Q AND A WITH ANDERSON SILVA

http://fightbeat.com/article_detail.php?AT=192

 

Thanks, I loved his destruction of Chris Leben, and than the air guitar move he did after the fight. :2:

 

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This is a great match up. Silva can bang, as we saw with his destruction of Leben. Franklin should be on the top of everyone's P4P list, but he's coming off a number of injuries. I really don't know how to call this one, so when it's a toss up, I'll take the champ. Franklin by referee's stoppage in the 4th.

Now, a couple of notes regarding the article itself. It might be minor, but it should be addressed. One of the questions included this...

I know it's just a typo, but it should be 'relaxed'.

Also, there's no need for profanity in the interview.

I know these are small infractions, but it's little things like these that seperate legitimate press with some kid writing a blog. I want nothing but success for FB, especially if we're gonna continue to cover MMA, so it's imperative that the site comes off as professional. And that means spellchecking typo's, and no needless profanity.

Just my opinion, and thanks for the interview.

TFK

 

Yeah, FB needs an editor.

 

my things might slip by once in a while. The editor is only one person doing a ton of work.

Cupey

 

some of these questions seemed inappropriately phrased, who wrote these questions? the person really didnt ask any good mma questions seemed, like the person didnt know much

 

I can find you a dozen errors in the NYTimes if you give me 10 minutes. You used to be on the radio show, right? How's that prozac prescription working for you? This was my favorite, though: Trinidad will wreeck Winky. didn't you say it wouldn't go more than a couple rounds. Maybe you need an editor. Ciao.

 

seriously, great move......sherdog and mmaweekly and other big MMA websites have good content, but the message boards are shit....I'd like to see some of the fightbeat faithful start to follow more MMA.....I dont even pay attention to boxing anymore. Honestly, Chico is one of my favorite boxers, and I still dont know the outcome of his last fight. Not because I couldnt find it, but because I dont want to know who won until I watch it, and it hasnt struck me as that important as far as my viewing plans go,:nixweiss:

 

Steve will wreeck you after he sees this post, zach.

You pushed the wrong buttons, my friend.

 

It was a double knockout in the 7th, after they each floored the other guy 7 times each. Much better than the first Castillo/Corrales fight. :coffeekcik:

 

I realize that the UFC is polluting cable and ppv with endless events now(UFC 63 only 3 weeks ago, then TUF earlier this week on spike, and now UFC 64 this saturday), then the Pride show next saturday. That's a whole load of material right there! Then you got the boxing matches like Calzaghe, Klitschko, Mayweather, Liakhovich, Tyson, etc who'll all be fighting over the next 5-6 weeks, many of them being title defenses.
I guess it's more fun to be a fan of both MMA and boxing right now. You have more to follow, therefore more time to waste.:jester:

 

:jester: Real mature.

That was Duncan (Bug Eyed Earl). I really let him have it for that one.

Thanks, cahmo.

 

ladies, instead of bitching. Let's work together to incorporate MMA into the site. I want FightBeat to be the ultimate combat website so let's help rather than fight.

If anybody thinks they want to contribute by writing, photos, videos, or whatever e-mail me at fightbeat@gmail.com

 

Hey Cupe check out the new Staff Writers forum I made at the top of the message board... someone in PR wants to do some vids. Get in touch with him.

 

Umm...okay.

I'm sure the remark was meant in jest, but I'd imagine that the New York Times has just a bit more material to cover/proofread than Fightbeat does.

For now, anyway...if everybody contributes (myself included :smackbottom: ), THEN we'd be on par with them!! :dancingguy:

 

Not to mention the New York Times actually have these things called deadlines.

 

got it. Thanks

Cupey

 

and probably has hell of a lot more people to do it. Considering Zach writes 2 articles a week for Boxing News UK. Just Finished a huge article for FHM. And works full-time as a real estate agent, I think you guys can shut up now and continue your day.

Cupey

 

me personally I've never seen one UFC fight. Looks too damn brutal to me

Cupey

 

For the most part, it's pretty crappy. There is the odd good fight though.

 

WAR ANDERSON!!!

 

Oh shit son, it's a throwdown!

I would edit you under the table without even taking off my jacket.

 

Well considering that I do this and I do that you guys can all shut up and continue your day.

 

The variety of styles and ways to win a fight are the reasons I love MMA. The styles I see today are so varied and diverse from what they where 15 years ago that me and friends of mine can spend hours analyzing and breaking down styles and how fighters have evolved over the years.

Grapplers, BJJ practicioners with their submission techniques or wrestlers using "ground and pound techniques", had the advantage in the beginning. Royce Gracie and Mark Coleman are two examples of this type of fighter.

Then came the rise of the Submission Fighters (Frank Shamrock, Frank Mir, Antonio, "Minotauro" Noguiera are examples) and Muy Thai strikers cross training and mixing Brazilian Jiu Jitsu with what some consider the most brutal style of stand up fighting there is in "Thai Boxing". Anderson Silva and Wanderlei Silva are two examples.

As with boxing, fights can be boring or exciting depending upon style matchups. Grappler vs grappler, sometimes proves to be the equivalent of watching two counter punchers circling each other looking for the other to lead. However you do get the occasional fast paced chess match of a ground fight where strikes are exchanged while both attack each other with sub attempts.

Then there's the fight that goes to the ground and the fighter on his back does well at defending the blows and guard pass attempts of the one on top......and on this goes on and on with not alot of other action besides for the entire fight. However refs are getting better about standing these types back to restart the action on the feet to get the action moving.



Tomorrow night's main event will be between two strikers who both like to keep it on the feet and trade hands. I'm going with Silva by KO by the second round.

 

Wanderlei Silva does thai boxing? So that's the art of throwing your hands like a wildman while keeping your eyes either pinned to the ground or closed, and hoping you hit the other guy first before he hits you?:jester:
Seriously, that style would get him killed even against a D class pro boxer. Throwing your hands like a wildman and not knowing what the hell is coming back as a counter is a pretty crappy style. No perception of defense, side to side movement or bobbing/weaving. They call that thai boxing?

 

so why is he considered good?

I only saw him get destroyed by Vitor bEelfort in like a minute, so I Don't really know much about him.

 

Well because he's tough, has alot of heart, and has exceptional skills on the ground to go with his thai boxing. But as a pure stand up striker, he has crazy flaws. His knees are quite good though. He did a job on poor ol' Quinton Jackson with those knees.

 

I like silva, as he's an animal, but, he would get killed by a good boxer in a stand up battle imo, cause of the jab.

I still rebember him getting cut to ribbons and stopped, by a fat brazilian in a vale tudo show

 

Unfortunately that's what he's gotta be classified under since he utilitzes those knees from hell sooo damn well. :jester:

I know what you mean though. Dude is basically a brawler with some muy thai techniques to polish things off. Sides, this is mma...no need to worry about countering and other elements of the "sweet science". Anderson Silva comes close to that though. Alot of the other so called "best" in mma leave alot to be desired there.