Comments on: 5 Oz. Interview with former NFL All-Pro offensive lineman Carlton Haselrig http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/05/10/5-oz-qa-with-former-nfl-all-pro-carlton-haselrig/ Your Destination for Insider MMA News and Opinion Sun, 08 Nov 2009 18:31:42 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: CRYSTALNYC http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/05/10/5-oz-qa-with-former-nfl-all-pro-carlton-haselrig/comment-page-1/#comment-70050 CRYSTALNYC Sat, 02 May 2009 14:29:18 +0000 http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/05/10/5-oz-qa-with-former-nfl-all-pro-carlton-haselrig/#comment-70050 YOU GO CARELTON!! YOU GO CARELTON!!

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]]> By: mpstout http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/05/10/5-oz-qa-with-former-nfl-all-pro-carlton-haselrig/comment-page-1/#comment-28671 mpstout Sun, 25 May 2008 03:40:17 +0000 http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/05/10/5-oz-qa-with-former-nfl-all-pro-carlton-haselrig/#comment-28671 Carlton is a freak of nature, a very gifted athlete, He has a resume that no one will ever match, But a rookie in mma at the age of42? My only question is why now? 15 years ago in the early days of mma he would of been unstopable! And if he did choose to fight then opposed to now, that carlton haselrig's name would be mentioned in the same ranks as royce gracie, ken shamrock, and dan severn. But i belive if carlton keeps his nose clean, and gets hooked up with a real camp, there is still time for mr. haselrig to make his mark in mma!! Carlton is a freak of nature, a very gifted athlete, He has a resume that no one will ever match, But a rookie in mma at the age of42? My only question is why now? 15 years ago in the early days of mma he would of been unstopable! And if he did choose to fight then opposed to now, that carlton haselrig’s name would be mentioned in the same ranks as royce gracie, ken shamrock, and dan severn. But i belive if carlton keeps his nose clean, and gets hooked up with a real camp, there is still time for mr. haselrig to make his mark in mma!!

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]]> By: Brent http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/05/10/5-oz-qa-with-former-nfl-all-pro-carlton-haselrig/comment-page-1/#comment-26886 Brent Mon, 12 May 2008 13:53:16 +0000 http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/05/10/5-oz-qa-with-former-nfl-all-pro-carlton-haselrig/#comment-26886 Sam, I wished you would have asked him about his 2-0-0 record against his wife. Sam, I wished you would have asked him about his 2-0-0 record against his wife.

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]]> By: egad81 http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/05/10/5-oz-qa-with-former-nfl-all-pro-carlton-haselrig/comment-page-1/#comment-26761 egad81 Sun, 11 May 2008 19:58:38 +0000 http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/05/10/5-oz-qa-with-former-nfl-all-pro-carlton-haselrig/#comment-26761 #2 Joel Harden.... Name the place and time and I will roll with Carlton. shit I will roll with you too if you are a fighter. Sounds to me that you are a potty mouth with small man complex. Haselrig is a good athlete but he is NOT in top MMA condition. I doubt he would last with a top level fighter. He has natural strength and with all the WEIGHT he has some punching power. but as for a "GROUND GAME"... He might have been a good wrestler in highschool but he didnt show any BJJ against Ott. Being in the NFL is cool but it dont make you a good fighter. #2 Joel Harden…. Name the place and time and I will roll with Carlton. shit I will roll with you too if you are a fighter. Sounds to me that you are a potty mouth with small man complex.

Haselrig is a good athlete but he is NOT in top MMA condition. I doubt he would last with a top level fighter.
He has natural strength and with all the WEIGHT he has some punching power.
but as for a “GROUND GAME”… He might have been a good wrestler in highschool but he didnt show any BJJ against Ott.

Being in the NFL is cool but it dont make you a good fighter.

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]]> By: Cabelo http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/05/10/5-oz-qa-with-former-nfl-all-pro-carlton-haselrig/comment-page-1/#comment-26758 Cabelo Sun, 11 May 2008 19:12:30 +0000 http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/05/10/5-oz-qa-with-former-nfl-all-pro-carlton-haselrig/#comment-26758 Biggest thing I see when I look at that injury list? Those are all injuries that almost every mma fighter has to deal with daily, and it's due to the short duration and lack of impact that people with horrible knees can still be very competitive in MMA. Even if they aren't fully healed, which I suspect is not the situation. He might have trouble keeping up with the Diaz brothers in a marathon, but mma seems a good fit for Haselrig. The only concern I would have (haven't seen the Ott fight) would be that he might be a bit boring, doin a bit of laynpray. Just have to see, I guess. Biggest thing I see when I look at that injury list? Those are all injuries that almost every mma fighter has to deal with daily, and it’s due to the short duration and lack of impact that people with horrible knees can still be very competitive in MMA. Even if they aren’t fully healed, which I suspect is not the situation.

He might have trouble keeping up with the Diaz brothers in a marathon, but mma seems a good fit for Haselrig. The only concern I would have (haven’t seen the Ott fight) would be that he might be a bit boring, doin a bit of laynpray. Just have to see, I guess.

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]]> By: Ezekiel 25:17 http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/05/10/5-oz-qa-with-former-nfl-all-pro-carlton-haselrig/comment-page-1/#comment-26734 Ezekiel 25:17 Sun, 11 May 2008 13:31:42 +0000 http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/05/10/5-oz-qa-with-former-nfl-all-pro-carlton-haselrig/#comment-26734 As for this talk about injuries: people, do your research. His injuries were as follows: Broken right foot Broken right ankle Broken right thumb. Arthroscopic knee surgery twice. No major sports injuries in 13 years, which I suspect is enough time to heal, although I'm not a doctor, nor do I play one on TV. C'mon, think before you type. As for this talk about injuries: people, do your research. His injuries were as follows:

Broken right foot
Broken right ankle
Broken right thumb.
Arthroscopic knee surgery twice.

No major sports injuries in 13 years, which I suspect is enough time to heal, although I’m not a doctor, nor do I play one on TV.

C’mon, think before you type.

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]]> By: Ezekiel 25:17 http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/05/10/5-oz-qa-with-former-nfl-all-pro-carlton-haselrig/comment-page-1/#comment-26731 Ezekiel 25:17 Sun, 11 May 2008 13:25:22 +0000 http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/05/10/5-oz-qa-with-former-nfl-all-pro-carlton-haselrig/#comment-26731 Again, Nick Lembo, former Penn State wrestler and the true godfather of MMA (for those that don't knowhe crafted the legislation for NJ, the first state to sanction MMA and who attends all fights in NJ) was at a loss for words as to how Carlton dominated Shane Ott, a former IFL fighter who took Roy Nelson the distance. DOMINATED. In terms of age, think of George Foreman. George was a east at a young age. So was Carlton. George retired by 28. So was Carlton. George made a comeback after an extensive layoff. So did Carlton. George fought competitively into his 40s. So is Carlton. George became Heavyweight Champion at 45.... You write the rest. Again, Nick Lembo, former Penn State wrestler and the true godfather of MMA (for those that don’t knowhe crafted the legislation for NJ, the first state to sanction MMA and who attends all fights in NJ) was at a loss for words as to how Carlton dominated Shane Ott, a former IFL fighter who took Roy Nelson the distance. DOMINATED.

In terms of age, think of George Foreman. George was a east at a young age. So was Carlton. George retired by 28. So was Carlton. George made a comeback after an extensive layoff. So did Carlton. George fought competitively into his 40s. So is Carlton. George became Heavyweight Champion at 45….

You write the rest.

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]]> By: D. Mayeda http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/05/10/5-oz-qa-with-former-nfl-all-pro-carlton-haselrig/comment-page-1/#comment-26722 D. Mayeda Sun, 11 May 2008 12:29:24 +0000 http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/05/10/5-oz-qa-with-former-nfl-all-pro-carlton-haselrig/#comment-26722 Haselrig could be a really great story for MMA. He's a phenomenal athlete. Brock Lesnar tried to go from NCAA wrestling to pro wrestling to pro football and couldn't make it. We all know how great an athlete he is (no sarcasm). Haselrig's ability to make it in the NFL as an All-Pro after a stellar amateur wrestling career is absolutely incredible. His age is a problem though, especially given his athletic history, including the injuries, and his prior out of sport problems. So I hope he's not exploited by promoters, making a potentially great story a tragic one. Hope people take care of this guy. Haselrig could be a really great story for MMA. He’s a phenomenal athlete. Brock Lesnar tried to go from NCAA wrestling to pro wrestling to pro football and couldn’t make it. We all know how great an athlete he is (no sarcasm). Haselrig’s ability to make it in the NFL as an All-Pro after a stellar amateur wrestling career is absolutely incredible. His age is a problem though, especially given his athletic history, including the injuries, and his prior out of sport problems. So I hope he’s not exploited by promoters, making a potentially great story a tragic one. Hope people take care of this guy.

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]]> By: DPK http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/05/10/5-oz-qa-with-former-nfl-all-pro-carlton-haselrig/comment-page-1/#comment-26713 DPK Sun, 11 May 2008 09:43:27 +0000 http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/05/10/5-oz-qa-with-former-nfl-all-pro-carlton-haselrig/#comment-26713 #6, to expand on my point is that this guy is 42 years old, with one professional fight, and while it was a great accomplishment what he did playing in the NFL, over 15 years ago, he also was out of the NFL rather quickly with "injuries and off the field issues." I was also not very impressed by the way he talked about his training camp, that didn't sound like someone who is trying to round out his existing skill set. This 42 year old isn't Randy Couture, or even Mark Coleman, and I never see him ever being put on a card without the mention of his NCAA titles, and NFL past. Unless they put him in with Kimbo, then he would be the "Kimbo Killer," but still not a top notch contender #6, to expand on my point is that this guy is 42 years old, with one professional fight, and while it was a great accomplishment what he did playing in the NFL, over 15 years ago, he also was out of the NFL rather quickly with “injuries and off the field issues.”

I was also not very impressed by the way he talked about his training camp, that didn’t sound like someone who is trying to round out his existing skill set.

This 42 year old isn’t Randy Couture, or even Mark Coleman, and I never see him ever being put on a card without the mention of his NCAA titles, and NFL past. Unless they put him in with Kimbo, then he would be the “Kimbo Killer,” but still not a top notch contender

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]]> By: Sam Caplan http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/05/10/5-oz-qa-with-former-nfl-all-pro-carlton-haselrig/comment-page-1/#comment-26710 Sam Caplan Sun, 11 May 2008 07:55:37 +0000 http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/05/10/5-oz-qa-with-former-nfl-all-pro-carlton-haselrig/#comment-26710 Paddios. no offense, but did you even bother to read the article? Paddios. no offense, but did you even bother to read the article?

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