I agree w/ your Anderson comparison as far as striking, but to say he isn't dangerous standing up is going too far. TKO of Hughes, and dropping Fitch at least 3 times as far as I can remember (who has amazing defense while in trouble, and a great chin).
In the BJ fight last night I wished he would have stood more because he was out-jabbing bj and looked good. I actually think GSP's trainers need to convince him that his striking is better than he thinks because I'm not so sure how much confidence he has in his stand up game, but he is better than he himself thinks imo.
I actually think Alves has a better chance of KOing GSP than Anderson Silva because he forces the issue, where Silva isn't as reckless.
This subject had me a bit bitter a couple days ago since a lot of posters act like I'm not allowed, or justified in thinking GSP is better than Silva - like by making my argument anything other than Silva being p4p best makes my opinion obsolete by default. I'm aware of how good Silva is, and think peope have good reasons for thinking he's the best, but I can't get over why people can't even fathom an opinion other than the popular one about p4p.
Not talking about you directly, but I just think that there is no way GSP isn't in the p4p discussion. He has 2 losses and has avenged both w/ some major 'umpf'. His recent wins over extremely good opposition were totally dominant and he's still getting better, yet some posters like Sven act like he doesn't deserve the accolades he's getting.
The glass jaw theory is a joke to me too, I've seen all of his fights...he's been plastered pretty good before, he just got caught in a weird place by Sera (which has a punch w/ all his might). I say 'glass jaw' when someone gets dropped the way Kimbo did w/ that jab he took...not a heavy, total-body overhand right.
Anyway, I'm really hoping Gsp beats Alves so that we all get to see without question the 2 best fighters go at it.