http://www.maximonline.com/articles/index.aspx?a_id=7628&src=dx1 More nonsense to get UFC fans interested about what should be a pretty boring fight. It's a shame one of the best boxers of our generation has to sink to this. People, whether they be boxers or not, who bash MMA because they claim it's 'bar room fighting' or takes no talent really have no idea how ignorant they look. Especially funny was the 'biting' comment, since I have never seen any MMA fighter bite another, but Tyson bit part of Holyfield's ear off, and I remember another fight, I think it was Golota\Pouha, that featured a bite as well. TFK
i agree with him. i'm really interested in seeing how Hopkins deals with Wright. my guess is Wright will come forward behind his jab like he always does. but there's some uncertainty as to what hopkins will do. will he box Wright like he did Tito? if so, how does he penetrate Wright's defense?
Depends. There are some pretty skilled MMA fighters in 1 form or another. However, a vast majority of them have garbage stand up.
This is nothing new. I often hear boxers/boxing writers rip MMA. Marvin Hagler said a little while ago "there's no skill in UFC". It's a bunch of nonsense, really. Boxing and MMA just require different types of skills. I personally can't stand the whole boxing/UFC rivalry.
You can't even compare the stand up. In MMA guys need to be ready to defend all kinds of stuff coming at them, not just punches. It's just not the same. They have to worry about takedowns and kicks too. If all they had to worry about was punches coming back at them the boxing would look a whole lot more like boxing.
Maybe but I see a lot of wild haymaking, garbage as standup in MMA. Then there are a few guys who can actually strike very well. So how is that an excuse?
I didn't say anything about an excuse. All I'm saying is it's not boxing so it's not going to look like boxing. There is more going on than punching.
So I'd assume Dana White will be calling Hopkins any minute now and offering him sweet change to take on Anderson Silva in the octagon? And then after this saturday night, Hops says "It was all just hype to sell tickets, I love Dana and the UFC!" ::
dsimon writes: It is amazing how much that gets your panties in a knot.:: Bernard is being "tongue in cheek", the inverviewer is asking him if he has sex before a fight just before that question. I don't see his words as indicating a real displeasure so much as a way to guffaw it up with this interviewer.
i thought hopkins was friends w/ Couture. why is he taking shit about MMA? the funny thing is, most MMA fighters are also boxing fans.
Most MMA fighters train in boxing because a solid stand-up is essential in today's MMA. Fedor Emelianenko, the greatest fighter in MMA, says that for one to be an MMA fighter, a solid grasp of wrestling and boxing is necessary. One cannot be complete without the other if competing in MMA. Even Couture trained like hell in boxing and it's never been more apparent, seeing his boxing skills on display against Tim Sylvia. Likely, Randy is going to use a lot of boxing against Gonzaga. Hopkins is just talking crap on the surface.
People should be excited about this fight. We finally get to see Winky dominated and KTFO this Saturday. Hopkins will rid us of Wink the Stink. :cheer:
Let's face it, the casual MMA fan (which I would presume Mayweather or Hopkins is) has only heard of Lidell, Couture, and Ortiz. While these guys all have exceptional wrestling skills, their stand up game is laughable to the average boxing fan, nevermind an elite level professional boxer such as Mayweather or Hopkins. How can you expect an elite level boxer to respect a sport where wild swinging brawlers such as Rampage and Lidell are considered elite level strikers? Yes, there is a lot of talent in MMA - but most of it is either exhibited in the ground game or fighters such as Shogun, Fedor, Wanderlei who have yet to make it big in the US.
the other thing is, MMA doesn't really use gloves, so it's a whole different game - combinations, for example, aren't so important. and given the possibility for kicks, distance is always greater. plus, you can't really block punches the way you can in boxing because of the gloves. still, i think more than anything, Hopkins was defending boxing - responding to the suggestion that it's dying or might be taken over by MMA. i think that was his main point.
