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The greatest fighter of all time!

Biggest badass to ever live...

  • Bruce Lee

    Votes: 109 22.5%
  • Mike Tyson

    Votes: 41 8.5%
  • Muhhamed Ali

    Votes: 28 5.8%
  • Fedor Emelianenko

    Votes: 125 25.8%
  • Jigoro Kano (creator of judo)

    Votes: 5 1.0%
  • Royce Gracie

    Votes: 14 2.9%
  • Rickson Gracie

    Votes: 21 4.3%
  • Matt Hughes

    Votes: 13 2.7%
  • Bas Rutten

    Votes: 13 2.7%
  • Wanderlei Silva

    Votes: 14 2.9%
  • George Foreman

    Votes: 3 0.6%
  • Georges St. Pierre (future)

    Votes: 20 4.1%
  • Chuck Lidell

    Votes: 18 3.7%
  • Chuck Norris...

    Votes: 21 4.3%
  • other (explain who)

    Votes: 36 7.4%

  • Total voters
    485
Wanderlei is a scary mofo...at any weight. I think he'd walk through the UFC if there was ever a Pride crossover event. Goddamn I'd love to see that!!!!!!
 
goal200 said:
Wanderlei is a scary mofo...at any weight. I think he'd walk through the UFC if there was ever a Pride crossover event. Goddamn I'd love to see that!!!!!!


He got beat by Tito but I agree. Pride has 10x the amount of quality fighters as the UFC does. Pride also has a better set-up. The UFC is just running things here in America a lot smarter right now...
 
Wang Shu Jiin .

Only man ever to have a standing Challenge to ANYONE to hit him anywhere they liked save scarring his face . Challenged anyone in the world on Japanese tele , too . john Blumbing broke his hand just hitting him . had over 100 takers , no losses , all in public .

And this was in the 60's , not some far off Century .
 
Djimbe said:
And this was in the 60's , not some far off Century .

When it comes to MMA, thats light years ago. There is little doubt in my mind that the best fighter of all time is competing now, and there will be better fighters to come. This sport just evolves so fast. Bruce Lee? Chuck Norris? You have got to be kidding me.
 
Anthony Starks said:
When it comes to MMA, thats light years ago. There is little doubt in my mind that the best fighter of all time is competing now, and there will be better fighters to come. This sport just evolves so fast. Bruce Lee? Chuck Norris? You have got to be kidding me.

Chuck Norris shoots lazer beams from his eyes and lightning bolts from his ass! Haven't you ever played mortal kombat 3 and used his unlockable character!?!
 
Vanderlei is one intimidating fighter. IN his earlier fights he had some killer head butts that knocked guys the fuck down. I'd have to say he is one of the best figthers of all time along with Fedor, Cro Cop, Gomi, and wow there are so many.
 
Tony I dont believe that MMA is the best wqay to "Fight" nor do I believe that its top echelon of combatants represent the top level of H2H skill that you can achieve . Thats not to take anything away from them , they are quite good , some unequivocally but many just within their Ruleset .
 
Djimbe said:
Tony I dont believe that MMA is the best wqay to "Fight" nor do I believe that its top echelon of combatants represent the top level of H2H skill that you can achieve . Thats not to take anything away from them , they are quite good , some unequivocally but many just within their Ruleset .

I agree.
 
Thats to much of a question. They all contibuted something in someway.

I give credit to bruce lee because he was one of the first to come out and preach that not one style/disipline was the "best". He also was a major role in bringing martial arts to america.

They are all legends and deserve much respect in MHO.
 
CH - while I agree with your Points being an Inspiration to a lot of ppl isnt the same thing as being a good Fighter . If it wer MLK and Ghandi would both be on the list @!
 
Djimbe said:
CH - while I agree with your Points being an Inspiration to a lot of ppl isnt the same thing as being a good Fighter . If it wer MLK and Ghandi would both be on the list @!

Thats how I see it too. If you took some kung-fu guy like Bruce Lee in his prime and put him up against a modern MMA fighter like Matt Hughes is there really any doubt who would win? Lee might have contributed a lot to the sport, is an inspiration, blah blah blah, but in a no holds barred fight he's not going to stand a chance.
 
Anthony Starks said:
Thats how I see it too. If you took some kung-fu guy like Bruce Lee in his prime and put him up against a modern MMA fighter like Matt Hughes is there really any doubt who would win? Lee might have contributed a lot to the sport, is an inspiration, blah blah blah, but in a no holds barred fight he's not going to stand a chance.

And the argument rages on. I agree that Bruce Lee wouldn't do well against Matt Hughes in a no-holds-barred fight if you look at their expertise and experience. However, Bruce Lee once stated that in an actual street fight the first thing he would go for is the eyes. With Hughes so used to fighting by MMA rules, I wonder if Bruce would be able to get in a good eye poke that he professed to rely on, and damage one of Hughes eyes bad enough to get an advantage. Remember, Big John Macarthy isn't refereeing this street fight, so everything goes. And Bruce would resort to throwing dirt from the ground into Hughes eyes, also.
Hughes has an advantage though, in he knows what Lee's gameplan would be. On the other hand, if Lee was taken from his prime, like transported in a time machine to present time and put in the middle of an alley where Hughes also was, Lee wouldn't have any knowledge whatsoever of Hughes fighting style. That would put Hughes at a pretty good advantage right from the start.
 
goal200 said:
Wanderlei is a scary mofo...at any weight. I think he'd walk through the UFC if there was ever a Pride crossover event. Goddamn I'd love to see that!!!!!!


i agree that pride has alot of great fighters and vandrlai being one of them,but fyi vanderlai has fought in the ufc before and was knocked the fuck out!
 
booby said:
i agree that pride has alot of great fighters and vandrlai being one of them,but fyi vanderlai has fought in the ufc before and was knocked the fuck out!

He lost to Tito Ortiz and Vitor Belfort in the UFC. This was the fight that made Vitor Belfort famous because he rushed in and pummelled Wanderlei with a crapload of punches and drove Wanderlei into the fence, where he went down and got pummelled until the fight was stopped. If your familiar with Vitor, you know which fight I'm mentioning here. It took no more than a few seconds before it was over. That was several years back.
 
megamania500 said:
He lost to Tito Ortiz and Vitor Belfort in the UFC. This was the fight that made Vitor Belfort famous because he rushed in and pummelled Wanderlei with a crapload of punches and drove Wanderlei into the fence, where he went down and got pummelled until the fight was stopped. If your familiar with Vitor, you know which fight I'm mentioning here. It took no more than a few seconds before it was over. That was several years back.


ya vitor owned him that day!...i wonder how it would turn out now?...im not sure.
 
booby said:
i agree that pride has alot of great fighters and vandrlai being one of them,but fyi vanderlai has fought in the ufc before and was knocked the fuck out!

Yeah, Pride has high quality fighters, but UFC is on a higher level IMO.
 
i think both ufc and pride have great fighters and they both have guys who suck...but some ufc fighters have done very well in pride! for exampl:

mark coleman
dan henderson
phil baronni
kevin randelman
don frye
ken shamrock
and others.
 
megamania500 said:
And the argument rages on. I agree that Bruce Lee wouldn't do well against Matt Hughes in a no-holds-barred fight if you look at their expertise and experience. However, Bruce Lee once stated that in an actual street fight the first thing he would go for is the eyes. With Hughes so used to fighting by MMA rules, I wonder if Bruce would be able to get in a good eye poke that he professed to rely on, and damage one of Hughes eyes bad enough to get an advantage. Remember, Big John Macarthy isn't refereeing this street fight, so everything goes. And Bruce would resort to throwing dirt from the ground into Hughes eyes, also.
Hughes has an advantage though, in he knows what Lee's gameplan would be. On the other hand, if Lee was taken from his prime, like transported in a time machine to present time and put in the middle of an alley where Hughes also was, Lee wouldn't have any knowledge whatsoever of Hughes fighting style. That would put Hughes at a pretty good advantage right from the start.


Dude , Bruce Lee had NO Fights as an Adult , only 2 years of Instruction , and was basically a Yard Tard that weighed in at a buck forty . Hughes would rip him in half no matter where they were , and Hughes grew up on a Farm , Im sure he knows how to sling Mud . Lee never HAD a "Prime" except in his Movies , and in Legends .
 
Djimbe said:
Dude , Bruce Lee had NO Fights as an Adult , only 2 years of Instruction , and was basically a Yard Tard that weighed in at a buck forty . Hughes would rip him in half no matter where they were , and Hughes grew up on a Farm , Im sure he knows how to sling Mud . Lee never HAD a "Prime" except in his Movies , and in Legends .

Actually, my point was that it is supposed to be a street fight. Earlier posts here made it sound like some people equate MMA with street fighting. They are two different things. although I do think your average MMA fighter would do better in a street fight than any other athlete from a different sport.
 
was watching some old footage of Mike Tyson on ESPN yesterday - gotta say he was one amazing fighter, knocking out guys 6 - 7 " taller than him and 20+ pounds heavier. Iron Mike was the real deal.

Won his first 14 fights with KO in 1st or second round - that's power.
 
1392477 said:
was watching some old footage of Mike Tyson on ESPN yesterday - gotta say he was one amazing fighter, knocking out guys 6 - 7 " taller than him and 20+ pounds heavier. Iron Mike was the real deal.

Won his first 14 fights with KO in 1st or second round - that's power.

Although we will probably never really know, I'd say he was the hardest hitting fighter---ever.

It'd be interesting to line up all the famous fighters from past and present, and get a psi reading on their punches (and kicks, if applicable)
 
Djimbe said:
Dude , Bruce Lee had NO Fights as an Adult , only 2 years of Instruction , and was basically a Yard Tard that weighed in at a buck forty . Hughes would rip him in half no matter where they were , and Hughes grew up on a Farm , Im sure he knows how to sling Mud . Lee never HAD a "Prime" except in his Movies , and in Legends .

I agree, and I was being generous picking a MMA fighter at 170 - imagine Lee fighting Arloski or Sylvia. MMA is pretty close to a street fight, unless you are talking about weapons and then this is a completely useless thread.
 
People are gonna' disagree, but based on this criterion:

This is in a no rules, bare knuckle, all out street fight...

I'd pick Tank Abbot. I'm thinking bar scene type fight, not squaring off, touching gloves, w/ some room to maneuver. I'm thinking out of the blue, you bump shoulders w/ someone in a crowded bar, and it turns out to be Tank . . . his size, power, and rhino-style punching would pretty much murder anyone, given those circumstances.
 
Protobuilder said:
People are gonna' disagree, but based on this criterion:



I'd pick Tank Abbot. I'm thinking bar scene type fight, not squaring off, touching gloves, w/ some room to maneuver. I'm thinking out of the blue, you bump shoulders w/ someone in a crowded bar, and it turns out to be Tank . . . his size, power, and rhino-style punching would pretty much murder anyone, given those circumstances.

Tank Abbot is a big fat joke - Chuck Lidell is a better puncher and Tim Sylvia is a much bigger sized guy if thats what you're looking for. Didn't you see the Abbot v Belfort fight? Abbot is good at beating up "toughman" type fighters - not MMA professional athletes.
 
Anthony Starks said:
Tank Abbot is a big fat joke - Chuck Lidell is a better puncher and Tim Sylvia is a much bigger sized guy if thats what you're looking for. Didn't you see the Abbot v Belfort fight? Abbot is good at beating up "toughman" type fighters - not MMA professional athletes.


i think Chuck could smack Tim if he dosent get cought with the big one, but then again i really dont like silvia and hope he loses this week
Andrei style
 
megamania500 said:
Actually, my point was that it is supposed to be a street fight. Earlier posts here made it sound like some people equate MMA with street fighting. They are two different things. although I do think your average MMA fighter would do better in a street fight than any other athlete from a different sport.

i've always thought this reasoning is funny...like these guys are great fighters in the ring/cage but some guy with some secret street fight knowledge is going to kick their ass. just because guys are mma trained do you really think that they don't know how to bite, eye gouge, fish hook, break small joints, kick nuts, etc.?
 
Ruca said:
i've always thought this reasoning is funny...like these guys are great fighters in the ring/cage but some guy with some secret street fight knowledge is going to kick their ass. just because guys are mma trained do you really think that they don't know how to bite, eye gouge, fish hook, break small joints, kick nuts, etc.?

Hence, the reason why I wrote this sentence: "although I do think your average MMA fighter would do better in a street fight than any other athlete from a different sport."

You must not have seen it.
 
In an all out street fight? no weapons? no rules? I would beat them all. Sure they're all great fighters, but they have no heart. I know what it's like to get knocked breathless then get up and run a quarter mile down the road to catch the person who knocked me down by surprise.
Seriously though, nobody can really make an accurate prediction to this question. I would watch out for the kung fu guy though, scratches chokes and bites can kill. Primal instincts for the win.
 
Wow, I would think people on a MMA forum would be more educated. An actor is #2 on your all time list?!? If you're going to vote for Bruce Lee, might as well vote for Sly Stallone, Van Damn, and Segal while you're at it. Hell, why not Brad Pitt too?
 
Anthony Starks said:
Thats how I see it too. If you took some kung-fu guy like Bruce Lee in his prime and put him up against a modern MMA fighter like Matt Hughes is there really any doubt who would win? Lee might have contributed a lot to the sport, is an inspiration, blah blah blah, but in a no holds barred fight he's not going to stand a chance.

I think a Fight between Hughes and Lee would turn out bad for Lee because Lee was NEVER ANY good at ANY MA ! Make it against Chan and I think it might be a different Affair altogether . Im not saying Chan would be GUARANTEED any sort of Victory , but it should at least be more Fair against a person with a Lifetime of Training like Chan or Li , and not a few Years here and there with a lot of "PracticeAtHome" like Bruce .
 
Umm , Dude, Bruce was slow as hell . Most Wing CHun men can do ANY of his Parlour Tricks that were designed to make him LOOK fast on camera including myself and I weigh in at 405 . And if you slow down the framerates of the camera youll see that guys with long term training can do them faster . This was actually proven by a Jamaican Ex-Patriot in Germany whom happen to have acces to the same kind of Camera Equipment that Lee used to use . Lee was only percieved as "Fast" because the Cameras of the day shot at such slow Framerates . The guy was able to CLEARLY punch a hole in a wall between the space of two Frames and look like he hadnt moved one Iota . Trying the same thing with a 60FPS camera yeilded different results entirely .

Oh , and speed means DICK when youre 135 lbs , sorry to say . Especially if your Opponent has ANY kind of Jointlocking or Grappling ability whatsoever . Gene Lebelle carried Bruce around on his shoulders like a CHILD while Bruce threatened to KILL him , swatting the boy on his ass and laughing ther whole time . And Judo Gene isnt exactly known for his "Lightning Speed" , heh .

Amateurs have this perverted Isea that life is like some Video game where a 100 lb person ios going to just "Run Circles Around" a 300+ lber and its just Phantasy . LOOK at the 40 times of NFL Linemen and youyll see that at short distance BIG men are FAST - Entirely capable of cracking the skull of anyone smaller . you not going to be facing Frankenstein's Monster when youre up against a muscular Bigger man . And youre NOT going to be able to "Dance Circles Around Them" either .
 
No no no . Bruce was plenty entertaining . I like his movies a lot . well , with the exception of a couple of Individual scenes . I just want to see some EVIDENCE of all of this "Deadly Fighting" that he was doing OFF Camera ...
 
Djimbe said:
Umm , Dude, Bruce was slow as hell . Most Wing CHun men can do ANY of his Parlour Tricks that were designed to make him LOOK fast on camera including myself and I weigh in at 405 . And if you slow down the framerates of the camera youll see that guys with long term training can do them faster . This was actually proven by a Jamaican Ex-Patriot in Germany whom happen to have acces to the same kind of Camera Equipment that Lee used to use . Lee was only percieved as "Fast" because the Cameras of the day shot at such slow Framerates . The guy was able to CLEARLY punch a hole in a wall between the space of two Frames and look like he hadnt moved one Iota . Trying the same thing with a 60FPS camera yeilded different results entirely .

Oh , and speed means DICK when youre 135 lbs , sorry to say . Especially if your Opponent has ANY kind of Jointlocking or Grappling ability whatsoever . Gene Lebelle carried Bruce around on his shoulders like a CHILD while Bruce threatened to KILL him , swatting the boy on his ass and laughing ther whole time . And Judo Gene isnt exactly known for his "Lightning Speed" , heh .

Amateurs have this perverted Isea that life is like some Video game where a 100 lb person ios going to just "Run Circles Around" a 300+ lber and its just Phantasy . LOOK at the 40 times of NFL Linemen and youyll see that at short distance BIG men are FAST - Entirely capable of cracking the skull of anyone smaller . you not going to be facing Frankenstein's Monster when youre up against a muscular Bigger man . And youre NOT going to be able to "Dance Circles Around Them" either .




Speed means nothing???? So I guess ballistics don't mean anything. Speed IS power. I've been doing this for 32 years, and know something on the subject. It's your opinion on Bruce Lee and your entitled to it.
 
when some human can move their hands or feet at the rate of a Bow or a Gun then you can bring Ballistics into this .

Oh , and Speed is NOT Power , POWER is defined as the rate of work done upon an Object . a guy thats under 150 is only going to QUICKLY have little-to-no Effect in a fight against a 300+ lber at the same Fitness level .

You read ONE FLIPPANT LINE in my post and totally ignored the rest of it . You think your grasp of Physics is bettter than mine ? PLEASE lay out the workings of the Univrse for us then . And Ill be happy to break DOWN why Bruce Lee was (wisely) afraid to fight when he was alive .
 
You know what, I'm not going to get technical with you over this. You said that speed wasn't power, and I responded, nothing more!

My goal isn't to argue over Bruce Lee, I made a comment and stick to it, and like I said you made yours!

I can sit here and tell stories about those little old masters who I have seen do things with unbelievable speed, but I don't want this to get into an argue session!

May I ask what your backround is in the Martial Arts?

Mine-- Starting boxing in 1968, moved on to Tae Kwon Do in 1971, Later in the 70's Judo, Ju-Jitsu and Hapkido. Followed TKD to 4thdan and currently teach as a private instructor!
 
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..the japanese guy who beat the Gracie fighters in 4 consecutive fights
 
sakurai is who ur referring to and thats a definate no wanderlei knocked him out

i think vitor belfort should be on this list he is and awsome stricker with rediculously fast and had very good power.
but im gonna say fedor or crop cop and tyson would be very dangerous cause of therey speed with one hit knock out power.
 
Sakuraba ? So what ? he still destroyed the myth of BJJ Dominance single handedly by using PRO WRESTLING MOVES ! That means he Rates in my book !
 
sdneves said:
sakurai is who ur referring to and thats a definate no wanderlei knocked him out

i think vitor belfort should be on this list he is and awsome stricker with rediculously fast and had very good power.
but im gonna say fedor or crop cop and tyson would be very dangerous cause of therey speed with one hit knock out power.


Silva??

Well......the Gracie fights were 10-12 years ago, correct??

Wander got his ass handed to him by Ortiz

So..you cant judge a fighter by ONE loss imo
 
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Speed may not be power, but if you can strike the other guys throat before he can hit you, then its a walk in the park after that. done it, and seen it many times.
I also poked an eye too before the guy was on me, and that had him sore and surprised. You cant train for that surprise. drugs may stop the pain though, but you cant discount speed if its aimed at the throat. If you dont believe it, get someone to 'tap' your throat with a knife edge chop, just lightly. you move away pretty fast. with speed you do hit em hard and following up with other hits, they are screwed.

I never voted, too many variables. Dirty tricks are forever!
 
Sometimes , sure , but such things arent Reliable . Reach comes into play there , as does Constitution , build, Reflexes , and Pain Tolerance . Even a Partial Block can be a lifesaver

And you CAN train for thst Twitch-like Surprise . look into Systema/WC
 
The Shadow said:
Silva??

Well......the Gracie fights were 10-12 years ago, correct??

Wander got his ass handed to him by Ortiz

So..you cant judge a fighter by ONE loss imo

wand never got his ass handed to him by ortiz. it was a lay n pray decision.
 
Djimbe said:
Sometimes , sure , but such things arent Reliable . Reach comes into play there , as does Constitution , build, Reflexes , and Pain Tolerance . Even a Partial Block can be a lifesaver

And you CAN train for thst Twitch-like Surprise . look into Systema/WC

do yourself a favor and DONT look into systema.
 
Ive had good Experiences with Systema guys . What have yours been ? Have you trained with them before ? WHere at and with Whom ?
 
Djimbe said:
Ive had good Experiences with Systema guys . What have yours been ? Have you trained with them before ? WHere at and with Whom ?

nope havent trained with any face to face. ive seen their videos, and met lots of ppl who have. general consensus: it sucks. take sambo instead. if u want to take it.. go for it, i cant stop you.
 
Rickson Gracie hands down. He would whip the piss out of anyone on that list in a street fight!
 
most the time strickers would do well there are to many varibles i know i spelled it wrong im medicated and wuzzy forgive me

but jerome le banner mark hunt and cro cop are up there
 
I agree with the Mark Hunt inclusion. Mark Hunt is fucken crazy. He would eat most people, literally, to fuel his rage. Crazy South Auckland boy. Hitting them Samoan's in the head just makes them more sociopathic.
 
dude , hunt should be Included just because hes used the BUTT BOMB in a MATCH against a guy like SILVA ! And LANDED IT !!!
 
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Such is the way of the Samoan.
 
Djimbe said:
on what Planet could Royce beat Fedor ?

you mean what alternate universe right?....because Fedor would sleepwalk through that fight on any of the known supermasses astronomers have observed to date.
 
redsamurai said:
you mean what alternate universe right?....because Fedor would sleepwalk through that fight on any of the known supermasses astronomers have observed to date.

Or Bruce Lee for that matter. After all, he has the second most votes on this poll, leading me to believe there are a lot of people on this board with either no fighting experience, no common sense, or both. I can just see Lee's tiny little anorexic body breaking in two with one of Fedor's punches.
 
dude one of my Burritoe Farts would break Bruce Lee in half . One of my legs is bigger than that guy was .

But hey , if youre an Actor that steals a bunch of Anchient Philosophies and quotes them on Camera as if they were your own ...
 
Carlson Gracie Without a doubt.

This is what wiki said about him

Carlson Gracie trained many top competitors such as Allan GĂłes, Murilo Bustamante, Mario Sperry, Wallid Ismail, Andre Pederneiras, Ricardo Liborio, and was also responsible for introducing and mastering Vitor Belfort into Gracie Jiu-Jitsu. Carlson Gracie also trained Stephan Bonnar, a finalist in the UFC reality show The Ultimate Fighter

He was not only a great fighter but a great teacher. How many of these other fighters could pass on their knowledge and create champions?
 
indyjones said:
Carlson Gracie Without a doubt.

Dude, he is not even the best Gracie, let alone the best fighter in the world. This thread isn't about who the best teacher is, thats completely irrelevant.
 
Longhorn85 said:
Only one fighter is referred to as "The Greatest", and that is the former Cassius Clay.
Longhorn85 your statement is fundamentally correct.

The quondam (quondam means former) Cassius Marcellus Clay is presently known as Muhammed Ali and was named "Fighter of the Year" (not boxer of the year) by RING MAGAZINE more times than any other fighter.

Muhammed Ali, the "former Cassius Clay" was involved in more RING MAGAZINE "Fight of the Year " bouts than any other fighter.
He is regarded as the greatest Heavyweight champion of all time.

Your post does not suggest at all that Cassius Clay is deceased.

You did not say the "late" Cassius Clay.

You said "the former Cassius Clay". You were and still are absolutely right to say "the former Cassius Clay".

The header to this thread reads: The Greatest Fighter of all time.

Muhammed Ali (the former Cassius Clay), Mike Tyson and George Foreman are on this list.

They are boxers. Boxing is fighting with the fists. Boxers ARE fighters.

I found the post immediately subsequent to your's, #72, to be nothing but pejorative, obfuscating tripe, and unjustifiably so.

I can only think that you chose to ignore the self-righteous oaf's remarks probably for the same reason that I ignore just about everything.




OBESITY POLLUTES THE AESTHETIC ENVIRONMENT- Cloris Leachman 1975.
 
AzaThoth said:
and was named "Fighter of the Year" (not boxer of the year) by RING MAGAZINE more times than any other fighter.

Ring Magazine is a boxing magazine - what non-boxing fighters have won awards in there? And are you really ignorant enough to think that any boxer, let alone one from another time where conditioning and diet were far behind would be able to hold there own in a no holds barred fight?
 
The winner here would have to be well rounded in approach. Just boxing in itself doesnt cut it unless its a boxing match.

Some of the best fightersI have seen locally are in jail now, and probably will stay there due to continued violent acts against humanity. Not poster boys for the fighting arts, but violent technicians to the point of insanity. Not asthetically pleasing to the eye, but they are effective in survival.

Better suited to battlefields of Rome than rings. but not boxing, no, not on its own. there has to be more
 
i gotta go with tyson for one reason and that its all out brawl no rules street fight.

he is/was a beast and fucking crazy!

In a match Fedor.
 
Anthony Starks said:
Ring Magazine is a boxing magazine - what non-boxing fighters have won awards in there? And are you really ignorant enough to think that any boxer, let alone one from another time where conditioning and diet were far behind would be able to hold there own in a no holds barred fight?
Post number 42 is one of nine posts that you have made on this thread.

Post #42 by anthony starks: "Wow, I would think people on a MMA forum would be more educated".

Quote: And are you ignorant enough to think that any boxer...would hold their own in (a no holds barred fight)?

"A no holds barred fight"??

The first post on this thread is "Who gets your vote.This is in a NO RULES, BARE KNUCKLE, all out STREETFIGHT"...

This thread IS NOT about NHB (no holds barred).
You ARE NOT going to make this thread about NHB.
AND, you ARE NOT going to make my post about NHB.

You misread post number one.
You misread my post.
My post means exactly what I wrote.

Longhorn85 said "Only one fighter is referred to as "The Greatest", and that is the former Cassius Clay".
I don't care if he was being serious or if he said it in jest.
I said that his statement is fundamentally correct and IT IS!

Go ahead, Google "the greatest". Only one name comes up from this list, Muhammed Ali, "the former Cassius Clay".
Longhorn85's post is a verifiable statement.
It is substantiated by historical data. It is documented.
It is exactly what I said it is.

The stipulation from post number one makes the title of this thread "The Greatest Fighter of all time", purely speculative, non historic and not applicable.

The first guy on the list is dead.
Since you facetiously mentioned "condition and diet" of the older individuals on this list you might want to explain to the "uneducated" what kind of a nutrition and training program the dead follow.

Quote: Ring Magazine is a boxing magazine - what non-boxing fighters are in there?

Your sarcasm is a poorly disguised insinuation BUT you still had to use the word "fighters" to get it said.
How delightfully ironic.
Fighters is the key word.
RING MAGAZINE is a fighters magazine.
It makes perfect sense to me and to anyone that reads on an adult level that a fighters magazine about boxing does not feature non-boxers.

It is because you have the comprehensive reading skills of a ten year old that you're too ignorant to know that my post IS NOT about boxing either.
It's about "the greatest".

Now that I have educated you, "End Of Discussion", ( and for the reading impaired that means "End Of Discussion".)





WOW, I WOULD THINK THAT PEOPLE ON A MMA FORUM WOULD BE MORE EDUCATED - anthony starks
 
stupid topic to begin with......should not have gone this many pages. I mean.....bruce lee is getting most of the votes?? Seriously? Who's seen Bruce fight legitimately? I've seen no tapes of bruce lee fighting someone for real......ever!! Not saying the guy couldn't fight.....but just because he intro'd chinese martial arts to america does not make him the greatest ever. You can't compare half these people who are choices. Ali?....greatest boxer yes, fighter? Did he fight MMA fights that I don't know about? Can you compare him with fedor? I mean....it's just a pedantic discussion. A more apt topic would be "who's YOUR favorite fighter of all time in any discipline?".......in which case I would probably still pick Fedor... ;)
 
I think the most annoying thing about the thread is that people still keep picking Bruce Lee in the poll (bumping the thread to the top in the process) but leaving no explanation for their choice. At least have the balls to back it up.
 
Some kid in my barber shop asked me if I thought that I could beat Bruce in a Fight . When I replied "easily - hes nowhere near my weight class" he retorted "Well what if he like , jumped off a roof ???"

I did my best 'Temptations Slide' and the whole shop cracked up .
 
goal200 said:
Wanderlei is a scary mofo...at any weight. I think he'd walk through the UFC if there was ever a Pride crossover event. Goddamn I'd love to see that!!!!!!


Hello, Silva was beaten by Vitor Belfort in a fight, which, to this day is a part of every mma highlight reel and Tito dominated him for three rounds of his own. Granted, Silva is a much better fighter at this point in his career and The UFC talent stable is a little weak in his weight class, but then again.....did you see the beating CroCop gave him recently?
 
newfoundpower said:
Hello, Silva was beaten by Vitor Belfort in a fight, which, to this day is a part of every mma highlight reel and Tito dominated him for three rounds of his own. Granted, Silva is a much better fighter at this point in his career and The UFC talent stable is a little weak in his weight class, but then again.....did you see the beating CroCop gave him recently?

Agreed, Silva is good, but hes not the best in his weight class now, let alone all time.
 
Anthony Starks said:
Its a list with George Foreman, Chuck Norris, and Bruce Lee on it and you want to bash Gracies?


yeap .... pretty much.. george has his grills .. bruce lee's got his movies so does chucky.. but gracie's they all washed up .!
 
wait , WTF is wrong with George ?

No offense intended , but pull your heads out , kids . George would have been deadly trained in ANY ruleset . He was one of the most Devestating boxers - hell , HITTERS - OF ALL TIME , and its a discipline at least respected on SOME level by everyone thats serious about Fighting . You have to remember that this is a guy that TOOK a world championship back TWO DECADES after he won it the FIRST time . Hes one of the smartest fighters alive , and frankly if he took a lil Jits Id say that hed be out there schooling youngsters in MMA matches next year .
 
Djimbe said:
wait , WTF is wrong with George ?

Well, he's not even the best boxer of all time by anyone's estimation that knows about boxing, so how can he be the best fighter overall? I still think his comeback was fixed, either that of the talent level in boxing was really low at the time, but thats kind of besides the point.
 
Oh I'd love to see Georgie roll.......I'd wet my pants. But honestly, put the MMA gloves on and fedor would roll even Ali. Tyson is the only pure boxer that I would say could have made it in MMA if his sprawl got real good. I don't even want to think what would happen to someone if Mike caught em with the MMA gloves. Still the sickest puncher of all time. George had to wind up his power......Mike had it on tap from the guard, completely different.




Djimbe said:
wait , WTF is wrong with George ?

No offense intended , but pull your heads out , kids . George would have been deadly trained in ANY ruleset . He was one of the most Devestating boxers - hell , HITTERS - OF ALL TIME , and its a discipline at least respected on SOME level by everyone thats serious about Fighting . You have to remember that this is a guy that TOOK a world championship back TWO DECADES after he won it the FIRST time . Hes one of the smartest fighters alive , and frankly if he took a lil Jits Id say that hed be out there schooling youngsters in MMA matches next year .
 
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