Board Thread:Questions and Answers/@comment-31529160-20171103170512/@comment-32783267-20171108020129

@CanadianOracle and @Cenawinslol17

I like the way you compared Silva to Ali. Ali is considered the best boxer of all time by many. But he is obviously NOT the best technical/p4p boxer of all time imo. (Got Sugar Ray Robinson for that. Power+Speed+Technique. ) He did all the things a boxer should not do, like the Lean Back style or jabbing with the entire body and such. None the less, he sure damn is fun to watch.

While I'm not armchair critiquing Silva was doing all wrong, Silva relied too much on his physical gifts and striking expertise instead of well-rounding his game like GSP or DJ did. A good wrestler always poses a problem for him, that's why he did that disco dancing in front of Weidman to goad him to strike .... and the rest was history. I also think he got kinda lucky with Brunson, but who am I to judge lol.

I think you both are right. Can or not, Silva has his hands in building up the sport and raising it up to the level we see nowadays. Even the great legendary fighters kicked a fair amounts of cans. Maybe, someday, people will be singing praises to the great Mighty Mouse, but who knows. Anyways, Silva is still doomed with this GSP.

Sorry, if I came across like a hater, because of that Till-dissing. His striking is amazing but he shouldn't brag too much of his size advantage, which made my inner Cowboy fan sad. Not to mention, Cerrone sucked consistenly against straight-line attackers; Nate and Jorge. I think he shouldn't fight Wonderboy now as people are hyping. He should fight the winner of Perry-Ponzinobbio to further legitimize himself. Till vs Perry sounds fun...

Paulo Costa looks like a young Vitor, you said. I just hope he isn't on Brazilian supplements like Vitor did for the entirety of his career. (Look up to his debut.. his neck starts from his temples!).

I'm pretty sure El Cucuy got a lot of star power in MMA community with his cringe inducing skill on par with Platinum Perry. You got a point on Super fights, oracle. Just curious though, what do you think Cody should improve? Clinches, like Roberto Duran, or kicks, as his kicks look poor against TJ. Or he should get more well-rounded and be BangkokReady?