Can Anderson Silva surpass fedor as the greatest ever?

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  1. Vitor Belfort

    Vitor Belfort Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Anderson Silva has dominated the ufc middleweight division much like fedor dominated the heavyweight division back in his pride fc days. Fedor is clearly past it while anderson is still going strong.

    If anderson can keep winning and retire undefeated in the ufc, could he become the greatest ever?
     
    Vitor Belfort, Apr 18, 2011
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  2. the beaver

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    No reason why not, especially now considering the tougher level of opposition now days.
     
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  3. Vitor Belfort

    Vitor Belfort Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    yea especially if he keeps winning.
     
    Vitor Belfort, Apr 18, 2011
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  4. Vitor Belfort

    Vitor Belfort Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    He has a sick resume

    Defeated

    Carlos Newton
    Jeremy Horn
    Jorge Rivera
    Tony fryklund
    Chris Leben
    Rich Franklin 2x
    Travis Lutter
    Nate Marquardt
    Dan Henderson
    James Irvin
    Patrick Cote
    Thales Leites
    Forrest Griffin
    Damian Maia
    Chael Sonen
    Vitor Belfort
     
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  5. ufoalf

    ufoalf Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Yea but there wont be another Fedor. He has instincts like noone else.
     
    ufoalf, Apr 18, 2011
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  6. Shogun Assassin

    Shogun Assassin Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Maybe if he beats GSP and a few other big names.
     
    Shogun Assassin, Apr 18, 2011
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  7. jimmie

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    You can argue he already has especially when you look at the resumes of the 2 fighters.
     
    jimmie, Apr 18, 2011
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  8. Shogun Assassin

    Shogun Assassin Well-Known Member Full Member

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    What do you guys consider Silva's best win?.
     
    Shogun Assassin, Apr 18, 2011
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  9. achillesthegreat

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    Silva has the potential to beat GSP and Jones and avenge the Okami loss.
     
    achillesthegreat, Apr 18, 2011
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  10. codeman99998

    codeman99998 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    If he beats GSP at 185 and moves up to take the 205 title from Jon Jones, or really anyone who has it at the time, it seems unarguable to me that p4p all-time he is better than Fedor.

    He can also achieve it without doing those things but that seems the clearest way for him to accomplish it.
     
    codeman99998, Apr 18, 2011
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  11. Juzie

    Juzie New Member Full Member

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    You'd wanna hope so as an MMA fan, a little embarrassing that a guy like Fedor who looks like the kid who got bullied at school swinging helicopters at you developed an average ground game and then became the greatest of all time.

    When you compare him to the obvious skill levels of Ali/Robinson you really can't say MMA is even close to the level of boxing yet. Silva is a huge step in that direction from the old days.
     
    Juzie, Apr 19, 2011
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  12. Polymath

    Polymath Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    heavyweights are the best fighters, everything else is prelims, so...no. he is already the best p4p fighter/resume holder etc as well though/
     
    Polymath, Apr 19, 2011
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  13. Primate

    Primate Boxing Addict Full Member

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    What the ****.
    :verysad



    Anderson certainly can become the best ever. The fact the Fedor hasn't faced the greatest of competition over the recent years, coupled with the fact that Anderson hasn't showed any signs of slowing down. If the Silva/GSP fight doesn't happen, that would certainly be a sticking point.
     
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  14. Will Cooling

    Will Cooling Boxing Addict Full Member

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    He and GSP already have.
     
    Will Cooling, Apr 19, 2011
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  15. mckay_89

    mckay_89 Haw you! Full Member

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    If he steps up and beats Jones then he surpasses Fedor in my opinion.
     
    mckay_89, Apr 19, 2011
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