Would GSP would of been able to beat 2014-2016 Robbie Lawler ?

[mahavishnunj]

That thread title gave me a nose bleed lol

On topic, hell yes.

Cut him some slack, he's Canadian. Most of them communicate with verbal clicks and chirps.

 

[Blastbeat]

I know fans don't like terms like "lucky" or "fortunate" because they instantly pair that with "fluke," but fights are chaos, so strikes get thrown and how they land do have some degree of chance to them.

I say that because I maintain that Rory was the "better" fighter that night, but the nose break damage was just too much to overcome. A fighter aims their punches at an opponents face most times they throw a punch, but landing it directly on the opponents nose isn't purely because they're just so awesome at striking. That bomb strike doesn't land perfect round 2, Rory takes that fight.

If you look at the fight stats, Rory threw some body shots and leg kicks. Robbie threw all of his strikes at Rory's head haha

 

[Mohawk Banditó]

If you look at the fight stats, Rory threw some body shots and leg kicks. Robbie threw all of his strikes at Rory's head haha

Heh. I figure once a guy's nose starts exploding, ya kinda do away with the body shots.

 

[Pierce 34]

a lot of wrestlers fought GSP

 

[cburm]

Lawler is a better boxer than Hendrix and gsp but that's about it.. Lawler doesn't have the tdd to fight gsp the way Hendrix did ... Hendrix was a very good wrestler.

Gsp would have grapple fucked Lawler and it would of been a very boring fight as per the usually gsp fights in the time of the spider Silva era

 

[IDGETKTFO]

" Would GSP would of been able to beat 2014-2016 Robbie Lawler ? "​

 

[BJJ4Tone]

Lawler could win... But I'd probably pick GSP against any walterwhite in history.

 

[HHJ]

Yes.

 

[RockyLockridge]

I'm a huge lawler fan.

I like to not think about this match up.

 

[Hymen Crusher]

99 out of a 100 times

 

[pick999]

No

 

[Time]

GSP via Bulldog choke.

 

[Bret 'The Hitman' Hart]

There's a reason GSP fled the Hendricks rematch

GSP was talking about taking a break from the sport BEFORE the Hendricks fight

 

[outbreak92]

Robbie Lawler prob pfp hit the hardest as a welter, the only guy I'd say was in his league is rumble, gsp has the highest fight IQ I've ever seen in the cage. That alone will take him over even the current welterweight roster

 

[chinarice]

gsp did his first retirement because robbie was right behind him and took out his best buddy rory

Sure buddeh. Lol

 

[Randy Jo]

Lawler did beat Hendricks but other than those fights he never really showed the best defensive wrestling. I feel GSP could've 50-45'd him.

If I recall he stuffed koscheck pretty good, that being said I'd still take GSP

 

[Krimzon]

I know fans don't like terms like "lucky" or "fortunate" because they instantly pair that with "fluke," but fights are chaos, so strikes get thrown and how they land do have some degree of chance to them.

I say that because I maintain that Rory was the "better" fighter that night, but the nose break damage was just too much to overcome. A fighter aims their punches at an opponents face most times they throw a punch, but landing it directly on the opponents nose isn't purely because they're just so awesome at striking. That bomb strike doesn't land perfect round 2, Rory takes that fight.

i hear ye, Rory nearly stopped Robbie on two occasions in the rematch. The WW landscape could've been easily warped with a different referee. Rory gave GSP fits in sparring, GSP knew he didn't want none of Lawler

 

[Mynameisjeff]

Yes

 

[mangokush]

Would be interesting to see how GSP's jab & TD game would work against a southpaw like 2014/16 Lawler

 

[Mynameisjeff]

As soon as Lawler blitzed he would
be on his back. Also I feel a lot of people underestimate what it is like to stand across from a GOAT and the presence they have in the cage.GSP thrives in the limelight.