Anyone else think GSP wants nothing to do with Hendricks?

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  1. thewinfella

    thewinfella The Golden Boy Full Member

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    What makes you think that?
     
  2. dillinja

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    Right even the best guy of the four mentioned had an average level of wrestling credentials compared to hendricks who was the best in america at his weight class for 2-3 years, all the other guys were maybe top 5 in america during there peak of wrestling.
     
  3. thewinfella

    thewinfella The Golden Boy Full Member

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    St Pierre began wrestling in his 20's and is the best practitioner of wrestling in MMA in the history of the sport, what is your point?

    Your skirting around the point mate!
     
  4. dillinja

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    Because Hendricks is a great wrestler unlike nick diaz, note in the koscheck fight he mostly beat him with the jab because koscheck was harder to wrestle and keep down than most of his other opponents and koscheck isn;t as good as hendricks.
     
  5. Peter__1987

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    Hendricks for sure is gonna be GSP's biggest test in a while.

    Watch a GSP fight, what attribute controls every single one of his fights? his wrestling.

    Take that away and he has to strike with Hendricks, and **** me, if Hendricks lands one of those bombs it's good night.

    I would put GSP as the favourite to win on points but Hendricks is gonna be his toughest test in a long time.
     
  6. Stoo

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    But all of the guys have thus far demonstrated better wrestling in MMA...
     
  7. thewinfella

    thewinfella The Golden Boy Full Member

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    Hendricks is young in terms of fighter mileage :-(
     
  8. Rob_Floyd

    Rob_Floyd Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Credentials mean little. Especially against GSP, who has proven to be the best wrestler at WW, despite having zero credentials.
     
  9. Peter__1987

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    And in regards to the Wrestling, it's tough to say who is better wrestler Hendricks or GSP but I think for sure we know GSP won't be able to absolutely dominate Hendricks wrestling wise like he does to everyone else.
     
  10. Peter__1987

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    I don't think they have.

    Look at the way Hendricks man handled Condit last night, he is an awesome wrestler, and his credentials prove that.
     
  11. dillinja

    dillinja Guest

    He might be good but he hasn't wrestled anyone as good as hendricks so if he can do that fair enough but its not as likely as people are making out, hendricks just has to get back to his feat and land a big shot on gsp and i think gsp doesn't have the chin to take a full shot from hendricks.
    For all the talk of gsp being the best his weakest attribute as an elite fighter is his chin.
     
  12. dillinja

    dillinja Guest

    Also what fighters do you think gsp has fought that prove a harder test than hendricks style and strength wise for gsp then if you are all going to disagree with me ???
     
  13. Rob_Floyd

    Rob_Floyd Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    He has never been knocked out. That is including the Serra fight. He has taken big shots, but his lights have never been turned off. He may not have an iron chin, but I think it's pretty serviceable.
     
  14. Peter__1987

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    I agree with you.

    Hendricks is going to be his toughest test.
     
  15. Stoo

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    Not arguing his credentials, but taking Condit down is hardly making the case for it fella imo

    GSP was more impressive wrestling with Kos than JH was if you are to go by another common opponent