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He was all heart. His issue was his conditioning.
15 years ago was 2008. A 45 year old Randy Couture was champion. Brandon Vera and Heath Herring were top 10 fighters. You think prime Derrick Lewis couldn't hang with those guys?
You can't do what these guys do without being on the sauce (although everyone is on it so it's practically an even playing field). The Olympics do drug test which limits the cycles somewhat but doesn't preclude them. Especially in these East European and Asian countries, the government works hard to develop the newest undetectable PED.
I think Igor Vovchanchyn hit harder.For sure. They fought their guts out.
Now, when he got older he had zero cardio and would gas and go down. It's obvious he wasn't training.
Imagine him in a different era. Like cutting to 265 (if possible), and actually training for real. I reckon he hit as hard or harder than ANYONE we've ever seen.
Bob Sapp taps to strikes after the first hard punch he receives. Totally different your just a hater.Like Bob Sapp you say ?
Whatever
Tank was actually a pretty good athlete, NJCAA All American in wrestling, was a standout in high school football and was absurdly strong with a 600lb bench.Tank wasn't an athlete. He was a fighter. Miss that era of MMA. Heck, I miss that era of America.
Bob Sapp taps to strikes after the first hard punch he receives. Totally different your just a hater.
nah, im not
been following this sh*t for 2 decades
tank deserves HOF status
i m not a fan though
The only argument for him being in the HOF is that he brought in a lot of fans. That's pretty much it—it's also true that he was the first to wear MMA gloves in the octagon but MMA gloves already existed in Shooto since the 1980s.
Tank is favorite fighter of Islam. Heck he was my favorite fighter also growing up with Ken Shamrock. Dude is a legend. Don't care what anyone says.
His "final fight" was a rematch against Scott Ferrozzo in a backyard.
He had heart to the end.
They were both absolutely gassed and gave 100 until the final bell.