I think you are on point... it was merely extra padding and not plaster.
Divac is spot on.... the reason why Margarito crushed Cotto was because of his stamina and iron chin. Moreover, when he fought Shane Margarito...
The rules were needed to protect the athletes and draw a larger audience....but the Gracies had nothing to do with the rules so I don't get the...
I agree I have seen moments of that fight in which Chavez defense looks sharp.
In regards to your "original question" I must say that Brazilian Jiu JItsu has defined the essence of mma and contributed greatly to its success....
I actually examined the gloves when I was in Vegas for the fight between Miguel Vazquez and Leonard Zappavigna. Those gloves were given to...
I currently train Brazilian Ji Jitsu and at times attend MMA classes and have to say that BJJ is only part of the equation. There are four major...
You forgot to mention an old Oscar almost beat him. Though Floyd is in a class of his own and a true atg...Oscar IMHO did more as an amateur and...
He actually needs to train as he is known for having poor discipline.
Broner...however the pint sized ponce de Leon negated his size advantage.
I think that Judo is a better discipline as far as takedowns go...however after that Brazilian JJ offers a wider variety of submissions.
The story I was told was that Margarito did not train properly and his trainer wanted to cancel the fight as Margarito was 15 pounds overweight a...
Nice find!
BJJ over Judo... but Judo is really great for learning takedowns
I think you oversimplified.... though you can learn to defend against certain submissions a well experienced bjj practitioner can use a...
