Bench 495 pounds Squat 695 pounds 4.7 second forty yard dash 35 inch vertical leap Over 10 feet standing broad jump This was posted on a differant forum. He said he was also tested twice during training camp for steroids, at Brocks request because he knew people had doubts. Brock is a serious athlete, I don't think a single other MMA HW fighter would even come close to those stats, Brock is surely the most athletic person, in not only the HW division, but possibly in all of MMA. When you get a person that athletic and teach them skills they learn twice as fast as a normal person. Brock is a beast. Hopefully, this is an indication of the talent coming into MMA in the future.
Those are scary numbers. Your right he is a beast of an athelete, now were gonna find out if he's a beast in the octagon as well.
I question heavily his 35 inch Vertical. NBA players have Verticals in those ranges. Vince Carter was putting up those numbers back in the 2000 dunk contest. For a man who`s prime weight was near on 300lbs thats not very believable. Id take those stats with a pinch of salt.
And why isn't he playing inside linebacker for the Patriots? Did he get injured? Either these stats or bull**** or he is dumb as dog**** and couldn't remember a playbook.
Brock is immensely physically blessed but how this translates into sports is an entirely different kettle of fish. He got cut by the Vikings when he tried after leaving the WWE. Spent some time in the NJPW and is now flirting with MMA. Lets see how well his physical attributes translate to a multifaceted sport like MMA.
He hadn't played football since HIGH SCHOOL The guy is 30 years old. I've heard him talking about his attempt at football and he said there was so much going on on the field that it was hard to get up to speed. He was competing for a spot with guys who thought about nothing but football for years. The fact that he played preseason and got offered a contract in europe is impressive, imo. If he beats up on Frank Mir.. people will have to start respecting him. Mir may not be the best around.. but he isnt a can.
Vertical jump is more closely related to absolute strength in hip extension than anything else. I imagine NFL squats and bench would hardly pass at a meet, but even an above parallel squat of almost 700 pounds makes that really believeable. For example, Olympic lifters have the highest vertical in all of sports next to high jumpers, Shane Hamman weighed 360 pounds and at 5'-8" could dunk a basketball with two hands and do back flips. This content is protected
He's certainly more legitimate than Hong Can Choi and middleweight Lindland thats for sure. People should respect him even if he loses this fight for the fact he asked and accepted it on only his 2nd pro fight.
For someone who has never played football at any sort of high level, stepping right into the trenches of a modern NFL game would be daunting. There is a hell of a lot more to it than raw physical ability. Those numbers are about par for the course for someone of his size in the NFL, and combined with no knowledge of advanced level gameplay he didn't have a chance to start or anything. The fact that he got offered anything speaks volumes to his ability.
I understand that. I was half joking, but I thought he had played football before actually. I don't know the guys history, I can't even stand to look at him.
How? Because of his background in the WWE right? Fedor would sub Lesnar quicker than he could walk into the Octagon. At least Lindland and Choi ARE fighters. Brock is nothing more than a wrestler and a WWE creation.
Yea, he incredibly gifted juicer. After Sherk got caught I won't be optimistic about this horse ****.