Giant Silva did actually ok in Pride Fc

[Zanmato]

Beating akebono and sentoryu being deemed "actually ok" is a very low bar to set

 

[Yrat]

Beating akebono and sentoryu being deemed "actually ok" is a very low bar to set

How many has started at 39-year and fought in the biggest League with top 10 fighters?

Brock Lesnar,yes but he was 30.

 

[AmericanMMA]

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.

The original post specified Pride where he was 1-6. A loss to Takashi Sugiura is a rough look lol.

 

[mahavishnunj]

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)

There's a guy in the trailer park I have to deal with who is about that age, and built exactly like Jim Duggan. He got jumped by 3 assholes one night, beat the shit out of all 3, and broke one of their legs. He's been my hero ever since.

 

[Deleted member 449757]

He did better in MMA than he did in pro wrestling, because he was a godawful pro wrestler, and i mean bottom of the barrel, Giant Gonzalez level godawful.

 

[Zanmato]

How many has started at 39-year and fought in the biggest League with top 10 fighters?

Brock Lesnar,yes but he was 30.

He got there by looking big and ugly not on his talent, and got wrecked in a round multiple times over. I am not going out my way to insult him, his fights were a side show and I view them accordingly, but you can't in earnest claim that he was anything worth noting in this sport

 

[Hellowhosthat]

Truly one of the underappreciated greats

Lol, the true GOAT.

 

[Yrat]

He got there by looking big and ugly not on his talent, and got wrecked in a round multiple times over. I am not going out my way to insult him, his fights were a side show and I view them accordingly, but you can't in earnest claim that he was anything worth noting in this sport

He signed with Pride because he was talented.

 

[Hellowhosthat]

He got there by looking big and ugly not on his talent, and got wrecked in a round multiple times over. I am not going out my way to insult him, his fights were a side show and I view them accordingly, but you can't in earnest claim that he was anything worth noting in this sport

Did you watch the video in the thread? That paints quite a different picture.

 

[TheBulge]

He was just one of many other reasons why Pride FC was such a shit show.

 

[Bushpig]

Minowamanlet bless

 

[Dionysian]

The original post specified Pride where he was 1-6. A loss to Takashi Sugiura is a rough look lol.

Yeah I know. Props to him for winning a few I guess. He definitely ends the argument, if anyone is serious/not trolling, about that whole "A-level athlete tall basketball player with some grappling training will be champ" bullshit.

Giant Silva is about the apex of how far just an abnormally large person with basic training can get in this sport.

Truly one of the underappreciated greats

lol I forgot this video / this thread couldn't exist without it

The perplexed face he makes when it says "misunderstood" is probably my favorite part

 

[rear naked ankle pick]

These nu mma fans will never know joy of pride

 

[crystallake]

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.

Interesting, I didn't know that details. I just remember wepner didn't even seem to resist when Andre picked him up and as you said he was pulling his punches. Can you imagine if prime Andre was trained in sports grappling and striking. Well not even getting into that, I think he probably could have beaten a lot of fighters using pro wrasslin moves. The guy was an absolute beast. He got heavy as he got older but he actually was a very good athlete.

BTW I always thought Chuck wepner was a really cool guy and he's still alive at 83 years old. God bless them both.

 

[mkt]

Interesting, I didn't know that details. I just remember wepner didn't even seem to resist when Andre picked him up and as you said he was pulling his punches. Can you imagine if prime Andre was trained in sports grappling and striking. Well not even getting into that, I think he probably could have beaten a lot of fighters using pro wrasslin moves. The guy was an absolute beast. He got heavy as he got older but he actually was a very good athlete.

BTW I always thought Chuck wepner was a really cool guy and he's still alive at 83 years old. God bless them both.

 

[Yrat]

 

[davidlemonparty]

I remember reading an article once about the guy. It was actually pretty sad, from memory it stated he hated Mma and only did it because he needed the money for his various issues.

I can't find it now though so I might be misremembering

 

[dog y]

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.

HMC is way younger tho. And bigger. In his prime he was Bob Sapp strong. Much taller and heavier too. Then he got sick, unfortunately, and lost a shitton of mass, never to be the same.

 

[Yrat]

I remember reading an article once about the guy. It was actually pretty sad, from memory it stated he hated Mma and only did it because he needed the money for his various issues.

I can't find it now though so I might be misremembering

He must have made 100k$

 

[HI SCOTT NEWMAN]

He was awesome, I always enjoyed his fight, they were comical but fun to watch.