Media Max Holloway showing respect towards Aldo

bbandito925 said:
no it’s not. I would say rumble is a lhw becuz he is fighting in lhw.

lmfao if we are to use this analogy, Your logic would be “rumble was successful at lhw becuz he is actually a hw since he fought in the hw division “
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You were trying to imply that the fact that Poirier had an unsuccessful career at FW means anything at all. That's like implying Rumble making weight at welterweight meant anything at all.

That is false in both cases. All it means is he chose the wrong weight class for his frame type.
 
SouthpawSouthernFist said:
You were trying to imply that the fact that Poirier had an unsuccessful career at LHW means anything at all. That's like implying Rumble making weight at welterweight meant anything at all.

That is false in both cases. All it means is he chose the wrong weight class for his frame type.
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I've come to find out that the kid is just a troll. He doesn't know what he's talking about really.
 
bbandito925 said:
lol they were both lightweights in that fight. Max was in great shape.
They both have almost identical body frames.

poirier did the same in their featherweight bout.


What a shit excuse on your end
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Yeah okay bud. Holloway looked like mr game and watch in their second fight the size difference was laughable
 
Substance Abuse said:
Prime, lol.

Aldo had so many miles on him from hard training at NU, a couple accidents, a hurt back, broken foot, and almost eight years fighting top talent at the time that he was easily post prime.

Anyway, war Max. Such a good example of classy after and before a fight.
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Wait I thought you were Max fan what is this lol
 
Marko Polo said:
Max is a better fighter than Poirier, he was just brutally undersized in their fight, with Dustin looking to move up to Welterweight now.
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so in other words what Max does to most 145lb?

If he was that much of a better fighter he would have had some success outside of Dustin gassing himself out by beating the fuck outta him.

He's a good fighter but just as you say that Dustin used his size - max does the same. If Volk and Aldo had middle and head kicks (utilized them more) they'd have had way more success (volk squeaking out two Dec. and Aldo starting strong and then fading). You see what happened when he fought someone who was just not a leg kicker - he won but got the fuck beat outta him in the process. With Volk and Aldo all Max did was eat the kicks and counter which he couldn't do with Yair because Yair was throwing to the body, the head and the legs with his kicks.
 
GordoBarraBJJ said:
so in other words what Max does to most 145lb?

If he was that much of a better fighter he would have had some success outside of Dustin gassing himself out by beating the fuck outta him.

He's a good fighter but just as you say that Dustin used his size - max does the same. If Volk and Aldo had middle and head kicks (utilized them more) they'd have had way more success (volk squeaking out two Dec. and Aldo starting strong and then fading). You see what happened when he fought someone who was just not a leg kicker - he won but got the fuck beat outta him in the process. With Volk and Aldo all Max did was eat the kicks and counter which he couldn't do with Yair because Yair was throwing to the body, the head and the legs with his kicks.
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And if Max would have taken the time to bulk up properly, he would have faired better. Whether you agree or not is fine, but I think he would have. Not saying he would have won, but he was already competitive. Poirier's power was a problem for him - it was for Conor, Gaethje and Alvarez too. He hits like a brick shit house.
 
JustOnce said:
Crazy Holloway beat prime Aldo twice arguably and then got destroyed by Poirier

Who would've thought
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Let's be careful with our wording of destroyed lol.

It was 3-2 and an amazing fight.
 
Habib The Eagle said:
Who do you think wins prime for prime? I think Holloway is just a bad match up for Aldo. Amazing chin,endless cardio and great boxing.
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If we're talking prime vs prime, I think Aldo. Aldo was still really good when he fought Max both times, but keep in mind that his fights before then were a war with Chad, a brutal KO from Conor, and another war (albeit an easier one) with Frankie. Personally, I think we've been seeing Aldo on a slow downhill since his 2nd fight with Chad.

Prime Aldo wasn't just more aggressive, he was also more versatile, especially with offensive grappling. Plus, towards the end of his run at 145lbs, he almost stopped throwing leg kicks completely. I think a prime Aldo would've been able to stand with Max, mix in some leg kicks, and if Max started getting too comfortable on the feet with combinations, he'd shoot a blast double like he did vs. Hominick back in the day.
 
kalabula said:
I’d say post prime. He had a ton of hard miles in him by this point. But I could be wrong. Could just be a”styles make fights” thing.
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I think Max is just a bad style matchup for Aldo. Max is to Aldo what Aldo was to Frankie. Frankie was undefeated for 5 years in-between the Aldo fights, still just couldn't beat him.
 
G10 said:
If we're talking prime vs prime, I think Aldo. Aldo was still really good when he fought Max both times, but keep in mind that his fights before then were a war with Chad, a brutal KO from Conor, and another war (albeit an easier one) with Frankie. Personally, I think we've been seeing Aldo on a slow downhill since his 2nd fight with Chad.

Prime Aldo wasn't just more aggressive, he was also more versatile, especially with offensive grappling. Plus, towards the end of his run at 145lbs, he almost stopped throwing leg kicks completely. I think a prime Aldo would've been able to stand with Max, mix in some leg kicks, and if Max started getting too comfortable on the feet with combinations, he'd shoot a blast double like he did vs. Hominick back in the day.
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Aldo is a amazing striker but the cardio not so much. Holloway is a volume puncher so he will be in your face entire fight. Look what he did to Aldo in their first and second fight. He let Aldo punch himself out and then just put it on him.

I dont think Aldo would ever take Holloway down. Not even a big 155 as Poirier could attempt a takedown on him.

Would love to see it though
 
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