You know , i'm the first one to criticise this guy. I'm often the first person to say things like: "Sylvia is too ****ing slow"..."too one dimensional" etc... Having said all that , i can't just ignore some of the fighters he defeated in his career. He won against: Ben Rothwell (25 wins 5 losses undefeated since 2005) Mike Whitehead (21 wins 5 losses undefeated since his last 2006 loss) Ricco Rodriguez (prime Ricco) Gan McGee (retired since 2004 , solid gatekeeper at the time) Andrei Arlovski (defeated him when everyone was expecting tim to get crushed) Jeff Monson (most though Monson would either pull a sub or win with his superior wrestling by UD)... Then he lost to Couture...but he ended up defeating the younger & talented... Brandon Vera (everyone was riding the guy's bandwagon at the time , almost everyone was giving Vera the edge..but he still ended up losing...Sure it was an extremely boring fight , but a win is a win right ? ) Then Sylvia "tried" his best to bring as much action as he could vs Nogueira , it was rather surprising to see him put so much effort but in the end , Nog pulled a sub & won... Anyway , there's at least 10 or 12 important wins on this guy's record. He's big. ****ing slow as **** (a bit kinda Foreman during the 90's...Foreman would move like a ****ing turtle but would still end up winning vs the younger Moorer) Tim generally wins because of his huge size & reach (and takedown defense) , a rather one dimensional game but it works most of the time. + He's never been KOed... I don't think he'll be able to impose anything on a guy like Fedor but who knows....maybe this fight will end up being a huge challenge for fedor afterall...(or not) or maybe we'll see a miracle (upset of mma history)...All i'm saying is that as one dimensional as that guy is ,... you never know.. his chances are not totally hopeless.
sylvia does have a great record if you look at it theres one thing you cant knock the guy for, and thats dodging dangerous oponents now if only he could have a fight that he wins AND i dont fall asleep watching btw im guessin fedor by sub in the 2nd
i'm predicting fed by sub rd 1.... worst case scenario , fed by UD or worst case scenario # 2...somehow , Tim manages to pull a victory..
I give Sylvia credit nobody else will record 2 wins against AA I can almost gurantee that. Tim will also fight anyone anywhere, unfortunatly he has been exposed a few times and I think Fedor will expose him again. Tim and his long arms are an armbar waiting to happen.
Ive been saying it for awhile everyones acting like he sucks well damn if he sucks and beats all those guys then I wanna suck just as bad. Tim uses his height to his advantage he sprawls real well stays tall uses that jab and has a good straight right. Plus he works hard in the gym to make up for his short comings.
He doesn't suck at all, he just appears sloppy and doesn't pull any exciting moves, but he's effective and controlled and his size makes him difficult. But Fedor likely wins by SUB 1.