take away wheaties box & the fluke henderson kick

[egk]

Everyone has simply passed him by and his physique looks awfully soft. He was very good and was champ but his "prime" was extremely short and for a good part of that he was always injured.

 

[KeepItRealist]

He still killed wonderhype.

Yes. After getting beaten up. He also murked Cerrone at a more impressive time, tho he mentally broke and quit as soon as he got hit clean in that fight too.

 

[Joker Jiujitsu]

I'm not going to get into arguments with contrarians. Wonderboy was beating him until he got that shot in, Melendez and Benson Henderson are not great. Melendez almost lost to Diego Sanchez

Melendez was at his peak and had never been finished before. Ben Henderson was also at his peak when Pettis armbarred him. Context is King. It's easy to go back and look at a fighter's record and think of the opponents as they are now and not when he beat them. Fact is, Pettis finished Cowboy, Benson, and Melendez when they weren't being finished by other people.

 

[elbowsandwiches]

There is a zero % chance you were watching MMA before 2012

When the talent pool was as shallow as a kiddie pool, when BJ Penn ruled the Earth. stfu

 

[Le Choad]

I'm not going to get into arguments with contrarians. Wonderboy was beating him until he got that shot in, Melendez and Benson Henderson are not great. Melendez almost lost to Diego Sanchez

Bro, you said Dennis Siver is a better fighter than Nate Diaz.

You don't get to have an opinion anymore.

 

[elbowsandwiches]

Melendez was at his peak and had never been finished before. Ben Henderson was also at his peak when Pettis armbarred him. Context is King. It's easy to go back and look at a fighter's record and think of the opponents as they are now and not when he beat them. Fact is, Pettis finished Cowboy, Benson, and Melendez when they weren't being finished by other people.

Believe whatever you want to believe dude I don't give a fuck

 

[fallable]

He had a great little run to get the belt, but overall is 9-9 in the UFC. I think the fact that he has bounced around three divisions is evidence that he's struggling to find some traction at this point.

 

[613]

When the talent pool was a shallow as a kiddie pool, when BJ Penn ruled the Earth. stfu

So i was right. You are a new fan

BTW Pettis still would have won without that "fluke" kick. But you never saw the fight so you wouldn't know

 

[Deleted member 510653]

Bro, you said Dennis Siver is a better fighter than Nate Diaz.

You don't get to have an opinion anymore.

Le Choad, it's time you hit the road. What he said is the TRUTH. Now get outta here, and wash ya choad while ya at it.

 

[elbowsandwiches]

So i was right. You are a new fan

BTW Pettis still would have won without that "fluke" kick. But you never saw the fight so you wouldn't know

You're like a doctor with X-ray vision. I don't care about your opinion

 

[derrrrp]

the henderson kick is one of the coolest things to happen in the sport. who cares if hes not that great

 

[weed]

& flawless submission of Bendo for the belt, right after Bendo got his black belt.

 

[Benoitthegr8]

When the talent pool was a shallow as a kiddie pool, when BJ Penn ruled the FLAT Earth. stfu

Correction

 

[Le Choad]

Le Choad, it's time you hit the road. What he said is the TRUTH. Now get outta here, and wash ya choad while ya at it.

White knighting for your boyfriend..?

 

[Joker Jiujitsu]

Believe whatever you want to believe dude I don't give a fuck

I'm just doing what you asked in your OP. I took away those two accomplishments you mentioned and still talked about how good Pettis is/was.

Pettis was definitely an underachiever, though. He should've been champion a lot longer. He had a terrible gameplan against RDA and never looked the same.

 

[I'm Shawn Spencer]

I expect more from a 2013 account.

 

[Noraaq]

Hes talented but unfortunately his mental game and confidence is just not there

 

[Huligani]

He's just a specialist. Very clearly defined strengths and weaknesses. Fight his fight and anyone is liable to getting fucked up, even Wonderboy of all people. But pressure has been an obvious answer for beating Pettis since forever.

 

[Deleted member 510653]

White knighting for your boyfriend..?

No, your mom bro

 

[elbowsandwiches]

I'm just doing what you asked in your OP. I took away those two accomplishments you mentioned and still talked about how good Pettis is/was.

Pettis was definitely an underachiever, though. He should've been champion a lot longer. He had a terrible gameplan against RDA and never looked the same.

I understand your jimmies are rustled that he lost, but the moment that you said ben henderson I stopped reading your responses...so I implore you to stop wasting your time.