Who was a better fighter in their prime between these 2 legends?

[Kung Fu bb]

Who was a better fighter in their prime?
What's your opinion sherdog?

My vote is for Silva who was a dominant champ for many years.

Thoughts?

 

[SuperHoss]

Silva, but not head to head. The Axe Murderer had the better career.

 

[Thunderchild]

Mirko. Won head to head and fought better competition. Yes they both fought some cans along the way, but Wand fought more cans.

Wand may have had a better career, but as to the question of who is the better fighter, I would go with CC.

 

[BoD 2.0]

Cro Cop, and it's not even remotely close.

 

[John makfresshi]

Neither had a marquee win under stringent testing. Just saying

 

[WaylonMercy5150]

Seriously tho, Wandy on roids was close to goat

 

[bambammccoy]

Mirko. Won head to head and fought better competition. Yes they both fought some cans along the way, but Wand fought more cans.

Wand may have had a better career, but as to the question of who is the better fighter, I would go with CC.

How is who fought more cans more important than who had more elite wins?

 

[cyrusthevyrus]

Wanderlei because of his career. However, Mirko KOed out Silva, but still as a whole Wanderlei was better in this prime.

 

[Kung Fu bb]

Cro Cop, and it's not even remotely close.

i don´t know how showing Silva getting KOed proves your point. But I´ll give it a try anyway.

 

[MusterX]

Cro Cop, and it's not even remotely close.

Zombie Leben is the only fighter I've ever seen that is more dangerous when hurt.

 

[Thunderchild]

How is who fought more cans more important than who had more elite wins?

Neither are really important, I shouldn't have included the cans bit because the original question was "who was a better fighter" not "who had a better career."

Mirko KO'd Wanderlei when they were both in their primes.

/thread

 

[BoD 2.0]

i don´t know how showing Silva getting KOed proves your point. But I´ll give it a try anyway.

Forget the knockout in the gif i posted, just look at his damn technique! Just watch his movements in that gif a few times over, and then tell me he's a better fighter than Cro Cop was.

 

[91 seconds]

The Mirko that went head to head with Fedor. Around that era Cro-Cop had better skills imo.

 

[Shaddows]

Who was a better fighter in their prime?
What's your opinion sherdog?

My vote is for Silva who was a dominant champ for many years.

Thoughts?

Silva IMO.

 

[Kung Fu bb]

Neither are really important, I shouldn't have included the cans bit because the original question was "who was a better fighter" not "who had a better career."

Mirko KO'd Wanderlei when they were both in their primes.

/thread

Why are you so anxious to close the thread? Let people share their thoughts on these 2 great legends, newb.

 

[The Professional]

Crocop. When they fought they were both arguably out of their prime, or more on the tail-end of their prime.
Although I'm a huge fan of both.

 

[Kung Fu bb]

Forget the knockout in the gif i posted, just look at his damn technique! Just watch his movements in that gif a few times over, and then tell me he's a better fighter than Cro Cop was.

Ok, I watched, now take a look at a bjj guy head kicking CC to death and tell me he´s a better fighter than Silva.

 

[pick999]

Mirko. Won head to head and fought better competition. Yes they both fought some cans along the way, but Wand fought more cans.

Wand may have had a better career, but as to the question of who is the better fighter, I would go with CC.

crocop fought cans too in mma
he also fought smaller people than him.

 

[Thunderchild]

Why are you so anxious to close the thread? Let people share their thoughts on these 2 great legends, newb.

Newb. Lol I've been posting on Sherdog since 2005.

You can consider all these extra factors, but it's unnecessary when they actually fought. Mirko Ko'd Wanderlei. He was the better fighter.

 

[jonathan274]

Silva, but not head to head. The Axe Murderer had the better career.

I agree with this and both are in my top/favorite fighters.

CC was my #1 HW, Wanderlei #1 LHW/Pride MW.

Newb. Lol I've been posting on Sherdog since 2005.

You can consider all these extra factors, but it's unnecessary when they actually fought. Mirko Ko'd Wanderlei. He was the better fighter.

MW versus HW. Irrelevant.