If GSP does get KO'd by Silva it'll have less to do with his chin being glass, and more to do with the fact that anyone who gets hit clean by Silva ends up flattened out on the canvas. Remember how good Chris Leben's chin was touted as being going into his fight with Anderson? GSP's sole goal in this fight will be the same as everyone else who fights Anderson. Don't get hit clean.
Sad trolls who have to copy Zakman & Rico in their posts should have to spend 5 minutes in the cage with GSP before they can post again
no not a chance remember when anderson fought forrest he looked about the same size if not bigger and forrest is 1 of if not the biggest LHW!
Because the thought of GSP beating up Fitch or Penn again holds little interest for anyone. GSP is too good for his own good at welterweight, and so the push for a Silva fight seems necessary even if it's misguided. Although no one can say with 100% certainty that GSP has no chance.
GSP is no doubt a more COMPLETE fighter than Anderson Silva, and perhaps the best followers of a game plan out there. Yes, there are many areas of the game in which Silva holds advantage, but GSP's function will be to adapt himself to Silva's weakness. I see it like this: Wrestling goes to GSP in a big ****ing way. One of the staples of his game these days is his GnP attack, he's turning into a quintessential grinder. Is Silva's BJJ so much better? Against a guy like Chael Sonnen with no BJJ whatsoever, Spider sure took his sweet ass time finding that triangle. He very rarely looked to be in a position of advantage or control when the fight went to the ground throughout the first 5 and a half rounds. Hardly a display of masterful groundwork. Compare that to GSP who at the very least had a polished enough BJJ game to sustain a crushing GnP attack on none other than BJ Penn. I don't necessarily agree that GSP has "very little power" as previously stated, but Anderson definitely owns the advantage in striking in speed and power. We could all take a pretty good guess as to what GSP's game plan would be come fight night, and one thing we could count on is that he would follow it to the letter without taking any silly risks. Sure, he could get caught, but that's always a risk. He's not simply gonna get starched in the early going like Griffin or Belfort. Not when he does so many things well.
yeah because hes known as a mentally weak fighter????? you dont get to and stay at the top of a tough division being weak!
He has shown mental weakness where the hell have you been? He is not as confident as somebody of his skill level should be. Any hesitation in a fight against Silva will leave him open to a quick KO.
Could you be more precise? I can't point out a single fight where GSP seemed weak mentally, except the Serra fight. He always knows precisely what he's going to do against specific opponents and executes his gameplans in very convincing fashion.
