Most athletic Heavyweight ever?

[BubbaH]

Div 1 National Champion Wrestler is not "Fighting Skills"?

Of course he had fighting skills. I never said he didn't. What I said is I think he won the belt based on his athleticism and size. There have been other Div 1 Champs come through MMA without winning a world title in the UFC.

 

[Great Angus]

Off the top of me head: Lesnar, Randleman, Mark Kerr

 

[linvillegorge]

Yeah, I was never a fan of Brock, but I can't argue against him on this one.

 

[Ravens19]

Cheick Kongo

 

[cumafish]

Tom Erickson was pretty athletic:

yeah, but he's no Mike Russow.

 

[DaffodilMcWoozy]

the fatass that can do a backflip

 

[Cooliox]

James Toney

 

[Enders]

Cormier is my pick. His wrestling is a given, but hand speed like he has is rare on a tank like him.

Imagine if he started mma in his early twenties.

 

[The Bard]

Brock is a freak of nature, that's for sure. Randleman was too. So was/is Fedor. All for different reasons. JDS is athletic too.

But yeah, I'd go with 1. Brock 2. Randleplex 3. Fedor.

 

[V Belfort]

the fatass that can do a backflip

Shawn Jordan :icon_twis

 

[DaffodilMcWoozy]

 

[jab28504]

Shawn Jordan

 

[cmw43]

Randleman was an absolute freak in terms of athleticism.

 

[DaffodilMcWoozy]

super duty

 

[Ravendarat]

Brock has a 10ft broad jump. Let that sink in for a second. Dude weights in at 280-290 lbs, can stand stationary and jump 10 feet forward. There are not a ton of guys in sports in general that can do that regardless of size. Dude was THE freak athlete in the UFC, to bad his skill development never caught up to his athleticism, if it did he would still be around.

 

[peytonlucy]

Tom Erickson was pretty athletic:

Erickson would tell us that Coleman was much more athletic.

 

[TSK]

It's obviously Lesnar.

 

[Luvhawky]

Roy nelson, without a shadow of a doubt...

I have a feeling he was being sarcastic, but this is actually the right answer or at least close to it. At least from what I heard, D1 wrestler, D1 Pitcher and as high as a top 10 Heavyweight. Guy is a stud.

 

[TSO]

Lets not forget that JDS beat Brock in a test of athleticism.

 

[Ravendarat]

Lets not forget that JDS beat Brock in a test of athleticism.

Watch that again, it wasn't straight athleticism