Would Cro Cop in his prime be a bad match up for DC ?

[Mga223]

With or without the roids?

Obviously without as he ain't passing USADA.

Which we all know without his special sauce he mentally folds a lot quicker.

 

[HomeRun916]

Not really.

 

[Boy God]

DC was rattled by a body kick from Anderson Silva. If he took one from prime Cro Cop he'd be in fetal position violently throwing up Popeye's.

 

[pick999]

randleman has the blueprint

 

[thewhiterooster]

no. cro cop "in his prime" was like 10 years ago. fact of the matter is the sport and talent level has evolved so so much in the past 10 years. none of the top talent 10 years ago "in their" prime" could contend with the current upper echelon of talent.

 

[Iron Wolf]

fact of the matter is the sport and talent level has evolved so so much in the past 10 years. none of the top talent 10 years ago "in their" prime" could contend with the current upper echelon of talent.

This is such a fallacy, with respect to the Heavyweight division, that I don’t even know where to start... Positively asinine.

 

[krelianx]

Yes, terrible match up in fact. Then again, without steroids... who knows how Mirko would look 'in his prime'.

 

[thewhiterooster]

This is such a fallacy, with respect to the Heavyweight division, that I don’t even know where to start... Positively asinine.

you're certainly entitled to your opinion. but most experts agree with this. since there's no way to prove it, we'll just both believe we're right.

 

[ironfist05]

Yes, prime CC would be a problem for any HW in history. It's not certain either would win (they kind of play into each others weak points), but those are two legitimately elite HWs.

 

[cheesus]

I'd favour CC in the ring, favour DC in a cage.

 

[SlomiGa]

randleman has the blueprint

So does Jones shinbone.

 

[gono btw]

you're certainly entitled to your opinion. but most experts agree with this. since there's no way to prove it, we'll just both believe we're right.

for sure... MMA Evolution... From Kopylov´s kneebar to...Artem´s...

 

[gono btw]

Tricky coz Crocop was even cockier than Miocic...

Decent probability that he wouldnt have hespected DC...

But Crocop had more tools than Miocic to keep DC at bay...

 

[ThunderL1ps]

Maybe.

 

[OmegaRugal]

Cro Cop in his prime would have been a nightmare matchup for anybody.

Less than one year from winning the Open weight grand prix ... without taking a beating ... still young .... got murked in the UFC.

He was in his prime. He lost. Stop making excuses.

 

[xterm11]

Crocop in his prime was one of the fastest HWs out there. He didn’t just have kicks, his left straight was friggin brutal. I think a prime Mirko would hurt DC bad. Amazing TDD, very fast, hit Like a truck and was fast as hell. Crocop was a damn hard fight for anyone.

 

[Ever Watchful]

DC would wrestle him. Probably slam him once or twice, and finish him on the ground. Might even just straight knock him out standing.

Cro Cop got destroyed by Randleman and Gonzaga.

C'mon now.

 

[VERBAL-FEDOR]

Prime Crocop will beat Alistair Overeem but not DC

It would look like this except DC’s dome would be knocked into the cheap seats...

 

[VERBAL-FEDOR]

DC would wrestle him. Probably slam him once or twice, and finish him on the ground. Might even just straight knock him out standing.

Cro Cop got destroyed by Randleman and Gonzaga.

C'mon now.

He avenged his fluke loss to Randleman and Gonzaga was a past-prime Mirko showing up for a check.

C’mon now

 

[DayV]

Less than one year from winning the Open weight grand prix ... without taking a beating ... still young .... got murked in the UFC.
He was in his prime. He lost. Stop making excuses.

Rules and environment completely changed over night. Thats is a totally different game.