..and KO'd him.
So Chuck says in his prime he would have walked through Jon Jones and knocked him out. I mean I like Chuck and all but I don't think a Chuck Liddell in his prime would have finished 5 rounds with Jones. While I don't think Jone's would have knocked him out... Chuck would have been cut up pretty bad with elbows and probably submitted. I'm tired of dudes with their "ifa coulda woulda shoulda" scencarios. Chuck, it's not your time anymore.. it's passed. There's a new champ, and honestly the UFC has evolved. Its easy to say what you WOULD have done in a scenario that's never going to happen. Sure Jones doesnt swing like a wild man and knock people out on wild punches that happen to connect.. but what Jones DOES do is pick someone apart, break them down, then through skill get a win. I'm not taking anything away from Chuck but he really needs to NOT try to inject himself into a conversation like that.
First of all, a lot of the dudes that have beat Lidell, Jones was the actual one walking through. He beat Shogun and made it look easy. Dude has chocked people out while standing up. He's got enough talent to go with his 6-4 frame and god like reach to give Chuck major problems.
I just find it sad for a former champion who's past his time to make statements like this. It does nothing for the sport. Okay so let's say he and Jone's fight sometime down the line. If Chuck wins all credit goes to Chuck.. if Jones wins.. it becomes the story of "the young lion beat a man past his prime who shouldnt have been in the ring in the first place".
If you go back and look at some of Chucks last fights he won, it was him landing a wild punch and then just swarming the person to get the stoppage.
Furthermore...how long did Chuck have the title? How many successful title defenses? And one could argue he beat a Randy Cotoure who probably should have already been retired from the sport while chuck was in HIS prime. You can't say Jones hasn't fought anyone... from dominating Bader to get a title shot against Shogun and making that fight look easy, all he's fought since then have been top notch talent, and future UFC hall of famers. Other than the Gustaven fight, there's not one single win on his record where he didn't clearly dominate the other person.
Chuck, just stop. Please.
So Chuck says in his prime he would have walked through Jon Jones and knocked him out. I mean I like Chuck and all but I don't think a Chuck Liddell in his prime would have finished 5 rounds with Jones. While I don't think Jone's would have knocked him out... Chuck would have been cut up pretty bad with elbows and probably submitted. I'm tired of dudes with their "ifa coulda woulda shoulda" scencarios. Chuck, it's not your time anymore.. it's passed. There's a new champ, and honestly the UFC has evolved. Its easy to say what you WOULD have done in a scenario that's never going to happen. Sure Jones doesnt swing like a wild man and knock people out on wild punches that happen to connect.. but what Jones DOES do is pick someone apart, break them down, then through skill get a win. I'm not taking anything away from Chuck but he really needs to NOT try to inject himself into a conversation like that.
First of all, a lot of the dudes that have beat Lidell, Jones was the actual one walking through. He beat Shogun and made it look easy. Dude has chocked people out while standing up. He's got enough talent to go with his 6-4 frame and god like reach to give Chuck major problems.
I just find it sad for a former champion who's past his time to make statements like this. It does nothing for the sport. Okay so let's say he and Jone's fight sometime down the line. If Chuck wins all credit goes to Chuck.. if Jones wins.. it becomes the story of "the young lion beat a man past his prime who shouldnt have been in the ring in the first place".
If you go back and look at some of Chucks last fights he won, it was him landing a wild punch and then just swarming the person to get the stoppage.
Furthermore...how long did Chuck have the title? How many successful title defenses? And one could argue he beat a Randy Cotoure who probably should have already been retired from the sport while chuck was in HIS prime. You can't say Jones hasn't fought anyone... from dominating Bader to get a title shot against Shogun and making that fight look easy, all he's fought since then have been top notch talent, and future UFC hall of famers. Other than the Gustaven fight, there's not one single win on his record where he didn't clearly dominate the other person.
Chuck, just stop. Please.
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