Spurred by a thread in the idiot part of these forums, the UFC.
For boxing rules.
I suggested Tony Ferguson 1.
Masvidal at 2.
I might put Cub Swanson at 3.
I don't see the good boxer in Tony. And I like his fighting style a lot. But boxing... hmmm
Really? That's not the first time I've heard that. I think his boxing is on the fuck point. His uppercuts are insane.
Naseem would make people miss though. He also had insane speed.I think a lot of people expect a boxer to have pristine clean technique, but guys like Naseem Hamed didn't have clean technique in the sport of boxing, but still had great strategy.
Naseem would make people miss though. He also had insane speed.
I like Tony. He is a very dangerous offensive fighter when he gets momentum and starts getting creative in there. Hard to read, beautiful elbows and a pretty good flicker jab when he uses it. But to call him the best boxer in the UFC would be overselling his boxing ability. He gets by on his creativity, mixing things up, cardio, toughness and chin.
Stipe is another one I feel is overrated in the boxing department.
Don't know who the best would be right now in there UFC, but who I think would do best under boxing rules would probably be:
Conor, Masvidal, Cody, Nate, Pearson, Rivera, Duffy and Holloway. I'll throw Ngannou in there if he looks good against Stipe. Maybe Gus, Green, Dillashaw and Aldo too. Ortega is really sharpening up his boxing and looked pretty good against Swanson, which himself is a guy that has good boxing understanding, even if he's wild.
Tony Ferguson?Spurred by a thread in the idiot part of these forums, the UFC.
For boxing rules.
I suggested Tony Ferguson 1.
Masvidal at 2.
I might put Cub Swanson at 3.
Those were the daysRemember the days of the Silva matrix? </3
You put Tony as the best under boxing rules? Damn.
Spurred by a thread in the idiot part of these forums, the UFC.
For boxing rules.
I suggested Tony Ferguson 1.
Masvidal at 2.
I might put Cub Swanson at 3.
holding pads for cub
Tactics will always be above technique. You have the worse looking donkey kong hammerfist slap, but if you know how to time, setup, and use it, it'll always land; And damaging as wellI think a lot of people expect a boxer to have pristine clean technique, but guys like Naseem Hamed didn't have clean technique in the sport of boxing, but still had great strategy.
Nice! Did he feel like he was going to break your arms?
Is it true that he spars with gym war intensity?lol not at all, me and him used to train together regularly back in the day.
Is it true that he spars with gym war intensity?
Thats pretty cool. Sorry to hear about the rough parts on your end. Thats some straight up gym drama nonsense.i dunno, me and him were roughly the same skill level back in the day. he would come to my old muay thai gym for stand up training and we would "thai spar" together all the time, sometimes medium but never all out, me and him always got good work together, now at this gym me and other guys would go all out, but never me and him as we were friends. This was way back when he had only a few amateur MMA fights. we were freinds both in and out of the gym at the time. I had a falling out with that gyms head coach and disassociated myself with him and everyone associated with it. I quit training, and struggles financially, this all goes back to me having nowhere to live as a youth, with no education etc. and battling homelessness and strugling financially etc. (whole nother long story).....anyways, while I was doing all that bullshit, he continued on the path he was on, fighting and training, about 6-7 years later he went pro wce, which was bought out by the UFC, and come to find out hes one of the top mma fighters in the game now. I havent talked to him in a long time, but if we bumped into eachother im sure he would say hi etc as like I said, we were friends back in the day, our lives just went down different paths.