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I'm a GSP fan, bit you are wrong. Usman would be challenging GSP for the title. It would be a good fight.Looking at that list, Usman wouldn't be top 10 during GSPs reign
I'm a GSP fan, bit you are wrong. Usman would be challenging GSP for the title. It would be a good fight.Looking at that list, Usman wouldn't be top 10 during GSPs reign
Skill and Fighters IQ increases over time,
True, except the lw division.That not always the case. The HW, LHW, WW, and possibly even LW division was more skilled 10 yrs ago.
I liked Koscheck, but his career is a strange one to analyze. I've seen every one of his UFC fights, and when he was on form, he was probably the next best to GSP on any given night. He was super athletic, had power in both hands, great top control, and I think he had the best power-double I've ever seen in the UFC.Josh Koscheck at his peak was an upper tier fighter. Not sure why he's become the go to guy to try and discredit GSPs competition. Koscheck could easily be a top 5 WW today.
I liked Koscheck, but his career is a strange one to analyze. I've seen every one of his UFC fights, and when he was on form, he was probably the next best to GSP on any given night. He was super athletic, had power in both hands, great top control, and I think he had the best power-double I've ever seen in the UFC.
However, he also displayed some terrible fight IQ, and some of his losses are hard to understand. Also, when you look at just his record, who are his best wins? Anthony Johnson was very green and likely malnourished, Paul Daley was dangerous but flawed, and Frank Trigg and Matt Hughes were both at the ends of their primes. For my money, the only time he beat another top contender in his division was Diego in 2007.