Izzy's Striking compared to Anderson???

gaffbyknees2 said:
Izzy is more technically sound but Anderson made magic moments with his striking. Something about izzy just seems boring. Except his tweets to Jones, those are funny.
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Anderson could be boring too, but when he turned it on, no one came close to him. That remains true imo
 
613 said:
I definitely think Anderson wanted to embarrass you more than Izzy. Or at least he did
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No silva was looking to assassinate you Izzy is looking to prove a point he wants to prove a point every time he fights he has kind of like a chip on his shoulder automatically Anderson was looking to assassinate you like a ninja on a mission mission
 
Reign009 said:
Prime Silva was brilliant.

Silva was more creative, had a greater arsenal of attacks, and was just more effective. He could hurt you with just about anything.

He also had better timing, reflexes, and was better at setting traps.

No one ever talked about anyone fighting like they were in the Matrix until Anderson Silva came along.

He was even better at mental warfare.
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Couldn't have said it better myself sir.
 
Paolo Delutis said:
No silva was looking to assassinate you Izzy is looking to prove a point he wants to prove a point every time he fights he has kind of like a chip on his shoulder automatically Anderson was looking to assassinate you like a ninja on a mission mission
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This is the same Sliva that spent 5 rounds dancing in front of Maia because he wanted to embarrass him because he felt disrespected. He could have finished him in the first if he felt like it. I get a lot of his antics were traps, but he LOVED making the other person feel helpless. Things like knocking you down and than going to help you up. Backing to the cage when he fights best in the middle, punching the thigh just to show he can, throwing pointless behind the back calf kicks, literally slapping Forrest on a counter instead of punching him, letting Bonnar punch him etc... Anderson loved making his opponent feel helpless and embarrassed in the cage

If Izzy tries to embarrass his opponents, he definitely is not nearly as good at it as Anderson
 
613 said:
This is the same Sliva that spent 5 rounds dancing in front of Maia because he wanted to embarrass him because he felt disrespected. He could have finished him in the first if he felt like it. I get a lot of his antics were traps, but he LOVED making the other person feel helpless. Things like knocking you down and than going to help you up. Backing to the cage when he fights best in the middle, punching the thigh just to show he can, throwing pointless behind the back calf kicks, literally slapping Forrest on a counter instead of punching him, letting Bonnar punch him etc... Anderson loved making his opponent feel helpless and embarrassed in the cage

If Izzy tries to embarrass his opponents, he definitely is not nearly as good at it as Anderson
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He was a showman no doubt and he had his fooling around act antics for sure but Anderson Silva purpose was to annihilate you I don't think izzy shares that same philosophy Izzy's there to get a dominant win without question regardless of how that comes finish or decision
 
Paolo Delutis said:
He was a showman no doubt and he had his fooling around act antics for sure but Anderson Silva purpose was to annihilate you I don't think izzy shares that same philosophy Izzy's there to get a dominant win without question regardless of how that comes finish or decision
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Izzy is just more out there to win with whatever way he finds best. Boring or exciting. He is rarely going to put himself in the same risk Anderson was willing to do. Most of his showy moves are pretty risk free

We have seen enough "what the fuck is Anderson doing" fights (Cote, Maia, Leites) to know he isn't just there to destroy you. He destroys people because he is so damn accurate and has such amazing timing. I never thought Anderson gave a fuck if he got the finish or not. He just got them because he was so good
 
613 said:
Izzy is just more out there to win with whatever way he finds best. Boring or exciting. He is rarely going to put himself in the same risk Anderson was willing to do.

We have seen enough "what the fuck is Anderson doing" fights (Cote, Maia, Leites) to know he isn't just there to destroy you. He destroys people because he is so damn accurate and has such amazing timing. I never thought Anderson gave a fuck if he got the finish or not. He just got them because he was so good
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Naw Anderson was calculated for sure...

If your champion long enough ur gunna have some stinker fights it happens to every long term champions...

But those fights really werent cuz of silva ..his opponents literally injuried themselves and went into protection mode (cote) or tried to eliminate stand up fighting from MMA by butt scooting..maia and leites...also I think the fact they were both Country men of his which Anderson is very prideful of brazil i think that played a factor into him going for the kill in those fights...
 
Fedor5723 said:
1.Long Way to Go
2.On the right Track
3.Similar Striking already
4.Better Striker than Anderson already
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Hes better, all silva could do was counter, thats why he fought WW maia so cowardly, just bc he couldnt go forward and silva only fought bums while Israel is fighting world class fighters. Silva also wasnt good in the pocket and got outboxed and almost knocked out by *the* bisping. Israel has a better jab, better kicks, better boxing and has beat much better fighters.
 
Prime Anderson had better physical abilities, likely due to PEDs. This is different from physical genetics (height, reach), which Izzy has the advantage in.

Prime Silva is more of a high risk high reward flashy fighter.

Izzy is the more technical fighter who will play it safe more times than not. He's a lot less risk less reward compared to Prime Silva.

I think at this point, Izzy is the better defensive grappler. His scrambles are legit. Silva is the better offensive grappler, he's tapped Dan Henderson and pulled a hail mary sub win against Chael.
 
Both are top notch. Anderson is more entertaining and takes more chances and is the better finisher.

You can get a comparison when a 40 year old Anderson fought him

it’s like Anderson Silva being Ali. And Holmes adasanya. But adasanya of a lower level of greatness to both.

both fought at similar ages but Larry beat the shit out of Ali.

adasanya couldn’t do that. And Anderson was several years older and he hung in there and wasn’t out of his league. So that should speak volumes non comparing the two.

if two great mma fighters who are strikers fight a stand up battle. One is 29 the other guy is 40. And hangs in with them. That shouldn’t happen. It should be a landslide for the younger apparent better to Andersons strikinng
 
FIghtxIQ said:
I think Anderson takes it on all levels not just mma striking. Izzy is just a kickboxer, he's missing many elements of the striking game. He doesn't really throw elbows or knees. Anderson has a more complete striking game with more killer instinct.
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YES! YES! Now that you mention it, has Izzy thrown many knees in the UFC? Or any of the famous Nigerian Footstomps?
 
Paolo Delutis said:
Naw Anderson was calculated for sure...

If your champion long enough ur gunna have some stinker fights it happens to every long term champions...

But those fights really werent cuz of silva ..his opponents literally injuried themselves and went into protection mode (cote) or tried to eliminate stand up fighting from MMA by butt scooting..maia and leites...also I think the fact they were both Country men of his which Anderson is very prideful of brazil i think that played a factor into him going for the kill in those fights...
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Anderson was PISSED at Maia and was screaming at calling him a playboy (which for some reason is an insult in Brazil). It had nothing to do with him going easy on them because they were Brazilian. Anderson was bored, outmatched them and wanted to act like a dick to them when he could have finished them whenever he wanted. Are you really using butt scooping as a reason? Silva was air guitaring, leg kicking behind his own leg and knee punching lol. He was landing at will on them. The Maia fight is the most showboating we have ever seen in a fight

I haven't seen anything that suggest Izzy wants to embarrass his opponents more than Silva
 
JonJonesNeedle said:
Prime Anderson had better physical abilities, likely due to PEDs.
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Izzy is probably faster and more explosive. What made Silva so special was his insane reflexes, sense of timing and ability to read distance. Not his "physical gifts". Izzy probably was more physically athletic
 
Izzy is probably more athletic than prime Silva, but Anderson had two things that just completely put him above everyone else: reflexes and precision. His reflexes helped him avoid those punches and roll with the ones that did land. And his precision was very precise

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But those precise shots put people down. Silva vs Griffin for example.
 
Silva was a way better striker, with more weapons in his arsenal, including knees and elbows.

He also had a ground game, something the other guy lacks
 
In his prime Anderson would have schooled Izzy and killed his confidence. Izzy would be chilling with Franklin trying to sell juice and smoothies reminiscent of days they both had their confidence intact
 
People are giving Izzy so much shit for having a few lackluster boring point fighting wins. It's not easy to finish every guy you face when you're at the very top. Anderson also had a few of those in his day.

The bottom line is they both dominated their era Izzy still has time to add to his body of work. Both clearly are the best strikers of their era in the mw division, both are great.
 
i find it very amusing that a lot of people here see izzy's boring legkickfest as domination

anderson had more ko power, better head movement, better defense overall, more killer instinct, a wider variety of strikes and a better chin

izzy is andersonlite, and would have SERIOUS problems in a more wrestler focused division
 
Silva hurt you, badly, with everything he threw, had better head movement, and extreme success up a weight class. Izzy is good, and in a couple ways better that Silva (footwork, leading) but overall, nah. Silva was the vastly more dominant striker
 
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