Comments on: 5 Oz. of Pain releases updated rankings: Anderson Silva new top pound-for-pound fighter

By: derreckla

derreckla — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 22:12:52 +0000

Um the Pitbull is listed below Matt hughes and Karo both of which he destroyed..um…

By: dastruggler

dastruggler — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 17:04:03 +0000

well anderson silva would never be a top lightheavyweight for long if he did stay in the 205 pound division he always has that strikers chance but he would surely be out wrestled by the best in that division

By: Jackyl

Jackyl — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 16:18:32 +0000

Lyoto’s win over Ortiz was dominant. So he circles away and doesn’t get hit. If that is all it takes to win then wouldn’t everyone do it? He has a hit and not get hit style. It frustrates your opponent psychologically and baits them into your game plan. If you watch the Ortiz fight Machida lands all kinds of combos, a flying scissor kick, and a knee to the gut that dropped Ortiz. Machida is undefeated and has wins over BJ Penn, Stephan Bonnar, tko’d Rich Franklin, submitted Sokodjou, and had a one sided win over Ortiz. So of course he deserves to be ranked in the top ten.

The Griffin thing is getting hilarious too. First Rampage got robbed. Now he lost the fight because he was depressed. You are the UFC LHW champ! You have two decisive wins over one of the most popular fighters in the world! You are constantly banging hot japanese chicks! What the F!ck do you have to be depressed about?

It is amazing to me how some of you just reach to hate on Anderson Silva. The MW division is shallow but he still has decisive wins over some top guys. Domination of Franklin, Marquardt, Lutter, Henderson. Those guys are not slouches. Holes in his game? What weakness has he shown? He has destroyed everyone. Lutter had him down but he didn’t do anything. Plus Anderson submitted him from the bottom. So what if he walks around at 220 or so. He still cuts down to MW, which is crazy. Vera cut to 205 and it nearly killed him.

The reason Fedor is looked upon as the best is because he has never really been defeated. He was one loss due to a cut. He has beat some of the top guys in the world. Now that Affliction has him we should see him in some good fights like Barnett and Arlovski. Love him or hate him, Tim Sylvia is top ten HW and a former UFC champ. I know Fedor was expected to win, but did anyone think he would that dominant?

By: JJ Docker

JJ Docker — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 11:29:46 +0000

I actually cannot believe that Rampage has dropped not just out of the p4p rankings, but down to fifth in the LHW rankings. The latter ranking is even below Chuck Liddell who he KO’d in the first round. In terms of the p4p, he is below Forrest which I can accept that seeing as he lost to him recently, but I may add that it wasn’t in a particularly decisive fashion. And he is below Lyota Machida and Kid Yamamoto?! Both are very respectable fighters, don’t get me wrong, but if these rankings are based on ability and fights against top 10 opponents then Rampage must surely come above Yamamoto just because of the fact that his last 3 fights have been against Chuck Liddell (recognised as best LHW fighter on the planet at the time they fought), Dan Henderson (Pride LHW champ) and Forrest (top 10 fighter that had just beaten Shogun - arguably recognised as 2nd best LHW fighter at the time of their fight). Maybe this has something to do with intangibles? All that I can think of in that case are Rampages recent arrest and “possible mental problems”, which have hardly been clarified enough to make them valid reasons to drop him to 5th in LHW. I honestly think Rampage deserves a spot over Lyoto Machida and Kid Yamamoto in the p4p rankings, if not then at least over Yamamoto simply based on quality of opponents fought and how well he has fared agaisnt them.

By: dpk

dpk — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 10:12:33 +0000

I agree that Anderson Silva is the #1 pfp, this sport is a “what have you done for me lately” business. If Fedor takes out AA in October in convincing fashion, he’ll be my number #1 pfp. Nobody can match his body of work, but since 2005 he just hasn’t fought the quality opposition that a #1 pfp fighter should be fighting. Two wins over Tim and AA would mean that he is back at the top of the sport.

Randy doesn’t belong in the top 10 pfp, and with kids recent injury he is going to have to be dropped soon.

By: derreckla

derreckla — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 05:36:54 +0000

AMEN Romano, I am getting tired of the Randy Hype as well.

By: romano

romano — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 03:10:29 +0000

i’ve never had much respect for your rankings…couture should never have been ranked number one heavyweight…sure, he’s a good story, but shortly before beating an injured sylvia and an overrated gonzaga the guy got knocked out by a light heavyweight twice…he’s a great guy, great story, but he’s lost a third of his fights.

By: mo

mo — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:57:58 +0000

so let’s say by the end of the year Randy vs. Fedor happens and GSP vs. BJ happens. GSP and Fedor both win let’s say in the second round, who is ranked higher?

By: derreckla

derreckla — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:46:24 +0000

funny Ian. I like watching the quickness and skill. What I meant is it will be hard to find a man that is essentially has the weight of a little girl and is also skilled, seems like a double whammy…

By: Ian

Ian — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:41:59 +0000

Yeah, #28, those lightweights with all those crazy grappling moves really are sissies. Thank GOD we’ve got someone manly and brave like you to call them out on it. From the internet. Anonymously.