I agree. Vitor is one of MMA's greatest punchers and is fast as hell. But Jones is the superior MMA man and I doubt Vitor has much chance after round 1.
Thanks ! ....I firmly believe it softens people. You get used to it. You think you're invincible...You even start believing in your own hype...and then bam !....it comes out of nowhere !....It did to Tyson , Penn , Fedor , Lennox, Roy jones , and so many more... And if you have doubts , quit while you're ahead. That's what Calzaghe did. But most don't know when to quit. Others are just picky about their opponents. (to play it safe). But it's true...victory can potentially be an enemy and as soon as other fighters know that you're not so sure of yourself....As soon as you start losing this "aura" , you once had. Then it's game over. Your career will never be the same. Anyway , i'm glad that you agree with me but i don't think it's the esb quote of the decade. For me , the esb quote , or slogan of the decade can be found in this thread: http://www.eastsideboxing.com/forum/showthread.php?t=410812
lmfao.... Look at the youtube comment.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQ_nB1x8TPY He still posts on esb from time to time.. http://www.eastsideboxing.com/forum/showthread.php?t=418719
Still talking completely meaningless gibberish I see. Victory is the enemy of fighters, so I guess defeat is their friend? Victory softens fighters, so they are better to be losing? Guys like Lewis and Penn should've "quit while ahead", so therefore they should have quit in their mid 20s as soon as they encountered adversity, and so not had all the successes they had afterwards!? I just do not understand your theories at all, and see no value whatsoever in what you say. Different strokes I guess. JMHO. :good PS: I have taken your quote as my profile signature though, it's so utterly bonkers that it's brilliant!
Ok I'll spell it out for you what boxincar means as it's quite obvious. A string of victories means you lose to guys you shouldn't lose to is the point Popkins. Over confidence breeds complacency Matt Hughes v BJ Penn Cro-Cop v Randleman/Gabe GSP v Serra Rampage v Forrest Werdum v Fedor Randy v Chuck 1 Some skilled guys in there but all of them I think each of those fights had a degree of complacency for the guy who was the favourite going in And what boxingcars over all point is that with Jones not having a main rival to keep him on his A game, he will potentially lose to someone he shouldnt lose too...
I just don't really get it mate, not trying to be a ***** about it. The quote is funny, but behind that I don't see the value in his theory. Victory is the enemy because it makes top fighters lose, so what's the alternative? Losing often? How can that be better? How is losing more often not the enemy, but winning all the time is? I don't understand the point, genuinely. Not going to keep on about it as it seems to be pissing people off. I just don't get it at all. So if all the guys listed above had lost some fights during their run, they'd not be complacent and so wouldn't have incurred the loss that snapped the run!? My brain hurts. Going to leave this alone now.
I think it's so premature to say that, myself. Jones still has Hendo and a Machida rematch to go at lhw. Even then, he has already said he's going to move to heavyweight soon, where Junior, Cormier, Cain, Overeem and Werdum are waiting. Don't see the point in crying about a guy not having a rival when he's been a champion for one single year, and has many challenges up ahead.
Yeah to be brief, I think I made the point you dont get in the post you quoted, you either get it or you dont :conf