Board Thread:Questions and Answers/@comment-31529160-20170811161845/@comment-32811455-20170812011708

BerryBoiii wrote:

Well u said JBJ "managed" to win due to his rediculous size advantage over DC n yet still DC managed to win Gus ( who is as u said equals with JBJ ). DC beating Gus proves that size wasn't the problem n has never been it's jst that JBJ is DC's better. JBJ is p4p best over everyone cuz no one has ever beaten him n when it comes to pure talent n fighting intelegence we know no one does it better.

Don't get me wrong DJ is also great n scared off all opponents bt side by side with dangerous ppl JBJ has beaten to still remain Undisputed champ, in all criteria for p4p best u'll see JBJ is above DJ so that's y he deserves it more than DJ bro.

Jst my take on the issue bro no hard feelings ;)

Yes, Gustafsson vs DC was another very close fight. I would say the difference there is actually 2 things that combined into one: While the Mauler is as tall as JBJ, he isn't as long in terms of reach and limb length. Combine that with the fact that JBJ is the best I've ever seen at utilizing his height and reach edge to it's maximum advantage, and you see why DC v Gus and DC v JBJ is not quite apples to apples. I don't necessarily think it's even fair to say Bones is flat out better than DC (though I probably would give Bones a slight edge in total talent). It's more a rock-paper-scissors thing; Max beats Aldo, who beats Frankie. But Frankie might still beat Max.

So many Jones fights I have looked at the two combatants and thought "that's not right. They dont look like they belong in the same weight class!" I never felt that way once about DJ -- closer to the opposite if anything. I think we both know the physcial advantages Bones has are a critical part of his dominance. Take that away and you still have an amazing, talented fighter and all-time great. But not an undefeated one, and probably not the current champion. Let's not even discuss his history of being a shitty human being, but limit it to the ban for doping. That's legacy damaging.

Point is, one day DJ is the P4P King. And Bones wins 1 fight against a man who needs a yardstick to reach him, and suddenly he's better than DJ in terms of P4P? I think not. Beat Gustafsson convincingly. Fight some heavyweights before your career is over. And not just some semi-retired pro-wrestler with limited skills like Lesnar. A real Top 5, even Top 10 Heavyweight. Then he can be the GOAT.

Lesnar, BTW, is a guy who probably never would have won an MMA fight without his own physical advantages. It helps to literally be built like a silverback. Take that away and what do you have? A good wrestler but not much else. Take away Jones' advantages and, again, you still have an all-time great talent. But not the best P4P ever.

And of course no hard feelings. I'm sure it gets a lot more heated than this over the same issue (like people pointing out that being an arrogant, coke-snorting, car-crashing, PED-using felon should probably have some impact on how admired someone is. Hope this new leaf JBJ has turned over is for real. Would be nice to be able to root for the guy). ;)

P.S. - Sorry for the length. That ended up way longer than I thought. Congrats to anyone who read it all! :P