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Often when talking about Jon Jones, people bitterly discredit him by bringing up his failed drug tests. Personally, I think this has no bearing on his GOATness. Here's why.
Cheating is a part of the fight game, and many of the greats have cheated in some capacity. For example:
- Sonny Liston's team used to coat his gloves with some mysterious itchy substance (reported by multiple opponents)
- Muhammad Ali and his coach did the ol' 'my glove is torn, I need a new one' to stall for time
- GSP's team lubed his back against BJ
- Khabib and the magic Abu Dhabi scales
The list goes on and on...
'Cheating' is not a bad thing. It shows that you're willing to do whatever it takes to win. Singling Jon Jones out is unfair. The only problem is that he got caught.
I'm a realist, a pragmatist. I don't live in my own echo chamber where the world is perfect and people are perfect. There is no such thing as a 'pure' fighter. Cheating is sanctioned in MMA, hence why weight cutting is a thing. If there did exist a 'pure' fighter, let me tell you one thing: he wouldn't have done OK in MMA.
- Big Franklin
Cheating is a part of the fight game, and many of the greats have cheated in some capacity. For example:
- Sonny Liston's team used to coat his gloves with some mysterious itchy substance (reported by multiple opponents)
- Muhammad Ali and his coach did the ol' 'my glove is torn, I need a new one' to stall for time
- GSP's team lubed his back against BJ
- Khabib and the magic Abu Dhabi scales
The list goes on and on...
'Cheating' is not a bad thing. It shows that you're willing to do whatever it takes to win. Singling Jon Jones out is unfair. The only problem is that he got caught.
I'm a realist, a pragmatist. I don't live in my own echo chamber where the world is perfect and people are perfect. There is no such thing as a 'pure' fighter. Cheating is sanctioned in MMA, hence why weight cutting is a thing. If there did exist a 'pure' fighter, let me tell you one thing: he wouldn't have done OK in MMA.
- Big Franklin
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