Hey everyone who was the better striker prime for prime ? crocop or Anderson ?

Even if that were true, and I'm not defending the dude or anything, but times have changed a bit man.

The internet is magic for information. You could watch nearly every fight Pride and the UFC has ever produced in the span of 2 or 3 weeks if you tried hard enough.

 

Both are very good, with Crocop starting off as a world class striker, being better than Anderson by a bit.

I don't buy the more dynamic striker in that Muay Thai is all about using elbows and knees. It may be the better overall discipline, but within respective styles I would say Crocop was a more accomplished and recognized Kickboxer than Silva is a Muay Thai fighter.

In the end, if Crocop was worth half a **** on the ground, there would only be one guy better than him in the world at heavy, his striking would be more dangerous as well coupled with a respectable ground game.

Crocop was nearly a world beater with his striking alone, that needs to be recognized and respected. If Silva sucked balls on the ground, he would have lost a crapload of fights.

 

Hey, bro, we're just arguing over semantics here. I agree with you on almost all counts. Crocop was easily the most feared striker to come through MMA in ages. He was a world beater and if it hadn't been for Noguiera and Fedor - he would have been Pride Heavyweight Champ for years.

 

Guess so. I'm more saying a good bit of Andersons game is backed up by him being more than sound on the ground.

On the same note, I have to say I cant really think of many fighters that would have a prayer against him at standup in MMA, lightheavy included. The big difference is that Crocop was a worldclass striker comming into MMA and he was able to use those skills stand alone for the most part.

Take away Anderson Silva's ground game and there is no way he would have the same success, or be able to get away with the same sort of game plan he has when he fights. He doesn't have to fight constantly worrying about the takedown like Crocop did. So yeah, in a sense it makes his MMA striking better, for MMA.. But pure striking toe to toe lb for lb? Crocop was already top 5 on the planet. Can Silva claim the same?

 

Don't confuse me with your Momma. :hi:

 

Cro Cop was an elite K1 striker when K1 had some of the best heavys like Hoost, Aerts, Lebanner and Hug. You can't say who would win between the two the size difference is a fair amount and Anderson ain't no Kiatsongrit where he can beat the best heavy despite weighing less then 180lbs most of the time.

 

I agree Anderson fights very confidently on his feet....Cro-Cop often seemed to fight like he was on the edge of a pool and he couldn't swim.....

 

Crocop was better. He was competing in K1 long before he was in MMA. If you ever watch K1 from the era he was there, you'd know that it was stacked pretty heavily.