From the Nashville card id only consider Gil Melendez as a world top 10 entry !!!

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  1. thewinfella

    thewinfella The Golden Boy Full Member

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    Looking at Shields and Mousasi i dont know how anybody can have them
    in the world top 10 let alone P4P , ive seen Mousasi in almost everbody's P4P entry's recently its astonishing !!!!!

    Thats the first time ive seen Mousasi fight , ive seen his record and he has some good wins , but with TD defence like that and questionable cardio at that level for me he aint top 10 material , Jake Shields could make a low entry at world level but for me will never be a main stay @85 at world level , 70 maybe ??? people will bash me on the basis he's just beaten Henderson but lets be real thats the worst Dan Henderson we have ever seen he looked terrible !!!!!!

    Melendez imo is worthy of a top 10 mention but ive always said about Melendez he looks like a 45'er not 55 , just thinking about what some of the monsters @55 in the world would do this guy !!!!!! , id have Melendez sitting low in the top 10 world rankings TBH !!!

    Thoughts ???................
     
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  3. achillesthegreat

    achillesthegreat FORTUNE FAVOURS THE BRAVE Full Member

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    They were all top guys. Their records speak for themselves. Only King Mo was without a record but he looked talented.
     
  4. southpaw jab

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    Mosassi is an overrated bum, I have been preaching that for years. I have a hard time not pissing my pants when guys mention him and Anderson Silva in the same sentence. Melendez is top 5 @ 55.
     
  5. jimmie

    jimmie Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Shields at Middleweight has beat Robbie Lawler, Mayhem Miller and Dan Henderson that is very worthy of a top 10 ranking and he also beat another top 10 Middleweight in Yushin Okami. How high you rank him thats your own choice but he is easily top 10.
     
  6. Koa

    Koa Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Yep, don't get entertainment value, and talent twisted..

    Shields, as much as I hate his style is among the best.
     
  7. thewinfella

    thewinfella The Golden Boy Full Member

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    Talented in what wrestling ?????

    Mousasi's take down defence is among the worst ive ever seen in a supposid world class fighter !!!!! , Lawal & Mousasi would be lams amongst lions against the world's best 205'ers !!!!! end of dit !!!! :deal
     
  8. thewinfella

    thewinfella The Golden Boy Full Member

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    Silva , Wanderlei , Belfort , Franklin , Belcher , Kang , Bisping , Manhoef , Sonnen & Marquardt would all go into a fight with Sheilds the favourite !!!!!

    His stand up and bloated over sized frame are his weak points , his stand up is so limited its un true , yes he has a strong ground game but against that lot thats not enough !!!!! , he is nothing more than a blown up WW who can wrestle and has a solid ground game , nothing more ........

    The Dan Henderson he fought was without doubt the worst Henderson weve ever seen and Sheilds didnt come close to forcing a finish , i know Shamrock was banging on Henderson cut 20 lb's to make weight but man he was awful !!!!!!

    I dont get Shields , and i really dont get the hype he's getting , never in a million years would this guy be considered relevant in the UFC's MW division , he would be forced to 70 without doubt !!!!!
     
  9. achillesthegreat

    achillesthegreat FORTUNE FAVOURS THE BRAVE Full Member

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    Mo is a physically talented guy. He is strong, agile, explosive and generally quick. He has ALOT to work on but in his first 6 fights he already had no issue fighting at 205 or HW and in his 7th fight he fought Mousasi.

    He can improve ALOT.

    Mousasi's take down defence was terrible. I've got no issue with Mousasi getting taken down. After R1, he was killing him from the bottom. He was winning R3, gassed and gave the rest away.

    I'm disappointed with him gassing.