Laila Ali: Ronda Rousey was overhyped, I would’ve knocked her all the way out

Defending her patch. Ronda and her pack of fans were saying she would destroy boxers.

Also interviewer asked the wuestion.

/Thread
 
This girls must be more bored than I am right now.
 
who_gives_a_shit.gif
 
Laila is 40 but looks younger and hotter than Mrs Travis Browne.
 
No shit Rousey was overhyped.

The thing is she combined the MMA hype train (happens in basically every division with at least 1/2 fighters at any time) based on some good performances + Main stream HYPE train which made people who weren't MMA fans think she was one of (if not) the greatest female athletes of all time.

Rousey effectively was the 135 Royce Grace. Many here thought she was very beatable but didn't think that any 135 LB women had the ability to stay on the feet long enough to win (or would fight like an idiot like Meisha did in the rematch).

But let's be honest, hype trains get derailed all the time on this forum and people try to forget about the fact that they were on them. Hell, just over 10 years ago, the Houston Alexander hype train was roaring.
 
She talks too much. Ali is big, but Ronda would be favored 10-1 to armbar her in under a minute. She knows this, too.
 
Laila would've been thrown on her head and armbarred in a minute

Rousey was overhyped and the whole I can beat male bantamweights was just wrong, but a boxer vs MMA fighter in the octagon is going only one way
 
Well,maybe, but who really cares, Holly and Nunes KO'd Ronda.
At least Ronda was able to make her sport important and respected by few people, not like female boxing.
 
Boxers sure talk more than they walk. I would love to see Rose put miss Ali to sleep!
 
I love laila. She’s a legend in her sport..her father is my only hero outside of my father and Laila is absolutely beautiful in person..would definitely get it

That said, her bitterness towards Ronda is more a reflection of her financial and mainstream success. Part of Laila feels that if she had a support system like Ronda, she would have made the money Ronda made.
 
Gilday said:
Laila would've been thrown on her head and armbarred in a minute

Rousey was overhyped and the whole I can beat male bantamweights was just wrong, but a boxer vs MMA fighter in the octagon is going only one way
Click to expand...

So all boxers KO MMA fighters like Mercer did Tim Sylvia?
 
She's an idiot. That's what she is if she thinks she can stand with a mma fighter. Yes she can punch but can she punch a knockout punch in one punch.
 
Ronda was terrible, ofc Laila would have KO’d her. That doesn’t say much!
 
Merman said:
So all boxers KO MMA fighters like Mercer did Tim Sylvia?
Click to expand...

There's always an exception to the rule.

I'll admit I'm confident in saying the MMA fighter will always win because the MMA fighter will actually be smart enough to just take them down. In reflection maybe Rousey would be cocky enough to actually stand with her
 
Merman said:
So all boxers KO MMA fighters like Mercer did Tim Sylvia?
Click to expand...
You do know that is a silly, noobish example, right? I don't know why people even bring that up, especially acting like it is meaningful; it really isn't.

Sylvia was an old school MMA fighter with no notable ground game, was way out of shape, and fought a stupid strategy fight. Any decent MMA fighter of today would beat Mercer, even smaller guys.

Ali may have beaten Ronda if she spent some significant time practicing TD defense and grappling, but her chances without that are negligible.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

Latest posts

Forum statistics

Threads
1,254,400
Messages
56,645,172
Members
175,331
Latest member
psykro

Share this page

Back
Top