I'll be honest lads I didn't see it and I'm happy for the aging legend, but what does his win really say about the HW kickboxing scene? Well to me it says nothing's changed, there is still a huge technical and competitive lack of depth in the division. Always has been always will be, the big boyz just ain't built for the sport like the little guys are!:deal
All (the vast majority) of the HW talent is with Glory, now. It's plain to see if you just look at their two most recent GP's. K1 Final - Cro Cop vs. Ismael Londt Glory Final - Semmy Schilt vs. Daniel Ghita
I agree, but I'm talking about the division in general. Big boyz really struggle with alot of basic techniques due to their oversized body mechanics. Very few big boyz have the gift of say a Hug or a Hari where they seem to have a similar level of coordination as the little guys. Most HW Kickboxers are very robotic, sluggish and unagile with very limited and ugly technique that wouldnt even pass for C grade in the lower divisions. Don't get me wrong i don't doubt their heart and fighting spirt and the excitement they can generate but why do you think the division gets dominated by the same old names decade after decade cos there just aren't that many big men around that can cut the mustard of top flight HW kickboxing, the division is and always will be bereft of any depth due to technical limitations of being a big boy.
Yup, HW's tend to be sloppier and less able to pull off fancy techniques. This is true in MMA, Boxing, and Kickboxing. I love watching the HWs in K-1. They absolutely demolish one another when they connect.
I agree. IMHO it was very good in the 90s with guys like Aerts and Hoost in their best days, but then it started to get bad.... Not bad, but it´s not like it was......
Hoost Aerts Prime Cro Cop Ignashov Hari Bonjasky Hug And these guys did not have the technique? Yeah right.. What they do have is on punch KO power.
Your misreading what I've written. My point is most of the guys on that list are the exception to rule in the HW realm, above average coordinated freaks in a division largely bereft of talent that more regularly produces sluggish androids with childlike technique, hence the dominance and longevity of the names on your list going into decades. But the truth is if you compare a lot of those guys to guys at say 60 kilos the highly paid big name big boyz are on the whole technically inferior to the no name little guys who fight for a pittance! And that's a myth, little guys have power too lots of it. Just ask Coban or Dekkers!
Cro cop has been washed up for like 10 years and getting Ko'd all the time. I knew K-1 was overrated when Bob Sapp anhiliated the greatest K-1 fighter of all time in brutal fashion in 1 round twice. And Alistair "chuck liddell Ko 1 victim" glass chin Overeeem winning ffs.
Well how about a fake WWE fighter becoming the UFC champion? I think that says a lot about the level of "beer and popcorn" UFC.
It sure as **** wouldt happen in the lower weightclasses. Remember how Kid Yamamoto got put in his place? This content is protected The heavyweights are simply less skilled then their MAX counterparts. Even still crocop couldnt get the GP in the 90's over the hill Cro cop gets their in 2013. No one will deny that K-1 has been on a serious downslide over the years. The GP used to be one of the greatest combat events in the world.
Ben Edwards beat Paul Slowinski in Canberra by decision. The first of their 4 meetings to go the distance. The ledger now stands at 2-2.
