Cro Cop, after far more dominant/illustrious kickboxing career than Izzy,showed decline by 29 fights

[Gang Sign Luke]

Cro Cop fought the best kickboxers of all time on a regular basis. The level of competition he faced throughout his entire career was much higher than Izzy's.

 

[Koro_11]

You just call Bob Sapp a monster? He’s a giant baby.

A giant baby who beat Ernesto Hoost TWICE.

Yeah you probably don’t even know who Ernesto Hoost is, go google it.

 

[MillingMeSoftly]

Threadly reminder that Crocop won the K-1 Grand Prix,

 

[krelianx]

Izzy legit fought like three good fighters his entire kickboxing career and lost to all of them.

An insult to compare Mirko to this guy

Prime Mirko was also 6'1" 210lbs beating monsters like HMC, Hunto, Sapp

Izzy lost to the only guys who were the same size as him once his reach bullying got exposed

Not to mention actually some of the best kickboxers of the generation like Bonjasky, Sefo, Aerts, Feitosa, and Lebanner.

People who claim Izzy is one of the best strikers in MMA history are, well, brainwashed by the UFC propaganda machine, have recency bias, or have no notion of the history of martial arts.

 

[JarlSkuld]

Also, Cro Cop got headkick KOed by Gonzaga when he came to the UFC. How he got destroyed also tarnished his legacy, IMO.

Jarl

 

[MartinGibson86]

Whatever you gotta tell yourself.



5-6 in the ufc



lost 4 times in pride too