Sylvia sucks but his condition was a disgrace in that fight. He looked like a Janitor getting ready to rumble with the P.E. teacher.
**** no we're not gonna let it go. Do you know how much **** we had to endure from MMA fans claiming their sport was superior? I'm gonna ride this **** til the wheels fall off. Ray Mercer is the ****ing man and should be inducted into the boxing hall of fame for this alone.:yep
Yes he was a former UFC HW champ:rofl That's what maks it so bad. Can you imagine of a former HW boxing champ was koed by a MMA fighter in a boxing match.
sylvia was the former UFC heavyweight champion. He lost his last few fights but he was on top for a while. He had a shitty boring style and everyone hated him but he was effective. He was called "The John Ruiz of his generation"
From who you ******? You're one of the number one dumbasses to line up in every boxing vs MMA thread that pops up. There is no contest between the two sports. It's like trying to say football is better than baseball. Different. Sports. Period. End of discussion.
According to the vid below it he is an 'established champion'. Prior to this Mercer KO I'd never heard of him. Out of interest I just looked him up and he's a former two time UFC 'Heavyweight Champion', for what that's worth.
**** off! The MMA forum is >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Don't get mad at me that a 50 year old boxer koed a former UFC champ in a MMA match in less than 15 seconds.:yep Don't get mad at me because I've been saying these guys were wanna be tough guys with mohawks and tattoos and wash out WWF wrestlers with no real talent or skills. I'm only mad that it took this long until someone finally exposed this farce. I'll continue to rub it in the face of MMA fans every chance I get.:hi: Any boxer with quick feet fast hands and decent power would win. I guess from Mercer's success you'll start to see more shot boxers go over to UFC for easy money and easy pickings. And like I said in an earlier thread a prime Mike Tyson would KO any current or past MMA fighter in 10 seconds or less.:deal
I am a fan of both sports, but this incident definitely does not make MMA look very good. No matter how much you think Sylvia sucks at his craft, he was still universally recognized as a top 10 heavyweight fighter and a 2-time former UFC heavyweight champ. He fought for the UFC title just one year ago. He got destroyed by a 48 year old boxing retiree who has a MMA record of 0-1, with that one loss to Kimbo ****in Slice. This is utterly embarassing for MMA. No denying it. It's equivalent to Royce Gracie stepping out of retirement and into a boxing ring and knocking out Chad Dawson.
Note that Ray Mercer is uber shot,needed 2 minute rounds to beat ''The Dutch Sonny Liston'' aka ''I got a cool nickname but I'm a bum'' Richel Hersisia and is 48 years old,that means 15 more than Sylvia.