Posted by tomp6581
to tell you the truth Fedor has fought no good strikers like chuck besides Hunt and Cro Cop and they are both pure kickboxers
BESIDES Cro Cop.....who is a better, more devastating striker than Chuck!!
The more relevant question is who was Chuck fought who is anywhere near as good as Fedor? Answer: Nobody.
Even look at the fights whilst he has been champ......Ortiz x2, Couture x2, Horn, White and Babalu x2..........none of these fighters are anywhere near as good as Fedor so I don’t see why (based on his fights) you see him with the best chance of beating Fedor.
Let me just clarify, I like Chuck Liddell and I don’t think Fedor is unbeatable. But IMO Chuck loses to Fedor 95 times out of 100. But whatever, it's all about opinions.
Posted by Junior24
I blv tomp6581 said it best about Chuck's track record. Chuck is an old school ISKA/American Kickboxer not a striker. Those are his roots. Yes he has an hell of a right hand, definately no debate their. CC is a striker, Anderson Silva is a striker, Cung Le, Mick Swick, Bisping, guys like those are strikers. They use more than one thing to hurt their opponent. The leg kick Chuck used to beat Babalu doesnt count. Anywho, Fedoor beat the best "striker" in the world. Chuck is no where in the same class as CC. When Fedor gets somone to the ground, he doesnt waist time. He absolutely malls people. Fedor's doesnt have an ego. So he is not going and try to make his fight look pretty and beat someone at their own game. He is going to win indecively! If Fedor were to fight Chuck at whatever weightclass, I would seriously be scared for Chuck to be able to defend himself. Fedor fights Lindland here shortly, whom everybody thinks is the best middleweight in the world, and I wouldnt be surprised if he gets seriously hurt in this fight. Fedor and CC are in a different class of MMA.
).....Crocop is more of a technical striker trying to look good in the ring and always keeps 100% composed,as where Chuck he is not affraid to trade blows with you toe to toe,in fact thats what he wants.Crocop kept retreating the whole fight..and the only weapon he has while retreating was a Jab,as where Chuck is a great powerful striker moving backwards...He's not gonna throw a Jab,he's gonna take a couple steps back and unleash his lethal uppercut!
Posted by Trapt1nw0nder
Posted by Junior24
I blv tomp6581 said it best about Chuck's track record. Chuck is an old school ISKA/American Kickboxer not a striker. Those are his roots. Yes he has an hell of a right hand, definately no debate their. CC is a striker, Anderson Silva is a striker, Cung Le, Mick Swick, Bisping, guys like those are strikers. They use more than one thing to hurt their opponent. The leg kick Chuck used to beat Babalu doesnt count. Anywho, Fedoor beat the best "striker" in the world. Chuck is no where in the same class as CC. When Fedor gets somone to the ground, he doesnt waist time. He absolutely malls people. Fedor's doesnt have an ego. So he is not going and try to make his fight look pretty and beat someone at their own game. He is going to win indecively! If Fedor were to fight Chuck at whatever weightclass, I would seriously be scared for Chuck to be able to defend himself. Fedor fights Lindland here shortly, whom everybody thinks is the best middleweight in the world, and I wouldnt be surprised if he gets seriously hurt in this fight. Fedor and CC are in a different class of MMA.
sure Fedor beat Crocop...but it doesnt mean he can beat Liddell...
there is 1 thing Crocop dont have as much as Chuck and that is Heart(or balls..balls too).....Crocop is more of a technical striker trying to look good in the ring and always keeps 100% composed,as where Chuck he is not affraid to trade blows with you toe to toe,in fact thats what he wants.Crocop kept retreating the whole fight..and the only weapon he has while retreating was a Jab,as where Chuck is a great powerful striker moving backwards...He's not gonna throw a Jab,he's gonna take a couple steps back and unleash his lethal uppercut!
Chuck has KO power while moving while Crocop must have his feet set or moving forward(which Fedor didnt let him do the whole fight)
Chuck is King of the Cage
Posted by Junior24
Posted by Trapt1nw0nder
Posted by Junior24
I blv tomp6581 said it best about Chuck's track record. Chuck is an old school ISKA/American Kickboxer not a striker. Those are his roots. Yes he has an hell of a right hand, definately no debate their. CC is a striker, Anderson Silva is a striker, Cung Le, Mick Swick, Bisping, guys like those are strikers. They use more than one thing to hurt their opponent. The leg kick Chuck used to beat Babalu doesnt count. Anywho, Fedoor beat the best "striker" in the world. Chuck is no where in the same class as CC. When Fedor gets somone to the ground, he doesnt waist time. He absolutely malls people. Fedor's doesnt have an ego. So he is not going and try to make his fight look pretty and beat someone at their own game. He is going to win indecively! If Fedor were to fight Chuck at whatever weightclass, I would seriously be scared for Chuck to be able to defend himself. Fedor fights Lindland here shortly, whom everybody thinks is the best middleweight in the world, and I wouldnt be surprised if he gets seriously hurt in this fight. Fedor and CC are in a different class of MMA.
sure Fedor beat Crocop...but it doesnt mean he can beat Liddell...
there is 1 thing Crocop dont have as much as Chuck and that is Heart(or balls..balls too).....Crocop is more of a technical striker trying to look good in the ring and always keeps 100% composed,as where Chuck he is not affraid to trade blows with you toe to toe,in fact thats what he wants.Crocop kept retreating the whole fight..and the only weapon he has while retreating was a Jab,as where Chuck is a great powerful striker moving backwards...He's not gonna throw a Jab,he's gonna take a couple steps back and unleash his lethal uppercut!
Chuck has KO power while moving while Crocop must have his feet set or moving forward(which Fedor didnt let him do the whole fight)
Chuck is King of the Cage
Uhm...for someone to get in the ring w/Fedor takes balls. For someone to take Fedor to the limit takes balls. As for CC not having heart, well I dont know the personal reasons why each fighter fights for but Im sure both are legitimate reasons. I believe CC's showed heart when he faught Fedor. Chuck is a counter-puncher and everyone knows that. He doesnt push the attach until he "hurts" his opponent. CC's has a different game plan and so does every other MMA fighter. Its just that Fedor has pretty good habit of not letting his opponents game plan work. BTW, you cant move backwards when your on your back. Also, even though Chuck is moving backwards when he counter punches, he still plants and shifts his hips just like CC and every other "Striker".
Its not a jab when CC counter punches, its a straight, just like Chuck has, a lethal right overhand straight, not an uppercut...
Posted by mkiv9secsupra
fedor sets his takedowns up with strikes. ortiz, couture, babalu all do this. granted fedor is on a higher level than these guys, chuck still handled them with extreme ease. fedor fans seem to rely on not confidence in there guy but a lack of it in Liddell.
Posted by Junior24
Posted by mkiv9secsupra
fedor sets his takedowns up with strikes. ortiz, couture, babalu all do this. granted fedor is on a higher level than these guys, chuck still handled them with extreme ease. fedor fans seem to rely on not confidence in there guy but a lack of it in Liddell.
If Chuck and Fedor were to fight each other for the next 10 years w/a 3-4 month break in between each fight, Chuck would never win. You could change the weightclass, ring type, altitude, the stars alignment, whatever stipulation, Chuck would never beat Fedor.
Posted by Junior24
Posted by mkiv9secsupra
fedor sets his takedowns up with strikes. ortiz, couture, babalu all do this. granted fedor is on a higher level than these guys, chuck still handled them with extreme ease. fedor fans seem to rely on not confidence in there guy but a lack of it in Liddell.
If Chuck and Fedor were to fight each other for the next 10 years w/a 3-4 month break in between each fight, Chuck would never win. You could change the weightclass, ring type, altitude, the stars alignment, whatever stipulation, Chuck would never beat Fedor.
Posted by Junior24
I am still flabbergasted that Chuck thinks he is in the same league as CC and Fedor. I dont see his rationality. Fedor is not even my favorite, but I admit he is the greatest fighter on the planet right now, regardless of weight class. Regardless this fight will never happend. Chuck needs to worry about Rampage, Shogun, Hollywood, and Bisping before Fedor and CC. I can understand his point about Wandy, but I also think he came back too early after CC fight.
Posted by Trapt1nw0nder
I do agree with chuck...he does have the right style to beat Fedor
Posted by Wannabe78
Posted by Trapt1nw0nder
I do agree with chuck...he does have the right style to beat Fedor
Give me a break...That's what they said about Cro-Cop.
Posted by mkiv9secsupra
let me ask this... what weaknesses does chuck have?
Posted by mkiv9secsupra
fedor sets his takedowns up with strikes. ortiz, couture, babalu all do this. granted fedor is on a higher level than these guys, chuck still handled them with extreme ease. fedor fans seem to rely on not confidence in there guy but a lack of it in Liddell.
Posted by Junior24
Posted by mkiv9secsupra
let me ask this... what weaknesses does chuck have?
Well since Im a "troll" I dont know if I will be able to intelligently answer this question, but I will give it a try...
1. Chuck is the #1 LHW in UFC, not the world.
2. Chuck has a very good take-down defense angainst LHW's. CC has an phenominal take-down defense. Chuck's only real test's were Randy and Tito, Babalu is C-B fighter, he doesnt count as a repidable take-down artist.
3. Chuck is a "Counter-Puncher". He will always have a puncher's chance in every fight because of his right hand, yes you are correct. That is my problem, thats his game plan and thats it. "I'll just him w/my right hand and Ill go from their." Im not saying he's ever said that but thats his mantality.
4. If you saw the fight against Tiger, he was getting worked, of course he counter punched w/his right hand. A real striker, i.e. CC, will work him. Fedor may not have the prettiest punches, but he lands them and its hits like jack hammer and when Fedor got Chuck on the ground he wouldnt LNP like the majority of the GNP fighters in UFC. Plus Fedor knows how to submit people. He's like a Matt Hughes who punches and kicks like a mule.
In ending IMO Chuck has a great oppurtunity this year to prove that he is the "#1 LHW in the world". Rampage, Michael Bisping, Rashad Evans, Machida are some fighters in UFC that I believe are legitimate fighters for contention for his belt.
Chuck is a good strong fighter, but he certainly he is not the best LHW in the world considering the amount of great fighters in the weight class. I might be proven wrong this year, but I still think Chuck is not in the same class of fighters as CC and Fedor.
Posted by misfit138
Posted by mkiv9secsupra
fedor sets his takedowns up with strikes. ortiz, couture, babalu all do this. granted fedor is on a higher level than these guys, chuck still handled them with extreme ease. fedor fans seem to rely on not confidence in there guy but a lack of it in Liddell.
I'm a huge Fedor AND Chuck fan... However, it's my confidence in Fedor that makes me think that he would win if these two were to fight. I've read posts that say that Fedor is a wild puncher... if Chuck throws some of his amazing counterpunches, Fedor would be able to take it. Fedor has proven that his chin is hard enough to take a punch (or a kick). Not to mention, Fedor is much bigger than Chuck, so even if Chuck were to move up a weight class he would be able to use the size advantage to take Chuck to the ground. Even though Chuck has an awesome takedown defense, Fedor could use his size to his advantage.
Posted by Trapt1nw0nder
Posted by Junior24
Posted by mkiv9secsupra
let me ask this... what weaknesses does chuck have?
Well since Im a "troll" I dont know if I will be able to intelligently answer this question, but I will give it a try...
1. Chuck is the #1 LHW in UFC, not the world.
2. Chuck has a very good take-down defense angainst LHW's. CC has an phenominal take-down defense. Chuck's only real test's were Randy and Tito, Babalu is C-B fighter, he doesnt count as a repidable take-down artist.
3. Chuck is a "Counter-Puncher". He will always have a puncher's chance in every fight because of his right hand, yes you are correct. That is my problem, thats his game plan and thats it. "I'll just him w/my right hand and Ill go from their." Im not saying he's ever said that but thats his mantality.
4. If you saw the fight against Tiger, he was getting worked, of course he counter punched w/his right hand. A real striker, i.e. CC, will work him. Fedor may not have the prettiest punches, but he lands them and its hits like jack hammer and when Fedor got Chuck on the ground he wouldnt LNP like the majority of the GNP fighters in UFC. Plus Fedor knows how to submit people. He's like a Matt Hughes who punches and kicks like a mule.
In ending IMO Chuck has a great oppurtunity this year to prove that he is the "#1 LHW in the world". Rampage, Michael Bisping, Rashad Evans, Machida are some fighters in UFC that I believe are legitimate fighters for contention for his belt.
Chuck is a good strong fighter, but he certainly he is not the best LHW in the world considering the amount of great fighters in the weight class. I might be proven wrong this year, but I still think Chuck is not in the same class of fighters as CC and Fedor.
if Chuck is the best LHW in the UFC as you say...then who is #1 in your mind in the world?
Shogun?....who got dominated by as you say "B-C level fighter" Renato Sobral and choked out?
Silva?...who lost to a natural welterweight?
who?
Posted by migo
lol @ Cung Le or Frank Shamrock being top 5 at 205.
Posted by mkiv9secsupra
let me ask this... what weaknesses does chuck have?
Posted by tomp6581
Posted by mkiv9secsupra
let me ask this... what weaknesses does chuck have?
My own personal opinion on Chuck is that I feel he has never fought TOP class opponents in his own weight class (never mind HW). Obviously this is not Chucks fault, but Arona, Little Nog, Shogun, Wanderlei and Henderson would all be tougher opponents than he has ever faced before.......I’m not saying he would definitely lose to them or anything.....I’m just saying that against TOP class opponents in his weight class he is relatively unproven.
Now, when people compare him to the Fedor (who is regarded the best HW and best Pound for pound fighter in the world).....I cant help but think people are being too passive about the fact that Fedor is a HW who has PROVEN himself to be the best HW in the world by defeating the other TOP class opponents in his division.......This is including the likes of Cro Cop who is a more devastating striker than chuck who has better take down defence AND a HW. Because of this I think Fedor would beat Chuck easily.
Hey, I respect other peoples opinions, and I really don’t want to come across as the sort of guy who thinks Fedor is unbeatable or would beat Chuck purely based on the fact that I like him – I try to stay rational and fair….and I think that any fair minded individual reading this post will see that I have a point.
ps. Whoever said Cro Cop is just a kick boxer is a fool.
Posted by mkiv9secsupra
let me ask this... what weaknesses does chuck have?