Comments on: Report: Phil Baroni moving to 170 lbs.

By: dizzle1989

dizzle1989 — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 00:25:41 +0000

A lot of people like to criticize Baroni because of his trash talk but i think at 170 he’s a possible contender for any organization as long as he can get back into his old rythmn like when he fought Menne or Suloev, i dont know of any 170 pound fighter with his chin or with his power.

By: Bill Lumberg

Bill Lumberg — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 22:23:40 +0000

Baroni dances better then he fights- and his dancing is horrible

By: Newport

Newport — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 21:48:10 +0000

Don’t u guys know, Phil the best evvvvvvvvvva

By: joe

joe — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 20:02:06 +0000

he is short for MW and WW is the better weight for him. lets see joe riggs v. baroni !

By: Rich S.

Rich S. — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 19:27:41 +0000

wow.. Baroni at WW? That’s never even crossed my mind once.. i guess that’s a pleasant suprise..

By: JJ

JJ — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 19:20:12 +0000

I’m a little suprised to find out he could actually make 170…then again height never comes across that well on TV. This could be a great move for Baroni, I’ve always thought that the amount of muscle he carries around works against his stamina.

Everyone is quick to slam Baroni, but let’s not forget how much of this sport is mental. Baroni definately has the athletic ability, although his conditioning could obviously use improvement. However, if we could see Phil get himself into the right state of mind and get a decent streak going he could still be a serious problem for his opponents.

He’s still beaten some bad ass guys.

By: Bill Lumberg

Bill Lumberg — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 18:19:24 +0000

Baroni vs. shamrock til the death. and the winner has to agree to never fight again.

By: Mike C.

Mike C. — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 15:07:58 +0000

Good move guy with no ground game. Move to a division full of good wrestlers.

By: ACK!

ACK! — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 14:56:39 +0000

I’ll watch Baroni get his ass handed to him any day of the week.

By: paddiosf

paddiosf — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 14:01:53 +0000

I don’t know where to start with this one, Baroni is like 10-10..Baroni is fun to hear talk and have in the fight game but his window as a fighter is closing fast, he’s obviously desparate to get his fighting career back on track, so he can’t win in the UFC,EliteXC and barely won in Pride..Good Luck Phil..

By: Zack with a ck

Zack with a ck — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 13:46:57 +0000

I know people have a soft spot for Phil, and he’s definitely a charismatic guy, but at this point he’d be better off becoming a professional wrestler. Despite a game performance vs Frank in which he was clearly overmatched and outclassed, he’s looked just awful in his last two fights.

Sure, he’ll have a puncher’s chance…but is that what we want for the sport right now? Matchups where the best chance one of the guys has is a wild ass punch? I think the sport has moved beyond that. There isn’t anyone on the UFCs current WW roster that Phil could beat, and probably not many on the WEC roster either. The days where wrestling, superior strength, and punching power could win the day are (thankfully) behind us.

By: Nick

Nick — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 13:43:23 +0000

Adam, I have a question for you. “170 lbs. is a stacked weight class across the board and there are more than enough intriguing matchups for him there.”
Exactly who were you planning on Baroni fighting at 170? Shields would kill him. Not sure if Elite even has enough fighters to feed Shields, let alone any “intriguing” matchups for Baroni. I think Baroni needs to make a play at the UFC at 170, or the WEC or even Dream. Baroni vs Sakurai for the title would be an interesting fight. I just don’t see Elite being a good place for Baroni to make the drop. Maybe I am missing something, help me out here.