Whittaker finishing his first fight in 7 years is more important than you think

[justmark]

People were quick to write him off, but now he proved everyone wrong.
He has better resume than Izzy, the difference is, he got robbed in their last fight, so now people think Izzy is a better fighter, forgetting that Izzy should have lost to Romero, and also should have lost the first fight with Marvin Vettori.
Last but not least, izzy was getting destroyed and had to play possum for a once in lifetime chance to escape the imminent annihilation that he was in the process of receiving from Pereira.

Truth is, I have Whittaker above anyone at MW other than Anderson.

 

[LNwolf87]

Rickson by Ambar

 

[flowoftruth]

Or maybe the guy he fought tonight is not super durable

 

[swizztony]

The guy he fought tonight got KOed dead by Khamzat and just did two weight cuts in a week. Not the greatest chin

 

[Question]

Love watching Rob compete, but I'm not sure about all that sorry man.....

 

[Only Here for Attachments]

Moral of the story: if someone's on a streak of decisions, just give them an opponent outside the top-15 on short notice

 

[The Boomerang]

Good win for Whittaker

Bender still owns him

 

[Typrune Goatley]

Or maybe the guy he fought tonight is not super durable

That's possible but its still a good win for Whittaker regardless. This was a good opponent with a good record

 

[dildos]

The guy he fought tonight got KOed dead by Khamzat and just did two weight cuts in a week. Not the greatest chin

tbh i just dont think aliskerov is not good. dont try bring in the two weight cuts to be an excuse.

 

[flowoftruth]

That's possible but its still a good win for Whittaker regardless. This was a good opponent with a good record

Agreed

 

[Tweak896]

Honestly way better than the Costa fight, I think Ikram is a better opponent too

 

[Jackonfire]

The guy he fought tonight got KOed dead by Khamzat and just did two weight cuts in a week. Not the greatest chin

So what you're saying is he had a full fight camp and was in shape

 

[Noveltymortar]

One flashy win over a low ranked opponent does not erase years of lackluster decisions wins intermixed with some brutal defeats.

 

[HolmeZy55]

One flashy win over a low ranked opponent does not erase years of lackluster decisions wins intermixed with some brutal defeats.

Lackluster? Have you even watched Whittaker fight before?

He is almost never in a boring fight, maybe the second Izzy fight could be deemed boring but other than that he is usually in exciting fights. Unless of course you think decision = boring then that's a you problem.

 

[Noveltymortar]

Lackluster? Have you even watched Whittaker fight before?

He is almost never in a boring fight, maybe the second Izzy fight could be deemed boring but other than that he is usually in exciting fights. Unless of course you think decision = boring then that's a you problem.

OK fine, substitute lackluster for close.

 

[Fact Checker]

They only had to find him a guy outside the rankings with zero relevant wins to get him the finish lol

 

[RonDante]

I agree with everything you said except vettori beating adesanya, adesanya won that cleanly

 

[vinnie245]

Not his fault that everyone he fights has block heads/iron chins and hardly get knocked out (Gastelum/Costa/Vettori/Cannonier/Romero the list goes on)
It certainly isnt a lack of trying on Bobbys part thats for sure...

 

[Trabaho]

How do you know what I think ?

Maybe I think it's more important than it is

 

[Sean Ryan]

One flashy win over a low ranked opponent does not erase years of lackluster decisions wins intermixed with some brutal defeats.

What lacklustre performances?