didn't seem to pull his punches nor did Andre when he landed a few blows.
 
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We never got to see giant Silva vs Bob Sapp, the true test for worst giant can in mma


(Although I admit Sapp at one time was legit a problem when training for real and not taking money for dives)
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Every fight that Sapp wins is a party
 
Dionysian said:
He was 2-6. About expected for an over-seven foot 350 pound guy with a blue belt vs some legit pro guys.

To be fair, that also means he has 2 more wins than any shit talkers online, so there’s that.

Oh, and funny side note… to this day when you google “Giant Silva” you still get picture results for Bigfoot Silva.
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Yes and how many heavyweights......how many heavyweights have submitted an opponent like this?

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GIBLERTBAPTISTA said:
Truly one of the underappreciated greats

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Haha. I will admit, when I was first becoming a fan of pride fc around 2005 that highlight got me. I was going back and watching old events and wondering why Giant Silva wasn’t on most of those fighters records. I remember thinking maybe they erased him from history to protect the brand or something. Turns out it was a very good (for the time) troll video highlight. Those were simpler times.
 
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