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How would Wonderboy do against prime Condit?

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Wonderboy who's a master of distance control and footwork against iron chinned Condit, who has some of the most creative combinations witnessed
 
Victory towards wonder boy!
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Wonderboy slays all strikers.

He loses to foot stomping clinchers like Usman and Colby, imo.

Also Wonderboy can get KO'd randomly since his hands are always down, but usually not.
 
It would have been a banger but in Wonderboy's prime he ran through Hendricks and beat up Rory for 5 rounds. Condit is a great and crafty kickboxer and all but Thompson would just be too much IMO.
 
I love Condit but Wonderboy sounds like a terrible matchup for him, he is way too quick and Condit was always a bit slow.
 
Condit is basically a more refined Cowboy, especially on the feet. That’s not good enough to beat Wonderboy.
 
As a huge Condit fan, I said years ago how much I wanted to see them fight. It was one of my semantic points on what it means to be a "better striker."

No one is as clean of a technical striker as Wonderboy. Condit's success on the other hand, was a combination of his power being added to his wide spectrum of striking, from the high technical skill to deceptive and largely unorthodox strikes. So while Condit MAY see some success against guys Wonderboy wouldn't, just for having the versatility; Wonderboy could most likely defuse most approaches Condit would take against him.

Now, anyone with KO power can beat Wonderboy (see Pettis), it's less how powerful you are that dictates your chances, and more how sharp you are so you can land that clean strike. Condit is cleaner than most, so there's only really 2 ways it'll go. He either gets that shot and looks like Pettis, or he doesn't and looks like Neal. Up until that point, that fight will look like any striker vs Wonderboy fight: an absolute clinic.
 
Biiiig Condit fan, would be a great fight, but I think Wonderboy would be the rightful favourite for a decision.
 
Not looking good for Condit in this one. He'd have to fight very uncharacteristically to win and that's asking for trouble.
 
Wonderboy and it wouldn't even be close. Condit's aggression only works when he is connecting and WB is much more technically proficient as well as having great movement.
 
It can still happen.
 
Depends on what gameplan Condit brings in. If he commits himself to getting on the inside, making it ugly, and forcing WB into the clinch, I can definitely see some Condit elbows opening him up. I can also see Condit leg kicks slowly Thompson down thru the fight. But if Condit tried to play tit for tat, he would go down swinging. Such is my opinion
 
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