Was DC a better boxer than Fedor?

[MMAK]

Fedor is a grappler who can strike, too. Although at the end of his career his grappling significantly degraded, I think due to his back injuries, so he fell in love with his hands more. Early in his career he was a legit near-world class judoka, who didn't make it to the world class level because there were like one or two guys better than him in Russia.

Samboka primarily. Judo doesn't work much in the MMA. Albeit Sambo is basically just Judo+wrestling+some basic striking (combat sambo).

 

[moreorless87]

I still think personally Cormier got a bit lucky not to fight more opponents who would have exploited his weakness to kicks/knees or just bodyshots..

 

[JKS]

... once again you're ignoring the entire context of the comments.

The original person I was responding to said something along the lines of Fedor was never good because he lost to Maldonado near the end of his career and then said Fedor was never dominant like somebody like Anderson was because of his late career losses. So I said if you're counting Fedor's late career losses then you must also do the same for Anderson.

That is true.

 

[prikoke]

Samboka primarily. Judo doesn't work much in the MMA. Albeit Sambo is basically just Judo+wrestling+some basic striking (combat sambo).

He did both sambo and judo simultaneously, I think; it's very common since the sports are very similar. Then when he switched to MMA, he switched his focus from "sports" sambo to combat sambo.

 

[Ludwig von Mises]

Cope, butthurt fanboy.

weasel ass internet chump

 

[moreorless87]

He did both sambo and judo simultaneously, I think; it's very common since the sports are very similar. Then when he switched to MMA, he switched his focus from "sports" sambo to combat sambo.

I would say though Fedor was a very "Judo heavy" Sambo fighter.

 

[MMAK]

weasel ass internet chump

Cry me more, fanboys. Fedor was never a skilled striker, puncher or boxer. He was a brawler who was fast and could punch hard but his technique poor.

 

[MMAK]

I would say though Fedor was a very "Judo heavy" Sambo fighter.

Sambo is basically Judo+wrestling and some sloppy striking in case of combat sambo.

 

[icemun]

Fedor benefitted greatly from the fact that Pride FC wasn't modern MMA. It was founded as an offshoot of professional wrestling with varying degrees of kayfabe. When Fedor fought under the unified rules in an octagon, he struggled to adjust to legitimate competition and ended up being mostly a punching bag.

Damn never seen anyone get knocked out by a JAB

 

[Nathan LaMontagne]

I would say though Fedor was a very "Judo heavy" Sambo fighter.

VERY much so.

He had an extensive Judo competition record.

Sport Sambo is nearly the same thing as Judo. Just trade chokes for leg locks.

I think people just like to parrot Joe Rogan and BJJ propaganda.

 

[TankAbbott4Eva]

DC was scared to death to strike with old man Anderson XD

DC was on a hiding to nothing in that situation, he couldn’t afford to risk a loss and miss on the eventual Jones rematch, I don’t blame him at all for that safe performance.

 

[HHJ]

fight more opponents who would have exploited his weakness to kicks/knees or just bodyshots..

WHOMST?

 

[Lord Pyjamas]

Brittle chin Fedor with loaded up KO power against a tank like DC throwing back?
Boxing gloves would erase everything for Fedor in that equation.