If that's all you see, then you understand very little about sports or athleticism.
and his NFL Combine stats were really impressive. So he was way more athletically gifted than the vast majority of NFL players, plus he knew how to wrestle.Lesnar is a fucking NCAA Champion
The fuck are you talking about?
Kony Ealy is a mid tier, mayb upper mid tier type NFL DL imo. The consensus on him has always been that he is a great athlete, but that his technique needs to get better for him to develop.
and his NFL Combine stats were really impressive. So he was way more athletically gifted than the vast majority of NFL players, plus he knew how to wrestle.
Probably true with a little training but he weighs 340 pounds. The UFC should have either no cap on hw or a super hw division. Sammy schilt was awesome but he could never make 265, he's like 7' tallhttp://www.tmz.com/2018/02/12/damon-harrison-stipe-miocic-ufc-nfl-fight/
"A level" stars are now calling out "C-level" athletes of MMA. Floyd calling out Conor and now this guy calling out Stipe.
If I recall correctly he committed several really stupid penalties and caused problems off the field as well that probably stopped him from making the team. They still wanted him to spend a season in NFL Europe to work on his skills but he refused.The fact that NFL teams even looked at the guy when he didn't play college in football is a testament to his athleticism. Very, very few people as big as Lesnar are as fast as Lesnar.
They've done about as decent as decent athletes with a few years training should do. But none of made the elite impact people expect "A level" athletes to make.
The fact is, A level is a myth. I'll take a guy like Cael Sanderson or Ernesto Hoost over LeBron James or James Harrison any day
Kony Ealy is a mid tier, mayb upper mid tier type NFL DL imo. The consensus on him has always been that he is a great athlete, but that his technique needs to get better for him to develop.
If you see a belly and think a guy is a bum, then you don't know shit about athleticism. Guy was first team All SEC. You don't get there by being a bum.
Here's his NFL combine video. http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-combine/0ap2000000333195/2014-Combine-workout-Kony-Ealy
That's a great idea.They should make an upcoming HW TUF season out of former pro sports athletes.
Really tough to compare athletes across different sports. If you are going by those with exposive power, all 4 of those are probably A-level.
I googled Damon Harrison at that fat guy appeared.
What I'm trying to say is that it seems like people feel the need to decide that all NFL players are "A level athletes" even though all of them are not
On topic: none of them would beat Stipe.
brock lesnar beat randy couture after only having 3 fights.
and hes not even A level
True but I would say he reacted pretty damn good when Carwin hit him (not a Lesnar fan btw)The thing is Brock Lesnar would turn his back like a novice when someone hit him hard. Some guys just don't react well to getting hit and it's something you can't train out of them because they aren't natural fighters. Lesnar is one of these people yet he still became HW champ.
I agree that none of them would beat Stipe. It's also clear that not all NFL players are A level athletes. I think we are mostly on the same page.
But your picture seemed to demonstrate a) ignorance of the actual athletes we are discussing and b) the attitude that being a bit heavy means a guy isn't a great athlete. Sometimes bigger is better; and that is true even in MMA. Guys like Hunt, Lesnar, and Bigfoot would be better fighters if they weren't forced to cut.
Miocic was a MLB reject and now he is the UFC HW champion.
a) i thought that was the guy in question, and to me he deserves ignorance when he speaks like that.
b) great athlete - for sure. But as i said; people are too caught up believing NFL players are the absolute cream of the crop in all of sports. In general.
Im not saying MMA fighters are better athletes in general though.