"Being bored" is just an excuse. I think that Anderson was getting tired and frustrated after trying his hardest for 2 rounds to stop Maia... and decided to start clowning to cover it up, and act like he wasn't trying to so hard.
That's a half truth. You can't tell me that the Anderson Silva who fought Franklin or Leben didn't go into those fights to win. He went after Franklin, because he wanted to establish himself as a truly great fighter and champion; and he did just that. Now, what's happened between then and now, we can speculate about it, but to say that Silva never had the spirit or showed it, is ludicrous. The reason why so many people touted him as the best p4p until his recent run of crap fights is because of how nasty he was in there at first. Just a case of "what have you done for me lately" here.
No popshot. Who can justify that performance is beyond me but I know someone who performs like that in boxing and gets booed as well.
I don't think Floyd is THAT bad, though. Yeah, he's too cautious, but he will step it up, when he knows he has his opponent in a tenuous position. What Silva did was simply stop fighting, period. To me, it's even worse than what Kalib Starnes did, simply because Starnes wanted OUT of that fight with Quarry. He had no chance, knew it and quit because he was scared; which happens sometimes. He didn't belong and knew it. In that sense, I detest what he did, but I can understand it. Can't understand Silva's actions, though.
I get bored at work also, but that does not mean I stop doing my job and start mocking my co-workers....
What? Floyds just as bad. He gets paid millions and he potshotted Baldomir, he freakin went the distance with an outmatched JMM. At least you can make a case about Silva not happy with his salary to be taking a risk in the cage. They are the same I really can't tell the difference.
I guess what I'm saying is that Silva raises expectations and then dashes them; whereas Floyd is Floyd. You know he's not going to act like he's the second coming of Gatti, only to dissapoint when fight time actually comes, so you just get generally frustrated with his style - as opposed to being "betrayed" (for lack of a better word) like with Silva. That's what I'm alluding to in comparison to PBF and Silva.
Fair enough, after that Griffin destruction, you would have expected alot better from Silva. The thing with Silva is he seems to be more arrogant than Floyd. In the ring like you said, Floyd is Floyd but I never saw him taunt and disrespect an opponent in the ring.
I'm only guessing, but I think with Silva, it comes down to respect - of the opponent, of the moment, etc., etc.. For instance, watch not only how he fought both times against Franklin, but his behavior after both fights. He clearly knew he had Rich's number, but the amount of respect he showed to Ace and for the moment (winning the title, fighting the champ) was exemplary. Against Forrest, I think he respected that while Griffin wasn't his fighting equal (talent wise), he respected that he was in there with a guy who wasn't afraid to fight him and was a naturally bigger man, so he didn't have time to play around and risk giving Griffin any room to find his confidence. Then, against Maia, for whatever personal reasons, he had no respect for the man or the fighter, so he had none for the fact that it was a title fight and a headline fight. Thus, we get the asshat Silva, instead of the one that faced Franklin. For whatever reason, from the moment he won the title to now, he's lost respect for what he's supposed to represent for the sport and the UFC and has resorted to the antics of late.
I'm getting tired about hearing how poor Anderson Silva couldn't get motivated in this fight because of the poor quality of his opponent, Maia. And this is the evil Dana White's fault for making this matchup. Plain and simple, Silva, you should have knocked him out right away and it would be another amazing KO in your highlight reel. If you wanted to send a message to Dana that he shouldn't put you in the ring against clearly unworthy opponents, that would have been the best way to send it. Look, it happens all the time that fighters end up in the cage/ring with guys who don't deserve to be there. But to actually use that as an excuse for your **** poor performance, and utterly embarrassing antics is pathetic.
Anderson wont might Machida....wont happen i say let him fight the Rashad Evans Ramapge fight..... or Make a catchweight and let GSP Vs Anderson Silva happen at 180...they both walk around at that weight..... and stop blamming Anderson, aint his fault he gets bums put in front oof him
After watching Silva's performance on Saturday again I have to admit it was as awful as the first time round. For me the worst part with the first two rounds, having to watch Silvas embarrassing clowning antics. A lot of people got angry accusing him halfway into the fight of just shutting down and running for the remainder of the fight. to me this wasn't so bad as there were flashes of speed and skill. And Silva did totally neutralise his opponent. Maia's nose was smashed up quite badly and he certainly didn't do that himself. So there are two charges against him: one that he was clowning about too much. And the second, he seemed to be running from Maia and unwilling to fight. by fighting in a very negative way always backing off and scampering out of range. (but still totally winning the fight on the scorecard) Personally I only object to his clowning about. Crying to mummy that one's opponent does not stand still so you can hit them is pretty lame. second point, it's always been the case, but if you are the challenger you have to take it to the champ. third point, if silva had just been running and unwilling to fight, how come he clearly won the decision on the scorecard? The reference to Floyd Mayweather, is interesting. Because I think boxing has been trying to find the solution of getting rid of the boring negative style of fighting since the sport first began . And the bottom line is that it's no answer to it. I think the best way forward is to just embrace it as part of the sport. Why not just enjoy this skill of the negative hit and run fighters.