Screwface Exchange
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I don't mind point fighters. I just think it should be a give and take. like if you getting every shoot stuff and then basically just controlling duke and not doing any real damage that shouldn't be an automatic round. It pisses me off every time I see it. Like breh its like someone throwing 87 jabs, they all miss and you give bro the round because the other dude defended them well.
I don't want to get into a discipline pissing contest but boxing is just simply much harder to be world class at and as such if you a student of the game you can appreciate all diff types of boxers cuz every style is hard to win with at that level. MMA is hard too ofc but its dudes who start training at 19 or some shyt and make it to the UFC. You will literally never see that in any weight class below heavyweight.
I don't think there will ever be a floyd in MMA because its simply too many ways to lose. Jon Jones comes closest though.
I agree with most of what you say but i wldnt compare floyd to jones.
What made the rise and early run of jones so big and powerful was that every fight he was beating recent former champs. It wasnt till later ufc had to manufacture a hot fighter a numb1 contender going thru rankings. Jon's got thrown in fire young and early. And floyd always fun with his same bag n skill.
Jones was a young champ and got belt beating 5 str8 former champs and each one beat with a different style or skill.
Often his own opponentd strength. Rua know in pride for vicious soccer kicks Jon's pieced him up with kicks and knees and tko em.
Rampage know for big slam and bullying guys in ring. Jones bullied em and bruised em up, rear choke.
Machida was a boogey man and black belt Jon's was his boogey man and choked em out standing up. First time he went asleep.
Rashad another former champ knew him n out and he beat and broke em down wit and showed his reach and technical ability Rashad cld barely touch em
Then vitor he showed his toughness nt tapping when vitor locked in the deadly arm bar. Showed he had heart and won't give up. The did arm lock right back kimora on another black belt.
Floyd never finished top guys like joned nor use a diff style or method each time.
Floyd is closer to a gsp to me when he was jus takin guys down knee in gut control me didn't go for ko or submit just happy to control and get decision. Str8 technical dominance.
Alves hardy Koscheck shields condor Diaz all str8 decisions was rarely in danger and rarely put himself in danger. Rarely went for the kill. Dats Floyd