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Exactly. He didn’t begin his decline until after having knee surgeries etc and as far as ped accusations go, the man got more muscular and heavier after coming to the UFC.

He was a monster under kickboxing rules but he was never a monster in Thailand’s stadiums. He never won a Lumpinee title or Raja title. He did fight Orono twice in Thailand and lost both times but he’s without a doubt one of the greatest kickboxers of all time.

Yeah your coach was correct in saying that. Buakaw was never an elite level fighter in Thailand, he never won a Lumpinee title or a Rajadamnern title, but he did become one of the best kickboxers ever when he crossed over to K-1.

Not sure if you watched kickboxing during the time that Crocop was competing in it but he fought quite a few guys who were 6’4” and above. They weren’t smaller back in the 90’s and 2000’s. There were also other fighters back then who were bigger than any of today’s active heavyweights as well...

I’ve been in gyms around fighters and bodybuilders for a long time. It’s not that rare. I personally know two females who have dealt with it with their former juice head boyfriends as well as hearing stories from others over the years. Sadly it isn’t that rare.

I’m surprised to see that steroid abuse hasn’t been brought up yet. When athletes suffer from brain damage later in life it’s pretty obvious but I feel like steroid abuse has more to do with these situations where someone has committed an extreme act of violence outside of the ring or cage.

Sapp went 10-8 in K-1 and 12-19 overall in kickboxing with most of his wins being freak show fights like him vs. Kimo or Seth Petrozelli. Anytime he fought one of the actual top K-1 heavyweights like Aerts, Sefo, Crocop, Remy, he was absolutely embarrassed and became a joke because of how easily...

Francis doesn’t have the wrestling threat that Randlman had and Randleman was faster and more explosive. He was a scary guy for a little while.

He has finished fights but rarely compared to the other guys and you’re right, he hasn’t been knocked out himself much but he’s also fighting guys who are many levels below what K-1 had for heavyweights back then. The reason why more people got ko’d in those days is because there was a much...

Yup he def was a gatekeeper. Prob would have a belt or two if he was around now that’s how bad the level has regressed in recent years. For the heavies specifically. It was pretty cool though to see burnt out fighters from Pride come over and win some titles at the tail ends of their careers.

They didn’t come out years later. There were pictures taken of him while he was laying in a hospital bed recovering

He also had around 50 boxing matches before he went to K-1. The man was a beast in those days. His reflexes were very impressive.

Aerts, Schilt, Hoost, Lebanner, etc etc never had to “bum swing” to KO people though. Maybe that’s what is being referred to when anyone says he doesn’t have power in his hands.

No, the one that had a Buster Douglas moment and beat Mirko that night. Gonzaga doesn’t have the right style to beat someone like Randy on most nights.

Totally agree. Jerome def doesn’t get enough love and the level of talent at that time was incredible for the heavies. I still rewatch a lot of fights from that era and wonder what happened haha.

After multiple surgeries and barely any training. Since you’ve brought him up, the Gonzaga from that night could probably beat the versions of Gane and Francis we just saw simply by taking them down and smothering them elbows.

Rico fought old man Schilt and old man Aerts and he didn’t have a chance against past prime Semmy. He did beat over the hill Aerts but barely so prime for prime I think Aerts wins most of those fights as well. Ernesto might struggle with his size a little so I feel like those fights would be...

The numbers aren’t at an all time high. Not even close. The highest murder counts ever in the U.S. were in the late 80’s early 90’s. The only places where it’s back on the rise though is in big liberal cities where they’ve gotten soft on crime due to the progressive agenda. In the rural parts of...

In the U.S. the more rural areas are the safest and cleanest. Basically if you live outside of any of the major cities you live in some of the safest places on earth even though there are high gun ownership rates amongst the residents. Most of the U.S. is safer than almost anywhere on the...