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GSP - Silva
Posted on 11/29/12 at 11:17 am
Posted on 11/29/12 at 11:17 am
What is the board's take on this?
Silva fights at 185, GSP at 170. Doesn't sound like that much of a difference and tons of fighters have moved up or down a weight class either temporarily or permanently.
GSP appears to want the fight to take place at 170, period. Silva's camp seems to be willing to fight at a catch-weight of 177-178.
Personally, I think the fight at 170 is ridiculous and no way Silva would agree. Yeah he has fought at 170 before, but he would be a fool to do it now. GSP would eat him up at 170. Silva would be a weakened shell IMO.
So, I tend to side with Silva on this one and believe a fight at 177 is fair. I am a bigger Rush fan than Silva fan as well. I think Silva wins at 177, but GSP would certainly have a good shot with his takedowns while takedown defense is Anderson's weakest link.
FTR, Anderson is at about 205 right now and is 6'2. Asking him to cut to 170 to face a physical specimin who is 5'10 and fighting in his optimal weight class isn't going to happen and shouldn't. Even if it did and GSP won, I would discount it as the advantage would be too large anyway.
Silva fights at 185, GSP at 170. Doesn't sound like that much of a difference and tons of fighters have moved up or down a weight class either temporarily or permanently.
GSP appears to want the fight to take place at 170, period. Silva's camp seems to be willing to fight at a catch-weight of 177-178.
Personally, I think the fight at 170 is ridiculous and no way Silva would agree. Yeah he has fought at 170 before, but he would be a fool to do it now. GSP would eat him up at 170. Silva would be a weakened shell IMO.
So, I tend to side with Silva on this one and believe a fight at 177 is fair. I am a bigger Rush fan than Silva fan as well. I think Silva wins at 177, but GSP would certainly have a good shot with his takedowns while takedown defense is Anderson's weakest link.
FTR, Anderson is at about 205 right now and is 6'2. Asking him to cut to 170 to face a physical specimin who is 5'10 and fighting in his optimal weight class isn't going to happen and shouldn't. Even if it did and GSP won, I would discount it as the advantage would be too large anyway.
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Posted on 11/29/12 at 11:27 am to Tiger n Miami AU83
I'm ready to see it happen.
Posted on 11/29/12 at 11:28 am to Tiger n Miami AU83
fighting at 178 seems like the best way to make the fight happen
Silva is the bigger guy and will have an advantage in size but he'll have to cut a lot to get to that weight.
Silva is the bigger guy and will have an advantage in size but he'll have to cut a lot to get to that weight.
Posted on 11/29/12 at 11:30 am to Tiger n Miami AU83
Don't wanna see, Silva will kill him..
Posted on 11/29/12 at 11:31 am to Tiger n Miami AU83
Needs to be at catchweight
Posted on 11/29/12 at 11:34 am to Tiger n Miami AU83
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Anderson is at about 205 right now and is 6'2. Asking him to cut to 170 to face a physical specimin who is 5'10 and fighting in his optimal weight class isn't going to happen and shouldn't. Even if it did and GSP won, I would discount it as the advantage would be too large anyway.
Silva walks around at like 220, cutting to 170 would be insane
Posted on 11/29/12 at 12:43 pm to Tiger n Miami AU83
quote:Would take a lot of the appeal out of the fight for me
GSP appears to want the fight to take place at 170, period.
Posted on 11/29/12 at 12:46 pm to Tiger n Miami AU83
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So, I tend to side with Silva on this one and believe a fight at 177 is fair. I am a bigger Rush fan than Silva fan as well. I think Silva wins at 177, but GSP would certainly have a good shot with his takedowns while takedown defense is Anderson's weakest link.
I think Silva destroys GSP. Anderson Silva just beat Chael Sonnen who is a better wrestler than GSP and for the most part shut down Sonnens takedowns in the second fight. On the feet Silva would rip GSP a new one. This fight would be a massacre. Silva vs Jones is a much better matchup.
Posted on 11/29/12 at 1:36 pm to Tiger n Miami AU83
Silva would mop the floor with gsp
Posted on 11/29/12 at 3:52 pm to Tiger n Miami AU83
Silva beats GSP with ease due to size difference.
The real fight is Bones vs Silva. I'm a huge Silva fan but I think Bones picks him apart and wins in a pretty easy way. I would love to see Silva beat Bones but JJ is bigger, younger, and just as good a striker as Silva.
The real fight is Bones vs Silva. I'm a huge Silva fan but I think Bones picks him apart and wins in a pretty easy way. I would love to see Silva beat Bones but JJ is bigger, younger, and just as good a striker as Silva.
Posted on 11/29/12 at 4:08 pm to Tiger n Miami AU83
Silva destroys GSP at 185.....and he will destroy him so bad that there's no point in making this mismatch happen in the first place.
GSP edges out Silva on points at 180 and below. The weight loss will take a toll on Silva imo. The lower the weight, the worse Silva will look.
This is just like De La Hoya-Pacquiao. De La Hoya would have punished Pacman at 154.....but the weight cut drained DLH into a skeleton and he had nothing in the tank on fight night....and Pacman took it to him.
GSP edges out Silva on points at 180 and below. The weight loss will take a toll on Silva imo. The lower the weight, the worse Silva will look.
This is just like De La Hoya-Pacquiao. De La Hoya would have punished Pacman at 154.....but the weight cut drained DLH into a skeleton and he had nothing in the tank on fight night....and Pacman took it to him.
This post was edited on 11/29/12 at 4:09 pm
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