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!!!!!!
Ruca said:fred ettish....baddest mofo to ever live!
bkc said:

Djimbe said:And this was in the 60's , not some far off Century .
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.
megamania500 said:
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 .
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 @!
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.
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!!!!!!
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!
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.
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!
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.
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 .
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.
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 .
This is in a no rules, bare knuckle, all out street fight...
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.
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.
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.
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.?
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.
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 .
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.
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
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
Djimbe said:Ive had good Experiences with Systema guys . What have yours been ? Have you trained with them before ? WHere at and with Whom ?
Djimbe said:on what Planet could Royce beat Fedor ?
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.
indyjones said:Carlson Gracie Without a doubt.
cris61220 said:Mirco "Crocop" The best fighter out there..
Longhorn85 your statement is fundamentally correct.Longhorn85 said:Only one fighter is referred to as "The Greatest", and that is the former Cassius Clay.
AzaThoth said:and was named "Fighter of the Year" (not boxer of the year) by RING MAGAZINE more times than any other fighter.
Post number 42 is one of nine posts that you have made on this thread.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?

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!!!!!!
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?
tin2 said:who voted for a gracie.? ha
Anthony Starks said:Its a list with George Foreman, Chuck Norris, and Bruce Lee on it and you want to bash Gracies?
Djimbe said:wait , WTF is wrong with George ?
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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