The Significance of Fedor's Win over Man Choi

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  1. Big N Bad

    Big N Bad Well-Known Member Full Member

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  2. audio101

    audio101 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    I'd rather see them box each other.
     
  3. sprite

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    how could man choi lose? i mean he has all of that size advantage he never fully took advantage of his advantage. what is it? is it his coaching or he just lacks heart?
     
  4. Dostoevsky

    Dostoevsky Hardcore......to the max! Full Member

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    #1 HW in the world VS guy with 1-0 MMA record = No Significance

    Lets also not forget that Choi had a fight about two weeks ago where he got battered from left to right by Lebanner.
    No matter what you guys say, this fight was a farce.
     
  5. Boinko

    Boinko Well-Known Member Full Member

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    M-1 isn't doing themselves any good by making this their big fight. Choi is a freakshow. It reminds me of the early days of UFC when you'd have 400 pound Sumo guys fighting.
     
  6. scurlaruntings

    scurlaruntings ESB 2002 Club Full Member

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    I dont see a problem.Its all well and good saying this in hindsight.Put Choi in with ANY heavyweight in MMA and i gurantee you the results would be vastly diffrent.
     
  7. Dostoevsky

    Dostoevsky Hardcore......to the max! Full Member

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    No way man, any top 25 MMA fighter would have beaten him as easily as Fedor did, guaranteed.
     
  8. Big N Bad

    Big N Bad Well-Known Member Full Member

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    i watched the lebanner fight, lebanner did not beat him from left to right. it was a close fight. i was surprised HMC could hang with lebanner.
     
  9. scurlaruntings

    scurlaruntings ESB 2002 Club Full Member

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    At the end of the day Lebanner is one of the best kick boxers in the world.I really dont see what the problem is with Choi as ANYONES opponent.He represents intangibles that most men wouldnt be able to surmount.You can judge Choi by Fedors standards.The guys not a slouch.
     
  10. sprite

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    choi would beat any hvwy out there except for fedor. skill can only take you so far when going up against extremes...
     
  11. AJAX

    AJAX war sonnen! Full Member

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    please throw your keyboard out the window!:-(
     
  12. sprite

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    did you see how easily choi got fedor on his back?

    don't you see the potential? probably not your so blind... not literally blind but intellectualy blind.
     
  13. radianttwilight

    radianttwilight Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Anyone who tries to belly-to-belly suplex Choi isn't going to be able to pull it off, unless they are huge themselves (Fedor isn't).

    He has advantages in some things, but he has a HUGE disadvantage in the submission game, because of his physical attributes (big, slow limbs) and his lack of experience.

    Any skilled submission artist would tap him out, and did you see how Fedor was outstriking him in the stand-up? Any HW who fights with a Liddell-style sprawl/brawl would **** him up. He's way too slow.
     
  14. Beebs

    Beebs Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    We can't say he is a slouch for sure, but he has never showed anything in MMA to show that he isn't a slouch.
     
  15. sprite

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    nah.

    i stick to what i said earlier. all of the mma heavyweights will duck choi because they are terrified of what he is capable of.